CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Danville

West Virginia · 575 residents · 1.07 sq mi

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With 575 people, Danville is a city in West Virginia. Owners hold 43% of the housing stock. The median age is 40.4, about 7 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 29.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. That trails the West Virginia median by roughly 43%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

575

+5%vs 2000

vs 550 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 43.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.07 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024549

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(50)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(27)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(24)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(75)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.7%(96)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(64)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(56)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.6%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(28)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,750

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,369 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,267

−29%vs 2000

vs $14,469 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.0%

+12.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,800

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $282 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

43.3%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.0% in 2000

56.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(546)

Black0.4%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(568)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.9%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.5%(3)

Ancestry

American12.4%(68)

Irish9.7%(53)

Dutch5.5%(30)

English5.5%(30)

British3.6%(20)

Finnish2.7%(15)

Polish2.6%(14)

German1.8%(10)

French1.6%(9)

Italian1.6%(9)

Hungarian1.3%(7)

Swedish1.1%(6)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scottish0.5%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population · Largest English population · Largest British population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.0%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.8%

−15.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25%(49)

Married43.4%(85)

Widowed5.1%(10)

Divorced26.5%(52)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(85)

Married30.5%(94)

Widowed26.3%(81)

Divorced15.6%(48)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−14.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.0%

+12.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.2%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

45.2%

+20.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

46.3%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.1%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.1%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

69.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(25)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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