Danville is a county of 42,214 people in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 52%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $119,100, having risen by half since 2000. 24.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,423, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 6%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Danville
What changed most since 1990
Black share36.7% → 50.5%(+13.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants59.4% → 47.8%(−11.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population53,056 → 42,214(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
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)17.5%(508)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(710)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(970)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(109)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,905 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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Over time
Danville, decade by decade
Danville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
53,056
$48,993
$111,843
12.4%
59.5
2000
48,411
$49,003
$127,152
13.9%
65.3
2010
43,055
$43,065
$128,177
16.2%
68.6
2020
42,590
$45,024
$115,750
18.4%
72.3
2024
42,214
$44,423
$119,100
19.6%
73.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
