Danville is a metro area of 72,386 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $97,200, having risen by half since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $838 a month at the median. The median household earns $56,877, about 31% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,877, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Danville
What changed most since 1990
Population88,257 → 72,386(−18%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.1% → 19.2%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share9.0% → 14.7%(+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Illinois
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)16.1%(559)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(546)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(1,297)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(107)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,469 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
88,257
$57,220
$92,403
11.1%
25.0
2000
83,919
$62,066
$99,462
12.5%
33.9
2010
81,625
$56,760
$110,051
13.7%
42.0
2020
74,188
$56,774
$98,054
15.5%
50.5
2024
72,386
$56,877
$97,200
19.2%
48.3
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.
