MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Danville Micro

Danville, KY · 2 counties · 45,686 residents · 513 sq mi

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With 45,686 people, Danville is a metro area. The typical home is worth $46,780. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 21.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $271 a month at the median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

45,686

−11%vs 2000

vs 51,058 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

89 / sq mi

−11%vs 2000

vs 99 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

513 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202455K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(2,880)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(3,221)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(3,402)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(3,545)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(3,186)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(6,966)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(6,967)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(4,599)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(4,343)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(3,849)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(2,218)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(510)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,512

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,261 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,870

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,144 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,780

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,711 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$271

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

28.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(46,435)

Black6.4%(3,251)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(606)

Asian0.3%(178)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93%(42,467)

Black6.7%(3,062)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(198)

Asian0.1%(64)

Other0.2%(93)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(1,472)

Puerto Rican0.3%(150)

Spaniard0.3%(87)

Central American0.3%(78)

Cuban0.2%(77)

Guatemalan0.1%(28)

Panamanian0.1%(28)

Salvadoran0.1%(22)

Dominican0%(13)

South American0%(9)

Colombian0%(9)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(76)

Japanese0.2%(74)

Chinese0.1%(39)

Vietnamese0.1%(35)

Filipino0.1%(33)

Asian Indian0.1%(24)

Thai0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(121)

Chamorro0%(6)

Ancestry

American33.1%(18,340)

English12.4%(6,891)

Irish7.7%(4,267)

German7.4%(4,095)

Scottish1.7%(957)

Italian1.4%(753)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(619)

French0.8%(437)

Polish0.7%(399)

Welsh0.6%(351)

Dutch0.4%(225)

Swiss0.3%(172)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(162)

Norwegian0.5%(154)

Swedish0.2%(120)

Hungarian0.2%(116)

British0.2%(97)

West Indian0.2%(89)

Ukrainian0.3%(82)

Brazilian0.2%(74)

Canadian0.2%(73)

Russian0.1%(62)

Czech0.1%(54)

Danish0.1%(52)

Haitian0.1%(52)

French Canadian0.1%(49)

Jamaican0.1%(37)

Greek0.1%(32)

Finnish0.1%(31)

Austrian0.1%(25)

Arab0%(24)

Portuguese0%(23)

Romanian0.1%(18)

Iranian0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(9)

Belgian0%(8)

Nigerian0%(8)

Slovak0%(7)

Ethiopian0%(6)

Macedonian0%(4)

Lebanese0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−12.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married31.4%(7,018)

Married50.4%(11,250)

Widowed3.6%(804)

Divorced14.5%(3,245)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(5,517)

Married49.5%(11,248)

Widowed11.3%(2,559)

Divorced15%(3,419)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% 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)19.4%(640)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(712)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34%(1,119)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(128)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,295 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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