Demographics of Danville city, Virginia

Danville city, Virginia had 41,647 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −925 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Danville city, in four figures

41,647
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −925 people.; 40.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,423 ±$3,639
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Danville city, Virginia's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Danville city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Danville city, Virginia's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Danville city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	42,572	100.0	100.0
2021	42,280	99.3	100.2
2022	42,068	98.8	100.7
2023	42,060	98.8	101.6
2024	41,958	98.6	102.5
2025	41,647	97.8	103.1

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Population of Danville city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	42,572	−9	−35	0	+13
2021	42,280	−292	−437	+21	+86
2022	42,068	−212	−361	+30	+136
2023	42,060	−8	−248	+50	+201
2024	41,958	−102	−223	+74	+51
2025	41,647	−311	−247	+47	−114

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±0.5: for men 35.9 ±0.7 and for women 43.6 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Danville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	2,499 ±97	5.9% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,027 ±453	16.6% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,642 ±336	8.6% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,989 ±404	23.7% ±1.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,143 ±471	24.0% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,914 ±491	21.1% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,423 ±$3,639, and income per person $28,824 ±$1,515, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Danville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	5,922 ±592	31.1% ±3.0	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,579 ±515	24.0% ±2.7	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,059 ±395	16.0% ±2.0	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,034 ±319	10.7% ±1.7	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,823 ±308	9.6% ±1.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	992 ±257	5.2% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	657 ±198	3.4% ±1.0	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Danville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	10,021 ±1,053	24.7% ±2.6	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,318 ±602	35.2% ±5.5	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,300 ±492	21.7% ±2.3	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,403 ±355	21.1% ±2.9	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Danville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Danville city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	22,376 ±34	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.2% ±1.7	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.8% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.8% ±2.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.2% ±2.6	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$119,100 ±$6,595	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$836 ±$32	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Danville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,348 ±0	5.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,369 ±177	38.8% ±0.4	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,304 ±361	50.5% ±0.9	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	503 ±110	1.2% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,641 ±406	3.9% ±1.0	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Danville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	29,525 ±859	69.9% ±2.0	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,847 ±834	25.7% ±2.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	357 ±162	0.8% ±0.4	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,485 ±203	3.5% ±0.5	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	552 ±183	1.3% ±0.4	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	933 ±212	2.2% ±0.5	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Danville city among the counties of Virginia

44th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Danville city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Charlottesville city	44,388	−4.4%
Manassas city	44,332	+3.8%
Prince George County	43,936	+2.0%
Louisa County	42,924	+13.6%
Warren County	42,740	+4.8%
Danville city	41,647	−2.2%
Isle of Wight County	41,321	+6.7%
Gloucester County	40,097	+3.5%
Orange County	40,083	+10.1%
Tazewell County	38,635	−4.4%
Wise County	34,824	−3.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 39 Counties by poverty rate
No. 44 Counties by population in Virginia
No. 48 Counties in Virginia by foreign-born share
No. 53 Counties in Virginia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 72 Counties in Virginia by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026