Danville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

17,327

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.4%

15.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$52,646

1.36% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$207,600

2.67% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Danville, KY is home to a population of 17.3k people, from which 98% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.49% of Danville, KY residents were born outside of the country (431 people).

In 2024, there were 7.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.6k people) in Danville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.76k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 615 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Danville, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Danville, KY was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Danville, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Danville, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.6k ± 252
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.76k ± 202
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
615 ± 207

6.2%

Hispanic Population

1.07k people

6.2% of the people in Danville, KY are hispanic (1.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Danville, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

2.49%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

431 people

2.98%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

514 people

As of 2024, 2.49% of Danville, KY residents (431 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Danville, KY was 2.98%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Danville, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
254 ± 92
Gulf War (1990s)
201 ± 100
Gulf War (2001-)
193 ± 117

Danville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Danville, KY.

Economy

The economy of Danville, KY employs 7.54k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Danville, KY were Retail Trade (1,267 people), Manufacturing (1,084 people), and Educational Services (1,035 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($66,175), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,300), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,115).

Employment

Occupations

7.54k

2024 Value

± 623

1.77%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Danville, KY grew at a rate of 1.77%, from 7.41k employees to 7.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Danville, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (951 people), Management Occupations (882 people), and Production Occupations (735 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Danville, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.54k

2024 Value

± 623

1.77%

1 Year growth

± 11.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Danville, KY grew at a rate of 1.77%, from 7.41k employees to 7.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Danville, KY, are Retail Trade (1,267 people), Manufacturing (1,084 people), and Educational Services (1,035 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Danville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Danville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,560

Median earning men ± $3,785

$31,175

Median earning women ± $7,030

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,433), Information ($91,964), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,706).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,563), and Manufacturing ($46,128).

Education

The student population of Danville, KY in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 673 male students and 731 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Danville, KY are White (263 and 78%), Hispanic or Latino (29 and 8.61%), Asian (18 and 5.34%), and Black or African American (16 and 4.75%).

The largest universities in Danville, KY by number of degrees awarded are Centre College (343 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Danville, KY are Other Economics (48 and 14%), General Biological Sciences (30 and 8.75%), and General Psychology (28 and 8.16%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $52,520.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Danville, KY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 54.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,404 (47.9% men and 52.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,404 students enrolled in Danville, KY, 47.9% men and 52.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,013 records, of which 51.5% were women and 48.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Economics
48 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
30 degrees awarded
General Psychology
28 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Danville, KY was Other Economics with 48 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Danville, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Centre College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

343 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Centre College with 343 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 173 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Danville, KY, which is 1.02 times more than the 170 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 263 degrees mean that there were 9.07 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 29 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($52,520) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($300) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Danville, KY was $207,600 in 2024, which is 0.624 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $202,200 to $207,600, a 2.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Danville, KY is 56.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Danville, KY have an average commute time of 17.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Danville, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$207,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,436

$3,933

Median Property Taxes

±$435

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Danville, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Danville, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56.4%

Homeownership

2024

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.4% of the housing units in Danville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Danville, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,646

Median Household Income

± $5,087

6.97k

Number of Households

± 614

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.97k households in Danville, KY declined from $52,646 from the previous year's value of $53,370.

The following chart displays the households in Danville, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Danville, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.3%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)
Carpooled (8.3%)

In 2024, 74.3% of workers in Danville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Danville, KY have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.499% of the workforce in Danville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Danville, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Danville, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Danville, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Danville, KY (2.69k out of 15.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Danville, KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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