Danville, VA Population

Overview

42,556

Total Population

40.9

Median age

53.61%

Female population %

86.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

63.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

2,021

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Danville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Danville is 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Danville's population under 18 was 22.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Danville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Danville, 18.55% were under the age of 15, 18.51% aged 15 to 29, 42.64% aged 30 to 64, 17.25% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,074 more females than males in Danville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.61% females and 46.39% males in Danville, VA.
The Danville, VA gender ratio is 86.5:100 i.e. 86.5 men to 100 women (0.865).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,697.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,674.

Danville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Danville population: 43.35% are White, 49.30% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.40% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.63% are some other race and 5.15% are multiracial.
Danville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,021 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 40,535 (95.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Danville is Black or African American with a population of 20,981 (49.30% of the total population).

Danville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 48,149 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Danville's population decreased by 5,224 (10.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Danville's population decreased by 348 (0.81%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Danville's population was lowest in year 2019 at 40,036.