Danville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 28,472 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Danville is the 69th largest community in Illinois. Danville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Danville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.10 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of adults in Danville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.20% of the adults in Danville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Danville in 2018 was $24,786, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,144 for a family of four. However, Danville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Danville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Danville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Danville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Danville include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Danville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.