About Danville

Danville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 6,362 people and just one neighborhood, Danville is the 103rd largest community in Indiana.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Danville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Danville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Danville who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.95%), sales jobs (14.21%), and teaching (7.06%).

Because of many things, Danville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Danville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Danville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Danville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Danville is a very car-oriented town. 98.53% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Danville is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Danville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Danville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Danville Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Danville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.55% of adults in Danville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Danville in 2000 was $22,209, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,836 for a family of four.

The people who call Danville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Danville is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Danville include German, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Danville is English.