Dansville is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 523 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dansville is the 558th largest community in Michigan. Dansville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

A relatively large number of people in Dansville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.84% 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.

Because of many things, Dansville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Dansville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Dansville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Dansville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.08 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Dansville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.77% of adults 25 and older in Dansville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Dansville in 2018 was $33,889, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,556 for a family of four. However, Dansville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Dansville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dansville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Dansville include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Dansville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.