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County population in July 2007: 44,947 (94% urban, 6% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 11,962
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,645
% of renters here:  42%
State:  32%
Land area: 43 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 1044 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

2008 cost of living index in Danville city: 85.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.2%), Educational,health and social services (21.8%), Retail trade (14.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Danville city, Virginia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.3%)
  • Black (44.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Median resident age:  40.5 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Males: 22,024  (45.5%)
Females: 26,387  (54.5%)

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Total labor force in 2004: 21,055
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.2%

Average household size:
Danville city:  2.3 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,325 ($26,900 in 1999)
This county:  $34,325
Virginia:  $59,562

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $412 (lower quartile is $279, upper quartile is $553)
This county:  $412
State:  $753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,792 (it was $69,800 in 2000)
Danville city:  $162,792
Virginia:  $262,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,282 - $224,593

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $188,904
Here:  $188,904
State:  $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,212
Here:  $142,212
State:  $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $125,604
Here:  $125,604
State:  $295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,614
Here:  $189,614
State:  $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $144,867
Here:  $144,867
State:  $316,638

Mobile homes: $16,481
Here:  $16,481
State:  $37,843
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,422
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $225

Institutionalized population: 1,078

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Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 29 buildings, average cost: $141,800
  • 2001: 32 buildings, average cost: $124,000
  • 2002: 50 buildings, average cost: $112,700
  • 2003: 64 buildings, average cost: $128,800
  • 2004: 48 buildings, average cost: $139,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)





Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $489 (0.7%)

Danville city household income distribution in 2007 Danville city home values distribution


Danville city contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  20.0%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  8.9%
Whole state:  4.3%

Area name: Danville, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Danville city is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: Danville.

Neighboring counties: Caswell County, North Carolina , Pittsylvania County .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

 
Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  14.7%
Virginia:  7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)


Current college students: 1,709
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 700 (40% naturalized citizens)

Danville city:  1.4%
Whole state:  8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 297
  • 1990 to 1994: 67
  • 1985 to 1989: 30
  • 1980 to 1984: 29
  • 1975 to 1979: 59
  • 1970 to 1974: 77
  • 1970 to 1974: 15
  • 1965 to 1969: 126


Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.9%

Danville city marital status for males
Danville city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 16,113
  • One, attached: 387
  • Two: 988
  • 3 or 4: 1,295
  • 5 to 9: 1,220
  • 10 to 19: 1,120
  • 20 or more: 980
  • Mobile homes: 1,005

Housing units in Danville city with a mortgage: 5,937 (586 second mortgage, 716 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,866

Here:  55.0% with mortgage
State:  75.1% with mortgage


Religion statistics

Total adherents: 22,805
Total congregations: 64

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentCatholic Church
Adherents10,887 (47.7%)4,527 (19.9%)1,620 (7.1%)1,430 (6.3%)1,135 (5.0%)
Congregations21 (32.8%)9 (14.1%)4 (6.3%)1 (1.6%)1 (1.6%)
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFriends (Quakers)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristOther
Adherents413 (1.8%)371 (1.6%)231 (1.0%)221 (1.0%)1,970 (8.6%)
Congregations2 (3.1%)1 (1.6%)2 (3.1%)3 (4.7%)20 (31.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Danville city - Danville

Danville city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/12/2004, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $780,000 in damages.

Danville city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from Danville city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (24%)
  • Korea (10%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Egypt (5%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Ecuador (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Danville city (%):



  • United States or American (18%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • German (3%)
  • African (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)


Danville city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 15,383 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 2,633 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 358 (2%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 36 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 35 (0%)
  • Walked: 381 (2%)
  • Other means: 158 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 271 (1%)


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Danville city, Virginia
  • 609 people in nursing homes
  • 356 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 281 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 252 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 83 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 30 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 24 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 13 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,736.

6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,179 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
Virginia average:  11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.71% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($15,389 average AGI)
2.64% relocated from other states ($13,788 average AGI)
Danville city:  2.64%
Virginia average:  4.24%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pittsylvania County, VA  2.49% ($25,655 average AGI)
from Caswell County, NC  0.39% ($21,906)
from Halifax County, VA  0.23% ($24,868)
from Rockingham County, NC  0.15% ($32,360)
from Guilford County, NC  0.11% ($21,667)
from Henry County, VA  0.07% ($25,250)
from Martinsville city, VA  0.06% ($17,600)


6.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.94%
Virginia average:  10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.90% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($17,135 average AGI)
3.04% relocated to other states ($18,216 average AGI)
Danville city:  3.04%
Virginia average:  4.13%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pittsylvania County, VA  2.42% ($30,123 average AGI)
to Caswell County, NC  0.37% ($32,050)
to Guilford County, NC  0.34% ($25,804)
to Rockingham County, NC  0.21% ($22,206)
to Halifax County, VA  0.18% ($23,379)
to Henry County, VA  0.14% ($27,174)
to Richmond city, VA  0.13% ($27,818)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0



Births per 1000 population in Danville city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.7



Deaths per 1000 population in Danville city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.6



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Danville city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,256 (10,822 aged, 2,434 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.16
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 26033.51
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 433.460
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 80056.5

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1220.120
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1306.810
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.84

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 64.87
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 119.190

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 21.67

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1


Household type by relationship


Households: 46,733
  • In family households: 38,276 (7,929 male householders, 5,046 female householders)
    8,148 spouses, 13,265 children (12,488 natural, 268 adopted, 509 stepchildren), 1,340 grandchildren, 578 brothers or sisters, 419 parents, 759 other relatives, 792 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 8,457 (2,922 male householders (2,577 living alone)), 4,711 female householders (4,393 living alone)), 824 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,678 (1,060 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,148 2-persons, 3,332 3-persons, 2,076 4-persons, 928 5-persons, 353 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,970 1-person, 582 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Danville city speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $347,688,000 ($7498 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,688,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $177,768,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $82,790,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $984,000
Federal grants: $73,400,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,297,000 ($42,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,448,000 ($2,377,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,560,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,987,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,190
Here:  69 per 1000 residents
State:  70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,841
Here:  83 per 1000 residents
State:  40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +236
Here:  +5 per 1000 residents
State:  +18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,770
Here:  -38 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Danville city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.42 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 74
  • 1995 to 1998: 354
  • 1990 to 1994: 616
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,790
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,974
  • 1960 to 1969: 4,266
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,375
  • 1940 to 1949: 3,056
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,603

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Danville city, Virginia:
  • 1 room: 6
  • 2 rooms: 25
  • 3 rooms: 157
  • 4 rooms: 1,410
  • 5 rooms: 2,858
  • 6 rooms: 2,601
  • 7 rooms: 2,122
  • 8 rooms: 1,371
  • 9+ rooms: 1,412


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Danville city, Virginia:
  • 1 room: 220
  • 2 rooms: 423
  • 3 rooms: 1,382
  • 4 rooms: 2,944
  • 5 rooms: 2,142
  • 6 rooms: 761
  • 7 rooms: 486
  • 8 rooms: 173
  • 9+ rooms: 114


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Danville city:
  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 217
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,526
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,717
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,022
  • 5+ bedrooms: 465


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Danville city:
  • no bedroom: 280
  • 1 bedroom: 1,905
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,275
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,742
  • 4 bedrooms: 359
  • 5+ bedrooms: 84


Cars and other vehicles available in Danville city in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 865
  • 1 vehicle: 3,878
  • 2 vehicles: 4,489
  • 3 vehicles: 1,913
  • 4 vehicles: 605
  • 5+ vehicles: 212


Cars and other vehicles available in Danville city in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 2,709
  • 1 vehicle: 4,075
  • 2 vehicles: 1,498
  • 3 vehicles: 288
  • 4 vehicles: 25
  • 5+ vehicles: 50


60% of Danville city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Virginia.

Danville city:  60.5%
State average:  53.8%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 37262
  • Northeast: 2211
  • Midwest: 821
  • South: 6719
  • West: 471

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (72.0%)
  • Electricity (17.3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7.5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.4%)
  • Wood (0.8%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (51.5%)
  • Electricity (39.9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.6%)
  • Other fuel (0.9%)
  • Wood (0.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 473
Here:  8.8%
Virginia:  9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161
Here:  6.2%
Virginia:  8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 271
Here:  17.6%
Virginia:  20.6%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)



Danville city Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



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Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 14 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED63$96,508377$101,531378$86,42177$33,8312$582,000149$62,4434$32,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$96,50035$95,68694$78,34012$52,5000$021$46,7620$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$94,12590$88,856508$95,86472$34,8062$1,615,00077$78,8315$52,800
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$93,66725$82,080277$93,24522$56,9550$018$57,2220$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$018$89,16748$102,5832$107,0000$014$53,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 14 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED118$93,28831$105,09733$64,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$140,60011$82,0002$144,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$146,0000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN6$68,3332$127,5001$26,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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