People QuickFacts Danville Virginia Population, 2011 estimate 42,852 8,096,604 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 43,055 8,001,030 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.5% 1.2% Population, 2010 43,055 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.3% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.5% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 19.1% 12.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 54.4% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 47.7% 68.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 48.3% 19.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.3% 2.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.9% 7.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 46.7% 64.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 81.8% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.1% 10.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 4.5% 14.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 75.8% 86.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 16.2% 33.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 18.8 27.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 54.6% 68.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 24.1% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $89,100 $255,100 Households, 2006-2010 19,448 2,974,481 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.14 2.56 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $18,840 $32,145 Median household income 2006-2010 $29,936 $61,406 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 24.4% 10.3%     Business QuickFacts Danville Virginia Total number of firms, 2007 2,919 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.5% 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.5% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,275,937 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 204,059 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 892,207 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,845 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 110,262 15,340,483     Geography QuickFacts Danville Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 42.93 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,002.8 202.6 FIPS Code 21344 51 Counties Danville city (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts