Danville, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Danville	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$34,605	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$56,373	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$70,391	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$40,547	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,068	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,838	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.0%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Danville is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Danville is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Danville is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Danville is 52% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,578 $56,373 $112,746

City

$65,032 $97,559 $195,118

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Danville median earnings by income bracket

Danville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	12.1%
Manufacturing sector	17.6%	17.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	18.8%	18.8%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%	6.3%
Education, health & social services	15.9%	15.9%
Other	21.2%	21.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Hermon, VA	4,531	$114,840	41.2%
Milton, NC	245	$99,661	22.5%
Blairs, VA	836	$61,946	23.8%
Yanceyville, NC	2,912	$34,183	58.0%
Ruffin, NC	481	$0	100.0%
Danville, VA	41,783	$56,373	30.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woburn, MA	41,794	$136,048	67.3%
Newnan, GA	41,765	$99,418	22.2%
Timmins, ON	41,763	n/a
Florence, AL	41,756	$59,581	26.7%
Coram, NY	41,733	$127,924	57.3%
Danville, VA	41,783	$56,373	30.7%

Source: The Danville, VA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.