Danville is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 4,159 people and two associated neighborhoods, Danville is the 141st largest community in Alabama. Danville real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Danville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Danville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.04% of the Danville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Danville is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Danville who work in healthcare (10.09%), management occupations (8.03%), and office and administrative support (6.88%). Overall, Danville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Danville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Danville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Danville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Danville may be for you. In Danville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Danville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Danville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.83% of adults in Danville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Danville in 2022 was $30,178, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,712 for a family of four. However, Danville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Danville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Danville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Danville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Danville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
