Danville, Kentucky demographics

Danville, KY demographics: median age 37.8; 26.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Danville city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2119882. The survey estimates a population of 17,327 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Danville is 37.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 6,968 households (±285). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.8 ±2.8	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	3,364 ±349	19.4% ±2.0 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	4,818 ±420	27.8% ±2.4 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	5,763 ±442	33.3% ±2.5 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	3,382 ±365	19.5% ±2.1 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	8,271 ±275	47.7% ±1.6 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	9,056 ±278	52.3% ±1.6 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	13,914 ±265	80.3% ±1.5 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,797 ±210	10.4% ±1.2 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	96 ±63 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	65 ±104 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	261 ±128	1.5% ±0.7 pp	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,194 ±311	6.9% ±1.8 pp	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,253 ±191	93.8% ±1.1 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,074 ±191	6.2% ±1.1 pp	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,968
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,697 ±237	38.7% ±3.0 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	488 ±191	7.0% ±2.7 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	873 ±204	12.5% ±2.9 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,420 ±343	34.7% ±4.7 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	490 ±176	7.0% ±2.5 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,968
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,822 ±229	26.1% ±3.1 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,146 ±366	73.9% ±4.3 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,968
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,420 ±343	34.7% ±4.7 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,467 ±309	35.4% ±4.2 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,025 ±223	14.7% ±3.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	613 ±147	8.8% ±2.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	278 ±120	4.0% ±1.7 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	156 ±88 · low precision	2.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,327
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	16,884 ±165	97.4% ±0.9 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	443 ±165	2.6% ±1.0 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,536
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	15,942 ±247	96.4% ±1.3 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	370 ±171	2.2% ±1.0 pp	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	40 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	31 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	49 ±47 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	28 ±31 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	23 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	24 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	23 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,263
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	866 ±226	7.7% ±2.0 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,089 ±429	36.3% ±3.7 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,460 ±380	21.8% ±3.3 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	867 ±214	7.7% ±1.9 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,583 ±234	14.1% ±2.0 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,398 ±272	12.4% ±2.4 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,172
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	14,551 ±547	84.7% ±3.1 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	915 ±332	5.3% ±1.9 pp	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	894 ±260	5.2% ±1.5 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	768 ±294	4.5% ±1.7 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	44 ±37 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.5% of Danville residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 86.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Danville	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.5% ±1.2 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.9% ±2.2 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.0% ±1.5 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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