Danville is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,218 people and three associated neighborhoods, Danville is the 365th largest community in Pennsylvania. Danville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Danville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Danville is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Danville who work in healthcare (29.72%), sales jobs (7.96%), and teaching (7.08%). Also of interest is that Danville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Danville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.89 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small borough, Danville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Danville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Danville, 46.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Danville in 2022 was $34,962, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,848 for a family of four. However, Danville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Danville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Danville include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Danville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
