Danville

Population: 43,426
Median household income: $223,206
Median home value: $1,583,300

Danville, a community in Contra Costa County, California, has 43,426 residents. Its median household income of $223,206 runs above the Contra Costa County figure of $125,727.

From 2019 to 2023, Danville's population declined 2.6% from 44,605 to 43,426, while its median home value rose 45.0% from $1,091,900 to $1,583,300.

The median resident is 45.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,426
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $223,206
Median home value: $1,583,300
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 15,909
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,60543,426

Median household income

$160,808$223,206

Median home value

$1,091,900$1,583,300

Median gross rent

$2,489$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,605	$160,808	$1,091,900	$2,489
2020	44,933	$167,827	$1,152,300	$2,414
2021	43,673	$181,453	$1,252,400	$2,814
2022	43,449	$209,518	$1,475,600	$3,501
2023	43,426	$223,206	$1,583,300	$3,501

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,942	4.5%
5 to 17	8,933	20.6%
18 to 24	2,777	6.4%
25 to 34	2,469	5.7%
35 to 44	5,281	12.2%
45 to 54	7,111	16.4%
55 to 64	6,566	15.1%
65 to 74	4,664	10.7%
75 and over	3,683	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,296	65.2%
Black or African American	319	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8,544	19.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	104	0.2%
Two or more races	2,444	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,719	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate6.8%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree43.1%

Graduate or professional degree29.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	579	1.9%
High school graduate	2,038	6.8%
Some college or associate's	5,567	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	12,841	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8,749	29.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone54.9%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit3.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home32.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,255	54.9%
Carpooled	1,083	5.3%
Public transit	674	3.3%
Walked	587	2.9%
Bicycle	35	0.2%
Worked from home	6,685	32.6%
Other means	170	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,467	25.1%
15 to 29 min	4,121	29.9%
30 to 44 min	2,227	16.1%
45 to 59 min	1,626	11.8%
60+ min	2,363	17.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 3.6% (1,539 of 43,307)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,194	78.5%
Nonfamily households	3,343	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,537	97.7%
Vacant	372	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,330	85.8%
Renter-occupied	2,207	14.2%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached15.8%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,226	76.8%
1-unit, attached	2,506	15.8%
2 to 4 units	252	1.6%
5 to 19 units	469	2.9%
20 or more units	456	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0617988
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8121, -121.9698