Dansville vs Leslie

A side-by-side comparison of Dansville and Leslie: population, income, housing, and more.

Dansville and Leslie are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Leslie has the higher population (2,167 vs 597 in Dansville). Dansville has the higher median household income ($109,063 vs $67,355 in Leslie). Dansville has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $124,100 in Leslie).

Population, income & housing

	Dansville	Leslie
Population	597	2,167
Median age	33.8 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$109,063	$67,355
Median home value	$178,100	$124,100
Median gross rent	$875	$1,013
Housing units	214	849
Homeownership rate	91.9%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dansville	Leslie
Population	630 → 597 (-5.2%)	2,028 → 2,167 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$70,139 → $109,063 (+55.5%)	$59,740 → $67,355 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$126,200 → $178,100 (+41.1%)	$103,700 → $124,100 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $875 (-17.7%)	$784 → $1,013 (+29.2%)

Dansville

Population

630597

Median household income

$70,139$109,063

Median home value

$126,200$178,100

Median gross rent

$1,063$875

Leslie

Population

2,0282,167

Median household income

$59,740$67,355

Median home value

$103,700$124,100

Median gross rent

$784$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dansville	Leslie
Under 5	3.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	26.5%	22.8%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.4%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	5.2%
75 and over	2.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dansville	Leslie
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dansville	Leslie
No high school diploma	5.6%	6.5%
High school graduate	29.2%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dansville	Leslie
Drove alone	79.0%	83.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	7.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dansville	Leslie
1-unit, detached	94.9%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Dansville	Leslie
Poverty rate	3.0%	13.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1945	1947