Dansville vs Williamston

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

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

Williamston has the higher population (3,800 vs 597 in Dansville). Dansville has the higher median household income ($109,063 vs $73,902 in Williamston). Williamston has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $178,100 in Dansville).

Population, income & housing

	Dansville	Williamston
Population	597	3,800
Median age	33.8 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$109,063	$73,902
Median home value	$178,100	$215,000
Median gross rent	$875	$972
Housing units	214	1,836
Homeownership rate	91.9%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	46.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dansville	Williamston
Population	630 → 597 (-5.2%)	3,959 → 3,800 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$70,139 → $109,063 (+55.5%)	$68,950 → $73,902 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$126,200 → $178,100 (+41.1%)	$161,900 → $215,000 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $875 (-17.7%)	$803 → $972 (+21.0%)

Dansville

Population

630597

Median household income

$70,139$109,063

Median home value

$126,200$178,100

Median gross rent

$1,063$875

Williamston

Population

3,9593,800

Median household income

$68,950$73,902

Median home value

$161,900$215,000

Median gross rent

$803$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dansville	Williamston
Under 5	3.7%	10.1%
5 to 17	26.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	17.4%	9.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	16.2%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.5%
75 and over	2.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dansville	Williamston
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dansville	Williamston
No high school diploma	5.6%	2.5%
High school graduate	29.2%	12.2%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dansville	Williamston
Drove alone	79.0%	78.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	14.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dansville	Williamston
1-unit, detached	94.9%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Dansville	Williamston
Poverty rate	3.0%	8.3%
Average household size	2.86	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1945	1978