Dansville vs Lima

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

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

Dansville has the higher population (4,731 vs 2,188 in Lima). Lima has the higher median household income ($85,469 vs $57,500 in Dansville). Lima has the higher median home value ($195,400 vs $105,800 in Dansville).

Population, income & housing

	Dansville	Lima
Population	4,731	2,188
Median age	44.7 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$85,469
Median home value	$105,800	$195,400
Median gross rent	$881	$815
Housing units	2,364	837
Homeownership rate	76.8%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dansville	Lima
Population	4,586 → 4,731 (+3.2%)	2,278 → 2,188 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $57,500 (+27.8%)	$60,625 → $85,469 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $105,800 (+20.5%)	$146,200 → $195,400 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $881 (+21.3%)	$645 → $815 (+26.4%)

Dansville

Population

4,5864,731

Median household income

$45,000$57,500

Median home value

$87,800$105,800

Median gross rent

$726$881

Lima

Population

2,2782,188

Median household income

$60,625$85,469

Median home value

$146,200$195,400

Median gross rent

$645$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dansville	Lima
Under 5	2.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	20.2%
18 to 24	11.0%	18.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	8.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.7%	5.0%
75 and over	7.8%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dansville	Lima
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	82.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dansville	Lima
No high school diploma	7.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	36.1%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dansville	Lima
Drove alone	75.1%	73.9%
Carpooled	15.8%	5.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	12.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dansville	Lima
1-unit, detached	71.9%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	21.4%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	18.4%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Dansville	Lima
Poverty rate	10.4%	4.7%
Average household size	2.09	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1938	1970