Danville vs Gambier

A side-by-side comparison of Danville and Gambier: population, income, housing, and more.

Danville and Gambier are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gambier has the higher population (2,064 vs 747 in Danville). Gambier has the higher median home value ($254,000 vs $140,300 in Danville). Since 2019, Gambier's population has grown faster (-15.5% vs -32.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Danville	Gambier
Population	747	2,064
Median age	51.1 yrs	20.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,536	—
Median home value	$140,300	$254,000
Median gross rent	$572	$786
Housing units	406	308
Homeownership rate	75.0%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	77.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Danville	Gambier
Population	1,112 → 747 (-32.8%)	2,442 → 2,064 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $60,536 (+21.8%)	$76,250 → $90,625 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $140,300 (+55.9%)	$234,900 → $254,000 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $572 (-8.5%)	$648 → $786 (+21.3%)

Danville

Population

1,112747

Median household income

$49,688$60,536

Median home value

$90,000$140,300

Median gross rent

$625$572

Gambier

Population

2,4422,064

Median household income

$76,250$90,625

Median home value

$234,900$254,000

Median gross rent

$648$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Danville	Gambier
Under 5	10.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	8.8%	0.5%
18 to 24	11.4%	80.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	2.5%
35 to 44	6.0%	0.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	1.3%
55 to 64	17.1%	2.2%
65 to 74	14.7%	6.5%
75 and over	9.1%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Danville	Gambier
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Danville	Gambier
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.3%
High school graduate	61.1%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	4.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	57.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Danville	Gambier
Drove alone	71.4%	30.6%
Carpooled	20.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	51.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.4%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Danville	Gambier
1-unit, detached	71.7%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.9%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Danville	Gambier
Poverty rate	11.2%	28.8%
Average household size	2.17	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	30	15
Median year structure built	1962	1959