Jury Pool Profile
Danville City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Danville
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 41,647
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 42,214.
At a glance
Danville City is a 41,647-person venue. The city population is 40% White and 51% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,220, $44,896 below the VA state median of $92,116; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.5% of covered employment, average pay $53,932/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.13%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 42,214
- Median household income
- $44,423
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This city: 51%.
Danville City has a population of 42,214, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 39.8%; Black residents 51.0%. Independently, 5.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,220; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.13%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Danville City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.1% in 2024, 60.4% in 2020, 58.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (2,905 individuals).