Danville Jobs

Danville is an independent city in Virginia, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for statistical purposes under the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Danville is also called the city of churches because it has more churches per square mile than any other city in the state of Virginia. The population was 48,411 at the 2000 census. It hosts the Danville Braves baseball club of the Appalachian League. Dan River Industries, formerly one of the world's largest textile mills, recently closed leaving a large number of Danvillians without jobs.

Among the most common occupations in Danville are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 23%; Sales and office occupations, 23%; and Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Danville, Virginia work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Danville, Virginia are Manufacturing, 24%; Educational, health and social services, 20%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Danville job listings indicate that the following industries in Danville are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Danville, Virginia is $25,502, and the median income of households in Danville was $26,900.

According to our Danville Trends data, the number of Danville, Virginia jobs has increased by 59% since October 2011.

Population of Danville Total population 48,411 Male 45.49% Female 54.51% Median age 40.5     Danville Housing Owner-occupied homes 58.1% Median cost of a home $71,900 Median mortgage payment $483 Renter-occupied homes 41.9% Vacant housing 10.8% Median monthly rent $404     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,620 Median for all female full-time $21,384     Household Income Less than $10,000 17% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 20% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 12% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 47% Separated 5% Widowed 12% Divorced 11%     Race White 54% Black or African American 44% Asian 1% Other 1%     Danville Commute Carpool 13.7% Public transportation 2.1% Average travel time 19 minutes