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Danville, IL micro area: population growth, jobs and income

The Danville, IL micro area lost 197 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.3%).

The Danville, IL micro area had an estimated 71,259 residents in 2025, down 3.7% (2,749 fewer people) since 2020.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

10

2025

0.1 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

Population, migration, employment, permits, unemployment and income are the figures each agency publishes for the area itself (OMB Bulletin 23-01 delineation; ACS 2016-20 and CBP 2018 use the delineation of their year). IRS migration is the sum of the member counties.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 15 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 23,008 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −2.1% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Builders were authorized to start 10 new homes in 2025, or 0.1 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $56,877 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +21.4% since 2016–20.

Population growth over five years ranks 19th of 21 Illinois micro areas and 501st of 538 U.S. micro areas.

IRS tax-return data for 2022-2023 show a net loss of 60 people (the sum of its counties).

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How it ranks

MeasureAmong U.S. micro areas
Population growth501st of 538
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents316th of 538
Private-sector job growth338th of 495
Median household income396th of 538
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents508th of 534

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment), against areas with a figure for the same period.

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Counties in this micro area

The 1 county of the Danville, IL micro area: Census population estimates
CountyRoleResidents2025Share of residents2025Change2020–2025Share of the change2020–2025
Vermilion County, ILCentral71,259100.0%−2,749 (−3.7%)100%

Census Bureau population estimates (July 1). Shares are of the member counties' total; a share of the change shows only when every county moved the same way. – means no figure for the common period.

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Questions

Is the Danville, IL micro area growing?

No. Its population fell 3.7% between 2020 and 2025, about 2,749 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates).

How many people moved to the Danville, IL micro area?

On net, none in 2025: about 15 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the population of the Danville, IL micro area?

About 71,259 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in the Danville, IL micro area?

Private employers there had 23,008 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −2.1% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What is the median household income in the Danville, IL micro area?

$56,877 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.