What kinds of homes are in Danville, VA?

Name: Types of homes in Danville, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Danville, VA has 22,376 (±34) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 523 homes per square mile of land.

65.5% are detached single-family houses.

8.7% are in buildings of two to four units.

21.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 22,376 (±34)
Detached houses: 65.5%
2–4 unit buildings: 8.7%
5+ unit buildings: 21.0%

Homes in Danville by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Danville	Danville city	Virginia	United States
Single-family, detached	65.5% (±2.2 points)	65.5%	61.3%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.5% (±0.5 points)	1.5%	11.3%	6.2%
2 units	3.8% (±0.9 points)	3.8%	1.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	4.9% (±1.4 points)	4.9%	2.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	7.2% (±1.3 points)	7.2%	4.4%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	7.5% (±1.7 points)	7.5%	5.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.3% (±1.3 points)	6.3%	8.9%	10.3%
Mobile home	3.2% (±0.8 points)	3.2%	4.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Danville, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Danville city (21.0%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (18.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Danville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Danville
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Danville	—	21.0% (±2.5 points)	—
Mount Hermon	6.0 mi	4.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Blairs	8.2 mi	0.0% (±13.2 points)	Lower
Milton	12 mi	0.0% (±61.0 points)	Not measurably different
Yanceyville	13 mi	15.5% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Chatham	16 mi	10.4% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Eden	19 mi	15.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Reidsville	22 mi	21.9% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wentworth	23 mi	0.0% (±5.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Hermon, VA (4.2%), Blairs, VA (0.0%), Chatham, VA (10.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Danville

How many homes are in Danville?

Danville, VA has an estimated 22,376 (±34) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Danville houses or apartments?

65.5% are detached houses and 1.5% attached houses, while 29.7% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Danville?

8.7% of homes in Danville are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Danville city, Virginia

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Danville city, Virginia (place:21344, in state:51).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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