Livingston County > Dansville (village)
Population trend for Dansville
06,0001970: 5,4365,43619701980: 4,9794,97919801990: 5,0025,00219902000: 4,8324,83220002010: 4,7194,71920102020: 4,4334,43320202023: 4,7314,7312023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Dansville is a village in the towns of North Dansville and Sparta in the Finger Lakes region.

Community anchors include Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville Central School District and Dansville Public Library.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Dansville: Dansville (Village, Livingston County); Dansville (Town, Steuben County).

2023 Median income for Livingston County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Livingston County home price index (FHFA)
1985–2024: Home prices rose about 238%.

234 151 69 1985 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Dansville
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Dansville
Married-couple families: 792 (65.4%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 171 (14.1%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 248 (20.5%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 843 (84.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 152 (15.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Dansville

Pct 5 and under 31% Pct 6 to 17 20% Pct 18 to 64 8% Pct 65 and over 8%

The overall poverty rate in Dansville is 10 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Dansville lived in the prior year

Same house: 4,381 (92.6%) Same county (different house): 187 (4%) Different NY county: 163 (3.4%) 4,731 current residents Same house: 4,381 (92.6%) Same house Same county (different house): 187 (4%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 163 (3.4%) Different NY county
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Dansville residents
39.6 45.9 44.8 44.7 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau