2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Danville, KY vs West Branch, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in West Branch, is 27% less than it is in Danville and is 115% below the National Average.
- Danville unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- West Branch unemployment rate is 8.5%.
 Danville, KYWest Branch, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,976  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$32,172$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,535  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Danville, KYWest Branch, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock20.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Danville, KYWest Branch, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock9.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.2%13.1%
Reviews for Danville    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

If you like friendly non-judgmental people, four seasons, fertile land, beautiful natural scenery, low cost of living, this is a good  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great small college town for  More

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Over 19 years ago

Crime is Danville, in Kentucky really is driven, in my opinion, by the economy and lack of higher education. There is great opportunity for the area to grow in the next  More

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Reviews for West Branch    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

pros: affordable cost of living, close to Michigan's lakes and forests cons: no jobs, small town atmosphere, sequestered location, bad winters, I lived in West  More

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