2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Danville, VA vs Bridgeport, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Bridgeport, is 30% more than it is in Danville and is 36% below the National Average.
- Danville unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Bridgeport unemployment rate is 13.2%.
 Danville, VABridgeport, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.9%13.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.8%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.1%21.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,535$25,830$37,638
 Household Income$38,904$50,597$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,937$58,913$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Danville, VABridgeport, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K20.5%17.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%5.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.5%8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.7%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%4.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.9%4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Danville, VABridgeport, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.4%8.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.2%2.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%4.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support7.4%8.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%7.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%9.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving21.3%15.7%13.1%
Reviews for Danville    8 Reviews

I have lived in Danville all of my life(almost 30 years). This town has been through some ups and downs but as I get older, I have realized how great of a town that  More

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Danville is in a state of revival. Its beautiful river and numerous parks, its quiet walks and enviable sunsets are but a few of the natural amenities the city offers.  More

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In my opinion, all of Danville's problems are rooted in their poorly managed government infrastructure. I have been here for 3 months and the entire time I've been here,  More

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Reviews for Bridgeport    17 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bridgeport Connecticut is a beautiful city and a wonderful place to live. I currently attend Central Magnet high school as well as the Bridgeport Aquaculture school and  More

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Over 12 years ago

I left Bridgeport in 1996, after bankruptcy changed it. I left looking for a better place to live. Funny thing is I haven't found it. I grew up in Bridgeport. What I  More

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Over 14 years ago

Bridgeport is the best place ever ive been livin here all my life i love it it aint as bad as people say it it they dont know wat they talkin  More

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