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Danby, New York: commercial real estate data.
Danby is a Census CDP of 540 people across 3.46 square miles of land, in Tompkins County. Median household income is $145,781, 91.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Danby
What Danby is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land156 plus or minus 69
- County holding the largest share of its areaTompkins County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Danby
- Population540 plus or minus 240
- Median age44.1
- Population under 1880 plus or minus 68
- Share under 1814.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Population 65 and over111 plus or minus 87
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Households233 plus or minus 95
- Family households140 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families60.1 percent plus or minus 19.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Danby
- Median household income$145,781 plus or minus $66,603
- Per capita income$50,582 plus or minus $14,080
- Civilian labor force279 plus or minus 133
- Employed279 plus or minus 133
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over371 plus or minus 145
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher72.8 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree50.1 percent plus or minus 23.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Danby
- Housing units233 plus or minus 95
- Occupied units233 plus or minus 95
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied213 plus or minus 98
- Renter occupied20 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate91.4 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$325,800
- Single family units222 plus or minus 96
- Share single family95.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more4.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Danby gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute163 plus or minus 84
- Commuting under 15 minutes14 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.6 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.2 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Drove alone62.0 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home38.0 percent plus or minus 17.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Danby
- NFIP communityTown of Danby
- NFIP community number360845
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/25
The Town of Danby participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360845 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tompkins County, not Danby
Tompkins County context, not Danby figures
- Establishments in Tompkins County2,230
- Covered employment, Tompkins County48,051
- Average annual pay, Tompkins County$69,770
- Housing units permitted, Tompkins County337
Every figure in this section is published for Tompkins County as a whole and is not a measurement of Danby.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Danby questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Danby, New York?
540, in 233 households. Danby CDP covers 3.46 square miles of land, which is 156 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Danby in?
Tompkins County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Danby?
$145,781. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $325,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Danby in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Danby appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Danby, town of, community 360845, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Danby figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tompkins County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Danby.
Is zoning published for Danby?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.