Bee Branch vs Damascus

A side-by-side comparison of Bee Branch and Damascus: population, income, housing, and more.

Bee Branch and Damascus are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Damascus has the higher population (397 vs 181 in Bee Branch). Bee Branch has the higher median household income ($73,472 vs $64,167 in Damascus). Bee Branch has the higher median home value ($147,200 vs $139,100 in Damascus).

Population, income & housing

	Bee Branch	Damascus
Population	181	397
Median age	46.4 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,472	$64,167
Median home value	$147,200	$139,100
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	107	149
Homeownership rate	86.7%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bee Branch	Damascus
Population	160 → 181 (+13.1%)	431 → 397 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$31,190 → $73,472 (+135.6%)	$42,500 → $64,167 (+51.0%)
Median home value	$134,000 → $147,200 (+9.9%)	$112,500 → $139,100 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$769 → $800 (+4.0%)

Bee Branch

Population

160181

Median household income

$31,190$73,472

Median home value

$134,000$147,200

Damascus

Population

431397

Median household income

$42,500$64,167

Median home value

$112,500$139,100

Median gross rent

$769$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bee Branch	Damascus
Under 5	4.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	6.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	3.9%	5.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	33.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	7.7%	23.9%
55 to 64	14.9%	8.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.6%
75 and over	18.2%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bee Branch	Damascus
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	73.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	23.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bee Branch	Damascus
No high school diploma	7.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	53.9%	56.4%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bee Branch	Damascus
Drove alone	91.9%	71.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bee Branch	Damascus
1-unit, detached	43.9%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56.1%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Bee Branch	Damascus
Poverty rate	0.0%	28.5%
Average household size	2.01	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1997	1983