Damascus vs Fairfield Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Damascus and Fairfield Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fairfield Bay has the higher population (2,247 vs 397 in Damascus). Damascus has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $54,735 in Fairfield Bay). Fairfield Bay has the higher median home value ($157,300 vs $139,100 in Damascus).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	Fairfield Bay
Population	397	2,247
Median age	46.3 yrs	68.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$54,735
Median home value	$139,100	$157,300
Median gross rent	$800	$888
Housing units	149	2,065
Homeownership rate	74.6%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	Fairfield Bay
Population	431 → 397 (-7.9%)	2,212 → 2,247 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $64,167 (+51.0%)	$39,179 → $54,735 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $139,100 (+23.6%)	$101,700 → $157,300 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $800 (+4.0%)	$1,045 → $888 (-15.0%)

Damascus

Population

431397

Median household income

$42,500$64,167

Median home value

$112,500$139,100

Median gross rent

$769$800

Fairfield Bay

Population

2,2122,247

Median household income

$39,179$54,735

Median home value

$101,700$157,300

Median gross rent

$1,045$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	Fairfield Bay
Under 5	5.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	2.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	2.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	5.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	3.6%
45 to 54	23.9%	4.9%
55 to 64	8.8%	17.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	27.8%
75 and over	12.8%	32.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	Fairfield Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	87.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	23.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	Fairfield Bay
No high school diploma	5.1%	4.7%
High school graduate	56.4%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	Fairfield Bay
Drove alone	71.7%	78.4%
Carpooled	11.7%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	Fairfield Bay
1-unit, detached	81.9%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	Fairfield Bay
Poverty rate	28.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.96	1.58
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1983	1983