Damascus vs Shirley

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

Damascus and Shirley 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 307 in Shirley). Damascus has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $35,938 in Shirley). Damascus has the higher median home value ($139,100 vs $92,000 in Shirley).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	Shirley
Population	397	307
Median age	46.3 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$35,938
Median home value	$139,100	$92,000
Median gross rent	$800	$625
Housing units	149	163
Homeownership rate	74.6%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	Shirley
Population	431 → 397 (-7.9%)	358 → 307 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $64,167 (+51.0%)	$35,000 → $35,938 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $139,100 (+23.6%)	$81,000 → $92,000 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $800 (+4.0%)	$606 → $625 (+3.1%)

Damascus

Population

431397

Median household income

$42,500$64,167

Median home value

$112,500$139,100

Median gross rent

$769$800

Shirley

Population

358307

Median household income

$35,000$35,938

Median home value

$81,000$92,000

Median gross rent

$606$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	Shirley
Under 5	5.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	6.8%
45 to 54	23.9%	16.9%
55 to 64	8.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.1%
75 and over	12.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	Shirley
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
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	23.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	Shirley
No high school diploma	5.1%	6.9%
High school graduate	56.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	Shirley
Drove alone	71.7%	85.6%
Carpooled	11.7%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	Shirley
1-unit, detached	81.9%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	Shirley
Poverty rate	28.5%	33.9%
Average household size	2.96	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	26	41
Median year structure built	1983	1972