Damascus vs White Oak

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

Damascus and White Oak are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Damascus has the higher population (16,864 vs 16,458 in White Oak). Damascus has the higher median household income ($153,994 vs $80,118 in White Oak). White Oak has the higher median home value ($520,200 vs $496,500 in Damascus).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	White Oak
Population	16,864	16,458
Median age	40.8 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$153,994	$80,118
Median home value	$496,500	$520,200
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,784
Housing units	6,010	6,397
Homeownership rate	91.6%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.4%	40.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	White Oak
Population	15,250 → 16,864 (+10.6%)	19,020 → 16,458 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$124,612 → $153,994 (+23.6%)	$73,877 → $80,118 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$396,700 → $496,500 (+25.2%)	$401,800 → $520,200 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,605 → $1,665 (+3.7%)	$1,682 → $1,784 (+6.1%)

Damascus

Population

15,25016,864

Median household income

$124,612$153,994

Median home value

$396,700$496,500

Median gross rent

$1,605$1,665

White Oak

Population

19,02016,458

Median household income

$73,877$80,118

Median home value

$401,800$520,200

Median gross rent

$1,682$1,784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	White Oak
Under 5	4.1%	9.5%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	9.9%	16.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	16.7%	8.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	9.4%
75 and over	5.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	9.4%
Black or African American	10.9%	61.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	4.9%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	White Oak
No high school diploma	7.6%	12.3%
High school graduate	17.3%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.9%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	White Oak
Drove alone	65.1%	61.2%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.3%
Public transit	2.6%	11.7%
Walked	0.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.3%	13.9%
Other means	0.5%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	White Oak
1-unit, detached	76.9%	15.1%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	35.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	31.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	White Oak
Poverty rate	2.6%	17.1%
Average household size	2.89	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	38	36
Median year structure built	1983	1975