Damascus vs Lake Milton

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

Damascus and Lake Milton are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Milton has the higher population (533 vs 234 in Damascus). Lake Milton has the higher median household income ($94,000 vs $80,144 in Damascus). Lake Milton has the higher median home value ($391,200 vs $112,500 in Damascus).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	Lake Milton
Population	234	533
Median age	57.2 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,144	$94,000
Median home value	$112,500	$391,200
Median gross rent	—	$817
Housing units	111	452
Homeownership rate	86.5%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	Lake Milton
Population	278 → 234 (-15.8%)	635 → 533 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$46,902 → $80,144 (+70.9%)	$39,056 → $94,000 (+140.7%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $112,500 (-1.5%)	$122,700 → $391,200 (+218.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$740 → $817 (+10.4%)

Damascus

Population

278234

Median household income

$46,902$80,144

Median home value

$114,200$112,500

Lake Milton

Population

635533

Median household income

$39,056$94,000

Median home value

$122,700$391,200

Median gross rent

$740$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	Lake Milton
Under 5	0.0%	11.8%
5 to 17	3.4%	7.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	28.2%	15.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.4%
45 to 54	3.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	27.4%	9.8%
75 and over	18.8%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	Lake Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	Lake Milton
No high school diploma	10.4%	1.5%
High school graduate	47.0%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	Lake Milton
Drove alone	92.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	7.1%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	Lake Milton
1-unit, detached	79.3%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	15.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	Lake Milton
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1962	1965