Damascus vs New Springfield

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

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

New Springfield has the higher population (639 vs 234 in Damascus). Damascus has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $104,500 in New Springfield). Since 2019, New Springfield's population has grown faster (+78.0% vs -15.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	New Springfield
Population	234	639
Median age	57.2 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,144	—
Median home value	$112,500	$104,500
Median gross rent	—	$830
Housing units	111	272
Homeownership rate	86.5%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	New Springfield
Population	278 → 234 (-15.8%)	359 → 639 (+78.0%)
Median household income	$46,902 → $80,144 (+70.9%)	$42,850 → $45,804 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $112,500 (-1.5%)	$86,400 → $104,500 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$687 → $830 (+20.8%)

Damascus

Population

278234

Median household income

$46,902$80,144

Median home value

$114,200$112,500

New Springfield

Population

359639

Median household income

$42,850$45,804

Median home value

$86,400$104,500

Median gross rent

$687$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	New Springfield
Under 5	0.0%	14.7%
5 to 17	3.4%	21.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	5.9%
25 to 34	28.2%	19.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	3.0%	3.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	8.0%
65 to 74	27.4%	8.0%
75 and over	18.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	New Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	New Springfield
No high school diploma	10.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	47.0%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	New Springfield
Drove alone	92.9%	60.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	24.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	New Springfield
1-unit, detached	79.3%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	26.8%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	New Springfield
Poverty rate	0.0%	49.3%
Average household size	2.11	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1962	2000