Damascus vs Gladstone

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

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

Gladstone has the higher population (11,986 vs 10,888 in Damascus). Damascus has the higher median household income ($112,774 vs $90,395 in Gladstone). Damascus has the higher median home value ($637,100 vs $463,600 in Gladstone).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	Gladstone
Population	10,888	11,986
Median age	44.3 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$112,774	$90,395
Median home value	$637,100	$463,600
Median gross rent	$2,554	$1,716
Housing units	3,734	5,212
Homeownership rate	92.2%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	Gladstone
Population	11,161 → 10,888 (-2.4%)	12,170 → 11,986 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$93,963 → $112,774 (+20.0%)	$64,045 → $90,395 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$434,200 → $637,100 (+46.7%)	$302,200 → $463,600 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,598 → $2,554 (+59.8%)	$1,334 → $1,716 (+28.6%)

Damascus

Population

11,16110,888

Median household income

$93,963$112,774

Median home value

$434,200$637,100

Median gross rent

$1,598$2,554

Gladstone

Population

12,17011,986

Median household income

$64,045$90,395

Median home value

$302,200$463,600

Median gross rent

$1,334$1,716

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	Gladstone
Under 5	2.8%	2.8%
5 to 17	16.6%	12.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	17.2%
65 to 74	14.5%	13.6%
75 and over	7.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	Gladstone
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	76.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	3.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	Gladstone
No high school diploma	3.9%	7.9%
High school graduate	24.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	Gladstone
Drove alone	71.1%	66.0%
Carpooled	12.2%	6.8%
Public transit	0.6%	2.3%
Walked	1.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	14.2%	21.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	Gladstone
1-unit, detached	95.0%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	Gladstone
Poverty rate	3.4%	13.0%
Average household size	2.98	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1978	1975