Damascus vs Oatfield

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

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

Oatfield has the higher population (12,709 vs 10,888 in Damascus). Damascus has the higher median household income ($112,774 vs $103,483 in Oatfield). Damascus has the higher median home value ($637,100 vs $523,900 in Oatfield).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	Oatfield
Population	10,888	12,709
Median age	44.3 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$112,774	$103,483
Median home value	$637,100	$523,900
Median gross rent	$2,554	$1,974
Housing units	3,734	5,061
Homeownership rate	92.2%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	Oatfield
Population	11,161 → 10,888 (-2.4%)	14,060 → 12,709 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$93,963 → $112,774 (+20.0%)	$85,995 → $103,483 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$434,200 → $637,100 (+46.7%)	$366,400 → $523,900 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,598 → $2,554 (+59.8%)	$1,299 → $1,974 (+52.0%)

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

Oatfield

Population

14,06012,709

Median household income

$85,995$103,483

Median home value

$366,400$523,900

Median gross rent

$1,299$1,974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	Oatfield
Under 5	2.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.6%	9.4%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	15.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	14.5%	15.0%
75 and over	7.2%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	Oatfield
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	3.6%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	1.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	Oatfield
No high school diploma	3.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	24.8%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	Oatfield
Drove alone	71.1%	73.4%
Carpooled	12.2%	7.0%
Public transit	0.6%	1.4%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.2%	16.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	Oatfield
1-unit, detached	95.0%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	Oatfield
Poverty rate	3.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.98	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1978	1976