Damascus vs Sandy

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

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

Sandy has the higher population (12,738 vs 10,888 in Damascus). Damascus has the higher median household income ($112,774 vs $102,201 in Sandy). Damascus has the higher median home value ($637,100 vs $450,200 in Sandy).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	Sandy
Population	10,888	12,738
Median age	44.3 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$112,774	$102,201
Median home value	$637,100	$450,200
Median gross rent	$2,554	$1,640
Housing units	3,734	4,824
Homeownership rate	92.2%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	Sandy
Population	11,161 → 10,888 (-2.4%)	11,070 → 12,738 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$93,963 → $112,774 (+20.0%)	$73,443 → $102,201 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$434,200 → $637,100 (+46.7%)	$281,300 → $450,200 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,598 → $2,554 (+59.8%)	$1,228 → $1,640 (+33.6%)

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

Sandy

Population

11,07012,738

Median household income

$73,443$102,201

Median home value

$281,300$450,200

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	Sandy
Under 5	2.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	15.5%	14.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.5%
65 to 74	14.5%	7.4%
75 and over	7.2%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	Sandy
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.4%
Asian	3.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	Sandy
No high school diploma	3.9%	4.4%
High school graduate	24.8%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	Sandy
Drove alone	71.1%	82.0%
Carpooled	12.2%	2.6%
Public transit	0.6%	1.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	13.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	Sandy
1-unit, detached	95.0%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	Sandy
Poverty rate	3.4%	7.8%
Average household size	2.98	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1978	2003