Damascus vs Mendota

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

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

Damascus has the higher population (766 vs 125 in Mendota). Damascus has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $146,300 in Mendota). Since 2019, Damascus's population has grown faster (+24.8% vs -19.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Damascus	Mendota
Population	766	125
Median age	50.4 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$33,173	—
Median home value	$186,300	$146,300
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	453	40
Homeownership rate	49.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damascus	Mendota
Population	614 → 766 (+24.8%)	155 → 125 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$31,023 → $33,173 (+6.9%)	$47,177 → $73,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$117,500 → $186,300 (+58.6%)	$144,700 → $146,300 (+1.1%)
Median gross rent	$536 → $713 (+33.0%)	—

Damascus

Population

614766

Median household income

$31,023$33,173

Median home value

$117,500$186,300

Median gross rent

$536$713

Mendota

Population

155125

Median household income

$47,177$73,750

Median home value

$144,700$146,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damascus	Mendota
Under 5	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	7.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	4.0%
45 to 54	6.0%	47.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	25.6%
65 to 74	23.1%	16.0%
75 and over	11.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damascus	Mendota
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	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	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damascus	Mendota
No high school diploma	14.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.6%	75.0%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damascus	Mendota
Drove alone	83.6%	88.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damascus	Mendota
1-unit, detached	58.5%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	50.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Damascus	Mendota
Poverty rate	18.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.17	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1958	1965