Damascus

Population: 766
Median household income: $33,173
Median home value: $186,300

Damascus is a community in Washington County, Virginia, home to 766 residents. At $33,173, its median household income sits below Washington County's $62,774.

Between 2019 and 2023, Damascus's population grew 24.8% from 614 to 766, while its median home value rose 58.6% from $117,500 to $186,300.

83.6% of workers drive to work alone. 58.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 766
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $33,173
Median home value: $186,300
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 453
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

614766

Median household income

$31,023$33,173

Median home value

$117,500$186,300

Median gross rent

$536$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	614	$31,023	$117,500	$536
2020	653	$25,833	$119,000	$614
2021	666	$30,139	$129,200	$611
2022	767	$33,750	$175,000	$660
2023	766	$33,173	$186,300	$713

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7423.1%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	1.4%
5 to 17	116	15.1%
18 to 24	65	8.5%
25 to 34	97	12.7%
35 to 44	70	9.1%
45 to 54	46	6.0%
55 to 64	97	12.7%
65 to 74	177	23.1%
75 and over	87	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	713	93.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	14.8%
High school graduate	216	37.6%
Some college or associate's	163	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	43	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	67	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	276	83.6%
Carpooled	27	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	8.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	130	42.9%
15 to 29 min	126	41.6%
30 to 44 min	36	11.9%
45 to 59 min	11	3.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 18.3% (140 of 766)

	Count	Share
Family households	166	47.0%
Nonfamily households	187	53.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	353	77.9%
Vacant	100	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	175	49.6%
Renter-occupied	178	50.4%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units21.9%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	265	58.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.7%
2 to 4 units	32	7.1%
5 to 19 units	27	6.0%
20 or more units	99	21.9%
Mobile home & other	27	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5121184
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.6327, -81.7894