Damascus.
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Maryland·Montgomery County
4 tracts·14K people·$528K median·989/mi²
White 56 · Hispanic 21 · Black 8 · Asian 7 · Multiracial 6 · Other 2
Married couple 66 · Other 17 · Living alone 17
Health 27 · Retail 22 · Professional 20 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 12 · Public admin 0 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 58 · Sales · office 18 · Service 11 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Production · transport 6
Drive alone 62 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 16 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Damascus is $528,400 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Damascus has 17,640 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.5; the population is 56.3% White, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Black, 6.5% Asian, 6.2% Multiracial and 2.1% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 49.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.7% (Census ACS).
Woodfield Elementary (63%), Clearspring Elementary (61%) and Lois P. Rockwell Elementary (51%) lead the elementary schools; John T. Baker Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (43%); Damascus High is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,792/month, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Damascus is $158,883 a year, 85% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Damascus, median rent is $1,792/month and the median home value is $528,400 (Census ACS).
Damascus reported 2.0 violent crimes and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Montgomery County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 92 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 32 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Damascus are drought (81), winter weather (81) and landslide (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Damascus, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).