Damascus.
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Oregon·Clackamas County
3 tracts·14K people·$653K median·789/mi²
White 83 · Hispanic 6 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2 · Black 0
Married couple 70 · Living alone 15 · Other 15
Manufacturing 37 · Retail 20 · Health 18 · Professional 12 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 0 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 19 · Service 18 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 19 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 $653,100 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Damascus has 11,437 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 45.6; the population is 82.8% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Asian, 4.1% Multiracial, 2.0% Other and 0.3% Black; the average household has 3.0 people; 33.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.2% (Census ACS).
Deep Creek - Damascus K-8 School (50%) and Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School (36%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,654/month, 68% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Damascus is $122,500 a year, 42% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Damascus, median rent is $2,654/month and the median home value is $653,100 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 97 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 60 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Damascus are landslide (94), volcanic activity (94) and earthquake (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.39g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Damascus, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).