Damascus, GA Population

Overview

274

Total Population

49.9

Median age

52.19%

Female population %

91.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

110.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

48

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Damascus's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Damascus is 49.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Damascus's population under 18 was 16.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Damascus's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 41.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Damascus, 10.58% were under the age of 15, 18.98% aged 15 to 29, 28.47% aged 30 to 64, 33.94% aged 65 to 84, and 8.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Damascus:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.19% females and 47.81% males in Damascus, GA.
The Damascus, GA gender ratio is 91.6:100 i.e. 91.6 men to 100 women (0.916).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 34.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 36.

Damascus's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Damascus population: 43.07% are White, 38.69% are Black or African American and 18.25% are some other race.
Damascus's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 48 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 226 (82.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Damascus is White with a population of 118 (43.07% of the total population).

Damascus's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 285 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Damascus's population decreased by 37 (12.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Damascus's population decreased by 37 (14.92%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Damascus's population was lowest in year 2022 at 204.