Overview
10,878
Total Population
45.2
Median age
48.98%
Female population %
104.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
50-54 years
Largest age group
50.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
599
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Damascus's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Damascus is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Damascus's population under 18 was 18.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Damascus's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Damascus, 15.02% were under the age of 15, 17.78% aged 15 to 29, 48.61% aged 30 to 64, 16.92% aged 65 to 84, and 1.66% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 222 less females than males in Damascus:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.98% females and 51.02% males in Damascus, OR.
- The Damascus, OR gender ratio is 104.2:100 i.e. 104.2 men to 100 women (1.042).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 564.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 614.
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Race / Ethnicity
Damascus's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Damascus population: 88.85% are White, 0.06% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.33% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.98% are some other race and 3.39% are multiracial.
- Damascus's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 599 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,279 (94.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Damascus is White with a population of 9,665 (88.85% of the total population).
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Year by year
Damascus's stop-gap:
- The peak population was stop-gap in the year stop-gap
- From 2000 to 2010, Damascus's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), as compared to the national growth of stop-gap.
- From 2010 to 2020, Damascus's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the stop-gap was stop-gap.
- Between the year stop-gap and stop-gap, Damascus's population was lowest in year stop-gap at stop-gap.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)