With 272 people, Damascus is a city in Georgia. The median age is 54.1, about 15 years above the US median. 90% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The typical home is worth $165,600, having more than tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 25% less than in Georgia as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,125, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 127%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Damascus
What changed most since 1990
White share38.0% → 47.8%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age32.5 → 54.1(+21.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share61.3% → 36.0%(−25.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)2.6%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)2.6%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era92.1%(35)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 38 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Damascus, decade by decade
Damascus population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
297
$37,335
$60,002
4.6%
60.0
2000
277
$51,613
$72,866
7.7%
58.2
2010
254
$42,797
$61,139
3.3%
61.1
2020
212
$43,936
$164,716
12.7%
60.9
2024
272
$58,125
$165,600
18.3%
77.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
