COMPARING TWO PLACES
Damascus vs Alliance
PLACE A
Damascus, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Alliance, Nebraska
Damascus is 90% smaller than Alliance. Alliance earns more, with a median household income $36,154 higher.
DAMASCUSALLIANCEDIFFERENCE
Total population7807,914−90% vs Alliance
Population density9791,617−638
Population growth-3.2%-4.0%+0.8 pts
Median age45.740.8+4.9
Male49.4%50.8%−1.4 pts
Female50.6%49.2%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born2.8%0.9%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%77.8%+15.6 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%12.4%−8.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other3.0%9.2%−6.2 pts
Median household income$29,006$65,160−$36,154
Per capita income$23,720$30,137−$6,417
Poverty rate19.7%12.8%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%18.1%−4.7 pts
Graduate degree7.8%6.4%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%2.0%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation43.8%61.3%−17.6 pts
Median home value$173,500$161,800+$11,700
Median gross rent$730$694+$36
Owner-occupied48.3%75.2%−26.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.2%12.9%+6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households49.0%43.0%+6.0 pts
Average commute20.710.6+10.1
Worked from home14.9%1.8%+13.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.0%5.3%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025