COMPARING TWO PLACES
Damascus vs Gladstone
PLACE A
Damascus, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Gladstone, Oregon
Damascus is 93% smaller than Gladstone. Gladstone earns more, with a median household income $62,244 higher. Gladstone has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
DAMASCUSGLADSTONEDIFFERENCE
Total population78011,865−93% vs Gladstone
Population density9794,948−3,969
Population growth-3.2%4.5%−7.7 pts
Median age45.744.8+0.9
Male49.4%51.8%−2.5 pts
Female50.6%48.2%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born2.8%7.0%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%76.6%+16.8 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%10.5%−6.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other3.0%10.1%−7.2 pts
Median household income$29,006$91,250−$62,244
Per capita income$23,720$49,032−$25,312
Poverty rate19.7%13.6%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.436+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%25.8%−12.4 pts
Graduate degree7.8%6.8%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%5.9%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation43.8%67.2%−23.4 pts
Median home value$173,500$480,700−$307,200
Median gross rent$730$1,740−$1,010
Owner-occupied48.3%64.6%−16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.2%0.8%+18.4 pts
Rent-burdened households49.0%57.2%−8.2 pts
Average commute20.723.1−2.4
Worked from home14.9%20.7%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Uninsured10.0%7.0%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025