COMPARING TWO PLACES
Damascus vs Gresham
PLACE A
Damascus, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Gresham, Oregon
Damascus is 99% smaller than Gresham. Gresham earns more, with a median household income $48,789 higher. Gresham has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -3%).
DAMASCUSGRESHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population780111,513−99% vs Gresham
Population density9794,741−3,763
Population growth-3.2%8.2%−11.4 pts
Median age45.737.0+8.7
Male49.4%49.9%−0.5 pts
Female50.6%50.1%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born2.8%16.8%−14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%60.5%+32.9 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%21.1%−17.4 pts
Asian0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Other3.0%8.1%−5.1 pts
Median household income$29,006$77,795−$48,789
Per capita income$23,720$36,786−$13,066
Poverty rate19.7%13.0%+6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.428+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%23.3%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree7.8%8.2%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%5.6%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation43.8%65.5%−21.8 pts
Median home value$173,500$458,700−$285,200
Median gross rent$730$1,586−$856
Owner-occupied48.3%55.8%−7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.2%5.0%+14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.0%56.3%−7.3 pts
Average commute20.726.0−5.3
Worked from home14.9%13.0%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Uninsured10.0%8.0%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025