Virginia · Census place 21184
Damascus town, VA
Quick answer
Damascus town has 766 residents, ranking #420 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $33,173, the median home is worth $186,300 and median gross rent runs $713 a month.
- Population
- 766Damascus town residents
- Median household income
- $33,173Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $186,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $713Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Damascus town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Damascus town median would spend about 25.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.3% of residents and 49.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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