Language Spoken At Home in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 10,100 | 100% |
English only | 9,017 | 89.3% |
Language other than English | 1,083 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 439 | 4.3% |
Spanish | 260 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 99 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 347 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 476 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 217 | 2.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,529 | 100% |
American | 652 | 6.2% |
Arab | 17 | 0.2% |
Czech | 82 | 0.8% |
Danish | 82 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 146 | 1.4% |
English | 1,377 | 13.1% |
French (except Basque) | 472 | 4.5% |
French Canadian | 55 | 0.5% |
German | 2,257 | 21.4% |
Greek | 51 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 29 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,367 | 13.0% |
Italian | 338 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 518 | 4.9% |
Polish | 56 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 11 | 0.1% |
Russian | 88 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 100 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 306 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 21 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 452 | 4.3% |
Swiss | 86 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 74 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 87 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,541 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,040 | 85.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,092 | 30.8% |
Married-couple family | 2,831 | 79.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 976 | 27.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 111 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 79 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 98 | 2.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 37 | 1.0% |
Nonfamily households | 501 | 14.1% |
Householder living alone | 423 | 11.9% |
65 years and over | 189 | 5.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,220 | 34.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,060 | 29.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 10,513 | 100% |
Householder | 3,541 | 33.7% |
Spouse | 2,867 | 27.3% |
Child | 3,294 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 591 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 220 | 2.1% |
Unmarried partner | 86 | 0.8% |
Marital Status in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,457 | 100% |
Never married | 1,101 | 24.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,080 | 69.1% |
Separated | 61 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 60 | 1.3% |
Divorced | 155 | 3.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,276 | 100% |
Never married | 829 | 19.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,001 | 70.2% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 187 | 4.4% |
Divorced | 259 | 6.1% |
Fertility in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 61 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 232 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 70 | 30.2% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 40 | 17.2% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 30 | 12.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 70 | 100% |
Who are female | 35 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 70 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,751 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 146 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 125 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 997 | 36.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 757 | 27.5% |
College or graduate school | 726 | 26.4% |
Educational Attainment in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,305 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 141 | 1.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 416 | 5.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,915 | 26.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,377 | 32.5% |
Associate's degree | 587 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,120 | 15.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 749 | 10.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.6% |
Veteran Status in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,208 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 915 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,525 | 100% |
With a disability | 938 | 8.9% |
Under 18 years | 2,318 | 100% |
With a disability | 47 | 2.0% |
18 to 64 years | 6,687 | 100% |
With a disability | 559 | 8.4% |
65 years and over | 1,520 | 100% |
With a disability | 332 | 21.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 10,448 | 100% |
Same house | 9,922 | 95.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 515 | 4.9% |
Same county | 160 | 1.5% |
Different county | 355 | 3.4% |
Same state | 274 | 2.6% |
Different state | 81 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 11 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,529 | 100% |
Native | 9,594 | 91.1% |
Born in United States | 9,495 | 90.2% |
State of residence | 6,107 | 58.0% |
Different state | 3,388 | 32.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 99 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 935 | 8.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 935 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 608 | 65.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 327 | 35.0% |
Year of Entry in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,034 | 100% |
Native | 99 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 99 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 935 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 924 | 98.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Damascus City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 935 | 100% |
Europe | 272 | 29.1% |
Asia | 378 | 40.4% |
Africa | 20 | 2.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 220 | 23.5% |
Northern America | 45 | 4.8% |