Language Spoken At Home in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 14,372 | 100% |
English only | 12,031 | 83.7% |
Language other than English | 2,341 | 16.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 894 | 6.2% |
Spanish | 1,136 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 534 | 3.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 525 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 170 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 483 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 181 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 197 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,478 | 100% |
American | 889 | 5.7% |
Arab | 59 | 0.4% |
Czech | 201 | 1.3% |
Danish | 50 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 199 | 1.3% |
English | 2,095 | 13.5% |
French (except Basque) | 477 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 38 | 0.2% |
German | 2,972 | 19.2% |
Greek | 208 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 98 | 0.6% |
Irish | 1,908 | 12.3% |
Italian | 972 | 6.3% |
Lithuanian | 92 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 78 | 0.5% |
Polish | 547 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian | 164 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 117 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 347 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 14 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 156 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 61 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 17 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 158 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 203 | 1.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 116 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,933 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,228 | 85.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,216 | 44.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,394 | 68.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,707 | 34.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 111 | 2.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 33 | 0.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 723 | 14.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 476 | 9.6% |
Nonfamily households | 705 | 14.3% |
Householder living alone | 529 | 10.7% |
65 years and over | 118 | 2.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,336 | 47.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 840 | 17.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,468 | 100% |
Householder | 4,933 | 31.9% |
Spouse | 3,405 | 22.0% |
Child | 5,866 | 37.9% |
Other relatives | 847 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 417 | 2.7% |
Unmarried partner | 198 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,729 | 100% |
Never married | 1,677 | 29.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,581 | 62.5% |
Separated | 86 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 116 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 269 | 4.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,257 | 100% |
Never married | 1,807 | 28.9% |
Now married, except separated | 3,508 | 56.1% |
Separated | 93 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 402 | 6.4% |
Divorced | 447 | 7.1% |
Fertility in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 193 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 48 | 24.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 140 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 344 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 66 | 19.2% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 44 | 12.8% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 22 | 6.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 66 | 100% |
Who are female | 32 | 48.5% |
Who are married | 66 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,949 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 421 | 8.5% |
Kindergarten | 177 | 3.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,747 | 35.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,533 | 31.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,071 | 21.6% |
Educational Attainment in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,843 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 264 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 477 | 4.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,924 | 19.5% |
Some college, no degree | 1,927 | 19.6% |
Associate's degree | 704 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,664 | 27.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,883 | 19.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 46.2% |
Veteran Status in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,977 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 917 | 8.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,465 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,247 | 8.1% |
Under 18 years | 4,492 | 100% |
With a disability | 172 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 9,767 | 100% |
With a disability | 652 | 6.7% |
65 years and over | 1,206 | 100% |
With a disability | 423 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 15,325 | 100% |
Same house | 13,792 | 90.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,496 | 9.8% |
Same county | 974 | 6.4% |
Different county | 522 | 3.4% |
Same state | 162 | 1.1% |
Different state | 360 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 37 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,478 | 100% |
Native | 13,527 | 87.4% |
Born in United States | 13,241 | 85.5% |
State of residence | 7,123 | 46.0% |
Different state | 6,118 | 39.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 286 | 1.8% |
Foreign born | 1,951 | 12.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,951 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,134 | 58.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 817 | 41.9% |
Year of Entry in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,237 | 100% |
Native | 286 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 286 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,951 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 32 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,919 | 98.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Damascus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,951 | 100% |
Europe | 256 | 13.1% |
Asia | 667 | 34.2% |
Africa | 230 | 11.8% |
Oceania | 13 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 754 | 38.6% |
Northern America | 31 | 1.6% |