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Damascus, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Damascus is a Census city of 272 people across 1.76 square miles of land, in Early County. Median household income is $58,125, 90.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Damascus
What Damascus is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.76 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land154 plus or minus 72
- County holding the largest share of its areaEarly County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Damascus
How many people live in Damascus
- Population272 plus or minus 127
- Median age54.1 plus or minus 17.6
- Population under 1845 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over106 plus or minus 62
- Share 65 and over39.0 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Households112 plus or minus 56
- Family households84 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families75.0 percent plus or minus 25.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Damascus
Income and work in Damascus
- Median household income$58,125 plus or minus $30,907
- Per capita income$24,430 plus or minus $5,228
- Civilian labor force108 plus or minus 74
- Employed107 plus or minus 74
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over202 plus or minus 94
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent plus or minus 53.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.3 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Damascus
Housing in Damascus
- Housing units128 plus or minus 58
- Occupied units112 plus or minus 56
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied101 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate90.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,600 plus or minus $138,447
- Median gross rent, monthly$900
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Single family units95 plus or minus 50
- Share single family74.2 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Damascus
How Damascus gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute105 plus or minus 74
- Commuting under 15 minutes37 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.6 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Drove alone96.2 percent
- Carpooled3.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Damascus
Flood risk in Damascus
- NFIP communityCity of Damascus
- NFIP community number130517
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/09
The City of Damascus does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130517 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Early County, not Damascus
Early County context, not Damascus figures
- Establishments in Early County197
- Covered employment, Early County3,658
- Average annual pay, Early County$57,332
- Housing units permitted, Early County11
Every figure in this section is published for Early County as a whole and is not a measurement of Damascus.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Damascus questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Damascus, Georgia?
272, in 112 households. Damascus city covers 1.76 square miles of land, which is 154 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Damascus in?
Early County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Damascus?
$58,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,600. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Damascus in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Damascus appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Damascus, city of, community 130517, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Damascus figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Early County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Damascus.
Is zoning published for Damascus?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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