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Damascus, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Damascus is a Census town of 772 people across 0.80 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $29,006, 48.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $80,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Damascus
What Damascus is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.8 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land968 plus or minus 256
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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
- Population772 plus or minus 204
- Median age45.7 plus or minus 17.5
- Population under 18114 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1814.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over239 plus or minus 73
- Share 65 and over31.0 percent
- Households383 plus or minus 90
- Family households166 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families43.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Damascus
Income and work in Damascus
- Median household income$29,006 plus or minus $6,429
- Per capita income$23,720
- Civilian labor force299 plus or minus 117
- Employed296 plus or minus 116
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over586 plus or minus 138
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.4 percent plus or minus 26.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Damascus
Housing in Damascus
- Housing units474
- Occupied units383 plus or minus 90
- Vacant units91 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate19.2 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied185 plus or minus 59
- Renter occupied198 plus or minus 69
- Ownership rate48.3 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,500 plus or minus $64,382
- Median gross rent, monthly$730
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Single family units281 plus or minus 70
- Share single family59.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more163 plus or minus 63
- Share in buildings of two or more34.4 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1954
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 commute252 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes92 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more63 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.0 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone81.8 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.9 percent plus or minus 10.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Damascus
SBA loans in Damascus (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$80,000
- Average approval$80,000
- Median approval$80,000
- Largest approval$80,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Damascus, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Damascus
Flood risk in Damascus
- NFIP communityTown of Damascus
- NFIP community number510170
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The Town of Damascus participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510170 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.
Washington County, not Damascus
Washington County context, not Damascus figures
- Establishments in Washington County1,207
- Covered employment, Washington County20,425
- Average annual pay, Washington County$48,472
- Housing units permitted, Washington County106
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Damascus.
All Washington County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Virginia?
772, in 383 households. Damascus town covers 0.80 square miles of land, which is 968 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?
Washington 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?
$29,006. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,500. Median gross rent is $730 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Damascus businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $80,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $80,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Damascus, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Damascus borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Damascus. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Damascus in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Damascus appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Damascus, town of, community 510170, 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 Washington 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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