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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Damascus is $42,467, which is higher than the state average of $36,670 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Damascus median household income is $115,605, which has grown by 61.81% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Damascus residents spend 40.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #110

Damascus, MD	42,467 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Damascus, MD	54,906 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Damascus, MD	66,416 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Damascus, MD	42,517 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #59

Damascus, MD	115,605 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Damascus, MD	129,568 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #56

Damascus, MD	61.81%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Damascus, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	37.83%	$6,901, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.90%	$18,268, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.03%	$8,680, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.08%	$34,662, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Damascus, MD	122,074 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Damascus, MD	136,049 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Damascus, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$117,230, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$71,051, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$103,429, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$119,240, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
Two or More Races	$92,143, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Damascus, MD	Maryland	U.S.
25 to 44	$110,688, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$128,165, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$82,636, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Damascus, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,646, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	5,666, 48.65%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,421, 78.03%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,421, 78.03%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,235, 95.79%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	186, 4.21%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,245, 21.97%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	5,980, 51.35%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,249, 71.05%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,249, 71.05%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,944, 92.82%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	305, 7.18%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,731, 28.95%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Damascus, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,988, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,484, 81.17%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	721, 9.03%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	312, 3.91%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	47, 0.59%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.11%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	415, 5.20%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Damascus, MD	40.5 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Damascus, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,179	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	4,235, 51.78%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,314, 54.64%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	447, 10.55%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	696, 16.43%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.38%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	292, 6.89%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	247, 5.83%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	3,944, 48.22%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,903, 48.25%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	618, 15.67%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,326, 33.62%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.25%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	62, 1.57%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Damascus, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,179, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	31, 0.38%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	522, 6.38%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	533, 6.52%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	104, 1.27%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	862, 10.54%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	153, 1.87%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	199, 2.43%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	617, 7.54%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,534, 18.76%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,616, 19.76%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	636, 7.78%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	821, 10.04%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	551, 6.74%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Damascus, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	858	5.69%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	175	4.42%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.