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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Damascus is $33,483, which is higher than the state average of $27,173 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Damascus median household income is $85,708. On average Damascus residents spend 30.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.4 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, #43

Damascus, OR	33,483 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Damascus, OR	35,578 USD
Oregon	27,230 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, OR	44,145 USD
Oregon	32,599 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, OR	25,509 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #13

Damascus, OR	85,708 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Damascus, OR	96,230 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Damascus, OR	11.34%
Oregon	23.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Damascus, OR median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oregon and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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Household Income Other than Earnings

	Damascus, OR		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.51%	$18,640, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.93%	$19,731, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.88%	$3,465, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.76%	$25,825, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	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, OR	92,311 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Damascus, OR	100,363 USD
Oregon	79,373 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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
White	$86,807, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Hispanic	$85,729, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$91,250, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$72,639, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
Two or More Races	$53,958, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Damascus, OR	Oregon	U.S.
25 to 44	$90,250, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$95,036, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$63,426, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Damascus, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,828, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	4,535, 51.37%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,214, 70.87%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,214, 70.87%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,006, 93.53%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	208, 6.47%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,321, 29.13%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	4,293, 48.63%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,524, 58.79%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,524, 58.79%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,223, 88.07%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	301, 11.93%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,769, 41.21%, see rank	42.03%	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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,109, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,017, 78.63%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	462, 9.04%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	65, 1.27%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	38, 0.74%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	61, 1.19%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	466, 9.12%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Damascus, OR	30.2 minutes
Oregon	22.4 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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,229	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	3,006, 57.49%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	851, 28.31%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	485, 16.13%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	450, 14.97%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	437, 14.54%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	515, 17.13%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	2,223, 42.51%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	779, 35.04%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	404, 18.17%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	858, 38.60%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 0.58%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	169, 7.60%, see rank	5.35%	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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,229, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	53, 1.01%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	605, 11.57%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	758, 14.50%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	164, 3.14%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	609, 11.65%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	268, 5.13%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	57, 1.09%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	470, 8.99%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	561, 10.73%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	883, 16.89%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	311, 5.95%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	236, 4.51%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	254, 4.86%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Damascus, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	785	7.36%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	173	5.56%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

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