Damascus, VA Profile

Damascus, VA, population 1,066, is located in Virginia's Washington county, about 93.4 miles from Winston-Salem and 110.6 miles from Charlotte.

Through the 90's Damascus's population has grown by about 7%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Damascus has grown by about 10%. Since 2005 Damascus's population has declined by about 1%.

Damascus's property crime levels tend to be Virginia's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	46%
	Females	54%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	97%
	African American	2%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	0%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	9.99%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	972	N/A
2001	982	1.03%
2002	985	0.31%
2003	1,088	9.99%
2004	1,084	-0.37%
2005	1,074	-0.92%
2006	1,065	-0.84%
2007	1,071	0.56%
2008	1,070	-0.09%
2009	1,066	-0.37%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$19,886

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	79
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	183
2007	276
2008	0
2009	278
2010	371

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	0	0	0	1
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	0	0	0	2
2007	0	0	1	2
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	0	2	0	1
2010	0	2	0	2

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	2,302
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	3,108
2007	3,775
2008	3,137
2009	2,313
2010	1,483

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-
2003	5	20	4
2004	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-
2006	4	22	8
2007	2	35	4
2008	3	30	1
2009	1	24	0
2010	1	15	0

Location

Elevation	1,928 feet above sea level
Land Area	0.8 Square Miles