Moving to Damascus, Arkansas

Population: 306. Estimated population in July 2024: 314 (+2.6% change)
Males: 150 (49.0%), Females: 156 (51.0%)

Zip code: 72039

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $28,977
Median house value: $65,000

Population by Race

Races in Damascus:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
• Hispanic (1.3%)
• Black (1.0%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (17.6%), Irish (14.4%), English (8.2%), German (7.5%), Dutch (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%).

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Damascus

• High school or higher: 71.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Damascus town

• Never married: 19.8%
• Now married: 58.2%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 10.5%
• Divorced: 10.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-11.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Damascus:

• OZARK HEALTH, INC (about 16 miles; CLINTON, AR)
• CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; CONWAY, AR)
• BAPTIST HEALTH MED CEN HEBER SPRINGS (about 29 miles; HEBER SPRINGS, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Damascus:

• LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 38 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
• ADAMS FIELD (about 47 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
• MEMORIAL FIELD (about 78 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Damascus:

• CLINTON MUNI (about 16 miles; CLINTON, AR; Abbreviation: 4M4)
• HOLLEY MOUNTAIN AIRPARK (about 20 miles; CLINTON, AR; Abbreviation: 2A2)
• DENNIS F CANTRELL FIELD (about 21 miles; CONWAY, AR; Abbreviation: M03)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Damascus:

• UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 19 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
• ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 40 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 45 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
• HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
• ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 83 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
• HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)