Damascus
Recent News About Damascus
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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Faulkner County farmers in 2021 reached $2,783,631
Farms in Faulkner County received $2,783,631 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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295 Van Buren County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021
Farms in Van Buren County received $518,059 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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6.7% of households in Damascus received food stamps in 2020
Damascus ranked 423rd in Arkansas for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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32.6 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Damascus town
32.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Damascus town in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Enforcement officers in Damascus deal with eight crimes against property in 2020
There were 16 offenses throughout Damascus in 2020.
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2020: seven crimes against persons handled by Damascus law enforcement
There were 16 offenses throughout Damascus in 2020.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Damascus town in 2020
Of the 412 people living in Damascus town in 2020, 47.8 percent (197) were women and 52.2 percent (215) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC Arkansas News.
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Census Bureau: 6.7% of people in Damascus Town identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 431 citizens living in Damascus Town in 2019, 93.3 percent said they were only one race, while 6.7 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Census Bureau: 77.3 percent of people in Damascus Town were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 431 citizens living in Damascus Town in 2019, 333 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 11, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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HHS provides $16,689 to a business in Damascus under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, one business in Damascus received $16,689 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Damascus town in 2019
Of the 431 people living in Damascus town in 2019, 44.5 percent (192) were women and 55.5 percent (239) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC Arkansas News.
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Census Bureau reports Damascus town population was 431 in 2019
Damascus town had a population of 431 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC Arkansas News.
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25.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Damascus town
25.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Damascus town in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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26.1 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Damascus town
26.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Damascus town in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 81.6 percent of people in Damascus Town were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 412 citizens living in Damascus Town in 2020, 336 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 10.4% of people in Damascus Town identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 412 citizens living in Damascus Town in 2020, 89.6 percent said they were only one race, while 10.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau reports Damascus town population was 412 in 2020
Damascus town had a population of 412 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the NC Arkansas News.
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Diamond State Carriers, LLC receives a PPP loan between $150K-$350K on May 3
Diamond State Carriers, LLC received a Paycheck Protection Program loan for between $150,000 and $350,000 on May 3, according to the US Treasury Department.
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Damascus ranked 126th in Arkansas for resident earnings in 2018
Damascus ranked 126th among cities in Arkansas by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Damascus ranked 123rd in Arkansas for resident earnings in 2019
Damascus ranked 123rd among cities in Arkansas by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.