2024 Compare Cities People:
Houston, TX vs Damascus, MD

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Highlights
- Damascus is 0% more densely populated than Houston.
- People are 32.3% more likely to be married in Damascus.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years older in Damascus.
 Houston, TXDamascus, MDUnited States
 Population2,293,28816,945329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%51.7%50.5%
 Male Population49.8%48.3%49.5%
 Median Age33.740.638.4
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 Population - 20102,097,64715,520309,327,143
 Population - 20001,953,63111,430285,036,114
 Population - 19901,630,5539,817251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now18.6%37.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.1%59.9%30.8%
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 Population Density3,600.41,466.393.4
 Land Area637.011.63,531,905.4
 Water Area29.40.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Houston, TXDamascus, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%4.8%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.7%5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%7.0%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.9%5.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%5.3%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.9%3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%10.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4414.3%13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%13.4%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.5%9.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%7.5%6.3%
 Age 65 to 746.8%7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%4.1%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.3%1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Houston, TXDamascus, MDUnited States
 White24.1%67.4%59.4%
 Black22.1%9.2%12.2%
 Asian6.7%5.9%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.3%0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%4.3%3.2%
 Hispanic44.5%12.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Houston, TXDamascus, MDUnited States
 Married Population44.2%58.5%49.8%
     Currently Married41.2%58.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%0.5%1.8%
 Single Population55.8%41.5%50.2%
 Never Married41.1%29.5%33.8%
 Divorced10.2%8.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%3.2%5.6%
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 Household Size2.572.952.60
 Households878,9065,741124,010,992
 Family Households526,6064,63980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%39.8%30.5%
     Married couple, no children32.8%43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households352,3001,10243,255,233
     Single householder, w/children22.5%6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.9%9.7%10.8%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Damascus    2 Reviews

Damascus is located in the "prestigious" Montgomery County MD, located between Washington DC and Baltimore MD. One of the problems is that Damascus is upper northern  More

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beautiful surrounding countryside, lots of amenities concentrated nearby, and great natural recreation within 12 to 50 minutes: forest preserve, golf, C&O Canal tow  More

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