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Damascus, MD vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda is 0% more densely populated than Damascus.
- People are 4.2% more likely to be married in Bethesda.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in Bethesda.
 Damascus, MDBethesda, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock66,294329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4338.4
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 Population - 201015,520  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,277285,036,114
 Population - 19909,817  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now59.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,998.893.4
 Land Area11.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Damascus, MDBethesda, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Damascus, MDBethesda, MDUnited States
 White67.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.7%12.2%
 Asian5.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Damascus, MDBethesda, MDUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.1%50.2%
 Never Married29.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households5,741  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,52980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,102  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Damascus    2 Reviews
Lisa · Damascus, MD
Way too expensive for the offerings
Over 17 years ago

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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Philip · Monrovia, MD
Philip Anderson on Damascus
Over 19 years ago

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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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews
AC · Bethesda, MD
My Honest Review On Bethesda Maryland
Over 3 years ago

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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juan · Bethesda, MD
Bethesda expensive place to liove
Over 10 years ago

Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Deborah · Bethesda, MD
Great schools, good eating, nice blend of burbs an
Over 17 years ago

Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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