ZIP 20872 · Damascus
Who lives in ZIP code 20872 (Damascus, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Damascus, MD · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People13,983
Median age41.3
Household income$141,050
Home value$505,392
Median rent$1,809/mo
Poverty4.1%
College degree+44.3%
Commute36 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 272 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,659
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
66.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $62,344.
Education (adults 25+)
53.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.9%
- Never married
- 29.2%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.28
- Dual-income families
- 65.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.9%
- Rent burden
- 36.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.1%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 44.7%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 10.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.1%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.