East PDX Today

40.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Damascus in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 3.3 percent lower than the state average of 43.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,973.

97.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	213	2.7
Regular high school diploma	2,119	27.1
GED or alternative credential	354	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	588	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,420	18.1
Associate's degree	891	11.4
Bachelor's degree	1,437	18.4
Master's degree	592	7.6
Professional school degree	135	1.7
Doctorate degree	82	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.