Damar, KS

Census Place

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2024 Population
126
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
57.5
12.5% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18.3%
5.58% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$44,028
4.41% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$49,800
2024 Employed Population
64
16.9% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Damar, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Damar, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Damar, KS was $49,800, and the homeownership rate was 72.2%.

Most people in Damar, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Damar, KS was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Damar, KS is home to a population of 126 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Damar, KS residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 3.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (88 people) in Damar, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 White (Hispanic) and 7 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Damar, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Damar, KS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Damar, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    88 ± 32
  2. White (Hispanic)
    26 ± 27
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    7 ± 10
20.6%
Hispanic Population
26 people

In 2024, there were 3.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (88 people) in Damar, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26 White (Hispanic) and 7 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.6% of the people in Damar, KS are hispanic (26 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Damar, KS as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    83,075 ± 6,976 people
  2. India
    12,929 ± 2,785 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
4 ± 16

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Damar, KS.

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Economy

The economy of Damar, KS employs 64 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Damar, KS were Educational Services (23 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (10 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($13,929).

Employment

Occupations

64
2024 Value
± 74
−16.9%
1 Year decline
± 182%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Damar, KS declined at a rate of −16.9%, from 77 employees to 64 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Damar, KS, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (18 people), Transportation Occupations (10 people), and Production Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Damar, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

64
2024 Value
± 74
−16.9%
1 Year decline
± 182%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Damar, KS declined at a rate of −16.9%, from 77 employees to 64 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Damar, KS, are Educational Services (23 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (10 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Damar, KS, though some of these residents may live in Damar, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,833
Median earning men ± $17,875
$14,286
Median earning women ± $15,132

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.
Y-Axis
3.11%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Damar, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (41%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.
Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

People in Damar, KS have an average commute time of 15.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Damar, KS is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$49,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$44,030
$57
Median Property Taxes
±$33

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Damar, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Damar, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

72.2%
Homeownership
2024
50.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.2% of the housing units in Damar, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,028
Median Household Income
± $24,539
79
Number of Households
± 44

In 2024, the median household income of the 79 households in Damar, KS grew to $44,028 from the previous year's value of $42,167.

The following chart displays the households in Damar, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $40k - $45k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Damar, KS is from Kansas.
0.458
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.1%)
  2. Walked (20.3%)
  3. Carpooled (12.5%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in Damar, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (20.3%) and those who carpooled to work (12.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

15.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Damar, KS have a shorter commute time (15.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Damar, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Damar, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Damar, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Damar, KS have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Damar, KS (23 out of 126 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Damar, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.3% of the population of Damar, KS has health coverage, with 50% on employee plans, 6.35% on Medicaid, 27.8% on Medicare, 7.14% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1,285 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,285 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 395 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.5% under 18 years, 7.94% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 41.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

8.73%
Uninsured
50%
Employer Coverage
6.35%
Medicaid
27.8%
Medicare
7.14%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Damar, KS grew by 227% from 2.67% to 8.73%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Damar, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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