Drinking water stations with addresses in Damascus that have no violations reported:
- KONNAROCK COMMUNITY CENTER (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  20.0% | | Whole state: |  9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Damascus compared to Virginia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Damascus (2007 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Damascus Branch at 202 West Laurel Avenue, branch established on 1985-07-22; West End Drive Thru Branch at 22706 Jeb Stuart Highway, branch established on 1979-07-30. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- The Bank of Marion: Damascus Branch at 744 Beaver Dam Avenue, Suite A, branch established on 2003-12-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $353.8 mil, Deposits: $308.7 mil, headquarters in Marion, VA, positive income, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Virginia Bankshares, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $5,846 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,649 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,448 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,910 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $1,510 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,183 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $469 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 20 | $16,015 |
Damascus government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $189,000
All Other: $43,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $136,000
Sewerage: $129,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Parks & Recreation: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $75,000
General - Other: $29,000
Fire Protection: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $36,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $356,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $650,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $650,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $356,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $51,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $46,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $310,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $66,000
Housing & Community Development: $19,000
- Tax - Property: $139,000
NEC: $77,000
Public Utilities: $54,000
Total General Sales: $50,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $221,000
6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,436 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.36% | | Virginia average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,260 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.00% | | Virginia average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Damascus:
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXMY (1600 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SALTVILLE, VA; Owner: CONTINENTAL MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMCT (1390 AM; 1 kW; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN; Owner: JOHNSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO,INC)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Damascus:
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WFHG-FM (92.7 FM; ABINGDON, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXLZ-FM (107.3 FM; LEBANON, VA; Owner: YEARY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Damascus:
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMSY-TV (Channel 52; MARION, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
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