Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 107, established in 1888.
St. Joseph Catholic Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Damar has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 263 in 1940, a peak of 361 in 1960, 112 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Damar, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Damar.
107 people lived in Damar by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 5.3% fewer than in 2020. Here, 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 36% in Kansas as a whole. People 65 and older are just over two in five residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (23% statewide).
| Damar | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57.5 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
Somewhere between 40% and 68% women
The Census survey reached too few of Damar’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.7 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Damar | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.2% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.8% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.3% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 28.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.4% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.3% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.9% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.9% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
A typical home in Damar is worth about $113,000, up 1.1% in a year, 54% below the Kansas typical home. 72% of households own their home in the town, against 72% in Kansas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| Damar | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $608 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Damar, the typical journey to work is 16 minutes. Only 2% of working residents stay in Damar for work; the rest commute out. 18% of Damar residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Damar has added 21 jobs, to 23 in 2023.
| Damar | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 93°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Households in Damar have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2013. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 42% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 18% to drought.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
15% of adults binge drink in Damar. CDC measures, 32 in all: Damar beats Kansas on 3 and trails on 8. Among adults locally, 30% get no exercise outside work and 40% have obesity. Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Damar.
| Damar | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Damar | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Damar; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Damar residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Damar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Rooks County, Kansas
Damar is a city in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 112.
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Damar has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.