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District Heights Maryland Information: District Heights, Maryland is part of PRINCE GEORGES County. Population for District Heights from the last gathering is 5958. You can view District Heights venues that host many District Heights MD events every year. You can also research District Heights Maryland homes for sale by visiting our District Heights Maryland real estate guide. District Heights Maryland has a latitude of 38.8591 and a longitude of -76.8872. Zip codes in District Heights, MD include 20753 ... more District Heights zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in District Heights, MD
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in District Heights, MD was 5,958.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in District Heights was 2,736, which represents 45.9 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in District Heights, MD
There are an estimated 929 married men in the town. 48.1 percent of men over 15 years old in District Heights are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in District Heights is 3,222 which is 54.1 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in District Heights, Maryland
There are an estimated 968 married women in the community. 39.5 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in District Heights, MD
The median age of people living in District Heights, MD was 33.6 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in District Heights was 387. There were 4,125 people above the age of 18, which represents 69.2 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 8 percent of the population (477) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in District Heights, MD
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in District Heights, MD was 5,858.

White Population in District Heights, MD
The estimated White population in the District Heights community is 548, which is 9.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in District Heights, Maryland
The estimated Black/African American population is 5,240, which is 87.9 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in District Heights, MD
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in District Heights, MD was 7.

Asian Population in District Heights, Maryland
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 51.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in District Heights, MD
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in District Heights was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 12, while those of “two or more races” was 100 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the District Heights community was 29, or 0.5 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in District Heights, MD
The household population number in District Heights was 5,958.

Group Quarters Population in District Heights, MD
Group Quarters population in the community was 0.

Average Household Size in District Heights, MD
The average household size in District Heights is 2.88 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.36 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in District Heights, MD
At the time of the last census survey, there were 2,170 total housing units in District Heights.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,070, or 95.4 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,481 were owner-occupied (71.5), and 589 were renter-occupied (28.5, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 100 vacant homes in District Heights at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in District Heights, Maryland
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,393, with a median value in dollars of 129,700.

Monthly Owner Costs in District Heights, MD
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,332 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in District Heights, average costs per month were $364 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,042 people in the community had a high school degree, or 85 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in District Heights, Maryland
475 people in District Heights also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 13.3 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in District Heights, MD
The number of Civilian Veterans in District Heights was 657, or 16 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in District Heights, MD
In 2000, there were 1,061 people in District Heights, MD listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in District Heights, MD
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 257 people in District Heights who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 4.6 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in District Heights, Maryland
There were 2,863 in the labor force in District Heights at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 67.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in District Heights was 38.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in District Heights, MD
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $52,331. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in District Heights, MD
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $61,220. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in District Heights, Maryland
Per capita income in District Heights in the last full census was 21,190. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in District Heights numbered 69, or 4.5 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in District Heights, MD
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 346, or 5.9 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.