City Statistics

Population (year 2000):

• 6,000

Estimated population in July 2006:

• 6,224 (+4.5% change)

Population demographics in District Heights:

• Black (87.9%)
• White Non-Hispanic (9.1%)
• Two or more races (1.7%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• 133 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.3% Africa).
• This city: 2.2%
• Maryland: 9.8%
• Males: 2,736  (45.9%)
• Females: 3,222  (54.1%)
• Median resident age: 33.6 years
• Maryland median age: 36.0 years

Average household size:

• This city: 2.9 people
• Maryland: 2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

• This city: 74.3%
• Whole state: 68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

• This city: 5.1%
• Whole state: 5.6%
• Zip codes: 20747

For population 25 years and over in District Heights:

• High school or higher: 85.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
• Unemployed: 6.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 38.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in District Heights city:

• Never married: 35.7%
• Now married: 43.3%
• Separated: 3.6%
• Widowed: 8.5%
• Divorced: 8.9%

Public primary/middle schools in District Heights:

• Francis Scott Key Elementary
• District Heights Elementary
• Concord Elementary
• Drew Freeman Middle School

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+:

• Washington, DC (9.3 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+:

• Philadelphia, PA (143.4 miles, pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities:

• Walker Mill, MD (0.8 miles)
• Forestville, MD (1.0 miles)
• Capitol Heights, MD (2.3 miles)
• Morningside, MD (2.4 miles)
• Suitland, MD (2.5 miles)
• Seat Pleasant, MD (2.6 miles)
• Coral Hills, MD (2.8 miles)