District Heights

Population: 5,888
Median household income: $81,750
Median home value: $320,500

District Heights, a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, has 5,888 residents. Its median household income of $81,750 runs below the Prince George's County figure of $100,708.

Between 2019 and 2023, District Heights's population declined 1.9% from 6,000 to 5,888, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $251,600 to $320,500.

62.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1968.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,888
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $81,750
Median home value: $320,500
Median gross rent: $1,377
Housing units: 2,197
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0005,888

Median household income

$77,278$81,750

Median home value

$251,600$320,500

Median gross rent

$1,248$1,377

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,000	$77,278	$251,600	$1,248
2020	5,996	$66,758	$267,300	$1,212
2021	5,927	$69,099	$278,600	$1,340
2022	5,905	$84,929	$309,400	$1,391
2023	5,888	$81,750	$320,500	$1,377

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	462	7.8%
5 to 17	946	16.1%
18 to 24	569	9.7%
25 to 34	904	15.4%
35 to 44	553	9.4%
45 to 54	676	11.5%
55 to 64	762	12.9%
65 to 74	649	11.0%
75 and over	367	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	203	3.4%
Black or African American	5,172	87.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	97	1.6%
Two or more races	76	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	336	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	415	10.6%
High school graduate	1,203	30.8%
Some college or associate's	1,106	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	731	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	456	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit13.7%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means7.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,958	74.5%
Carpooled	71	2.7%
Public transit	359	13.7%
Walked	5	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	1.8%
Other means	188	7.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122	4.7%
15 to 29 min	869	33.7%
30 to 44 min	706	27.4%
45 to 59 min	303	11.7%
60+ min	581	22.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 15.1% (886 of 5,862)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,445	69.4%
Nonfamily households	637	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,082	94.8%
Vacant	115	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,417	68.1%
Renter-occupied	665	31.9%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,378	62.7%
1-unit, attached	205	9.3%
2 to 4 units	302	13.7%
5 to 19 units	295	13.4%
20 or more units	16	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2423025
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8589, -76.8884