District Heights, MD

Census Place

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2023 Population

5,888

0.288% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AChris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAngela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

About

In 2023, District Heights, MD had a population of 5.89k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of District Heights, MD declined from 5,905 to 5,888, a −0.288% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in District Heights, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in District Heights, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.6 minutes. The average car ownership in District Heights, MD was 1 car per household.

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Economy

The economy of District Heights, MD employs N/A people. The largest industries in District Heights, MD are Transportation & Warehousing (589 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (460 people), and Public Administration (304 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,606), Public Administration ($81,389), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,458).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in District Heights, MD, are Transportation Occupations (313 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (254 people), and Production Occupations (235 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of District Heights, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in District Heights, MD, are Transportation & Warehousing (589 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (460 people), and Public Administration (304 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of District Heights, MD, though some of these residents may live in District Heights, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,792

Median earning men ± $7,493

$44,653

Median earning women ± $27,792

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($107,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,235).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,436), Public Administration ($81,076), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($66,719).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Civics

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

N/AChris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

N/AAngela Alsobrooks

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.05% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (961k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in District Heights, MD have an average commute time of 38.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in District Heights, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

68.1%

Homeownership

2023

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.1% of the housing units in District Heights, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in District Heights, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in District Heights, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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The following chart displays the households in District Heights, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for District Heights, MD is from Maryland.

0.454

2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2022, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.5%)
Public Transit (13.7%)
Taxi (3.96%)

In 2023, 74.5% of workers in District Heights, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (13.7%) and those who used a taxi to get to work (3.96%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

38.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in District Heights, MD have a longer commute time (38.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.63% of the workforce in District Heights, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in District Heights, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in District Heights, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in District Heights, MD have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in District Heights, MD is Black, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94% of the population of District Heights, MD has health coverage, with 40.3% on employee plans, 27.2% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 1.36% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.9% were men and 56.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.95%

Uninsured

40.3%

Employer Coverage

27.2%

Medicaid

11.6%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

1.36%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in District Heights, MD declined by 18% from 7.25% to 5.95%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in District Heights, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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