One downside of living in District Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.36 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though District Heights is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
In terms of college education, District Heights is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.96% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in District Heights in 2022 was $32,090, which is low income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,360 for a family of four. However, District Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call District Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of District Heights residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in District Heights include Nigerian, Other Subsaharan African, African, Liberian, and German.
The most common language spoken in District Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
