CITY · 1990 CENSUS

District Heights

Maryland · 6,704 residents · 0.87 sq mi

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District Heights is a city of 6,704 people in Maryland. Median household income runs $41,740, well clear of the $30,130 US median. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 30 minutes on average. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.8% of locals. 746 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,704

+13%vs 2000

vs 5,958 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 33.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(494)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(536)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(499)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(520)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(510)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(1,269)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(1,024)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413%(870)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(397)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(387)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(159)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,740

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,331 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,793

−21%vs 2000

vs $21,190 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$100,600

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $129,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$545

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $669 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.6%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

34.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic9.1%(543)

Black87.7%(5,228)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(29)

Asian0.9%(51)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic23.6%(1,580)

Black73.7%(4,940)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian2%(134)

Other0.7%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American8.4%(494)

Salvadoran8.3%(487)

Mexican0.4%(24)

Panamanian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African9.4%(552)

Nigerian7.1%(416)

American1.7%(101)

West Indian0.4%(23)

German0.3%(19)

Scottish0.3%(18)

Barbadian0.2%(14)

English0.2%(11)

Jamaican0.2%(9)

Irish0.1%(8)

Italian0.1%(8)

British0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Nigerian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.1%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.9 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 30.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.4%(907)

Married41.4%(847)

Widowed3.8%(77)

Divorced10.5%(214)

Women 15+

Never married54.5%(1,419)

Married30.5%(793)

Widowed6.7%(175)

Divorced8.3%(215)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.9%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.2%(74)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(54)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(153)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.5%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 306 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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