In District Heights, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
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.
The overall education level of District Heights is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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 2018 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.
