One downside of living in District Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.08 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.
Despite being a small city, District Heights has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The overall education level of District Heights citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.53% of adults in District Heights have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in District Heights in 2022 was $33,999, which is low income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,996 for a family of four. However, District Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
District Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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. District Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.88% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in District Heights include Nigerian, Liberian, African, German, and Scottish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of District Heights's cultural character, accounting for 15.55% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in District Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
