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Population (year 2000): 5,958. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,224 (+4.5% change)
 

Males: 2,736  (45.9%)
Females: 3,222  (54.1%)

Prince George's County

Median resident age:  33.6 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 20747.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $60,000 (it was $52,331 in 2000)
District Heights  $60,000
Maryland:  $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $243,700 (it was $129,700 in 2000)
District Heights  $243,700
Maryland:  $280,200

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Races in District Heights:

  • Black (87.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (9.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

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Ancestries: English (2.7%), German (2.6%), Irish (2.0%), Subsaharan African (1.3%), Italian (1.3%), West Indian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1936

Elevation: 270 feet

Land area: 0.90 square miles.

Population density: 6988 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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For population 25 years and over in District Heights

  • High school or higher: 85.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in District Heights city

  • Never married: 35.7%
  • Now married: 43.3%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

133 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.3% Africa).

This city:  2.2%
Maryland:  9.8%



According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in District Heights, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in District Heights to the number of sex offenders is 348 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

District Heights:  1.4% ($1,847)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Washington, DC (9.3 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (143.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Walker Mill, MD (0.8 miles ), Forestville, MD (1.0 miles ), Capitol Heights, MD (2.3 miles ), Morningside, MD (2.4 miles ), Suitland-Silver Hill, MD (2.5 miles ), Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, MD (2.5 miles ), Seat Pleasant, MD (2.6 miles ), Coral Hills, MD (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 38.86 N, Longitude: 76.89 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,026 (-34.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 80 (3.0%)


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Population change in the 1990s: -404 (-6.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (19%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (26%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in District Heights by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 010000
    per 100,000 0.016.30.00.00.00.0
Rapes 002212
    per 100,000 0.00.032.332.115.831.7
Robberies 111811172816
    per 100,000 181.9293.2177.4273.2441.4253.4
Assaults 16151312926
    per 100,000 264.6244.3209.7192.8141.9411.8
Burglaries 423435384431
    per 100,000 694.7553.7564.6610.6693.6491.1
Thefts 991049093117101
    per 100,000 1637.41693.81451.81494.51844.31599.9
Auto thefts 769013511517854
    per 100,000 1257.01465.82177.81848.02805.8855.4
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 322.2393.2392.8396.6520.2350.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.60
US city average:  3.00

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District Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.3 miles away from the District Heights city center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.


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Birthplace of: Abdulai Jalloh - College basketball player (Saint Joseph's Hawks), Darryl Proctor - College basketball player (Coppin St Eagles).


Hospitals/medical centers near District Heights:
  • PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITL CENTER (about 5 miles; CHEVERLY, MD)
  • DOCTOR'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LANHAM, MD)
  • MEDLINK HOSPITAL OF CAPITOL HILL (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to District Heights:
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 5 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 27 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to District Heights:
  • COLLEGE PARK (about 8 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; ID: CGS)
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)
  • WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/HYDE FIELD (about 9 miles; CLINTON, MD; ID: W32)

Amtrak stations near District Heights:
  • 7 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.districtheights.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to District Heights:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 2 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 29,298)
  • PRINCE GEORGES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; LARGO, MD; FT enrollment: 5,764)
  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 8,434)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
Public elementary/middle schools in District Heights:
  • FRANCIS SCOTT KEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 805; Location: 2301 SCOTT KEY DR; Grades: PK - 06)
  • ROBERT R. GRAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 648; Location: 4949 ADDISON RD; Grades: PK - 06)
  • DISTRICT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 517; Location: 2200 COUNTY RD; Grades: KG - 06)
  • CONCORD ELEMENTARY (Students: 508; Location: 2004 CONCORD LN; Grades: KG - 06)
  • THOMAS CLAGGETT ELEMENTARY (Students: 392; Location: 2001 ADDISON RD; Grades: PK - 06)

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Tourist attraction: C-Line Tours (Tours & Charters; 2912 Viceroy Avenue).

Hotels: Four Seasons (8755 Darcy Road), Four Seasons Trading (8755 Darcy Road).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.9 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.3%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

District Heights compared to Maryland state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in District Heights (2007 data):
  • SunTrust Bank: District Heights Branch at 6224 Marlboro Pike, branch established on 1959-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.: Great Eastern Shopping Center Branch at 6335 Marlboro Pike, branch established on 1995-11-18. Info updated 2006-10-05: Bank assets: $14,410.6 mil, Deposits: $10,922.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 227 total offices
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Silver Hill Branch at 5720 Silver Hill Road, branch established on 1990-01-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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District Heights government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $40,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $502,000
    Police Protection: $493,000
    Regular Highways: $407,000
    Solid Waste Management: $262,000
    Parks & Recreation: $120,000
    General Public Buildings: $119,000
    General - Other: $61,000
    Central Staff Services: $49,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $37,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $383,000
    All Other: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $612,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $480,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $132,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $42,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $102,000
    General Public Building: $78,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $865,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $243,000
    All Other: $164,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,281,000
    NEC: $139,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $907,000

7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,416 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.67%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Prince George's County:  0.22%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from District of Columbia, DC  1.75% ($34,965 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD  1.36% ($37,929)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.40% ($45,884)


8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.80%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)
Prince George's County:  0.12%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, MD  1.41% ($37,903 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC  1.03% ($31,401)
to Anne Arundel County, MD  0.86% ($51,887)


Strongest AM radio stations in District Heights:
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYCB (1340 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in District Heights:
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
  • WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around District Heights:
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • W63BP (Channel 63; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W61BY (Channel 61; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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