Maryland · Census place 23025
District Heights city, MD
Quick answer
District Heights city has 5,888 residents, ranking #186 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $81,750, the median home is worth $320,500 and median gross rent runs $1,377 a month.
- Population
- 5,888District Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $81,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $320,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,377Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in District Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the District Heights city median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 68.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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