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District Heights, MD Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of District Heights is $28,376, which is lower than the state average of $36,670 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. District Heights median household income is $67,000, which has grown by 28.03% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average District Heights residents spend 36.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #299

District Heights, MD	28,376 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

District Heights, MD	37,056 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

District Heights, MD	40,013 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

District Heights, MD	36,257 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #254

District Heights, MD	67,000 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

District Heights, MD	75,453 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #244

District Heights, MD	28.03%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	District Heights, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.68%	$3,258, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.76%	$21,880, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.55%	$2,901, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.16%	$29,997, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

District Heights, MD	78,173 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

District Heights, MD	83,342 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	District Heights, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$29,000, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$67,333, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$124,750, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Two or More Races	$126,136, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	District Heights, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$58,242, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,212, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$88,125, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$68,239, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	District Heights, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,771, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	2,048, 42.93%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,428, 69.73%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,428, 69.73%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,137, 79.62%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	291, 20.38%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	620, 30.27%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	2,723, 57.07%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,916, 70.36%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,916, 70.36%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,699, 88.67%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	217, 11.33%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	807, 29.64%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	District Heights, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,755, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,723, 62.54%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	344, 12.49%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	597, 21.67%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	14, 0.51%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	41, 1.49%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	36, 1.31%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

District Heights, MD	36.8 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	District Heights, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,836	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	1,137, 40.09%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	237, 20.84%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	326, 28.67%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	150, 13.19%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.53%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	132, 11.61%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	202, 17.77%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	1,699, 59.91%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	671, 39.49%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	238, 14.01%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	751, 44.20%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 0.65%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	District Heights, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,836, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	168, 5.92%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	61, 2.15%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	374, 13.19%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	148, 5.22%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	74, 2.61%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	129, 4.55%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	395, 13.93%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	646, 22.78%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	176, 6.21%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	509, 17.95%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	156, 5.50%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	District Heights, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	524	8.82%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	157	10.44%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.