Forest Heights, Maryland - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,573
Male Share of the Population	43.9%
Female Share of the Population	56.1%
Senior Citizens	15.5%
Employed Population 16+	1,215
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	33.9%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12%
Median Earnings25+	$42,849
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$37,708
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$38,954

Wealth

Median Family Income	$81,750
% Above Poverty Level	96.2%
% Below Poverty Level	3.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	33 minutes
% Working from Home	5.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.2%
% Using Public Transportation	11.2%

Housing

People Living Alone	19.7%
Median Gross Rent	$2,101
Median House Value	$215,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	86%
African	1.4%
German	0.9%
West Indian	0.7%
Canadian	0.5%
Irish	0.4%
Haitian	0.3%
Guyanese	0.2%
British	0.2%
Ghanaian	0.2%
Italian	0.1%
Welsh	0.1%
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Forest Heights Almanac

Category	Value
County	Prince Georges County
Standard Zip Codes	20745
Phone Area Codes	3,01,240
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	38.8
Approximate Longitude	-76.99

Forest Heights Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WASHINGTON REAGAN NTL AP
Distance	5.4 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 43 F
Apr Temp	46 to 66 F
Jul Temp	70 to 88 F
Oct Temp	50 to 68 F
Annual Precip	39.3 inches

Station	NATIONAL ARBORETUM DC
Distance	6.9 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 43 F
Apr Temp	42 to 66 F
Jul Temp	67 to 89 F
Oct Temp	44 to 69 F
Annual Precip	43.7 inches

Station	UPPER MARLBORO 3 NNW
Distance	11.6 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 43 F
Apr Temp	41 to 65 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 68 F
Annual Precip	43.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Capitol Heights	4,512	$80,739
Colmar Manor	1,398	$78,500
District Heights	5,975	$76,623
Morningside	1,238	$77,171
Seat Pleasant	4,759	$63,860

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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