Capitol Heights, MD Demographic Data
Capitol Heights, MD Summary
Capitol Heights is located in Prince Georges County in Maryland
- Population: 4,360
- Area: 0.80 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,443.19 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 183.07 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Capitol Heights, MD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,428
54%
50.8
Male
2,061
46%
49.2
Total Population
4,489
323,128,000
Capitol Heights, MD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
216
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
293
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
532
11.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
386
8.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
244
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
525
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
737
16.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
688
15.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
158
3.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
192
4.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
344
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
124
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
50
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,209
71.5%
77.2
Female
1,719
53.6%
51.3
Male
1,490
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,002
66.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
639
14.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
518
11.5%
15.2
Female
299
57.7%
55.8
Male
219
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Capitol Heights, MD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,469
99.6%
96.8
White
194
4.3%
72.6
Black or African American
4,031
89.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
51
1.1%
0.8
Asian
4
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
189
4.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
20
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
364
8.1%
17.8
Mexican
27
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
24
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
313
7.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,125
91.9%
82.2
Capitol Heights, MD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
153
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
396
14.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
940
33.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
709
25.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
114
4.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
329
11.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
177
6.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
549
19.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,269
80.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
506
18.0%
31.2
Capitol Heights, MD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,788
51.9%
33.7%
Now Married
903
26.2%
47.5
Divorced
396
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
129
3.7%
2.0
Widowed
232
6.7
5.8%
Capitol Heights, MD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,019
94.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
254
5.9%
21.6%
Spanish
147
3.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
41
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
62
1.5%
1.1%
Capitol Heights, MD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
112
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
63
4.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
85
6.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
76
5.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
175
12.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
233
16.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
204
14.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
342
24.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
71
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
44
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
67,863
57,617
Per capita income
26,030
31,128
Capitol Heights, MD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
128
6.1%
9.8
Construction
149
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
490
23.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
80
3.8%
6.6
Information
73
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
76
3.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
113
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
231
11.0%
11.4
Public administration
351
16.7%
4.6
Retail trade
206
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
168
8.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
37
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
235
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
552
26.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
312
14.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
554
26.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
449
21.4%
18.1%
Capitol Heights, MD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,057
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,357
66.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
165
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
492
23.9%
5.1
Walked
16
0.8%
2.7
Other means
4
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
23
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
38.0
26.6
Capitol Heights, MD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
213
15.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
425
30.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
491
34.9%
37.1
3 or more
276
19.6%
21.0
Capitol Heights, MD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,405
90.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,055
75.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
350
24.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
148
9.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Capitol Heights, MD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,553
1 room
45
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
65
4.2%
9.1
4 rooms
56
3.6%
16.5
5 rooms
186
12.0%
19.8
6 rooms
482
31.0%
17.8
7 rooms
302
19.4%
12.0
8 rooms
148
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
269
17.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Capitol Heights, MD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,553
1-unit, detached
881
56.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
558
35.9%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
11
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
103
6.6%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Capitol Heights, MD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
224
14.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
225
14.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
163
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
115
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
130
8.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
256
16.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
396
25.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
44
2.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Capitol Heights, MD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
736
52.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
631
44.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
1.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.4%
1.1
Capitol Heights, MD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
932
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
9
1.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
13
1.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
33
3.5%
10.3%
$500 to $999
49
5.3%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
166
17.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
169
18.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
493
52.9%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
342
36.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
165
17.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
52
5.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
106
11.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
267
28.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Capitol Heights, MD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
340
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
53
15.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
53
15.6%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
60
17.6%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
72
21.2%
4.4%
Less than $500
102
30.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
10
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,071
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
13
3.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
39
11.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
50
14.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
53
15.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
158
46.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Capitol Heights, MD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,055
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
27
2.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
31
2.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
176
16.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
352
33.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
394
37.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
67
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
189,000
205,000