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Capitol Heights, MD
Demographic Data




Capitol Heights Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Capitol Heights Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

3,952

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.7%
5 - 17:
21.0%
18 - 24:
10.4%
25 - 34:
11.1%
35 - 54:
26.3%
55 - 64:
10.7%
Over 65 Years:
12.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.9%
2.9%
76.3%
76.3%
19.7%
19.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Capitol Heights
USA
$41,694
$41,694
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Capitol Heights
USA
$91,938
$91,938
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.5%

Employment Industries

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Public Service
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Healthcare
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Information Technology
Finance
Wholesale
Manufacturing
20.1%
20.1%
10.9%
10.9%
10.6%
10.6%
8.8%
8.8%
8.4%
8.4%
7.6%
7.6%
7.4%
7.4%
6.0%
6.0%
4.3%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
White
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
72.3%
72.3%
25.0%
25.0%
1.9%
1.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Jamaican
Guyanese
Ghanian
African
Scots-Irish
Scandinavian
Irish
Finnish
Other Subsaharan African
English
Egyptian
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
British West Indian
Bermudan
2.6%
2.6%
1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
1.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
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% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Greek
Italian
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
78.5%
78.5%
21.5%
21.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Capitol Heights Residents

16.6%


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