One downside of living in Capitol Heights is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Capitol Heights, the average commute to work is 35.90 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Capitol Heights is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The percentage of adults in Capitol Heights with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 17.00% of adults in Capitol Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Capitol Heights in 2022 was $41,573, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,292 for a family of four. However, Capitol Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Capitol Heights is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Capitol Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Capitol Heights residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Capitol Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.07% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Capitol Heights include Jamaican, Guyanese, Ghanian, Italian, and Greek.
Capitol Heights also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.47%.
The most common language spoken in Capitol Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
