One downside of living in Capitol Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.90 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Capitol Heights's cultural character, accounting for 15.47% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Capitol Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
