Capitol Heights, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Capitol Heights, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 38,621. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CAPITOL-HEIGHTS-MD · Capitol Heights, MD 1 ZIPs · 38,621 pop · #10522/25278 · Prince George's County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $76,466
  • RANK-MID #10522/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ District Heights
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,621
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $341,000

Nearest income peer: District Heights, MD ( $168 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Capitol Heights

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Capitol Heights on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Capitol Heights, MD sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,621
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,466
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 20743 (38,621 residents). Household income $76,466 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Capitol Heights as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Rocky Ridge is the closest lower-income city and Savage the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Capitol Heights.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 20743, is all of Capitol Heights

There is no split to weigh here: 20743 holds every one of Capitol Heights's 38,621 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Capitol Heights's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 620 establishments, 10,475 employees , annual payroll $541,755k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20743 (620 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (130) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Capitol Heights, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Prince George's County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Capitol Heights. See the Prince George's County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Prince George's County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Capitol Heights, Hyattsville, Laurel and Bowie among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Bowie marks the far end of that range at $147,717, 93% above Capitol Heights.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20743 38,621 $76,466 620 1,533

Capitol Heights roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Capitol Heights, .