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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Oxon Hill · lowest
Oxon Hill · lowest
$75,236 median HH income
- District Heigh · near
District Heigh · near
$76,298 median HH income
- Capitol Height · this city
Capitol Height · this city
$76,466 median HH income
- College Park · near
College Park · near
$77,317 median HH income
- Suitland · near
Suitland · near
$79,330 median HH income
- Bowie · highest
Bowie · highest
$147,717 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.
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 .
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, .