One downside of living in Capitol Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.15 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.
In Capitol Heights, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Capitol Heights is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Capitol Heights citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.72% of adults 25 and older in Capitol Heights have a college degree.
The per capita income in Capitol Heights in 2022 was $41,694, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,776 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 25.04% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Capitol Heights include Jamaican, Guyanese, Ghanian, African, and Scots-Irish.
Capitol Heights also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.62%.
The most common language spoken in Capitol Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
