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Capitol Heights, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Capitol Heights is a Census town of 4,020 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Prince George's County. Median household income is $97,155, 77.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 30 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $19.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Capitol Heights
What Capitol Heights is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,159
- County holding the largest share of its areaPrince George's County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Capitol Heights
How many people live in Capitol Heights
- Population4,020
- Median age31.5 plus or minus 9.7
- Population under 181,111 plus or minus 348
- Share under 1827.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over533 plus or minus 161
- Share 65 and over13.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households1,286 plus or minus 269
- Family households811
- Share of households that are families63.1 percent plus or minus 17.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Capitol Heights
- Median household income$97,155
- Per capita income$42,417 plus or minus $14,147
- Civilian labor force2,200
- Employed1,832
- Unemployed368 plus or minus 247
- Unemployment rate16.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Adults 25 and over2,361
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.1 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Capitol Heights
- Housing units1,336 plus or minus 281
- Occupied units1,286 plus or minus 269
- Vacant units50 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied994 plus or minus 213
- Renter occupied292 plus or minus 125
- Ownership rate77.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$331,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,306 plus or minus $288
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units1,214 plus or minus 254
- Share single family90.9 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Units in buildings of two or more122 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more9.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Capitol Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,664
- Commuting under 15 minutes198 plus or minus 171
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,039 plus or minus 284
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.4 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Drove alone66.2 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport8.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Capitol Heights
SBA loans in Capitol Heights (7(a))
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$19,270,800
- Average approval$642,360
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,368,700
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported348
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises13.3 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Capitol Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Capitol Heights
SBA loans in Capitol Heights (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$8,458,000
- Average approval$845,800
- Median approval$613,000
- Largest approval$1,761,000
- Jobs supported88
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Capitol Heights, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Prince George's County, not Capitol Heights
Prince George's County context, not Capitol Heights figures
- Establishments in Prince George's County16,350
- Covered employment, Prince George's County329,476
- Average annual pay, Prince George's County$73,373
- Housing units permitted, Prince George's County1,473
Every figure in this section is published for Prince George's County as a whole and is not a measurement of Capitol Heights.
All Prince George's County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Capitol Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Capitol Heights, Maryland?
4,020, in 1,286 households. Capitol Heights town covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 5,159 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Capitol Heights in?
Prince George's County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Capitol Heights?
$97,155. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $331,900. Median gross rent is $1,306 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Capitol Heights businesses?
30 7(a) approvals totaling $19.3 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $8.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Capitol Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Capitol Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Capitol Heights. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Capitol Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Prince George's County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Capitol Heights.
Is zoning published for Capitol Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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