Capitol Heights, Maryland Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 4,138. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,236 (+2.4% change)
 
Males: 1,899   (45.9%)
Females: 2,239   (54.1%)

Prince George's County

Median resident age:   34.1 years
Maryland median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 20743 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,500 (it was $46,667 in 2000)
Capitol Heights   $53,500
Maryland:   $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $195,200 (it was $103,900 in 2000)
Capitol Heights   $195,200
Maryland:   $280,200

Capitol Heights, MD residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
Orange Natural Hair Gallery

Races in Capitol Heights:

  • Black (92.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: Subsaharan African (2.2%), West Indian (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1910

Elevation: 109 feet

Land area: 0.82 square miles.

Population density: 5195 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




Capitol Heights

For population 25 years and over in Capitol Heights

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Capitol Heights town

  • Never married: 38.6%
  • Now married: 37.4%
  • Separated: 6.3%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

126 residents are foreign born (1.4% Africa, 0.9% Latin America, 0.3% North America).

This town:   3.0%
Maryland:   9.8%



According to our research there were 40 registered sex offenders living in Capitol Heights, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Capitol Heights to the number of sex offenders is 106 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Capitol Heights:   2.1% ($2,130)
Maryland:   1.2% ($1,782)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Washington, DC (7.1 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (144.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Coral Hills, MD (1.1 miles ), Seat Pleasant, MD (1.3 miles ), Fairmount Heights, MD (1.4 miles ), Walker Mill, MD (1.8 miles ), Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, MD (1.9 miles ), Suitland-Silver Hill, MD (2.3 miles ), District Heights, MD (2.3 miles ), Cheverly, MD (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.88 N, Longitude: 76.91 W


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Capitol Heights, Maryland business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +494 (+13.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (23%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Bus drivers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



 

Crime in Capitol Heights by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 1 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 23.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 1 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 23.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 18 13 24 3 13 17
    per 100,000 428.7 304.9 558.3 69.6 300.3 393.1
Assaults 11 12 11 1 3 2
    per 100,000 262.0 281.4 255.9 23.2 69.3 46.2
Burglaries 31 30 32 14 14 4
    per 100,000 738.3 703.6 744.4 324.7 323.4 92.5
Thefts 101 87 47 37 39 25
    per 100,000 2405.3 2040.3 1093.3 858.1 900.9 578.0
Auto thefts 59 90 81 71 38 18
    per 100,000 1405.1 2110.7 1884.2 1646.6 877.8 416.2
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 441.3 447.5 530.4 214.3 232.8 190.1
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.11
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Capitol Heights, Maryland

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Capitol Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.3 miles away from the Capitol Heights town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.


Birthplace of: Chad Scott - 2005 NFL player (New England Patriots, born: Sep 6, 1974), Calvin Cage - College basketball player (Buffalo Bulls), West Otis - College basketball player (Coppin St Eagles).


Hospitals/medical centers near Capitol Heights:
  • PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITL CENTER (about 4 miles; CHEVERLY, MD)
  • MEDLINK HOSPITAL OF CAPITOL HILL (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • GREATER SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Capitol Heights:
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 7 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 27 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Capitol Heights:
  • COLLEGE PARK (about 6 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; ID: CGS)
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)
  • WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/HYDE FIELD (about 11 miles; CLINTON, MD; ID: W32)

Amtrak stations near Capitol Heights:
  • 7 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 7 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Capitol Heights:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 5 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 29,298)
  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
  • PRINCE GEORGES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; LARGO, MD; FT enrollment: 5,764)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 8,434)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
Public high schools in Capitol Heights:
  • CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 1,271; Location: 200 CABIN BRANCH RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • FAIRMONT HEIGHTS HIGH (Students: 1,079; Location: 1401 NYE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Capitol Heights:
  • CHILDREN OF LIGHT CHRISTIAN CH (Students: 16; Location: 201C RITCHIE RD #C3; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Capitol Heights:
  • WALKER MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 677; Location: 800 KAREN BLVD; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • BRADBURY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 575; Location: 1401 GLACIER AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
  • H. W. WHEATLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 541; Location: 8801 RITCHIE DR; Grades: PK - KG)
  • JOHN H. BAYNE ELEMENTARY (Students: 475; Location: 7010 WALKER MILL RD; Grades: KG - 06)
  • DOSWELL E. BROOKS ELEMENTARY (Students: 447; Location: 1301 BROOKE RD; Grades: PK - 06)
  • JOHN EAGER HOWARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 404; Location: 4400 SHELL ST; Grades: PK - 06)
  • CAPITOL HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 367; Location: 601 SUFFOLK AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
  • LYNDON HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 365; Location: 6181 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
  • CARMODY HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 357; Location: 401 JADELEAF AVE; Grades: PK - 06)

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Notable location: Capitol Heights Metro Station (A) .

Shopping Center: Capitol Heights Plaza Shopping Center (1) .

Tourist attraction: Capital City Tours Inc (Tours & Charters; 6666 Walker Mill Road).

Hotels: Motel 6 (75 Hampton Park Boulevard), Comfort Inn Fedex Field/dc (55 Hampton Park Boulevard).

 

Average household size:
This town:   2.9 people
Maryland:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   70.4%
Whole state:   68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.6%
Whole state:   5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   11.4%
Whole state:   8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   7.2%
Whole state:   4.2%

Capitol Heights compared to Maryland state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Banks with branches in Capitol Heights (2007 data):
  • The Columbia Bank: Capitol Heights Branch at 8703 Central Avenue, branch established on 1986-11-03. Info updated 2006-08-04: Bank assets: $1,678.1 mil, Deposits: $1,034.7 mil, headquarters in Columbia, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation



2004 Presidential Election results in Prince George's County Maryland:




7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,416 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.67%
Maryland average:   7.95%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Prince George's County:   0.22%
Maryland average:   0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from District of Columbia, DC  1.75% ($34,965 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD  1.36% ($37,929)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.40% ($45,884)


8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.80%
Maryland average:   8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)
Prince George's County:   0.12%
Maryland average:   0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, MD  1.41% ($37,903 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC  1.03% ($31,401)
to Anne Arundel County, MD  0.86% ($51,887)


Strongest AM radio stations in Capitol Heights:
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYCB (1340 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Capitol Heights:
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
  • WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)

TV broadcast stations around Capitol Heights:
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W63BP (Channel 63; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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