ZIP 20743 · Capitol Heights
Who lives in ZIP code 20743 (Capitol Heights, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Capitol Heights, MD · Prince George's County
uszips 2026
People41,093
Median age37.3
Household income$76,466
Home value$340,573
Median rent$1,609/mo
Poverty16.1%
College degree+23.3%
Commute36 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Washington, DC-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,646 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,610
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 75.2% are adults.
Household income
38.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,036.
Education (adults 25+)
49.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
20.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.0%
- Never married
- 48.3%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.31
- Dual-income families
- 50.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.1%
- Rent burden
- 40.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.1%
- Unemployment
- 10.8%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.2%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 12.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 3.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.