Capitol Hgts' Livability
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C
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About Capitol Hgts, MD
Capitol Hgts, MD is located in Prince Georges County in the state of Maryland.
The total City Population for Capitol Hgts is about 38,621 with about 794 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $42,360, which is roughly 87% lower than the Average Home Value of $338,256 for the state of Maryland, and roughly 80% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $12,710, which is roughly 87% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $97,112 for the state of Maryland, and roughly 80% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
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Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 0.55Male Population Estimate: 46.2%
Female Population Estimate: 53.8%
Median Age: 7.16
Male Median Age: 6.6
Female Median Age: 7.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5.46%
White:4.46%
Other:3.6%
Indian:1.18%
Asian:0.68%
Hawaiian:0.06%
Voting
Voting results are unavailable for Prince Georges County.
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Capitol Hgts specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Prince Georges County: About 9.83686 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Prince Georges County: About 423.194 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Prince Georges County is about 60% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 32% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Capitol Hgts is about 7.4%.
Maryland is ranked #16 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 62.03 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 58.21The average living wage for the state of Maryland is $35.41/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Maryland a minimum wage score of 58.87 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.63/hr, which gives Maryland a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 10.92 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Maryland is $270.58, resulting in a UI benefit score of 64.06 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Maryland does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Maryland does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Maryland does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Maryland does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Maryland does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Maryland does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Maryland does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Maryland does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Maryland does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Maryland does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Maryland does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Maryland does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Maryland does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Maryland does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Maryland does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Maryland does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Maryland does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Maryland does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 20731, 20743, 20790, 20791, 20799 (5 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 38.987600
Longitude: -76.880800
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 136.2 ft.
Area Code(s): 301, 240