Capitol Heights vs National Harbor

A side-by-side comparison of Capitol Heights and National Harbor: population, income, housing, and more.

Capitol Heights and National Harbor are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

National Harbor has the higher population (4,418 vs 4,014 in Capitol Heights). National Harbor has the higher median household income ($133,616 vs $91,938 in Capitol Heights). National Harbor has the higher median home value ($462,000 vs $294,700 in Capitol Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Capitol Heights	National Harbor
Population	4,014	4,418
Median age	33.9 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$91,938	$133,616
Median home value	$294,700	$462,000
Median gross rent	$1,379	$2,293
Housing units	1,324	2,583
Homeownership rate	70.4%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	51.1%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Capitol Heights	National Harbor
Population	4,528 → 4,014 (-11.4%)	4,296 → 4,418 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$70,919 → $91,938 (+29.6%)	$89,838 → $133,616 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$226,200 → $294,700 (+30.3%)	$358,000 → $462,000 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,320 → $1,379 (+4.5%)	$1,352 → $2,293 (+69.6%)

Capitol Heights

Population

4,5284,014

Median household income

$70,919$91,938

Median home value

$226,200$294,700

Median gross rent

$1,320$1,379

National Harbor

Population

4,2964,418

Median household income

$89,838$133,616

Median home value

$358,000$462,000

Median gross rent

$1,352$2,293

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Capitol Heights	National Harbor
Under 5	7.7%	2.2%
5 to 17	21.0%	2.3%
18 to 24	10.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	17.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	16.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	18.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	16.0%
75 and over	3.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Capitol Heights	National Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	21.1%
Black or African American	72.3%	48.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	13.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.0%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Capitol Heights	National Harbor
No high school diploma	23.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	31.1%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	23.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Capitol Heights	National Harbor
Drove alone	63.4%	65.2%
Carpooled	14.7%	3.5%
Public transit	9.4%	6.8%
Walked	1.6%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	19.1%
Other means	3.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Capitol Heights	National Harbor
1-unit, detached	55.7%	22.6%
1-unit, attached	34.1%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	16.6%
20 or more units	9.8%	46.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Capitol Heights	National Harbor
Poverty rate	7.5%	6.5%
Average household size	3.19	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	37	36
Median year structure built	1967	2002