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Census Tract 59.16, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Census Tract 59.16, GEOID 37119005916, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, entirely within Charlotte. 2,540 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±333); the 2020 Census counted 2,526.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,540

±333 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,526

Median household income

$68,125

±$29,153 (90% margin)
Mecklenburg County: $87,005

Median home value

$217,500

±$14,843 (90% margin)
Mecklenburg County: $406,800

Median gross rent

$1,466

±$113 (90% margin)
Mecklenburg County: $1,627

Where is Census Tract 59.16?

Census Tract 59.16 is one of 305 census tracts in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It covers 1.94 square miles of land, 1,301 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 37119005916, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 59.16 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Charlotte100%
Census Tract 59.16 (marked with a dot) in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
38.0738.0938.1058.2459.1559.279802 59.16 1 mi
Census Tract 59.16 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

7 census tracts border Census Tract 59.16: Tract 38.07 ($49,946), Tract 38.09 ($54,625), Tract 38.10 ($65,781), Tract 58.24 ($112,958), Tract 59.15 ($78,787), Tract 59.27 ($93,596) and Tract 9802*. The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income; * a special land-use tract (water, a park or an institution) with few or no residents.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 59.16?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 59.16's population at 2,540 (±333) in 821 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,526 residents and 1,011 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 59.16CharlotteMecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina
Total population2,540±333903,8441,154,68110,730,404
Households821±99368,788466,5274,282,345
Average household size3.09±0.402.412.442.44
Housing units958±84399,305503,0714,895,668

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 59.16?

The median resident of Census Tract 59.16 is 32.4 years old; 27.8% are under 18 and 9.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 43.5%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 40.3%. 31.2% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 59.16CharlotteMecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina
Median age32.4±8.534.535.539.1
Under 18 years27.8%±7.1 pts22.7%22.8%21.8%
65 years and over9.8%±2.0 pts11.0%11.9%17.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)43.5%±14.2 pts17.5%16.0%11.3%
White alone, not Hispanic10.7%±6.4 pts38.1%43.2%60.0%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic40.3%±14.2 pts33.3%29.7%20.0%
Asian alone, not Hispanic1.3%±1.7 pts6.5%6.3%3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.7 pts0.1%0.1%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic1.5%±2.1 pts0.0%0.0%0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.7%±2.0 pts3.9%4.1%4.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.7 pts0.6%0.5%0.5%
Born outside the United States31.2%±11.2 pts18.7%17.3%9.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)42.2%±14.3 pts24.1%22.3%13.5%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)8.6%±5.5 pts4.7%5.0%7.4%
With a disability13.1%±4.7 pts9.1%8.9%13.6%
No health insurance coverage10.5%±5.0 pts12.8%11.5%9.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)77.0%±8.3 pts89.5%90.8%90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.0%±7.6 pts48.0%49.2%35.7%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)10.2%±7.7 pts17.3%17.9%13.5%
Lived in the same house a year earlier83.3%±11.9 pts83.7%84.5%87.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 59.16 earn?

Half of the 821 households in Census Tract 59.16 earn less than $68,125 a year (±$29,153), against $87,005 across Mecklenburg County: 224th highest of the county's 300 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 59.16CharlotteMecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina
Median household income$68,125±$29,153$82,068$87,005$72,388
Mean household income$69,550±$9,996$123,732$128,782$101,208
Per capita income$25,055±$4,318$51,814$53,295$41,385
People below the poverty line14.4%±11.8 pts11.7%10.4%13.0%
Children under 18 below the poverty line33.0%±33.0 pts16.8%14.8%17.7%
Households receiving SNAP19.6%±9.6 pts9.9%8.7%12.8%
Households with a computer96.7%±2.5 pts97.0%97.3%94.9%
Households with a broadband subscription95.5%±4.5 pts93.6%94.1%90.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 59.16?

Owners occupy 18.0% of Census Tract 59.16's occupied homes and renters 82.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,500 by its owner (±$14,843). The median renter pays $1,466 a month including utilities, and 41.3% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 59.16CharlotteMecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina
Median home value (owner-occupied)$217,500±$14,843$385,700$406,800$288,900
Median gross rent$1,466±$113$1,612$1,627$1,228
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent41.3%±13.9 pts40.2%40.1%39.6%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,250±$258$1,821$1,893$1,631
Owner-occupied homes18.0%±8.0 pts51.0%55.1%66.6%
Renter-occupied homes82.0%±8.0 pts49.0%44.9%33.4%
Housing units958±84399,305503,0714,895,668
Single-family detached homes36.4%±8.0 pts51.1%54.8%65.3%
Mobile homes0.0%±4.3 pts1.3%1.4%11.0%
Built 2020 or later1.9%±2.8 pts3.5%3.8%3.0%
Built 2010 to 20190.0%±4.3 pts18.0%19.4%13.5%
Built 1939 or earlier0.0%±4.3 pts2.5%2.2%4.9%
Households with no vehicle4.0%±3.9 pts6.4%5.8%5.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 59.16 get to work?

73.3% of Census Tract 59.16's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 19.9 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 9.2%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 59.16CharlotteMecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina
In the labor force (age 16+)71.8%±9.0 pts72.6%72.0%62.8%
Unemployment rate9.2%±5.9 pts4.6%4.3%4.7%
Drove alone to work73.3%±9.2 pts57.4%58.6%71.5%
Carpooled12.7%±8.4 pts8.6%8.1%8.5%
Public transportation0.8%±1.2 pts1.9%1.7%0.7%
Walked0.7%±1.4 pts1.7%1.7%1.6%
Worked from home8.8%±5.8 pts28.8%28.5%16.3%
Mean travel time to work19.9 min±2.724.7 min25.1 min25.1 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 59.16 compare with the other tracts in Mecklenburg County?

Among Mecklenburg County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 59.16 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 59.16's rank among the tracts of Mecklenburg County and of Charlotte
MeasureIn Mecklenburg CountyIn Charlotte
Population246th of 302203rd of 252
Residents per square mile264th of 305234th of 255
Median household income224th of 300178th of 250
Per capita income280th of 302230th of 252
Median home value280th of 292231st of 243
Median gross rent209th of 293171st of 249
Bachelor's degree or higher266th of 298216th of 248
Median age227th of 302179th of 252
Owner-occupied share271st of 284223rd of 236

The tracts next to it on Mecklenburg County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 58.29221st$68,588±$6,108 · within the margin of this tract2,256
Tract 61.14222nd$68,421±$32,145 · within the margin of this tract3,618
Tract 60.05223rd$68,405±$4,337 · within the margin of this tract3,549
Tract 59.16224th$68,125±$29,1532,540
Tract 60.16225th$67,805±$12,777 · within the margin of this tract3,150
Tract 58.27226th$67,639±$16,262 · within the margin of this tract2,257
Tract 63.09227th$67,206±$31,548 · within the margin of this tract1,886

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 59.16?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 59.16 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections