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Census Tract 5214.02, Harris County, Texas

Census Tract 5214.02, GEOID 48201521402, in Harris County, Texas, entirely within Houston. 3,430 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±554); the 2020 Census counted 3,612.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,430

±554 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,612

Median household income

$43,276

±$17,201 (90% margin)
Harris County: $74,983

Median home value

$185,200

±$32,643 (90% margin)
Harris County: $276,600

Median gross rent

$1,221

±$93 (90% margin)
Harris County: $1,401

Where is Census Tract 5214.02?

Census Tract 5214.02 is one of 1,115 census tracts in Harris County, Texas. It covers 0.36 square miles of land, 10,061 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 48201521402, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 5214.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Houston100%
Census Tract 5214.02 (marked with a dot) in Harris County, Texas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
5206.0152135214.015215.02 5214.02 0.5 mi
Census Tract 5214.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 5214.02: Tract 5206.01 ($43,147), Tract 5213 ($60,095), Tract 5214.01 ($46,444) and Tract 5215.02 ($78,409). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

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 5214.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 5214.02's population at 3,430 (±554) in 994 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,612 residents and 1,146 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5214.02HoustonHarris CountyTexas
Total population3,430±5542,328,2534,838,30330,188,424
Households994±109930,4041,757,16410,992,816
Average household size3.45±0.422.462.732.69
Housing units1,088±951,040,5761,917,79012,128,515

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 5214.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 5214.02 is 23.5 years old; 32.9% are under 18 and 4.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 90.8%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 6.7%. 57.4% 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 5214.02HoustonHarris CountyTexas
Median age23.5±2.034.434.635.6
Under 18 years32.9%±6.4 pts23.4%25.9%25.0%
65 years and over4.5%±1.8 pts12.3%11.7%13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)90.8%±2.6 pts44.2%44.0%39.7%
White alone, not Hispanic6.7%±3.7 pts23.2%26.6%39.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts22.3%18.6%11.9%
Asian alone, not Hispanic2.4%±3.0 pts6.9%7.3%5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts2.8%3.0%3.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.4%0.5%0.4%
Born outside the United States57.4%±7.5 pts29.3%26.8%17.6%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)86.9%±7.1 pts47.1%45.0%35.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)0.3%±0.4 pts3.5%4.2%6.2%
With a disability7.0%±2.8 pts11.5%11.0%12.3%
No health insurance coverage52.2%±8.5 pts23.7%20.9%17.1%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)38.8%±10.3 pts80.4%82.5%86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)7.7%±3.7 pts36.6%34.2%33.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)1.1%±1.4 pts15.1%13.1%12.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier93.6%±4.7 pts82.9%85.5%86.0%

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 5214.02 earn?

Half of the 994 households in Census Tract 5214.02 earn less than $43,276 a year (±$17,201), against $74,983 across Harris County: 898th highest of the county's 1,072 tracts with a reliable estimate. 40.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5214.02HoustonHarris CountyTexas
Median household income$43,276±$17,201$64,813$74,983$78,476
Mean household income$56,213±$8,194$104,554$111,429$109,933
Per capita income$16,707±$3,180$42,430$41,006$40,752
People below the poverty line40.8%±11.2 pts19.9%16.3%13.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line70.0%±15.9 pts30.1%23.6%18.7%
Households receiving SNAP21.2%±11.4 pts14.5%13.4%11.4%
Households with a computer96.4%±4.7 pts95.8%96.7%96.3%
Households with a broadband subscription91.3%±6.9 pts90.1%92.1%91.4%

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 5214.02?

Owners occupy 38.7% of Census Tract 5214.02's occupied homes and renters 61.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,200 by its owner (±$32,643). The median renter pays $1,221 a month including utilities, and 66.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5214.02HoustonHarris CountyTexas
Median home value (owner-occupied)$185,200±$32,643$277,800$276,600$283,800
Median gross rent$1,221±$93$1,361$1,401$1,403
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent66.1%±17.3 pts44.5%44.4%42.3%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,239±$273$2,240$2,155$2,106
Owner-occupied homes38.7%±7.2 pts42.1%54.7%62.6%
Renter-occupied homes61.3%±7.2 pts57.9%45.3%37.4%
Housing units1,088±951,040,5761,917,79012,128,515
Single-family detached homes46.6%±7.5 pts42.7%56.5%64.4%
Mobile homes0.0%±4.5 pts1.0%2.5%6.4%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±4.5 pts2.4%3.0%4.0%
Built 2010 to 201923.5%±10.3 pts14.5%15.7%17.4%
Built 1939 or earlier0.0%±4.5 pts4.0%2.5%3.1%
Households with no vehicle6.2%±6.7 pts10.1%7.1%5.4%

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 5214.02 get to work?

51.5% of Census Tract 5214.02's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 28.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5214.02HoustonHarris CountyTexas
In the labor force (age 16+)70.3%±5.3 pts67.2%67.4%65.3%
Unemployment rate4.9%±3.7 pts6.9%6.7%5.3%
Drove alone to work51.5%±10.1 pts67.7%70.3%71.4%
Carpooled40.7%±12.5 pts10.6%10.7%10.0%
Public transportation1.8%±2.9 pts3.2%2.0%0.9%
Walked0.0%±3.1 pts2.0%1.4%1.5%
Worked from home0.5%±0.9 pts13.0%12.9%14.4%
Mean travel time to work28.3 min±4.627.2 min29.0 min26.7 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 5214.02 compare with the other tracts in Harris County?

Among Harris County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 5214.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 5214.02's rank among the tracts of Harris County and of Houston
MeasureIn Harris CountyIn Houston
Population687th of 1,110556th of 947
Residents per square mile150th of 1,115145th of 950
Median household income898th of 1,072751st of 912
Per capita income1,038th of 1,106883rd of 944
Median home value767th of 976659th of 818
Median gross rent734th of 1,065630th of 914
Poverty rate59th of 65357th of 566
Bachelor's degree or higher933rd of 962805th of 830
Median age1,091st of 1,108930th of 945
Owner-occupied share768th of 984627th of 825

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

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 4323.01895th$43,515±$18,907 · within the margin of this tract3,510
Tract 5301.01896th$43,353±$19,430 · within the margin of this tract3,296
Tract 3138.02897th$43,348±$27,089 · within the margin of this tract2,707
Tract 5214.02898th$43,276±$17,2013,430
Tract 5206.01899th$43,147±$9,102 · within the margin of this tract2,658
Tract 4332.01900th$42,956±$9,149 · within the margin of this tract3,925
Tract 4546901st$42,829±$8,455 · within the margin of this tract5,446

"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 5214.02?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 5214.02 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

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