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Census Tract 5516.02, Harris County, Texas

Census Tract 5516.02, GEOID 48201551602, in Harris County, Texas, partly within Houston. 4,671 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±744); the 2020 Census counted 5,225.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,671

±744 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 5,225

Median household income

$54,507

±$13,582 (90% margin)
Harris County: $74,983

Median home value

$213,600

±$14,979 (90% margin)
Harris County: $276,600

Median gross rent

$1,371

±$92 (90% margin)
Harris County: $1,401

Where is Census Tract 5516.02?

Census Tract 5516.02 is one of 1,115 census tracts in Harris County, Texas. It covers 0.65 square miles of land, 8,038 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 48201551602, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 5516.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Houston25%
Census Tract 5516.02 (marked with a dot) in Harris County, Texas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
5515.015516.015517.035517.055520.035525.01 5516.02 1 mi
Census Tract 5516.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

6 census tracts border Census Tract 5516.02: Tract 5515.01 ($70,223), Tract 5516.01 ($68,002), Tract 5517.03 ($81,757), Tract 5517.05 ($117,615), Tract 5520.03 ($92,610) and Tract 5525.01 ($49,431). 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 5516.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 5516.02's population at 4,671 (±744) in 1,552 households; the 2020 Census counted 5,225 residents and 1,736 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5516.02Harris CountyTexas
Total population4,671±7444,838,30330,188,424
Households1,552±1771,757,16410,992,816
Average household size2.88±0.322.732.69
Housing units1,634±1791,917,79012,128,515

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 5516.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 5516.02 is 35.5 years old; 23.2% are under 18 and 11.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 42.6%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 22.3%. 30.9% 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 5516.02Harris CountyTexas
Median age35.5±7.634.635.6
Under 18 years23.2%±6.2 pts25.9%25.0%
65 years and over11.9%±2.8 pts11.7%13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)42.6%±11.1 pts44.0%39.7%
White alone, not Hispanic22.3%±5.9 pts26.6%39.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic19.1%±9.1 pts18.6%11.9%
Asian alone, not Hispanic6.6%±5.8 pts7.3%5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.1%0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9.5%±7.7 pts3.0%3.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.5%0.4%
Born outside the United States30.9%±9.1 pts26.8%17.6%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)47.8%±9.7 pts45.0%35.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)11.6%±6.2 pts4.2%6.2%
With a disability8.9%±5.0 pts11.0%12.3%
No health insurance coverage26.1%±12.3 pts20.9%17.1%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)76.2%±10.0 pts82.5%86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)16.3%±6.4 pts34.2%33.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)2.6%±2.6 pts13.1%12.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier90.3%±5.3 pts85.5%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 5516.02 earn?

Half of the 1,552 households in Census Tract 5516.02 earn less than $54,507 a year (±$13,582), against $74,983 across Harris County: 725th highest of the county's 1,072 tracts with a reliable estimate. 11.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5516.02Harris CountyTexas
Median household income$54,507±$13,582$74,983$78,476
Mean household income$70,788±$8,008$111,429$109,933
Per capita income$24,951±$3,707$41,006$40,752
People below the poverty line11.5%±6.7 pts16.3%13.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line14.0%±14.8 pts23.6%18.7%
Households receiving SNAP7.2%±6.3 pts13.4%11.4%
Households with a computer97.6%±3.9 pts96.7%96.3%
Households with a broadband subscription85.7%±12.0 pts92.1%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 5516.02?

Owners occupy 43.4% of Census Tract 5516.02's occupied homes and renters 56.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,600 by its owner (±$14,979). The median renter pays $1,371 a month including utilities, and 49.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5516.02Harris CountyTexas
Median home value (owner-occupied)$213,600±$14,979$276,600$283,800
Median gross rent$1,371±$92$1,401$1,403
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent49.8%±22.0 pts44.4%42.3%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,700±$482$2,155$2,106
Owner-occupied homes43.4%±8.4 pts54.7%62.6%
Renter-occupied homes56.6%±8.4 pts45.3%37.4%
Housing units1,634±1791,917,79012,128,515
Single-family detached homes54.6%±8.2 pts56.5%64.4%
Mobile homes0.0%±3.0 pts2.5%6.4%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±3.0 pts3.0%4.0%
Built 2010 to 20195.6%±5.4 pts15.7%17.4%
Built 1939 or earlier0.0%±3.0 pts2.5%3.1%
Households with no vehicle2.7%±3.5 pts7.1%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 5516.02 get to work?

69.6% of Census Tract 5516.02's workers drive alone and 9.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.7 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 11.1%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5516.02Harris CountyTexas
In the labor force (age 16+)66.2%±5.2 pts67.4%65.3%
Unemployment rate11.1%±6.2 pts6.7%5.3%
Drove alone to work69.6%±10.4 pts70.3%71.4%
Carpooled20.6%±9.9 pts10.7%10.0%
Public transportation0.0%±2.3 pts2.0%0.9%
Walked0.0%±2.3 pts1.4%1.5%
Worked from home9.9%±4.9 pts12.9%14.4%
Mean travel time to work26.7 min±4.229.0 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 5516.02 compare with the other tracts in Harris County?

Among Harris County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 5516.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 5516.02's rank among the tracts of Harris County
MeasureIn Harris County
Population361st of 1,110
Residents per square mile240th of 1,115
Median household income725th of 1,072
Per capita income746th of 1,106
Median home value662nd of 976
Median gross rent579th of 1,065
Poverty rate549th of 653
Bachelor's degree or higher753rd of 962
Median age507th of 1,108
Owner-occupied share708th of 984

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

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 5520.04722nd$54,811±$23,307 · within the margin of this tract3,265
Tract 4321.02723rd$54,754±$16,814 · within the margin of this tract4,822
Tract 3209.01724th$54,707±$23,557 · within the margin of this tract2,816
Tract 5516.02725th$54,507±$13,5824,671
Tract 2324.03726th$54,475±$14,095 · within the margin of this tract4,018
Tract 5524.01727th$54,375±$25,520 · within the margin of this tract5,253
Tract 2225.01728th$54,353±$17,464 · within the margin of this tract3,447

"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 5516.02?

1 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 5516.02 on this page carries a coefficient of variation over 40% and is 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