COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 59 vs Census Tract 55.12
PLACE A
Census Tract 59, District of Columbia, District of Columbia
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 55.12, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Census Tract 59 is 60% smaller than Census Tract 55.12. Census Tract 59 earns more, with a median household income $72,548 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 59CENSUS TRACT 55.12DIFFERENCE
Total population2,3505,816−60% vs Census Tract 55.12
Population density9,4763,435+6,040
Median age32.534.5−2.0
Male55.4%49.2%+6.1 pts
Female44.6%50.8%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born12.5%12.0%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.4%8.7%+52.6 pts
Black13.5%74.3%−60.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.9%14.6%−3.8 pts
Asian9.4%0.8%+8.6 pts
Other4.9%1.5%+3.4 pts
Median household income$133,161$60,613+$72,548
Per capita income$101,813$34,093+$67,720
Poverty rate15.6%19.1%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.413+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher78.7%41.5%+37.2 pts
Graduate degree34.5%10.5%+23.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%0.4%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation74.4%68.2%+6.1 pts
Median home value$636,900$266,900+$370,000
Median gross rent$2,652$1,916+$736
Owner-occupied13.5%64.8%−51.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%3.3%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.4%73.2%−39.8 pts
Average commute21.823.7−1.9
Worked from home54.1%46.6%+7.5 pts
Public transit to work6.8%0.0%+6.8 pts
Uninsured1.9%9.2%−7.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024