Tract 100, 1970

The demographic statistics for this exhibit have been compiled from Social Explorer by the staff of the University Archives of the University of Pennsylvania.

Census tract 100 was bounded by Lansdowne Avenue, North 64th Street, Callowhill Street, North Gross Street, Race Street, North Daggett Street, Vine Street, Cobbs Creek Park Road and North 68th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 100
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
5,462
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
25,595.10
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
5,462
 
    Male
2,631
 48.2%
    Female
2,831
 51.8%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
5,462
 
    Under 5
325
 6.0%
    5 to 9
297
 5.4%
    10 to 14
372
 6.8%
    15 to 17
262
 4.8%
    18 to 24
548
 10.0%
    25 to 34
567
 10.4%
    35 to 44
607
 11.1%
    45 to 54
649
 11.9%
    55 to 64
907
 16.6%
    65 and up
928
 17.0%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
5,462
 
    White
5,343
 97.8%
    Black
105
 1.9%
    Other
14
 0.3%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
5,462
 
    Hispanic
9
 0.2%
    Non Hispanic
5,453
 99.8%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,420
 
    With Own Children (present)
564
 39.7%
    Without Own Children
856
 60.3%
    Married-couple Family
1,167
 82.2%
        With Own Children (present)
504
 35.5%
        Without Own Children
663
 46.7%
    Other Family Households
253
 17.8%
        With Own Children (present)
60
 4.2%
        Without Own Children
193
 13.6%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
63
 4.4%
            With Own Children (present)
6
 0.4%
            Without Own Children
57
 4.0%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
190
 13.4%
            With Own Children (present)
54
 3.8%
            Without Own Children
136
 9.6%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
5,462
 
    In Family Households
5,071
 92.8%
        Head
1,420
 26.0%
            Male Head
1,230
 22.5%
            Female Head
190
 3.5%
        Wife
1,201
 22.0%
        Child
1,821
 33.3%
        Other Relative
533
 9.8%
        Nonrelative
96
 1.8%
    In Non-Family Households
331
 6.1%
        Male Primary Individual
146
 2.7%
        Female Primary Individual
185
 3.4%
    Population in Group Quarters
60
 1.1%
        Institutionalized
41
 0.8%
        Not Institutionalized
19
 0.3%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
60
 
    Institutionalized
41
 0.8%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
41
 68.3%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
19
 0.3%
        Rooming House
0
 0%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
19
 31.7%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
4,549
 
    Never Married
1,236
 27.2%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,574
 56.6%
    Married, Spouse Absent
50
 1.1%
    Separated
107
 2.4%
    Widowed
492
 10.8%
    Divorced
90
 2.0%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
5,462
 
    Native Born
3,794
 71.7%
    Foreign Born
1,496
 28.3%
        Naturalized
1,079
 20.4%
        Alien
417
 7.9%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
3,658
 
    No School Years Completed
206
 5.6%
    Elementary
1,705
 46.6%
    High School
1,556
 42.5%
        1 - 3 years
745
 20.4%
        4 years
811
 22.2%
    College
191
 5.2%
        1 - 3 years
103
 2.8%
        4 years
50
 1.4%
        5 or more years
38
 1.0%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
585
 
    Enrolled in School
337
 57.6%
    Not Enrolled in School
248
 42.4%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
76
 13.0%
        Graduated
172
 29.4%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
4,411
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
2,361
 53.5%
        Employed
2,247
 50.9%
        Unemployed
114
 2.6%
    Not in Labor Force
2,050
 46.5%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$39,491
 
    Average Family Income
$46,968
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$15,687
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$22,223
 
    Male
$27,943
 
    Female
$14,841
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,420
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,291
 90.9%
    Income Below Poverty Level
129
 9.1%
        Male head
109
 7.7%
            No related children under 18 years old
80
 5.6%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
29
 2.0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
13
 0.9%
        Female head
20
 1.4%
            No related children under 18 years old
12
 0.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
8
 0.6%
            Some related children under 6 years old
8
 0.6%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
446
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
179
 40.1%
    Income Above Poverty Level
267
 59.9%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
892
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
252
 28.3%
    Income Above Poverty Level
640
 71.7%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,776
 
    Occupied Units
1,760
 99.1%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,308
 73.6%
        Renter Occupied Units
452
 25.5%
    Vacant Units
0
 0%
        For Rent
0
 0%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
452
 
        Average Gross Rent
$407
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$0
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
452
 
    Paying Cash Rent
413
 91.4%
        Rent less than 10% of income
83
 20.1%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
92
 22.3%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
34
 8.2%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
40
 9.7%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
61
 14.8%
        Rent 35% or more of income
89
 21.5%
        Not computed
14
 3.4%
    No Cash Rent
39
 8.6%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,776
 
    1 Unit Detached
88
 5.0%
    1 Unit Attached
1,285
 72.4%
    2 Units
150
 8.4%
    3 or 4 Units
164
 9.2%
    5 - 9 Units
62
 3.5%
    10 - 19 Units
11
 0.6%
    20 - 49 Units
4
 0.2%
    50 Units or More
12
 0.7%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,714
 
    Gas
1,110
 64.8%
    Coal/Wood
0
 0%
    Electricity
61
 3.6%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
523
 30.5%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
20
 1.2%