Tract 101, 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 101 was bounded by Lansdowne Avenue, North 59th Street, West Girard Avenue, North 60th Street, Callowhill Street and North 64th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 101
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
8,474
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
36,384.70
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
8,474
 
    Male
3,911
 46.2%
    Female
4,563
 53.8%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
8,474
 
    Under 5
611
 7.2%
    5 to 9
789
 9.3%
    10 to 14
867
 10.2%
    15 to 17
488
 5.8%
    18 to 24
813
 9.6%
    25 to 34
927
 10.9%
    35 to 44
1,122
 13.2%
    45 to 54
1,155
 13.6%
    55 to 64
812
 9.6%
    65 and up
890
 10.5%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
8,474
 
    White
1,922
 22.7%
    Black
6,521
 77.0%
    Other
31
 0.4%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
8,474
 
    Hispanic
21
 0.2%
    Non Hispanic
8,453
 99.8%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
2,145
 
    With Own Children (present)
1,076
 50.2%
    Without Own Children
1,069
 49.8%
    Married-couple Family
1,564
 72.9%
        With Own Children (present)
802
 37.4%
        Without Own Children
762
 35.5%
    Other Family Households
581
 27.1%
        With Own Children (present)
274
 12.8%
        Without Own Children
307
 14.3%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
95
 4.4%
            With Own Children (present)
34
 1.6%
            Without Own Children
61
 2.8%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
486
 22.7%
            With Own Children (present)
240
 11.2%
            Without Own Children
246
 11.5%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
8,474
 
    In Family Households
7,822
 92.3%
        Head
2,145
 25.3%
            Male Head
1,659
 19.6%
            Female Head
486
 5.7%
        Wife
1,575
 18.6%
        Child
3,107
 36.7%
        Other Relative
821
 9.7%
        Nonrelative
174
 2.1%
    In Non-Family Households
589
 7.0%
        Male Primary Individual
209
 2.5%
        Female Primary Individual
380
 4.5%
    Population in Group Quarters
63
 0.7%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
63
 0.7%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
63
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
63
 0.7%
        Rooming House
30
 47.6%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
33
 52.4%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
6,446
 
    Never Married
1,783
 27.7%
    Married, Spouse Present
3,217
 49.9%
    Married, Spouse Absent
137
 2.1%
    Separated
431
 6.7%
    Widowed
675
 10.5%
    Divorced
203
 3.1%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
8,474
 
    Native Born
7,722
 92.7%
    Foreign Born
607
 7.3%
        Naturalized
441
 5.3%
        Alien
166
 2.0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
4,906
 
    No School Years Completed
130
 2.6%
    Elementary
1,656
 33.8%
    High School
2,646
 53.9%
        1 - 3 years
1,463
 29.8%
        4 years
1,183
 24.1%
    College
474
 9.7%
        1 - 3 years
229
 4.7%
        4 years
180
 3.7%
        5 or more years
65
 1.3%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
786
 
    Enrolled in School
402
 51.1%
    Not Enrolled in School
384
 48.9%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
161
 20.5%
        Graduated
223
 28.4%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
6,053
 
    In Armed Forces
19
 0.3%
    In Labor Force
3,561
 58.8%
        Employed
3,414
 56.4%
        Unemployed
147
 2.4%
    Not in Labor Force
2,473
 40.9%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$35,585
 
    Average Family Income
$43,070
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$14,736
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$20,710
 
    Male
$27,550
 
    Female
$13,951
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
2,145
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,944
 90.6%
    Income Below Poverty Level
201
 9.4%
        Male head
73
 3.4%
            No related children under 18 years old
43
 2.0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
30
 1.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
26
 1.2%
        Female head
128
 6.0%
            No related children under 18 years old
12
 0.6%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
116
 5.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
74
 3.4%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
770
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
325
 42.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
445
 57.8%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
890
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
205
 23.0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
685
 77.0%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,790
 
    Occupied Units
2,711
 97.2%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,796
 64.4%
        Renter Occupied Units
915
 32.8%
    Vacant Units
35
 1.3%
        For Rent
35
 1.3%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
915
 
        Average Gross Rent
$397
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
645
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$404
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
915
 
    Paying Cash Rent
879
 96.1%
        Rent less than 10% of income
116
 13.2%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
182
 20.7%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
119
 13.5%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
82
 9.3%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
84
 9.6%
        Rent 35% or more of income
217
 24.7%
        Not computed
79
 9.0%
    No Cash Rent
36
 3.9%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,790
 
    1 Unit Detached
122
 4.4%
    1 Unit Attached
1,942
 69.6%
    2 Units
401
 14.4%
    3 or 4 Units
254
 9.1%
    5 - 9 Units
65
 2.3%
    10 - 19 Units
0
 0%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
6
 0.2%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,804
 
    Gas
1,353
 48.3%
    Coal/Wood
118
 4.2%
    Electricity
64
 2.3%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,269
 45.3%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%