Tract 103, 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 103 was bounded by West Girard Avenue, North 52nd Street, Wyalusing Avenue, North 51st Street, Haverford Avenue and North 54th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 103
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
2,938
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
26,880.10
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.1
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
2,938
 
    Male
1,317
 44.8%
    Female
1,621
 55.2%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
2,938
 
    Under 5
202
 6.9%
    5 to 9
217
 7.4%
    10 to 14
300
 10.2%
    15 to 17
137
 4.7%
    18 to 24
257
 8.7%
    25 to 34
341
 11.6%
    35 to 44
343
 11.7%
    45 to 54
404
 13.8%
    55 to 64
359
 12.2%
    65 and up
378
 12.9%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
2,938
 
    White
80
 2.7%
    Black
2,839
 96.6%
    Other
19
 0.7%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
2,938
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
753
 
    With Own Children (present)
323
 42.9%
    Without Own Children
430
 57.1%
    Married-couple Family
488
 64.8%
        With Own Children (present)
233
 30.9%
        Without Own Children
255
 33.9%
    Other Family Households
265
 35.2%
        With Own Children (present)
90
 12.0%
        Without Own Children
175
 23.2%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
59
 7.8%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
59
 7.8%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
206
 27.4%
            With Own Children (present)
90
 12.0%
            Without Own Children
116
 15.4%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
2,938
 
    In Family Households
2,608
 88.8%
        Head
753
 25.6%
            Male Head
547
 18.6%
            Female Head
206
 7.0%
        Wife
417
 14.2%
        Child
1,003
 34.1%
        Other Relative
357
 12.2%
        Nonrelative
78
 2.7%
    In Non-Family Households
330
 11.2%
        Male Primary Individual
126
 4.3%
        Female Primary Individual
204
 6.9%
    Population in Group Quarters
0
 0%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
0
 0%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
0
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 n/a
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 n/a
        Other Institution
0
 n/a
    Non Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Rooming House
0
 n/a
        Military Barracks
0
 n/a
        College Dormitory
0
 n/a
       Other
0
 n/a
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
2,274
 
    Never Married
602
 26.5%
    Married, Spouse Present
958
 42.1%
    Married, Spouse Absent
23
 1.0%
    Separated
276
 12.1%
    Widowed
268
 11.8%
    Divorced
147
 6.5%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
2,938
 
    Native Born
3,755
 98.5%
    Foreign Born
57
 1.5%
        Naturalized
32
 0.8%
        Alien
25
 0.7%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
1,825
 
    No School Years Completed
20
 1.1%
    Elementary
622
 34.1%
    High School
1,052
 57.6%
        1 - 3 years
640
 35.1%
        4 years
412
 22.6%
    College
131
 7.2%
        1 - 3 years
100
 5.5%
        4 years
24
 1.3%
        5 or more years
7
 0.4%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
299
 
    Enrolled in School
176
 58.9%
    Not Enrolled in School
123
 41.1%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
59
 19.7%
        Graduated
64
 21.4%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
2,190
 
    In Armed Forces
4
 0.2%
    In Labor Force
1,235
 56.4%
        Employed
1,154
 52.7%
        Unemployed
81
 3.7%
    Not in Labor Force
951
 43.4%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$27,619
 
    Average Family Income
$33,953
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$15,666
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$17,219
 
    Male
$21,591
 
    Female
$13,250
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
753
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
663
 88.0%
    Income Below Poverty Level
90
 12.0%
        Male head
47
 6.2%
            No related children under 18 years old
17
 2.3%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
30
 4.0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
17
 2.3%
        Female head
43
 5.7%
            No related children under 18 years old
12
 1.6%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
31
 4.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
22
 2.9%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
399
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
144
 36.1%
    Income Above Poverty Level
255
 63.9%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
378
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
106
 28.0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
272
 72.0%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,080
 
    Occupied Units
1,053
 97.5%
        Owner Occupied Units
539
 49.9%
        Renter Occupied Units
514
 47.6%
    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
503
 
        Average Gross Rent
$367
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
491
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$369
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
503
 
    Paying Cash Rent
487
 96.8%
        Rent less than 10% of income
50
 10.3%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
107
 22.0%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
52
 10.7%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
57
 11.7%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
61
 12.5%
        Rent 35% or more of income
145
 29.8%
        Not computed
15
 3.1%
    No Cash Rent
16
 3.2%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,080
 
    1 Unit Detached
46
 4.3%
    1 Unit Attached
636
 58.9%
    2 Units
135
 12.5%
    3 or 4 Units
127
 11.8%
    5 - 9 Units
136
 12.6%
    10 - 19 Units
0
 0%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
0
 0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,039
 
    Gas
517
 49.8%
    Coal/Wood
19
 1.8%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
503
 48.4%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%