Tract 109, 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 109 was bounded by Mantua Avenue, North 31st Street, Spring Garden Street and North 36h Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 109
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
3,329
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
33,728.50
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.1
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
3,329
 
    Male
1,516
 45.5%
    Female
1,813
 54.5%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
3,329
 
    Under 5
356
 10.7%
    5 to 9
464
 13.9%
    10 to 14
370
 11.1%
    15 to 17
259
 7.8%
    18 to 24
286
 8.6%
    25 to 34
369
 11.1%
    35 to 44
282
 8.5%
    45 to 54
429
 12.9%
    55 to 64
249
 7.5%
    65 and up
265
 8.0%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
3,329
 
    White
76
 2.3%
    Black
3,183
 95.6%
    Other
70
 2.1%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
3,329
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
3,329
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
759
 
    With Own Children (present)
435
 57.3%
    Without Own Children
324
 42.7%
    Married-couple Family
390
 51.4%
        With Own Children (present)
167
 22.0%
        Without Own Children
223
 29.4%
    Other Family Households
369
 48.6%
        With Own Children (present)
268
 35.3%
        Without Own Children
101
 13.3%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
42
 5.5%
            With Own Children (present)
13
 1.7%
            Without Own Children
29
 3.8%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
327
 43.1%
            With Own Children (present)
255
 33.6%
            Without Own Children
72
 9.5%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
3,329
 
    In Family Households
2,997
 90.0%
        Head
759
 22.8%
            Male Head
432
 13.0%
            Female Head
327
 9.8%
        Wife
404
 12.1%
        Child
1,475
 44.3%
        Other Relative
283
 8.5%
        Nonrelative
76
 2.3%
    In Non-Family Households
295
 8.9%
        Male Primary Individual
120
 3.6%
        Female Primary Individual
175
 5.3%
    Population in Group Quarters
37
 1.1%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
37
 1.1%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
37
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
37
 1.1%
        Rooming House
30
 81.1%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
7
 18.9%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
2,205
 
    Never Married
797
 36.1%
    Married, Spouse Present
802
 36.4%
    Married, Spouse Absent
33
 1.5%
    Separated
289
 13.1%
    Widowed
268
 12.2%
    Divorced
16
 0.7%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
3,329
 
    Native Born
3,632
 100%
    Foreign Born
0
 0%
        Naturalized
0
 0%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
1,594
 
    No School Years Completed
63
 4.0%
    Elementary
647
 40.6%
    High School
819
 51.4%
        1 - 3 years
397
 24.9%
        4 years
422
 26.5%
    College
65
 4.1%
        1 - 3 years
37
 2.3%
        4 years
18
 1.1%
        5 or more years
10
 0.6%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
344
 
    Enrolled in School
166
 48.3%
    Not Enrolled in School
178
 51.7%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
103
 29.9%
        Graduated
75
 21.8%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
2,026
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
886
 43.7%
        Employed
834
 41.2%
        Unemployed
52
 2.6%
    Not in Labor Force
1,140
 56.3%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$22,641
 
    Average Family Income
$27,746
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$12,882
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$15,373
 
    Male
$20,410
 
    Female
$10,871
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
759
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
437
 57.6%
    Income Below Poverty Level
322
 42.4%
        Male head
75
 9.9%
            No related children under 18 years old
29
 3.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
46
 6.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
17
 2.2%
        Female head
247
 32.5%
            No related children under 18 years old
26
 3.4%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
221
 29.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
131
 17.3%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
397
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
214
 53.9%
    Income Above Poverty Level
183
 46.1%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
265
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
125
 47.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
140
 52.8%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,225
 
    Occupied Units
1,039
 84.8%
        Owner Occupied Units
335
 27.3%
        Renter Occupied Units
704
 57.5%
    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
694
 
        Average Gross Rent
$339
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
685
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$339
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
694
 
    Paying Cash Rent
694
 100%
        Rent less than 10% of income
89
 12.8%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
76
 11.0%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
52
 7.5%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
92
 13.3%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
102
 14.7%
        Rent 35% or more of income
269
 38.8%
        Not computed
14
 2.0%
    No Cash Rent
0
 0%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,225
 
    1 Unit Detached
40
 3.3%
    1 Unit Attached
542
 44.2%
    2 Units
83
 6.8%
    3 or 4 Units
279
 22.8%
    5 - 9 Units
100
 8.2%
    10 - 19 Units
21
 1.7%
    20 - 49 Units
31
 2.5%
    50 Units or More
124
 10.1%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
5
 0.4%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,144
 
    Gas
492
 43.0%
    Coal/Wood
97
 8.5%
    Electricity
22
 1.9%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
476
 41.6%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
57
 5.0%