Tract 76, 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 76 was bounded by Woodland Avenue, Spruce Street, South Street, The Schuylkill River, Grays Ferry Avenue and the railroad tracks leading to South 42nd Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 76
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
1,352
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
3,487.20
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.4
 
  
 
 
Sex
 
 
Total Population
1,352
 
    Male
605
 44.7%
    Female
747
 55.3%
 
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
 
Total Population
1,352
 
    Under 5
5
 0.4%
    5 to 9
6
 0.4%
    10 to 14
20
 1.5%
    15 to 17
19
 1.4%
    18 to 24
711
 52.6%
    25 to 34
130
 9.6%
    35 to 44
68
 5.0%
    45 to 54
168
 12.4%
    55 to 64
125
 9.2%
    65 and up
100
 7.4%
 
 
 
Race
 
 
Total Population
1,352
 
    White
994
 73.5%
    Black
323
 23.9%
    Other
35
 2.6%
 
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
 
Total Population
1,352
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
1,352
 100%
 
 
 
Family Structure
 
 
Families
7
 
    With Own Children (present)
7
 100%
    Without Own Children
0
 0%
    Married-couple Family
7
 100%
        With Own Children (present)
7
 100%
        Without Own Children
0
 0%
    Other Family Households
0
 0%
        With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
        Without Own Children
0
 0%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
0
 0%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
0
 0%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
0
 0%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
0
 0%
 
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
 
Population
1,352
 
    In Family Households
30
 2.2%
        Head
7
 0.5%
            Male Head
7
 0.5%
            Female Head
0
 0%
        Wife
8
 0.6%
        Child
15
 1.1%
        Other Relative
0
 0%
        Nonrelative
0
 0%
    In Non-Family Households
5
 0.4%
        Male Primary Individual
0
 0%
        Female Primary Individual
5
 0.4%
    Population in Group Quarters
1,317
 97.4%
        Institutionalized
634
 46.9%
        Not Institutionalized
683
 50.5%
    
 
 
Group Quarters
 
 
Population in Group Quarters
1,317
 
    Institutionalized
634
 46.9%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
204
 15.5%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
430
 32.6%
    Non Institutionalized
683
 50.5%
        Rooming House
0
 0%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
113
 8.6%
       Other
570
 43.3%
   
 
 
Marital Status
 
 
Population Age 14+
1,333
 
    Never Married
909
 68.2%
    Married, Spouse Present
15
 1.1%
    Married, Spouse Absent
233
 17.5%
    Separated
63
 4.7%
    Widowed
58
 4.4%
    Divorced
55
 4.1%
 
 
 
Foreign Born
 
 
Count of Persons
1,352
 
    Native Born
1,231
 91.4%
    Foreign Born
116
 8.6%
        Naturalized
88
 6.5%
        Alien
28
 2.1%
 
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
 
Population Age 25+
591
 
    No School Years Completed
6
 1.0%
    Elementary
222
 37.6%
    High School
260
 44.0%
        1 - 3 years
137
 23.2%
        4 years
123
 20.8%
    College
103
 17.4%
        1 - 3 years
56
 9.5%
        4 years
25
 4.2%
        5 or more years
22
 3.7%
 
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
545
 
    Enrolled in School
404
 74.1%
    Not Enrolled in School
141
 25.9%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
17
 3.1%
        Graduated
124
 22.8%
 
 
 
Employment
 
 
Population Age 16+
1,321
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
312
 23.6%
        Employed
312
 23.6%
        Unemployed
0
 0%
    Not in Labor Force
1,009
 76.4%
 
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
 
Average Household Income
$6,123
 
    Average Family Income
$61,063
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$5,564
 
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$12,311
 
    Male
$12,257
 
    Female
$12,360
 
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
 
Families
7
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
7
 100%
    Income Below Poverty Level
0
 0%
        Male head
0
 0%
            No related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
0
 0%
        Female head
0
 0%
            No related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
0
 0%
 
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
589
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
486
 82.5%
    Income Above Poverty Level
103
 17.5%
 
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
 
Persons Over 65
7
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
0
 0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
7
 100%
 
 
 
Occupancy
 
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
17
 
    Occupied Units
0
 0%
        Owner Occupied Units
0
 0%
        Renter Occupied Units
0
 0%
    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
0
 
        Average Gross Rent
$0
 
    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
0
 
    Paying Cash Rent
0
 n/a
        Rent less than 10% of income
0
 n/a
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
0
 n/a
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
0
 n/a
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
0
 n/a
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
0
 n/a
        Rent 35% or more of income
0
 n/a
        Not computed
0
 n/a
    No Cash Rent
0
 n/a
  
 
 
Units in Structure
 
 
Total Housing Units
0
 
    1 Unit Detached
0
 n/a
    1 Unit Attached
0
 n/a
    2 Units
0
 n/a
    3 or 4 Units
0
 n/a
    5 - 9 Units
0
 n/a
    10 - 19 Units
0
 n/a
    20 - 49 Units
0
 n/a
    50 Units or More
0
 n/a
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 n/a
  
 
 
Heating
 
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
0
 
    Gas
0
 n/a
    Coal/Wood
0
 n/a
    Electricity
0
 n/a
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
0
 n/a
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 n/a