Tract 86, 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 86 was bounded by Market Street, South 45th Street, Pine Street and South 50th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 86
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
8,118
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
33,614.90
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
8,118
 
    Male
3,846
 47.4%
    Female
4,272
 52.6%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
8,118
 
    Under 5
536
 6.6%
    5 to 9
452
 5.6%
    10 to 14
363
 4.5%
    15 to 17
281
 3.5%
    18 to 24
1,375
 16.9%
    25 to 34
1,392
 17.1%
    35 to 44
1,008
 12.4%
    45 to 54
844
 10.4%
    55 to 64
704
 8.7%
    65 and up
1,163
 14.3%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
8,118
 
    White
3,320
 40.9%
    Black
4,692
 57.8%
    Other
106
 1.3%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
8,118
 
    Hispanic
13
 0.2%
    Non Hispanic
8,105
 99.8%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,835
 
    With Own Children (present)
711
 38.7%
    Without Own Children
1,124
 61.3%
    Married-couple Family
1,309
 71.3%
        With Own Children (present)
493
 26.9%
        Without Own Children
816
 44.5%
    Other Family Households
526
 28.7%
        With Own Children (present)
218
 11.9%
        Without Own Children
308
 16.8%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
95
 5.2%
            With Own Children (present)
9
 0.5%
            Without Own Children
86
 4.7%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
431
 23.5%
            With Own Children (present)
209
 11.4%
            Without Own Children
222
 12.1%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
8,118
 
    In Family Households
5,890
 72.6%
        Head
1,835
 22.6%
            Male Head
1,404
 17.3%
            Female Head
431
 5.3%
        Wife
1,267
 15.6%
        Child
1,731
 21.3%
        Other Relative
625
 7.7%
        Nonrelative
432
 5.3%
    In Non-Family Households
2,048
 25.2%
        Male Primary Individual
953
 11.7%
        Female Primary Individual
1,095
 13.5%
    Population in Group Quarters
180
 2.2%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
180
 2.2%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
180
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
180
 2.2%
        Rooming House
129
 71.7%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
25
 13.9%
       Other
26
 14.4%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
6,834
 
    Never Married
2,349
 34.4%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,595
 38.0%
    Married, Spouse Absent
174
 2.5%
    Separated
668
 9.8%
    Widowed
646
 9.5%
    Divorced
402
 5.9%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
8,118
 
    Native Born
7,908
 93.6%
    Foreign Born
539
 6.4%
        Naturalized
387
 4.6%
        Alien
152
 1.8%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
5,111
 
    No School Years Completed
43
 0.8%
    Elementary
1,040
 20.3%
    High School
2,603
 50.9%
        1 - 3 years
1,095
 21.4%
        4 years
1,508
 29.5%
    College
1,425
 27.9%
        1 - 3 years
573
 11.2%
        4 years
245
 4.8%
        5 or more years
607
 11.9%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
722
 
    Enrolled in School
347
 48.1%
    Not Enrolled in School
375
 51.9%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
127
 17.6%
        Graduated
248
 34.3%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
6,659
 
    In Armed Forces
5
 0.1%
    In Labor Force
4,106
 61.7%
        Employed
3,907
 58.7%
        Unemployed
199
 3.0%
    Not in Labor Force
2,548
 38.3%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$30,558
 
    Average Family Income
$47,354
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$18,772
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$23,027
 
    Male
$28,270
 
    Female
$17,806
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,835
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,629
 88.8%
    Income Below Poverty Level
206
 11.2%
        Male head
105
 5.7%
            No related children under 18 years old
71
 3.9%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
34
 1.9%
            Some related children under 6 years old
26
 1.4%
        Female head
101
 5.5%
            No related children under 18 years old
30
 1.6%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
71
 3.9%
            Some related children under 6 years old
46
 2.5%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
2,603
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
794
 30.5%
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,809
 69.5%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
1,163
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
391
 33.6%
    Income Above Poverty Level
772
 66.4%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
4,039
 
    Occupied Units
3,859
 95.5%
        Owner Occupied Units
675
 16.7%
        Renter Occupied Units
3,184
 78.8%
    Vacant Units
135
 3.3%
        For Rent
135
 3.3%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
3,179
 
        Average Gross Rent
$469
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,465
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$423
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
3,179
 
    Paying Cash Rent
3,157
 99.3%
        Rent less than 10% of income
278
 8.8%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
510
 16.2%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
508
 16.1%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
436
 13.8%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
379
 12.0%
        Rent 35% or more of income
947
 30.0%
        Not computed
99
 3.1%
    No Cash Rent
22
 0.7%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
4,039
 
    1 Unit Detached
53
 1.3%
    1 Unit Attached
618
 15.3%
    2 Units
354
 8.8%
    3 or 4 Units
465
 11.5%
    5 - 9 Units
463
 11.5%
    10 - 19 Units
481
 11.9%
    20 - 49 Units
440
 10.9%
    50 Units or More
1,165
 28.8%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
3,783
 
    Gas
922
 24.4%
    Coal/Wood
29
 0.8%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
2,702
 71.4%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
130
 3.4%