Tract 92, 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 92 was bounded by Haverford Avenue, North 40th Street, Market Street and North 46th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 92
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
4,331
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
21,796.70
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
4,331
 
    Male
1,909
 44.1%
    Female
2,422
 55.9%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
4,331
 
    Under 5
398
 9.2%
    5 to 9
535
 12.4%
    10 to 14
301
 6.9%
    15 to 17
204
 4.7%
    18 to 24
440
 10.2%
    25 to 34
495
 11.4%
    35 to 44
369
 8.5%
    45 to 54
417
 9.6%
    55 to 64
590
 13.6%
    65 and up
582
 13.4%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
4,331
 
    White
85
 2.0%
    Black
4,238
 97.9%
    Other
8
 0.2%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
4,331
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
4,331
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,044
 
    With Own Children (present)
562
 53.8%
    Without Own Children
482
 46.2%
    Married-couple Family
545
 52.2%
        With Own Children (present)
244
 23.4%
        Without Own Children
301
 28.8%
    Other Family Households
499
 47.8%
        With Own Children (present)
318
 30.5%
        Without Own Children
181
 17.3%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
50
 4.8%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
50
 4.8%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
449
 43.0%
            With Own Children (present)
318
 30.5%
            Without Own Children
131
 12.5%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
4,331
 
    In Family Households
3,732
 86.2%
        Head
1,044
 24.1%
            Male Head
595
 13.7%
            Female Head
449
 10.4%
        Wife
565
 13.0%
        Child
1,506
 34.8%
        Other Relative
357
 8.2%
        Nonrelative
260
 6.0%
    In Non-Family Households
584
 13.5%
        Male Primary Individual
196
 4.5%
        Female Primary Individual
388
 9.0%
    Population in Group Quarters
15
 0.3%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
15
 0.3%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
15
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
15
 0.3%
        Rooming House
15
 100%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
0
 0%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
3,181
 
    Never Married
792
 24.9%
    Married, Spouse Present
1,154
 36.3%
    Married, Spouse Absent
81
 2.5%
    Separated
524
 16.5%
    Widowed
498
 15.7%
    Divorced
132
 4.1%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
4,331
 
    Native Born
3,609
 99.3%
    Foreign Born
25
 0.7%
        Naturalized
25
 0.7%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
2,453
 
    No School Years Completed
30
 1.2%
    Elementary
1,030
 42.0%
    High School
1,246
 50.8%
        1 - 3 years
743
 30.3%
        4 years
503
 20.5%
    College
147
 6.0%
        1 - 3 years
80
 3.3%
        4 years
47
 1.9%
        5 or more years
20
 0.8%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
342
 
    Enrolled in School
120
 35.1%
    Not Enrolled in School
222
 64.9%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
130
 38.0%
        Graduated
92
 26.9%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
3,012
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
1,620
 53.8%
        Employed
1,517
 50.4%
        Unemployed
103
 3.4%
    Not in Labor Force
1,392
 46.2%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$21,379
 
    Average Family Income
$28,704
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$11,915
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$14,724
 
    Male
$19,384
 
    Female
$10,888
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,044
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
688
 65.9%
    Income Below Poverty Level
356
 34.1%
        Male head
105
 10.1%
            No related children under 18 years old
50
 4.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
55
 5.3%
            Some related children under 6 years old
39
 3.7%
        Female head
251
 24.0%
            No related children under 18 years old
27
 2.6%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
224
 21.5%
            Some related children under 6 years old
154
 14.8%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
808
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
433
 53.6%
    Income Above Poverty Level
375
 46.4%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
582
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
335
 57.6%
    Income Above Poverty Level
247
 42.4%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,684
 
    Occupied Units
1,591
 94.5%
        Owner Occupied Units
435
 25.8%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,156
 68.6%
    Vacant Units
69
 4.1%
        For Rent
69
 4.1%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,151
 
        Average Gross Rent
$327
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,123
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$328
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,151
 
    Paying Cash Rent
1,143
 99.3%
        Rent less than 10% of income
77
 6.7%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
149
 13.0%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
142
 12.4%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
153
 13.4%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
221
 19.3%
        Rent 35% or more of income
367
 32.1%
        Not computed
34
 3.0%
    No Cash Rent
8
 0.7%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,684
 
    1 Unit Detached
76
 4.5%
    1 Unit Attached
473
 28.1%
    2 Units
106
 6.3%
    3 or 4 Units
272
 16.2%
    5 - 9 Units
269
 16.0%
    10 - 19 Units
63
 3.7%
    20 - 49 Units
13
 0.8%
    50 Units or More
412
 24.5%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,413
 
    Gas
336
 23.8%
    Coal/Wood
63
 4.5%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
995
 70.4%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
19
 1.3%