Tract 98, 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 98 was bounded by the City Avenue, Haverford Avenue, Greenhill Road and a portion of Cobbs Creek Park.

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1970 Census - Tract 98
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
9,313
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
26,669.50
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
9,313
 
    Male
4,458
 47.9%
    Female
4,855
 52.1%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
9,313
 
    Under 5
592
 6.4%
    5 to 9
525
 5.6%
    10 to 14
581
 6.2%
    15 to 17
517
 5.6%
    18 to 24
974
 10.5%
    25 to 34
996
 10.7%
    35 to 44
905
 9.7%
    45 to 54
1,702
 18.3%
    55 to 64
1,409
 15.1%
    65 and up
1,112
 11.9%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
9,313
 
    White
9,272
 99.6%
    Black
0
 0%
    Other
0
 0%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
9,313
 
    Hispanic
19
 0.2%
    Non Hispanic
9,294
 99.8%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
2,882
 
    With Own Children (present)
1,275
 44.2%
    Without Own Children
1,607
 55.8%
    Married-couple Family
2,575
 89.3%
        With Own Children (present)
1,171
 40.6%
        Without Own Children
1,404
 48.7%
    Other Family Households
307
 10.7%
        With Own Children (present)
104
 3.6%
        Without Own Children
203
 7.0%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
46
 1.6%
            With Own Children (present)
8
 0.3%
            Without Own Children
38
 1.3%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
261
 9.1%
            With Own Children (present)
96
 3.3%
            Without Own Children
165
 5.7%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
9,313
 
    In Family Households
8,975
 96.4%
        Head
2,882
 30.9%
            Male Head
2,621
 28.1%
            Female Head
261
 2.8%
        Wife
2,524
 27.1%
        Child
3,151
 33.8%
        Other Relative
377
 4.0%
        Nonrelative
41
 0.4%
    In Non-Family Households
338
 3.6%
        Male Primary Individual
56
 0.6%
        Female Primary Individual
282
 3.0%
    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+
7,765
 
    Never Married
1,810
 23.3%
    Married, Spouse Present
5,129
 66.1%
    Married, Spouse Absent
31
 0.4%
    Separated
77
 1.0%
    Widowed
589
 7.6%
    Divorced
129
 1.7%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
9,313
 
    Native Born
7,701
 86.1%
    Foreign Born
1,239
 13.9%
        Naturalized
1,058
 11.8%
        Alien
181
 2.0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
6,124
 
    No School Years Completed
236
 3.9%
    Elementary
1,205
 19.7%
    High School
3,681
 60.1%
        1 - 3 years
1,168
 19.1%
        4 years
2,513
 41.0%
    College
1,002
 16.4%
        1 - 3 years
489
 8.0%
        4 years
311
 5.1%
        5 or more years
202
 3.3%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
1,025
 
    Enrolled in School
731
 71.3%
    Not Enrolled in School
294
 28.7%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
60
 5.9%
        Graduated
234
 22.8%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
7,467
 
    In Armed Forces
10
 0.1%
    In Labor Force
4,364
 58.4%
        Employed
4,206
 56.3%
        Unemployed
158
 2.1%
    Not in Labor Force
3,093
 41.4%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$49,577
 
    Average Family Income
$54,041
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$15,635
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$27,843
 
    Male
$37,504
 
    Female
$15,107
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
2,882
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
2,741
 95.1%
    Income Below Poverty Level
141
 4.9%
        Male head
126
 4.4%
            No related children under 18 years old
107
 3.7%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
19
 0.7%
            Some related children under 6 years old
10
 0.3%
        Female head
15
 0.5%
            No related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
15
 0.5%
            Some related children under 6 years old
7
 0.2%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
379
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
151
 39.8%
    Income Above Poverty Level
228
 60.2%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
1,112
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
240
 21.6%
    Income Above Poverty Level
872
 78.4%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
3,217
 
    Occupied Units
3,201
 99.5%
        Owner Occupied Units
2,522
 78.4%
        Renter Occupied Units
679
 21.1%
    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
679
 
        Average Gross Rent
$663
 
    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
679
 
    Paying Cash Rent
637
 93.8%
        Rent less than 10% of income
37
 5.8%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
72
 11.3%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
127
 19.9%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
85
 13.3%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
120
 18.8%
        Rent 35% or more of income
169
 26.5%
        Not computed
27
 4.2%
    No Cash Rent
42
 6.2%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
3,217
 
    1 Unit Detached
32
 1.0%
    1 Unit Attached
2,470
 76.8%
    2 Units
346
 10.8%
    3 or 4 Units
37
 1.2%
    5 - 9 Units
20
 0.6%
    10 - 19 Units
31
 1.0%
    20 - 49 Units
101
 3.1%
    50 Units or More
180
 5.6%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
3,065
 
    Gas
2,906
 94.8%
    Coal/Wood
0
 0%
    Electricity
59
 1.9%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
100
 3.3%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%