Tract 34-F, 1940

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 34-F was bounded by Wynnfeild Avenue, Bryn Mawr Avenue, Parkside Avenue, North 52nd Street and North 54th Street.

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1940 Census - Tract 34-F
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
 
 
 
Population 
7,679
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
29,568.70
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
 
Sex
 
 
Total Population
7,679
 
    Male
3,698
 48.2%
    Female
3,981
 51.8%
 
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
 
Total Population
7,679
 
    Under 5
458
 6.0%
    5 To 9
490
 6.4%
    10 To 14
649
 8.5%
    15 To 19
670
 8.7%
    20 To 24
736
 9.6%
    25 To 29
684
 8.9%
    30 To 34
755
 9.8%
    35 To 39
722
 9.4%
    40 To 44
646
 8.4%
    45 To 49
554
 7.2%
    50 To 54
474
 6.2%
    55 To 59
299
 3.9%
    60 To 64
231
 3.0%
    65 To 69
146
 1.9%
    70 To 74
95
 1.2%
    75 and Over
70
 0.9%
 
 
 
Race
 
 
Total Population
7,679
 
    White
7,583
 98.7%
    Black
96
 1.3%
    Other
0
 0%
 
 
 
Foreign Born
 
 
    Foreign Born White Population
2,369
 30.9%
  
 
 
Highest Level Attained
 
 
Population Age 25+
4,676
 60.9%
    No school years completed
361
 7.7%
    Some Elementary
2,262
 48.4%
        1 - 4 years
259
 5.5%
        5 - 6 years
400
 8.6%
        7 - 8 years
1,603
 34.3%
    Some High School
1,556
 33.3%
        1 to 3 years
614
 13.1%
        4 years
942
 20.1%
    Some College
488
 10.4%
        1 to 3 years
167
 3.6%
        4 or more years
321
 6.9%
    School Years NOT reported
9
 0.2%
  
 
 
Employment
 
 
Population Age 14+
6,206
 
    In Labor Force
3,293
 53.1%
        Employed
3,015
 91.6%
        Unemployed
268
 8.1%
            Experienced Workers
204
 6.2%
            New Workers
64
 1.9%
    Not in Labor Force
2,913
 46.9%
        Housework
1,955
 67.1%
        In School
662
 22.7%
        Unable to Work
118
 4.1%
        In Institutions
0
 0%
       Other and Not Reported
178
 6.1%
 
 
 
Sector
 
 
    Population Employed Civilian Age 14+
3,015
 91.6%
        Wage and Salary Workers
2,108
 69.9%
        Employers/Own-Account Workers
879
 29.2%
        Unpaid Family Workers
21
 0.7%
        Class of Worker Not Reported
7
 0.2%
        Public Emergency Work
10
 0.3%
  
 
 
Occupations
 
 
Population Employed Civilian Age 14+
3,015
 91.6%
    Professional Workers
230
 7.6%
    Semiprofessional Workers
54
 1.8%
    Proprietors\Managers\Officials
799
 26.5%
    Clerical\Sales\Kindred Workers
1,068
 35.4%
    Craftmen\Foremen\Kindred Workers
248
 8.2%
    Operatives\Kindred Workers
360
 11.9%
    Domestic Service Workers
146
 4.8%
    Service Workers Except Domestic
77
 2.6%
    Laborers
23
 0.8%
    Not Reported
10
 0.3%
  
 
 
Housing Occupancy
 
 
Total Housing Units
1,974
 
    Occupied Units
1,897
 96.1%
        Owner Occupied Units
818
 43.1%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,079
 56.9%
    Vacant Units
77
 3.9%
        Vacant Nonseasonal (for rent or sale)
74
 3.7%
        Other Vacant
3
 0.2%
 
 
 
Occupancy by Race;
 
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,897
 96.1%
    White units
1,894
 99.8%
        Owner Occupied Units
818
 43.2%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,076
 56.8%
    Black Occupied
3
 0.2%
        Owner Occupied
0
 0%
        Renter Occupied
3
 100%
    Other Occupied
0
 0%
        Owner Occupied
0
 n/a
        Renter Occupied
0
 n/a
  
 
 
Median Contract Rent
 
 
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars)
Housing Units Reporting Monthly Contract Rent
1,073
 
    Median Contract Rent
$468
 
  
 
 
Median Gross Rent
 
 
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars)
Housing Units Reporting Monthly Gross Rent
1,039
 
    Median Gross Rent
$577
 
 
 
 
Contract Rent Amount
 
 
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars)
Housing Units Reporting Monthly Contract Rent
1,073
 
    Less than $60
0
 0%
    $60 to $83
0
 0%
    $84 to $119
1
 0.1%
    $120 to $179
4
 0.4%
    $180 to $239
15
 1.4%
    $240 to $299
63
 5.9%
    $300 to $359
129
 12.0%
    $360 to $479
343
 32.0%
    $480 to $599
189
 17.6%
    $600 to $719
121
 11.3%
    $720 to $899
171
 15.9%
    $900 to $1,199
28
 2.6%
    $1,200 to $1,799
7
 0.7%
    $1,800 to $2,399
2
 0.2%
    $2,400 and Over
0
 0%
  
 
 
Median House Value
 
 
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars)
Housing Units Reporting Value of Home
808
 
    Median House Value
$62,160
 
 
 
 
Housing Units by Value
 
 
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars)
Housing Units Reporting Value of Home
808
 
    Under $6,000
0
 0%
    $6,000 to $8,399
0
 0%
    $8,400 to $11,999
0
 0%
    $12,000 to $17,999
1
 0.1%
    $18,000 to $23,999
4
 0.5%
    $24,000 to $29,999
85
 10.5%
    $30,000 to $35,999
41
 5.1%
    $36,000 to $47,999
127
 15.7%
    $48,000 to $59,999
130
 16.1%
    $60,000 to $71,999
89
 11.0%
    $72,000 to $89,999
188
 23.3%
    $90,000 to $119,999
70
 8.7%
    $120,000 to $179,999
44
 5.4%
    $180,000 to $239,999
18
 2.2%
    $240,000 and Over
11
 1.4%
  
 
 
Units in Structure
 
 
Total Housing Units
1,974
 
    1 Unit Detached
276
 14.0%
    1 Unit Attached
1,205
 61.0%
    2 Family Side by Side
44
 2.2%
    2 Housing Units Other
84
 4.3%
    3 Family Housing Units
57
 2.9%
    4 Family Housing Units
0
 0%
    1 to 4 Family With Business
76
 3.9%
    5 to 9 Family
53
 2.7%
    10 to 19 Family
23
 1.2%
    20 Family or More
154
 7.8%
    Other
2
 0.1%
  
 
 
Persons per unit
 
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,897
 
    1 person in unit
20
 1.1%
    2 persons in unit
271
 14.3%
    3 persons in unit
437
 23.0%
    4 persons in unit
549
 28.9%
    5 persons in unit
317
 16.7%
    6 persons in unit
178
 9.4%
    7 persons in unit
80
 4.2%
    8 persons in unit
30
 1.6%
    9 persons in unit
7
 0.4%
    10 persons in unit
5
 0.3%
    11 persons in unit or more
3
 0.2%
  
 
 
Heating
 
 
Reporting Heating Equipment
1,850
 
    Central Heating
1,841
 99.5%
    Non-Central Heating
9
 0.5%
    Not Reporting
0
 0%
  
 
 
Refrigeration
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
1,897
 
    Refrigeration Equipment
1,870
 98.6%
        Mechanical
1,697
 89.5%
        Ice
172
 9.1%
        Other
1
 0.1%
    None
9
 0.5%
    Not Reporting
18
 0.9%
  
 
 
Radio
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
1,897
 
    With Radio
1,802
 95.0%
    Without Radio
17
 0.9%
    Not Reported
78
 4.1%
  
 
 
Housing Condition and Plumbing
 
 
Housing units reporting condition
1,897
 
    In No Need Of Major Repairs
1,580
 83.3%
    Need Major Repairs
45
 2.4%
        With Bath and Toilet
44
 2.3%
        With Toilet No Bath
0
 0%
        With Water No Toilet
0
 0%
        No Water
1
 0.1%
    Not Reporting
349
 18.4%