Tract 106, 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 106 was bounded by Lancaster Avenue, Haverford Avenue and North 44th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 106
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
2,958
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
29,639.30
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.1
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
2,958
 
    Male
1,371
 46.3%
    Female
1,587
 53.7%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
2,958
 
    Under 5
194
 6.6%
    5 to 9
264
 8.9%
    10 to 14
273
 9.2%
    15 to 17
154
 5.2%
    18 to 24
255
 8.6%
    25 to 34
326
 11.0%
    35 to 44
260
 8.8%
    45 to 54
328
 11.1%
    55 to 64
434
 14.7%
    65 and up
470
 15.9%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
2,958
 
    White
126
 4.3%
    Black
2,798
 94.6%
    Other
34
 1.1%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
2,958
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
512
 
    With Own Children (present)
188
 36.7%
    Without Own Children
324
 63.3%
    Married-couple Family
291
 56.8%
        With Own Children (present)
101
 19.7%
        Without Own Children
190
 37.1%
    Other Family Households
221
 43.2%
        With Own Children (present)
87
 17.0%
        Without Own Children
134
 26.2%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
38
 7.4%
            With Own Children (present)
15
 2.9%
            Without Own Children
23
 4.5%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
183
 35.7%
            With Own Children (present)
72
 14.1%
            Without Own Children
111
 21.7%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
2,958
 
    In Family Households
2,516
 85.1%
        Head
512
 17.3%
            Male Head
329
 11.1%
            Female Head
183
 6.2%
        Wife
402
 13.6%
        Child
1,000
 33.8%
        Other Relative
346
 11.7%
        Nonrelative
256
 8.7%
    In Non-Family Households
442
 14.9%
        Male Primary Individual
236
 8.0%
        Female Primary Individual
206
 7.0%
    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+
2,263
 
    Never Married
680
 30.0%
    Married, Spouse Present
724
 32.0%
    Married, Spouse Absent
81
 3.6%
    Separated
342
 15.1%
    Widowed
344
 15.2%
    Divorced
92
 4.1%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
2,958
 
    Native Born
2,270
 98.4%
    Foreign Born
36
 1.6%
        Naturalized
36
 1.6%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
1,818
 
    No School Years Completed
19
 1.0%
    Elementary
788
 43.3%
    High School
932
 51.3%
        1 - 3 years
561
 30.9%
        4 years
371
 20.4%
    College
79
 4.3%
        1 - 3 years
40
 2.2%
        4 years
20
 1.1%
        5 or more years
19
 1.0%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
185
 
    Enrolled in School
66
 35.7%
    Not Enrolled in School
119
 64.3%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
47
 25.4%
        Graduated
72
 38.9%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
2,139
 
    In Armed Forces
2
 0.1%
    In Labor Force
1,209
 56.5%
        Employed
1,124
 52.5%
        Unemployed
85
 4.0%
    Not in Labor Force
928
 43.4%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$22,538
 
    Average Family Income
$35,053
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$12,873
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$16,099
 
    Male
$19,961
 
    Female
$12,327
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
512
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
416
 81.3%
    Income Below Poverty Level
96
 18.8%
        Male head
54
 10.5%
            No related children under 18 years old
36
 7.0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
18
 3.5%
            Some related children under 6 years old
9
 1.8%
        Female head
42
 8.2%
            No related children under 18 years old
6
 1.2%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
36
 7.0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
18
 3.5%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
663
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
316
 47.7%
    Income Above Poverty Level
347
 52.3%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
470
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
234
 49.8%
    Income Above Poverty Level
236
 50.2%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,133
 
    Occupied Units
991
 87.5%
        Owner Occupied Units
367
 32.4%
        Renter Occupied Units
624
 55.1%
    Vacant Units
44
 3.9%
        For Rent
44
 3.9%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
624
 
        Average Gross Rent
$358
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
607
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$357
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
624
 
    Paying Cash Rent
618
 99.0%
        Rent less than 10% of income
41
 6.6%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
124
 20.1%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
63
 10.2%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
74
 12.0%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
48
 7.8%
        Rent 35% or more of income
214
 34.6%
        Not computed
54
 8.7%
    No Cash Rent
6
 1.0%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,133
 
    1 Unit Detached
43
 3.8%
    1 Unit Attached
487
 43.0%
    2 Units
101
 8.9%
    3 or 4 Units
238
 21.0%
    5 - 9 Units
223
 19.7%
    10 - 19 Units
18
 1.6%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
23
 2.0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
954
 
    Gas
241
 25.3%
    Coal/Wood
100
 10.5%
    Electricity
19
 2.0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
555
 58.2%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
39
 4.1%