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 24-B was the section of Fairmount Park bounded by City Line Avenue, The Schuylkill River, Market Street, 31st Street, Mantua Avenue, Belmont Avenue and Edgley Road.
Demographic Statistics | Tract Totals | |
Population | 8,602 | |
Population Density (per sq. mile) | 3,552.30 | |
Land Area (in sq. miles) | 2.4 | |
Sex | ||
Total Population | 8,602 | |
Male | 4,227 | 49.1% |
Female | 4,375 | 50.9% |
Count by Age Group | ||
Total Population | 8,602 | |
Under 5 | 520 | 6.0% |
5 To 9 | 526 | 6.1% |
10 To 14 | 613 | 7.1% |
15 To 19 | 784 | 9.1% |
20 To 24 | 865 | 10.1% |
25 To 29 | 938 | 10.9% |
30 To 34 | 743 | 8.6% |
35 To 39 | 602 | 7.0% |
40 To 44 | 652 | 7.6% |
45 To 49 | 547 | 6.4% |
50 To 54 | 506 | 5.9% |
55 To 59 | 384 | 4.5% |
60 To 64 | 341 | 4.0% |
65 To 69 | 251 | 2.9% |
70 To 74 | 184 | 2.1% |
75 and Over | 146 | 1.7% |
Race | ||
Total Population | 8,602 | |
White | 8,318 | 96.7% |
Black | 282 | 3.3% |
Other | 2 | 0.0% |
Foreign Born | ||
Foreign Born White Population | 3,199 | 37.2% |
Highest Level Attained | ||
Population Age 25+ | 5,294 | 61.5% |
No school years completed | 871 | 16.5% |
Some Elementary | 2,691 | 50.8% |
1 - 4 years | 423 | 8.0% |
5 - 6 years | 407 | 7.7% |
7 - 8 years | 1,861 | 35.2% |
Some High School | 1,373 | 25.9% |
1 to 3 years | 659 | 12.4% |
4 years | 714 | 13.5% |
Some College | 251 | 4.7% |
1 to 3 years | 102 | 1.9% |
4 or more years | 149 | 2.8% |
School Years NOT reported | 108 | 2.0% |
Employment | ||
Population Age 14+ | 7,067 | |
In Labor Force | 3,614 | 51.1% |
Employed | 2,948 | 81.6% |
Unemployed | 603 | 16.7% |
Experienced Workers | 519 | 14.4% |
New Workers | 84 | 2.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 3,453 | 48.9% |
Housework | 2,142 | 62.0% |
In School | 530 | 15.3% |
Unable to Work | 398 | 11.5% |
In Institutions | 0 | 0% |
Other and Not Reported | 383 | 11.1% |
Sector | ||
Population Employed Civilian Age 14+ | 2,948 | 81.6% |
Wage and Salary Workers | 2,432 | 82.5% |
Employers/Own-Account Workers | 487 | 16.5% |
Unpaid Family Workers | 17 | 0.6% |
Class of Worker Not Reported | 12 | 0.4% |
Public Emergency Work | 63 | 2.1% |
Occupations | ||
Population Employed Civilian Age 14+ | 2,948 | 81.6% |
Professional Workers | 154 | 5.2% |
Semiprofessional Workers | 28 | 0.9% |
Proprietors\Managers\Officials | 317 | 10.8% |
Clerical\Sales\Kindred Workers | 992 | 33.6% |
Craftmen\Foremen\Kindred Workers | 434 | 14.7% |
Operatives\Kindred Workers | 711 | 24.1% |
Domestic Service Workers | 35 | 1.2% |
Service Workers Except Domestic | 165 | 5.6% |
Laborers | 89 | 3.0% |
Not Reported | 23 | 0.8% |
Housing Occupancy | ||
Total Housing Units | 2,526 | |
Occupied Units | 2,352 | 93.1% |
Owner Occupied Units | 574 | 24.4% |
Renter Occupied Units | 1,778 | 75.6% |
Vacant Units | 174 | 6.9% |
Vacant Nonseasonal (for rent or sale) | 174 | 6.9% |
Other Vacant | 0 | 0% |
Occupancy by Race; | ||
Total Occupied Housing Units | 2,352 | 93.1% |
White units | 2,285 | 97.2% |
Owner Occupied Units | 569 | 24.9% |
Renter Occupied Units | 1,716 | 75.1% |
Black Occupied | 65 | 2.8% |
Owner Occupied | 5 | 7.7% |
Renter Occupied | 60 | 92.3% |
Other Occupied | 2 | 0.1% |
Owner Occupied | 0 | 0% |
Renter Occupied | 2 | 100% |
Median Contract Rent | ||
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars) | ||
Housing Units Reporting Monthly Contract Rent | 1,769 | |
Median Contract Rent | $334 | |
Median Gross Rent | ||
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars) | ||
Housing Units Reporting Monthly Gross Rent | 1,667 | |
Median Gross Rent | $403 | |
Contract Rent Amount | ||
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars) | ||
Housing Units Reporting Monthly Contract Rent | 1,769 | |
Less than $60 | 0 | 0% |
$60 to $83 | 2 | 0.1% |
$84 to $119 | 5 | 0.3% |
$120 to $179 | 64 | 3.6% |
$180 to $239 | 164 | 9.3% |
$240 to $299 | 332 | 18.8% |
$300 to $359 | 477 | 27.0% |
$360 to $479 | 491 | 27.8% |
$480 to $599 | 159 | 9.0% |
$600 to $719 | 50 | 2.8% |
$720 to $899 | 21 | 1.2% |
$900 to $1,199 | 3 | 0.2% |
$1,200 to $1,799 | 1 | 0.1% |
$1,800 to $2,399 | 0 | 0% |
$2,400 and Over | 0 | 0% |
Median House Value | ||
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars) | ||
Housing Units Reporting Value of Home | 542 | |
Median House Value | $36,768 | |
Housing Units by Value | ||
(adjusted for inflation to 1999 Dollars) | ||
Housing Units Reporting Value of Home | 542 | |
Under $6,000 | 1 | 0.2% |
$6,000 to $8,399 | 1 | 0.2% |
$8,400 to $11,999 | 0 | 0% |
$12,000 to $17,999 | 30 | 5.5% |
$18,000 to $23,999 | 42 | 7.7% |
$24,000 to $29,999 | 92 | 17.0% |
$30,000 to $35,999 | 96 | 17.7% |
$36,000 to $47,999 | 141 | 26.0% |
$48,000 to $59,999 | 65 | 12.0% |
$60,000 to $71,999 | 44 | 8.1% |
$72,000 to $89,999 | 18 | 3.3% |
$90,000 to $119,999 | 6 | 1.1% |
$120,000 to $179,999 | 3 | 0.6% |
$180,000 to $239,999 | 2 | 0.4% |
$240,000 and Over | 1 | 0.2% |
Units in Structure | ||
Total Housing Units | 2,526 | |
1 Unit Detached | 165 | 6.5% |
1 Unit Attached | 1,041 | 41.2% |
2 Family Side by Side | 150 | 5.9% |
2 Housing Units Other | 438 | 17.3% |
3 Family Housing Units | 264 | 10.5% |
4 Family Housing Units | 96 | 3.8% |
1 to 4 Family With Business | 204 | 8.1% |
5 to 9 Family | 98 | 3.9% |
10 to 19 Family | 18 | 0.7% |
20 Family or More | 48 | 1.9% |
Other | 4 | 0.2% |
Persons per unit | ||
Total Occupied Housing Units | 2,352 | |
1 person in unit | 114 | 4.8% |
2 persons in unit | 536 | 22.8% |
3 persons in unit | 601 | 25.6% |
4 persons in unit | 501 | 21.3% |
5 persons in unit | 298 | 12.7% |
6 persons in unit | 155 | 6.6% |
7 persons in unit | 73 | 3.1% |
8 persons in unit | 35 | 1.5% |
9 persons in unit | 25 | 1.1% |
10 persons in unit | 6 | 0.3% |
11 persons in unit or more | 8 | 0.3% |
Heating | ||
Reporting Heating Equipment | 2,266 | |
Central Heating | 2,249 | 99.2% |
Non-Central Heating | 17 | 0.8% |
Not Reporting | 0 | 0% |
Refrigeration | ||
Occupied Housing Units | 2,352 | |
Refrigeration Equipment | 2,256 | 95.9% |
Mechanical | 1,545 | 65.7% |
Ice | 707 | 30.1% |
Other | 4 | 0.2% |
None | 37 | 1.6% |
Not Reporting | 59 | 2.5% |
Radio | ||
Occupied Housing Units | 2,352 | |
With Radio | 2,190 | 93.1% |
Without Radio | 86 | 3.7% |
Not Reported | 76 | 3.2% |
Housing Condition and Plumbing | ||
Housing units reporting condition | 2,352 | |
In No Need Of Major Repairs | 2,154 | 91.6% |
Need Major Repairs | 97 | 4.1% |
With Bath and Toilet | 89 | 3.8% |
With Toilet No Bath | 0 | 0% |
With Water No Toilet | 1 | 0.0% |
No Water | 7 | 0.3% |
Not Reporting | 275 | 11.7% |