Tract 104, 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 104 was bounded by Wyalusing Avenue, North 48th Street, Market Street, North 49th Street, Haverford Avenue and North 51st Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 104
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
5,018
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
27,785.20
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
5,018
 
    Male
2,331
 46.5%
    Female
2,687
 53.5%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
5,018
 
    Under 5
382
 7.6%
    5 to 9
466
 9.3%
    10 to 14
622
 12.4%
    15 to 17
366
 7.3%
    18 to 24
471
 9.4%
    25 to 34
441
 8.8%
    35 to 44
540
 10.8%
    45 to 54
627
 12.5%
    55 to 64
551
 11.0%
    65 and up
552
 11.0%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
5,018
 
    White
367
 7.3%
    Black
4,651
 92.7%
    Other
0
 0%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
5,018
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
5,018
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,082
 
    With Own Children (present)
513
 47.4%
    Without Own Children
569
 52.6%
    Married-couple Family
627
 57.9%
        With Own Children (present)
300
 27.7%
        Without Own Children
327
 30.2%
    Other Family Households
455
 42.1%
        With Own Children (present)
213
 19.7%
        Without Own Children
242
 22.4%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
50
 4.6%
            With Own Children (present)
8
 0.7%
            Without Own Children
42
 3.9%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
405
 37.4%
            With Own Children (present)
205
 18.9%
            Without Own Children
200
 18.5%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
5,018
 
    In Family Households
4,426
 88.2%
        Head
1,082
 21.6%
            Male Head
677
 13.5%
            Female Head
405
 8.1%
        Wife
695
 13.9%
        Child
2,088
 41.6%
        Other Relative
428
 8.5%
        Nonrelative
133
 2.7%
    In Non-Family Households
307
 6.1%
        Male Primary Individual
139
 2.8%
        Female Primary Individual
168
 3.3%
    Population in Group Quarters
285
 5.7%
        Institutionalized
177
 3.5%
        Not Institutionalized
108
 2.2%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
285
 
    Institutionalized
177
 3.5%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
177
 62.1%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
108
 2.2%
        Rooming House
26
 9.1%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
82
 28.8%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
3,682
 
    Never Married
1,275
 34.6%
    Married, Spouse Present
1,372
 37.3%
    Married, Spouse Absent
120
 3.3%
    Separated
372
 10.1%
    Widowed
393
 10.7%
    Divorced
150
 4.1%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
5,018
 
    Native Born
5,086
 99.6%
    Foreign Born
19
 0.4%
        Naturalized
19
 0.4%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
2,711
 
    No School Years Completed
53
 2.0%
    Elementary
926
 34.2%
    High School
1,463
 54.0%
        1 - 3 years
937
 34.6%
        4 years
526
 19.4%
    College
269
 9.9%
        1 - 3 years
134
 4.9%
        4 years
57
 2.1%
        5 or more years
78
 2.9%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
551
 
    Enrolled in School
288
 52.3%
    Not Enrolled in School
263
 47.7%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
108
 19.6%
        Graduated
155
 28.1%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
3,428
 
    In Armed Forces
10
 0.3%
    In Labor Force
1,880
 54.8%
        Employed
1,800
 52.5%
        Unemployed
80
 2.3%
    Not in Labor Force
1,538
 44.9%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$28,676
 
    Average Family Income
$35,351
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$13,814
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$16,886
 
    Male
$21,594
 
    Female
$12,317
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,082
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
864
 79.9%
    Income Below Poverty Level
218
 20.1%
        Male head
90
 8.3%
            No related children under 18 years old
39
 3.6%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
51
 4.7%
            Some related children under 6 years old
41
 3.8%
        Female head
128
 11.8%
            No related children under 18 years old
15
 1.4%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
113
 10.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
90
 8.3%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
486
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
221
 45.5%
    Income Above Poverty Level
265
 54.5%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
542
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
149
 27.5%
    Income Above Poverty Level
393
 72.5%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,495
 
    Occupied Units
1,426
 95.4%
        Owner Occupied Units
890
 59.5%
        Renter Occupied Units
536
 35.9%
    Vacant Units
27
 1.8%
        For Rent
27
 1.8%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
532
 
        Average Gross Rent
$396
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
528
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$402
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
532
 
    Paying Cash Rent
511
 96.1%
        Rent less than 10% of income
27
 5.3%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
82
 16.0%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
78
 15.3%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
76
 14.9%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
118
 23.1%
        Rent 35% or more of income
115
 22.5%
        Not computed
15
 2.9%
    No Cash Rent
21
 3.9%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,495
 
    1 Unit Detached
89
 6.0%
    1 Unit Attached
1,181
 79.0%
    2 Units
112
 7.5%
    3 or 4 Units
55
 3.7%
    5 - 9 Units
25
 1.7%
    10 - 19 Units
0
 0%
    20 - 49 Units
29
 1.9%
    50 Units or More
4
 0.3%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,360
 
    Gas
547
 40.2%
    Coal/Wood
131
 9.6%
    Electricity
39
 2.9%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
622
 45.7%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
21
 1.5%