Tract 105, 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 105 was bounded by Haverford Avenue, North 49th Street, Market Street and North 54th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 105
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
5,986
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
23,346.30
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
5,986
 
    Male
2,590
 43.3%
    Female
3,396
 56.7%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
5,986
 
    Under 5
643
 10.7%
    5 to 9
769
 12.8%
    10 to 14
785
 13.1%
    15 to 17
369
 6.2%
    18 to 24
526
 8.8%
    25 to 34
555
 9.3%
    35 to 44
581
 9.7%
    45 to 54
420
 7.0%
    55 to 64
559
 9.3%
    65 and up
779
 13.0%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
5,986
 
    White
173
 2.9%
    Black
5,794
 96.8%
    Other
19
 0.3%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
5,986
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,233
 
    With Own Children (present)
766
 62.1%
    Without Own Children
467
 37.9%
    Married-couple Family
560
 45.4%
        With Own Children (present)
293
 23.8%
        Without Own Children
267
 21.7%
    Other Family Households
673
 54.6%
        With Own Children (present)
473
 38.4%
        Without Own Children
200
 16.2%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
80
 6.5%
            With Own Children (present)
28
 2.3%
            Without Own Children
52
 4.2%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
593
 48.1%
            With Own Children (present)
445
 36.1%
            Without Own Children
148
 12.0%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
5,986
 
    In Family Households
5,174
 86.4%
        Head
1,233
 20.6%
            Male Head
640
 10.7%
            Female Head
593
 9.9%
        Wife
551
 9.2%
        Child
2,774
 46.3%
        Other Relative
469
 7.8%
        Nonrelative
147
 2.5%
    In Non-Family Households
535
 8.9%
        Male Primary Individual
201
 3.4%
        Female Primary Individual
334
 5.6%
    Population in Group Quarters
277
 4.6%
        Institutionalized
241
 4.0%
        Not Institutionalized
36
 0.6%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
277
 
    Institutionalized
241
 4.0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
241
 87.0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
36
 0.6%
        Rooming House
32
 11.6%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
4
 1.4%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
3,977
 
    Never Married
1,365
 34.3%
    Married, Spouse Present
1,131
 28.4%
    Married, Spouse Absent
167
 4.2%
    Separated
448
 11.3%
    Widowed
708
 17.8%
    Divorced
158
 4.0%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
5,986
 
    Native Born
5,772
 99.6%
    Foreign Born
22
 0.4%
        Naturalized
22
 0.4%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
2,894
 
    No School Years Completed
50
 1.7%
    Elementary
1,061
 36.7%
    High School
1,635
 56.5%
        1 - 3 years
990
 34.2%
        4 years
645
 22.3%
    College
148
 5.1%
        1 - 3 years
100
 3.5%
        4 years
33
 1.1%
        5 or more years
15
 0.5%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
576
 
    Enrolled in School
256
 44.4%
    Not Enrolled in School
320
 55.6%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
124
 21.5%
        Graduated
196
 34.0%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
3,656
 
    In Armed Forces
6
 0.2%
    In Labor Force
1,741
 47.6%
        Employed
1,601
 43.8%
        Unemployed
140
 3.8%
    Not in Labor Force
1,909
 52.2%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$22,404
 
    Average Family Income
$27,756
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$12,922
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$24,086
 
    Male
$22,025
 
    Female
$25,623
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,233
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
773
 62.7%
    Income Below Poverty Level
460
 37.3%
        Male head
134
 10.9%
            No related children under 18 years old
67
 5.4%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
67
 5.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
42
 3.4%
        Female head
326
 26.4%
            No related children under 18 years old
11
 0.9%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
315
 25.5%
            Some related children under 6 years old
201
 16.3%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
696
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
342
 49.1%
    Income Above Poverty Level
354
 50.9%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
543
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
233
 42.9%
    Income Above Poverty Level
310
 57.1%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,902
 
    Occupied Units
1,801
 94.7%
        Owner Occupied Units
517
 27.2%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,284
 67.5%
    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
1,259
 
        Average Gross Rent
$334
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,271
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$336
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,259
 
    Paying Cash Rent
1,250
 99.3%
        Rent less than 10% of income
92
 7.4%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
195
 15.6%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
164
 13.1%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
167
 13.4%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
201
 16.1%
        Rent 35% or more of income
346
 27.7%
        Not computed
85
 6.8%
    No Cash Rent
9
 0.7%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,902
 
    1 Unit Detached
158
 8.3%
    1 Unit Attached
1,059
 55.7%
    2 Units
83
 4.4%
    3 or 4 Units
120
 6.3%
    5 - 9 Units
22
 1.2%
    10 - 19 Units
25
 1.3%
    20 - 49 Units
32
 1.7%
    50 Units or More
403
 21.2%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,801
 
    Gas
822
 45.6%
    Coal/Wood
60
 3.3%
    Electricity
125
 6.9%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
752
 41.8%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
42
 2.3%