Tract 107, 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 107 was bounded by the railroad tracks above Mantua Avenue, North 40th Street, Lancaster Avenue and Belmont Avenue.

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1970 Census - Tract 107
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
7,148
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
39,977.60
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
7,148
 
    Male
3,283
 45.9%
    Female
3,865
 54.1%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
7,148
 
    Under 5
570
 8.0%
    5 to 9
598
 8.4%
    10 to 14
846
 11.8%
    15 to 17
486
 6.8%
    18 to 24
656
 9.2%
    25 to 34
506
 7.1%
    35 to 44
862
 12.1%
    45 to 54
858
 12.0%
    55 to 64
805
 11.3%
    65 and up
961
 13.4%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
7,148
 
    White
257
 3.6%
    Black
6,862
 96.0%
    Other
29
 0.4%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
7,148
 
    Hispanic
8
 0.1%
    Non Hispanic
7,140
 99.9%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,493
 
    With Own Children (present)
760
 50.9%
    Without Own Children
733
 49.1%
    Married-couple Family
882
 59.1%
        With Own Children (present)
413
 27.7%
        Without Own Children
469
 31.4%
    Other Family Households
611
 40.9%
        With Own Children (present)
347
 23.2%
        Without Own Children
264
 17.7%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
75
 5.0%
            With Own Children (present)
27
 1.8%
            Without Own Children
48
 3.2%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
536
 35.9%
            With Own Children (present)
320
 21.4%
            Without Own Children
216
 14.5%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
7,148
 
    In Family Households
6,186
 86.5%
        Head
1,493
 20.9%
            Male Head
957
 13.4%
            Female Head
536
 7.5%
        Wife
840
 11.8%
        Child
2,769
 38.7%
        Other Relative
789
 11.0%
        Nonrelative
295
 4.1%
    In Non-Family Households
608
 8.5%
        Male Primary Individual
262
 3.7%
        Female Primary Individual
346
 4.8%
    Population in Group Quarters
354
 5.0%
        Institutionalized
303
 4.2%
        Not Institutionalized
51
 0.7%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
354
 
    Institutionalized
303
 4.2%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
251
 70.9%
        Other Institution
52
 14.7%
    Non Institutionalized
51
 0.7%
        Rooming House
51
 14.4%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
0
 0%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
5,306
 
    Never Married
1,783
 33.6%
    Married, Spouse Present
1,773
 33.4%
    Married, Spouse Absent
146
 2.8%
    Separated
654
 12.3%
    Widowed
784
 14.8%
    Divorced
166
 3.1%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
7,148
 
    Native Born
6,966
 98.7%
    Foreign Born
90
 1.3%
        Naturalized
56
 0.8%
        Alien
34
 0.5%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
3,992
 
    No School Years Completed
76
 1.9%
    Elementary
1,534
 38.4%
    High School
2,142
 53.7%
        1 - 3 years
1,375
 34.4%
        4 years
767
 19.2%
    College
240
 6.0%
        1 - 3 years
159
 4.0%
        4 years
66
 1.7%
        5 or more years
15
 0.4%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
702
 
    Enrolled in School
362
 51.6%
    Not Enrolled in School
340
 48.4%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
156
 22.2%
        Graduated
184
 26.2%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
4,935
 
    In Armed Forces
5
 0.1%
    In Labor Force
2,538
 51.4%
        Employed
2,435
 49.3%
        Unemployed
103
 2.1%
    Not in Labor Force
2,392
 48.5%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$27,236
 
    Average Family Income
$36,158
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$12,678
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$15,950
 
    Male
$20,823
 
    Female
$11,690
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,493
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,162
 77.8%
    Income Below Poverty Level
331
 22.2%
        Male head
98
 6.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
36
 2.4%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
62
 4.2%
            Some related children under 6 years old
24
 1.6%
        Female head
233
 15.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
33
 2.2%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
200
 13.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
93
 6.2%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
915
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
470
 51.4%
    Income Above Poverty Level
445
 48.6%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
714
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
241
 33.8%
    Income Above Poverty Level
473
 66.2%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,369
 
    Occupied Units
2,102
 88.7%
        Owner Occupied Units
914
 38.6%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,188
 50.1%
    Vacant Units
111
 4.7%
        For Rent
111
 4.7%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,178
 
        Average Gross Rent
$386
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,165
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$387
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,178
 
    Paying Cash Rent
1,178
 100%
        Rent less than 10% of income
117
 9.9%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
182
 15.4%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
176
 14.9%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
129
 11.0%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
123
 10.4%
        Rent 35% or more of income
404
 34.3%
        Not computed
47
 4.0%
    No Cash Rent
0
 0%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,369
 
    1 Unit Detached
133
 5.6%
    1 Unit Attached
1,145
 48.3%
    2 Units
206
 8.7%
    3 or 4 Units
649
 27.4%
    5 - 9 Units
201
 8.5%
    10 - 19 Units
12
 0.5%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
23
 1.0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,107
 
    Gas
726
 34.5%
    Coal/Wood
155
 7.4%
    Electricity
20
 0.9%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,158
 55.0%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
48
 2.3%