Tract 110, 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 110 was bounded by Parkside Avenue, Girard Avenue, the railroad tracks above Mantua Avenue and Belmont Avenue.

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1970 Census - Tract 110
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
8,093
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
42,865.50
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
8,093
 
    Male
3,729
 46.1%
    Female
4,364
 53.9%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
8,093
 
    Under 5
849
 10.5%
    5 to 9
790
 9.8%
    10 to 14
860
 10.6%
    15 to 17
581
 7.2%
    18 to 24
951
 11.8%
    25 to 34
913
 11.3%
    35 to 44
1,007
 12.4%
    45 to 54
998
 12.3%
    55 to 64
656
 8.1%
    65 and up
488
 6.0%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
8,093
 
    White
477
 5.9%
    Black
7,449
 92.0%
    Other
167
 2.1%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
8,093
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
8,093
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,781
 
    With Own Children (present)
1,054
 59.2%
    Without Own Children
727
 40.8%
    Married-couple Family
1,031
 57.9%
        With Own Children (present)
575
 32.3%
        Without Own Children
456
 25.6%
    Other Family Households
750
 42.1%
        With Own Children (present)
479
 26.9%
        Without Own Children
271
 15.2%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
144
 8.1%
            With Own Children (present)
62
 3.5%
            Without Own Children
82
 4.6%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
606
 34.0%
            With Own Children (present)
417
 23.4%
            Without Own Children
189
 10.6%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
8,093
 
    In Family Households
7,169
 88.6%
        Head
1,781
 22.0%
            Male Head
1,175
 14.5%
            Female Head
606
 7.5%
        Wife
1,019
 12.6%
        Child
3,172
 39.2%
        Other Relative
835
 10.3%
        Nonrelative
362
 4.5%
    In Non-Family Households
885
 10.9%
        Male Primary Individual
458
 5.7%
        Female Primary Individual
427
 5.3%
    Population in Group Quarters
39
 0.5%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
39
 0.5%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
39
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
39
 0.5%
        Rooming House
39
 100%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
0
 0%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
5,746
 
    Never Married
1,755
 30.5%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,220
 38.6%
    Married, Spouse Absent
173
 3.0%
    Separated
788
 13.7%
    Widowed
577
 10.0%
    Divorced
233
 4.1%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
8,093
 
    Native Born
6,890
 96.1%
    Foreign Born
279
 3.9%
        Naturalized
170
 2.4%
        Alien
109
 1.5%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
4,062
 
    No School Years Completed
163
 4.0%
    Elementary
1,269
 31.2%
    High School
2,397
 59.0%
        1 - 3 years
1,507
 37.1%
        4 years
890
 21.9%
    College
233
 5.7%
        1 - 3 years
157
 3.9%
        4 years
55
 1.4%
        5 or more years
21
 0.5%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
915
 
    Enrolled in School
485
 53.0%
    Not Enrolled in School
430
 47.0%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
264
 28.9%
        Graduated
166
 18.1%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
5,428
 
    In Armed Forces
17
 0.3%
    In Labor Force
3,203
 59.0%
        Employed
3,036
 55.9%
        Unemployed
167
 3.1%
    Not in Labor Force
2,208
 40.7%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$27,052
 
    Average Family Income
$34,457
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$16,079
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$18,077
 
    Male
$23,432
 
    Female
$12,665
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,781
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,288
 72.3%
    Income Below Poverty Level
493
 27.7%
        Male head
188
 10.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
48
 2.7%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
140
 7.9%
            Some related children under 6 years old
92
 5.2%
        Female head
305
 17.1%
            No related children under 18 years old
20
 1.1%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
285
 16.0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
184
 10.3%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
1,202
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
434
 36.1%
    Income Above Poverty Level
768
 63.9%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
488
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
204
 41.8%
    Income Above Poverty Level
284
 58.2%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,881
 
    Occupied Units
2,656
 92.2%
        Owner Occupied Units
860
 29.9%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,796
 62.3%
    Vacant Units
168
 5.8%
        For Rent
168
 5.8%
        For Sale Only
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,790
 
        Average Gross Rent
$371
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,632
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$376
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,790
 
    Paying Cash Rent
1,769
 98.8%
        Rent less than 10% of income
227
 12.8%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
291
 16.4%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
223
 12.6%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
119
 6.7%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
252
 14.2%
        Rent 35% or more of income
612
 34.6%
        Not computed
45
 2.5%
    No Cash Rent
21
 1.2%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,881
 
    1 Unit Detached
126
 4.4%
    1 Unit Attached
986
 34.2%
    2 Units
290
 10.1%
    3 or 4 Units
829
 28.8%
    5 - 9 Units
377
 13.1%
    10 - 19 Units
32
 1.1%
    20 - 49 Units
95
 3.3%
    50 Units or More
146
 5.1%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,497
 
    Gas
756
 30.3%
    Coal/Wood
20
 0.8%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,681
 67.3%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
40
 1.6%