Tract 111, 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 111 was bounded by Lancaster Avenue, North 52nd Street, Parkside Avenue, Belmont Avenue, Westminster Avenue, North 48th Street, Wyalusing Avenue, West Girard Avenue and North 54th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 111
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
7,825
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
15,391.40
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.5
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
7,825
 
    Male
3,609
 46.1%
    Female
4,216
 53.9%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
7,825
 
    Under 5
650
 8.3%
    5 to 9
735
 9.4%
    10 to 14
897
 11.5%
    15 to 17
515
 6.6%
    18 to 24
778
 9.9%
    25 to 34
836
 10.7%
    35 to 44
880
 11.2%
    45 to 54
996
 12.7%
    55 to 64
762
 9.7%
    65 and up
776
 9.9%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
7,825
 
    White
2,695
 34.4%
    Black
5,111
 65.3%
    Other
19
 0.2%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
7,825
 
    Hispanic
9
 0.1%
    Non Hispanic
7,816
 99.9%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,841
 
    With Own Children (present)
930
 50.5%
    Without Own Children
911
 49.5%
    Married-couple Family
1,242
 67.5%
        With Own Children (present)
624
 33.9%
        Without Own Children
618
 33.6%
    Other Family Households
599
 32.5%
        With Own Children (present)
306
 16.6%
        Without Own Children
293
 15.9%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
108
 5.9%
            With Own Children (present)
16
 0.9%
            Without Own Children
92
 5.0%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
491
 26.7%
            With Own Children (present)
290
 15.8%
            Without Own Children
201
 10.9%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
7,825
 
    In Family Households
7,256
 92.7%
        Head
1,841
 23.5%
            Male Head
1,350
 17.3%
            Female Head
491
 6.3%
        Wife
1,221
 15.6%
        Child
3,302
 42.2%
        Other Relative
718
 9.2%
        Nonrelative
174
 2.2%
    In Non-Family Households
530
 6.8%
        Male Primary Individual
242
 3.1%
        Female Primary Individual
288
 3.7%
    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
0
 0%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
39
 100%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
5,732
 
    Never Married
1,822
 31.8%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,559
 44.6%
    Married, Spouse Absent
127
 2.2%
    Separated
500
 8.7%
    Widowed
512
 8.9%
    Divorced
212
 3.7%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
7,825
 
    Native Born
7,615
 93.6%
    Foreign Born
518
 6.4%
        Naturalized
357
 4.4%
        Alien
161
 2.0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
4,250
 
    No School Years Completed
180
 4.2%
    Elementary
1,531
 36.0%
    High School
2,203
 51.8%
        1 - 3 years
1,150
 27.1%
        4 years
1,053
 24.8%
    College
336
 7.9%
        1 - 3 years
198
 4.7%
        4 years
61
 1.4%
        5 or more years
77
 1.8%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
921
 
    Enrolled in School
517
 56.1%
    Not Enrolled in School
404
 43.9%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
194
 21.1%
        Graduated
210
 22.8%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
5,393
 
    In Armed Forces
21
 0.4%
    In Labor Force
3,196
 59.3%
        Employed
2,963
 54.9%
        Unemployed
233
 4.3%
    Not in Labor Force
2,176
 40.3%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$31,522
 
    Average Family Income
$36,517
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$18,855
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$19,058
 
    Male
$23,121
 
    Female
$14,832
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,841
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,525
 82.8%
    Income Below Poverty Level
316
 17.2%
        Male head
170
 9.2%
            No related children under 18 years old
68
 3.7%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
102
 5.5%
            Some related children under 6 years old
80
 4.3%
        Female head
146
 7.9%
            No related children under 18 years old
29
 1.6%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
117
 6.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
59
 3.2%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
726
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
223
 30.7%
    Income Above Poverty Level
503
 69.3%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
776
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
195
 25.1%
    Income Above Poverty Level
581
 74.9%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,549
 
    Occupied Units
2,371
 93.0%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,283
 50.3%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,088
 42.7%
    Vacant Units
101
 4.0%
        For Rent
101
 4.0%
        For Sale Only
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,083
 
        Average Gross Rent
$365
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
787
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$374
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0  
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,083
 
    Paying Cash Rent
1,065
 98.3%
        Rent less than 10% of income
126
 11.8%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
264
 24.8%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
168
 15.8%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
107
 10.0%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
116
 10.9%
        Rent 35% or more of income
245
 23.0%
        Not computed
39
 3.7%
    No Cash Rent
18
 1.7%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,549
 
    1 Unit Detached
156
 6.1%
    1 Unit Attached
1,543
 60.5%
    2 Units
360
 14.1%
    3 or 4 Units
299
 11.7%
    5 - 9 Units
168
 6.6%
    10 - 19 Units
23
 0.9%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
0
 0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,591
 
    Gas
963
 37.2%
    Coal/Wood
238
 9.2%
    Electricity
21
 0.8%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,292
 49.9%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
77
 3.0%