Tract 112, 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 112 was bounded by Lansdowne Avenue, North 54th Street, West Girard Avenue and North 59th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 112
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
8,041
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
41,130.40
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
8,041
 
    Male
3,618
 45.0%
    Female
4,423
 55.0%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
8,041
 
    Under 5
500
 6.2%
    5 to 9
780
 9.7%
    10 to 14
699
 8.7%
    15 to 17
469
 5.8%
    18 to 24
748
 9.3%
    25 to 34
909
 11.3%
    35 to 44
776
 9.7%
    45 to 54
1,131
 14.1%
    55 to 64
1,026
 12.8%
    65 and up
1,003
 12.5%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
8,041
 
    White
380
 4.7%
    Black
7,619
 94.8%
    Other
42
 0.5%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
8,041
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
8,041
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
2,103
 
    With Own Children (present)
938
 44.6%
    Without Own Children
1,165
 55.4%
    Married-couple Family
1,406
 66.9%
        With Own Children (present)
663
 31.5%
        Without Own Children
743
 35.3%
    Other Family Households
697
 33.1%
        With Own Children (present)
275
 13.1%
        Without Own Children
422
 20.1%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
160
 7.6%
            With Own Children (present)
30
 1.4%
            Without Own Children
130
 6.2%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
537
 25.5%
            With Own Children (present)
245
 11.7%
            Without Own Children
292
 13.9%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
8,041
 
    In Family Households
7,487
 93.1%
        Head
2,103
 26.2%
            Male Head
1,566
 19.5%
            Female Head
537
 6.7%
        Wife
1,348
 16.8%
        Child
2,893
 36.0%
        Other Relative
885
 11.0%
        Nonrelative
258
 3.2%
    In Non-Family Households
491
 6.1%
        Male Primary Individual
144
 1.8%
        Female Primary Individual
347
 4.3%
    Population in Group Quarters
63
 0.8%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
63
 0.8%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
63
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
63
 0.8%
        Rooming House
60
 95.2%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
3
 4.8%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
6,191
 
    Never Married
1,670
 27.0%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,838
 45.8%
    Married, Spouse Absent
113
 1.8%
    Separated
559
 9.0%
    Widowed
717
 11.6%
    Divorced
294
 4.7%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
8,041
 
    Native Born
8,508
 98.7%
    Foreign Born
112
 1.3%
        Naturalized
67
 0.8%
        Alien
45
 0.5%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
4,845
 
    No School Years Completed
95
 2.0%
    Elementary
1,466
 30.3%
    High School
2,736
 56.5%
        1 - 3 years
1,518
 31.3%
        4 years
1,218
 25.1%
    College
548
 11.3%
        1 - 3 years
316
 6.5%
        4 years
125
 2.6%
        5 or more years
107
 2.2%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
821
 
    Enrolled in School
376
 45.8%
    Not Enrolled in School
445
 54.2%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
164
 20.0%
        Graduated
281
 34.2%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
5,922
 
    In Armed Forces
19
 0.3%
    In Labor Force
3,680
 62.1%
        Employed
3,523
 59.5%
        Unemployed
157
 2.7%
    Not in Labor Force
2,223
 37.5%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$34,498
 
    Average Family Income
$40,608
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$17,364
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$19,817
 
    Male
$24,974
 
    Female
$14,876
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
2,103
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,837
 87.4%
    Income Below Poverty Level
266
 12.6%
        Male head
85
 4.0%
            No related children under 18 years old
53
 2.5%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
32
 1.5%
            Some related children under 6 years old
10
 0.5%
        Female head
181
 8.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
29
 1.4%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
152
 7.2%
            Some related children under 6 years old
81
 3.9%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
750
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
303
 40.4%
    Income Above Poverty Level
447
 59.6%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
1,003
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
237
 23.6%
    Income Above Poverty Level
766
 76.4%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,637
 
    Occupied Units
2,554
 96.9%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,893
 71.8%
        Renter Occupied Units
661
 25.1%
    Vacant Units
57
 2.2%
        For Rent
26
 1.0%
        For Sale Only
31
 1.2%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
661
 
        Average Gross Rent
$415
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
641
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$421
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0  
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
661
 
    Paying Cash Rent
632
 95.6%
        Rent less than 10% of income
59
 9.3%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
131
 20.7%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
79
 12.5%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
81
 12.8%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
68
 10.8%
        Rent 35% or more of income
195
 30.9%
        Not computed
19
 3.0%
    No Cash Rent
29
 4.4%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,637
 
    1 Unit Detached
233
 8.8%
    1 Unit Attached
2,022
 76.7%
    2 Units
239
 9.1%
    3 or 4 Units
117
 4.4%
    5 - 9 Units
14
 0.5%
    10 - 19 Units
7
 0.3%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
0
 0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
5
 0.2%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,657
 
    Gas
1,508
 56.8%
    Coal/Wood
19
 0.7%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,065
 40.1%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
65
 2.4%