Tract 113, 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 113 was bounded by Lancaster Avenue, North 54th Street, Lansdowne Avenue and North 59th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 113
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
4,909
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
36,854.40
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.1
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
4,909
 
    Male
2,270
 46.2%
    Female
2,639
 53.8%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
4,909
 
    Under 5
406
 8.3%
    5 to 9
407
 8.3%
    10 to 14
636
 13.0%
    15 to 17
275
 5.6%
    18 to 24
494
 10.1%
    25 to 34
488
 9.9%
    35 to 44
833
 17.0%
    45 to 54
657
 13.4%
    55 to 64
404
 8.2%
    65 and up
309
 6.3%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
4,909
 
    White
463
 9.4%
    Black
4,439
 90.4%
    Other
7
 0.1%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
4,909
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,130
 
    With Own Children (present)
618
 54.7%
    Without Own Children
512
 45.3%
    Married-couple Family
797
 70.5%
        With Own Children (present)
415
 36.7%
        Without Own Children
382
 33.8%
    Other Family Households
333
 29.5%
        With Own Children (present)
203
 18.0%
        Without Own Children
130
 11.5%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
46
 4.1%
            With Own Children (present)
3
 0.3%
            Without Own Children
43
 3.8%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
287
 25.4%
            With Own Children (present)
200
 17.7%
            Without Own Children
87
 7.7%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
4,909
 
    In Family Households
4,507
 91.8%
        Head
1,130
 23.0%
            Male Head
843
 17.2%
            Female Head
287
 5.8%
        Wife
939
 19.1%
        Child
1,991
 40.6%
        Other Relative
359
 7.3%
        Nonrelative
88
 1.8%
    In Non-Family Households
402
 8.2%
        Male Primary Individual
218
 4.4%
        Female Primary Individual
184
 3.7%
    Population in Group Quarters
0
 0%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
0
 0%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
0
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 n/a
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 n/a
        Other Institution
0
 n/a
    Non Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Rooming House
0
 n/a
        Military Barracks
0
 n/a
        College Dormitory
0
 n/a
       Other
0
 n/a
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
3,543
 
    Never Married
976
 27.5%
    Married, Spouse Present
1,742
 49.2%
    Married, Spouse Absent
107
 3.0%
    Separated
324
 9.1%
    Widowed
253
 7.1%
    Divorced
141
 4.0%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
4,909
 
    Native Born
4,432
 99.0%
    Foreign Born
44
 1.0%
        Naturalized
44
 1.0%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
2,691
 
    No School Years Completed
13
 0.5%
    Elementary
636
 23.6%
    High School
1,754
 65.2%
        1 - 3 years
893
 33.2%
        4 years
861
 32.0%
    College
288
 10.7%
        1 - 3 years
124
 4.6%
        4 years
111
 4.1%
        5 or more years
53
 2.0%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
458
 
    Enrolled in School
246
 53.7%
    Not Enrolled in School
212
 46.3%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
101
 22.1%
        Graduated
111
 24.2%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
3,359
 
    In Armed Forces
4
 0.1%
    In Labor Force
2,139
 63.7%
        Employed
2,044
 60.9%
        Unemployed
95
 2.8%
    Not in Labor Force
1,216
 36.2%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$37,855
 
    Average Family Income
$44,931
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$21,371
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$23,047
 
    Male
$27,503
 
    Female
$18,469
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,130
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,015
 89.8%
    Income Below Poverty Level
115
 10.2%
        Male head
41
 3.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
15
 1.3%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
26
 2.3%
            Some related children under 6 years old
20
 1.8%
        Female head
74
 6.5%
            No related children under 18 years old
9
 0.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
65
 5.8%
            Some related children under 6 years old
39
 3.5%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
485
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
123
 25.4%
    Income Above Poverty Level
362
 74.6%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
309
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
44
 14.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
265
 85.8%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,629
 
    Occupied Units
1,549
 95.1%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,075
 66.0%
        Renter Occupied Units
474
 29.1%
    Vacant Units
0
 0%
        For Rent
 0%
        For Sale Only
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
474
 
        Average Gross Rent
$386
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
418
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$391
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
474
 
    Paying Cash Rent
468
 98.7%
        Rent less than 10% of income
26
 5.6%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
120
 25.6%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
57
 12.2%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
60
 12.8%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
73
 15.6%
        Rent 35% or more of income
93
 19.9%
        Not computed
39
 8.3%
    No Cash Rent
6
 1.3%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,629
 
    1 Unit Detached
50
 3.1%
    1 Unit Attached
1,127
 69.2%
    2 Units
166
 10.2%
    3 or 4 Units
128
 7.9%
    5 - 9 Units
52
 3.2%
    10 - 19 Units
0
 0%
    20 - 49 Units
52
 3.2%
    50 Units or More
54
 3.3%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,541
 
    Gas
770
 50.0%
    Coal/Wood
41
 2.7%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
730
 47.4%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%