Tract 114, 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 114 was bounded by Woodbine Avenue, Upland Way, North 59th Street, Lansdowne Avenue, North 64th Street, Malvern Avenue and Wynnewood Road.

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1970 Census - Tract 114
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
8,380
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
22,234.00
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.4
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
8,380
 
    Male
3,748
 44.7%
    Female
4,632
 55.3%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
8,380
 
    Under 5
589
 7.0%
    5 to 9
733
 8.7%
    10 to 14
735
 8.8%
    15 to 17
347
 4.1%
    18 to 24
875
 10.4%
    25 to 34
1,065
 12.7%
    35 to 44
976
 11.6%
    45 to 54
878
 10.5%
    55 to 64
955
 11.4%
    65 and up
1,227
 14.6%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
8,380
 
    White
3,087
 36.8%
    Black
5,180
 61.8%
    Other
113
 1.3%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
8,380
 
    Hispanic
10
 0.1%
    Non Hispanic
8,370
 99.9%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
2,096
 
    With Own Children (present)
985
 47.0%
    Without Own Children
1,111
 53.0%
    Married-couple Family
1,581
 75.4%
        With Own Children (present)
780
 37.2%
        Without Own Children
801
 38.2%
    Other Family Households
515
 24.6%
        With Own Children (present)
205
 9.8%
        Without Own Children
310
 14.8%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
110
 5.2%
            With Own Children (present)
20
 1.0%
            Without Own Children
90
 4.3%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
405
 19.3%
            With Own Children (present)
185
 8.8%
            Without Own Children
220
 10.5%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
8,380
 
    In Family Households
7,444
 88.8%
        Head
2,096
 25.0%
            Male Head
1,691
 20.2%
            Female Head
405
 4.8%
        Wife
1,573
 18.8%
        Child
2,714
 32.4%
        Other Relative
794
 9.5%
        Nonrelative
267
 3.2%
    In Non-Family Households
865
 10.3%
        Male Primary Individual
272
 3.2%
        Female Primary Individual
593
 7.1%
    Population in Group Quarters
71
 0.8%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
71
 0.8%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
71
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
71
 0.8%
        Rooming House
0
 0%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
71
 100%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
6,491
 
    Never Married
1,843
 28.4%
    Married, Spouse Present
3,237
 49.9%
    Married, Spouse Absent
133
 2.0%
    Separated
264
 4.1%
    Widowed
705
 10.9%
    Divorced
309
 4.8%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
8,380
 
    Native Born
8,888
 96.1%
    Foreign Born
365
 3.9%
        Naturalized
171
 1.8%
        Alien
194
 2.1%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
5,101
 
    No School Years Completed
73
 1.4%
    Elementary
1,313
 25.7%
    High School
2,928
 57.4%
        1 - 3 years
1,179
 23.1%
        4 years
1,749
 34.3%
    College
787
 15.4%
        1 - 3 years
362
 7.1%
        4 years
291
 5.7%
        5 or more years
134
 2.6%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
720
 
    Enrolled in School
396
 55%
    Not Enrolled in School
324
 45%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
84
 11.7%
        Graduated
240
 33.3%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
6,198
 
    In Armed Forces
31
 0.5%
    In Labor Force
3,814
 61.5%
        Employed
3,698
 59.7%
        Unemployed
116
 1.9%
    Not in Labor Force
2,353
 38.0%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$37,227
 
    Average Family Income
$47,000
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$19,132
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$22,957
 
    Male
$30,046
 
    Female
$16,486
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
2,096
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,954
 93.2%
    Income Below Poverty Level
142
 6.8%
        Male head
80
 3.8%
            No related children under 18 years old
37
 1.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
43
 2.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
31
 1.5%
        Female head
62
 3.0%
            No related children under 18 years old
17
 0.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
45
 2.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
35
 1.7%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
1,132
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
387
 34.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
745
 65.8%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
1,227
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
206
 16.8%
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,021
 83.2%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
3,054
 
    Occupied Units
2,960
 96.9%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,797
 58.8%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,163
 38.1%
    Vacant Units
42
 1.4%
        For Rent
42
 1.4%
        For Sale Only
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,163
 
        Average Gross Rent
$420
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
360
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$406
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0  
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,163
 
    Paying Cash Rent
1,115
 95.9%
        Rent less than 10% of income
139
 12.5%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
181
 16.2%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
195
 17.5%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
70
 6.3%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
165
 14.8%
        Rent 35% or more of income
304
 27.3%
        Not computed
61
 5.5%
    No Cash Rent
48
 4.1%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
3,054
 
    1 Unit Detached
85
 2.8%
    1 Unit Attached
1,698
 55.6%
    2 Units
276
 9.0%
    3 or 4 Units
420
 13.8%
    5 - 9 Units
153
 5.0%
    10 - 19 Units
15
 0.5%
    20 - 49 Units
201
 6.6%
    50 Units or More
206
 6.7%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
3,097
 
    Gas
1,239
 40.0%
    Coal/Wood
80
 2.6%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,376
 44.4%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
402
 13.0%