Tract 115, 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 115 was bounded by North 64th Stree, Lansdowne Avenue, North 68th Street and Malvern Avenue.

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1970 Census - Tract 115
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
5,040
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
36,337.40
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.1
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
5,040
 
    Male
2,382
 47.3%
    Female
2,658
 52.7%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
5,040
 
    Under 5
296
 5.9%
    5 to 9
361
 7.2%
    10 to 14
384
 7.6%
    15 to 17
234
 4.6%
    18 to 24
498
 9.9%
    25 to 34
453
 9.0%
    35 to 44
535
 10.6%
    45 to 54
754
 15.0%
    55 to 64
723
 14.3%
    65 and up
802
 15.9%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
5,040
 
    White
4,998
 99.2%
    Black
18
 0.4%
    Other
24
 0.5%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
5,040
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
5,040
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,398
 
    With Own Children (present)
596
 42.6%
    Without Own Children
802
 57.4%
    Married-couple Family
1,153
 82.5%
        With Own Children (present)
543
 38.8%
        Without Own Children
610
 43.6%
    Other Family Households
245
 17.5%
        With Own Children (present)
53
 3.8%
        Without Own Children
192
 13.7%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
62
 4.4%
            With Own Children (present)
6
 0.4%
            Without Own Children
56
 4.0%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
183
 13.1%
            With Own Children (present)
47
 3.4%
            Without Own Children
136
 9.7%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
5,040
 
    In Family Households
4,800
 95.2%
        Head
1,398
 27.7%
            Male Head
1,215
 24.1%
            Female Head
183
 3.6%
        Wife
1,161
 23.0%
        Child
1,767
 35.1%
        Other Relative
405
 8.0%
        Nonrelative
69
 1.4%
    In Non-Family Households
240
 4.8%
        Male Primary Individual
59
 1.2%
        Female Primary Individual
181
 3.6%
    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+
4,092
 
    Never Married
1,105
 27.0%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,405
 58.8%
    Married, Spouse Absent
36
 0.9%
    Separated
61
 1.5%
    Widowed
411
 10.0%
    Divorced
74
 1.8%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
5,040
 
    Native Born
4,913
 87.6%
    Foreign Born
697
 12.4%
        Naturalized
411
 7.3%
        Alien
286
 5.1%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
3,267
 
    No School Years Completed
115
 3.5%
    Elementary
1,282
 39.2%
    High School
1,595
 48.8%
        1 - 3 years
710
 21.7%
        4 years
885
 27.1%
    College
275
 8.4%
        1 - 3 years
105
 3.2%
        4 years
68
 2.1%
        5 or more years
102
 3.1%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
438
 
    Enrolled in School
280
 63.9%
    Not Enrolled in School
158
 36.1%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
58
 13.2%
        Graduated
100
 22.8%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
3,925
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
2,200
 56.1%
        Employed
2,058
 52.4%
        Unemployed
142
 3.6%
    Not in Labor Force
1,725
 43.9%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$44,793
 
    Average Family Income
$49,778
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$21,943
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$24,437
 
    Male
$32,016
 
    Female
$14,889
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,398
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,357
 97.1%
    Income Below Poverty Level
41
 2.9%
        Male head
22
 1.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
18
 1.3%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
4
 0.3%
            Some related children under 6 years old
0
 0%
        Female head
19
 1.4%
            No related children under 18 years old
11
 0.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
8
 0.6%
            Some related children under 6 years old
3
 0.2%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
305
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
80
 26.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
225
 73.8%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
802
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
82
 10.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
720
 89.8%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,652
 
    Occupied Units
1,629
 98.6%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,410
 85.4%
        Renter Occupied Units
219
 13.3%
    Vacant Units
0
 0%
        For Rent
0
 0%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
219
 
        Average Gross Rent
$416
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$0
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
219
 
    Paying Cash Rent
184
 84.0%
        Rent less than 10% of income
19
 10.3%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
41
 22.3%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
53
 28.8%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
30
 16.3%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
22
 12.0%
        Rent 35% or more of income
19
 10.3%
        Not computed
0
 0%
    No Cash Rent
35
 16.0%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,652
 
    1 Unit Detached
51
 3.1%
    1 Unit Attached
1,446
 87.5%
    2 Units
104
 6.3%
    3 or 4 Units
33
 2.0%
    5 - 9 Units
5
 0.3%
    10 - 19 Units
4
 0.2%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
9
 0.5%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,665
 
    Gas
1,103
 66.2%
    Coal/Wood
76
 4.6%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
391
 23.5%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
95
 5.7%