Tract 116, 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 116 was bounded by City Avenue, Overbrook Avenue, Upland Way, Woodbine Ave, Wynnewood Road, Malvern Avenue and North 66th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 116
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
3,980
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
13,790.70
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
3,980
 
    Male
1,829
 46.0%
    Female
2,151
 54.0%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
3,980
 
    Under 5
232
 5.8%
    5 to 9
388
 9.7%
    10 to 14
341
 8.6%
    15 to 17
286
 7.2%
    18 to 24
487
 12.2%
    25 to 34
363
 9.1%
    35 to 44
367
 9.2%
    45 to 54
331
 8.3%
    55 to 64
488
 12.3%
    65 and up
697
 17.5%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
3,980
 
    White
3,848
 96.7%
    Black
110
 2.8%
    Other
22
 0.6%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
3,980
 
    Hispanic
18
 0.5%
    Non Hispanic
3,962
 99.5%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
873
 
    With Own Children (present)
361
 41.4%
    Without Own Children
512
 58.6%
    Married-couple Family
732
 83.8%
        With Own Children (present)
348
 39.9%
        Without Own Children
384
 44.0%
    Other Family Households
141
 16.2%
        With Own Children (present)
13
 1.5%
        Without Own Children
128
 14.7%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
16
 1.8%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
16
 1.8%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
125
 14.3%
            With Own Children (present)
13
 1.5%
            Without Own Children
112
 12.8%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
3,980
 
    In Family Households
3,018
 75.8%
        Head
873
 21.9%
            Male Head
748
 18.8%
            Female Head
125
 3.1%
        Wife
701
 17.6%
        Child
1,087
 27.3%
        Other Relative
253
 6.4%
        Nonrelative
104
 2.6%
    In Non-Family Households
464
 11.7%
        Male Primary Individual
99
 2.5%
        Female Primary Individual
365
 9.2%
    Population in Group Quarters
498
 12.5%
        Institutionalized
325
 8.2%
        Not Institutionalized
173
 4.3%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
498
 
    Institutionalized
325
 8.2%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
325
 65.3%
    Non Institutionalized
173
 4.3%
        Rooming House
11
 2.2%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
156
 31.3%
       Other
6
 1.2%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
3,120
 
    Never Married
1,234
 39.6%
    Married, Spouse Present
1,442
 46.2%
    Married, Spouse Absent
22
 0.7%
    Separated
17
 0.5%
    Widowed
324
 10.4%
    Divorced
81
 2.6%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
3,980
 
    Native Born
3,425
 95.6%
    Foreign Born
157
 4.4%
        Naturalized
157
 4.4%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
2,246
 
    No School Years Completed
51
 2.3%
    Elementary
344
 15.3%
    High School
1,207
 53.7%
        1 - 3 years
398
 17.7%
        4 years
809
 36.0%
    College
644
 28.7%
        1 - 3 years
227
 10.1%
        4 years
215
 9.6%
        5 or more years
202
 9.0%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
469
 
    Enrolled in School
257
 54.8%
    Not Enrolled in School
212
 45.2%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
96
 20.5%
        Graduated
116
 24.7%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
2,952
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
1,544
 52.3%
        Employed
1,515
 51.3%
        Unemployed
29
 1.0%
    Not in Labor Force
1,408
 47.7%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$43,258
 
    Average Family Income
$64,336
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$18,425
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$28,993
 
    Male
$38,633
 
    Female
$20,462
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
873
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
843
 96.6%
    Income Below Poverty Level
30
 3.4%
        Male head
30
 3.4%
            No related children under 18 years old
16
 1.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
14
 1.6%
            Some related children under 6 years old
10
 1.1%
        Female head
0
 0%
            No related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
0
 0%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
741
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
242
 32.7%
    Income Above Poverty Level
499
 67.3%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
697
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
78
 11.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
619
 88.8%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,331
 
    Occupied Units
1,315
 98.8%
        Owner Occupied Units
695
 52.2%
        Renter Occupied Units
620
 46.6%
    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
614
 
        Average Gross Rent
$487
 
    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
614
 
    Paying Cash Rent
593
 96.6%
        Rent less than 10% of income
65
 11.0%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
106
 17.9%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
111
 18.7%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
85
 14.3%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
61
 10.3%
        Rent 35% or more of income
159
 26.8%
        Not computed
6
 1.0%
    No Cash Rent
21
 3.4%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,331
 
    1 Unit Detached
185
 13.9%
    1 Unit Attached
522
 39.2%
    2 Units
60
 4.5%
    3 or 4 Units
47
 3.5%
    5 - 9 Units
28
 2.1%
    10 - 19 Units
25
 1.9%
    20 - 49 Units
200
 15.0%
    50 Units or More
264
 19.8%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,284
 
    Gas
307
 23.9%
    Coal/Wood
58
 4.5%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
424
 33.0%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
495
 38.6%