Tract 117, 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 117 was bounded by City Avenue, North 54th Street, Woodbine Avenue, Upland Way and Overbrook Avenue.

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1970 Census - Tract 117
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
1,610
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
6,271.90
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
1,610
 
    Male
890
 55.3%
    Female
720
 44.7%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
1,610
 
    Under 5
110
 6.8%
    5 to 9
109
 6.8%
    10 to 14
96
 6.0%
    15 to 17
74
 4.6%
    18 to 24
410
 25.5%
    25 to 34
165
 10.2%
    35 to 44
164
 10.2%
    45 to 54
162
 10.1%
    55 to 64
153
 9.5%
    65 and up
167
 10.4%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
1,610
 
    White
1,115
 69.3%
    Black
495
 30.7%
    Other
0
 0%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
1,610
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
1,610
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
317
 
    With Own Children (present)
143
 45.1%
    Without Own Children
174
 54.9%
    Married-couple Family
273
 86.1%
        With Own Children (present)
137
 43.2%
        Without Own Children
136
 42.9%
    Other Family Households
44
 13.9%
        With Own Children (present)
6
 1.9%
        Without Own Children
38
 12.0%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
15
 4.7%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
15
 4.7%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
29
 9.1%
            With Own Children (present)
6
 1.9%
            Without Own Children
23
 7.3%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
1,610
 
    In Family Households
1,226
 76.1%
        Head
317
 19.7%
            Male Head
288
 17.9%
            Female Head
29
 1.8%
        Wife
283
 17.6%
        Child
463
 28.8%
        Other Relative
128
 8.0%
        Nonrelative
35
 2.2%
    In Non-Family Households
67
 4.2%
        Male Primary Individual
30
 1.9%
        Female Primary Individual
37
 2.3%
    Population in Group Quarters
317
 19.7%
        Institutionalized
32
 2.0%
        Not Institutionalized
285
 17.7%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
317
 
    Institutionalized
32
 2.0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
32
 10.1%
    Non Institutionalized
285
 17.7%
        Rooming House
0
 0%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
235
 74.1%
       Other
50
 15.8%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
1,330
 
    Never Married
606
 45.6%
    Married, Spouse Present
593
 44.6%
    Married, Spouse Absent
28
 2.1%
    Separated
29
 2.2%
    Widowed
47
 3.5%
    Divorced
27
 2.0%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
1,610
 
    Native Born
1,690
 93.0%
    Foreign Born
127
 7.0%
        Naturalized
127
 7.0%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
811
 
    No School Years Completed
8
 1.0%
    Elementary
94
 11.6%
    High School
334
 41.2%
        1 - 3 years
136
 16.8%
        4 years
198
 24.4%
    College
375
 46.2%
        1 - 3 years
108
 13.3%
        4 years
118
 14.5%
        5 or more years
149
 18.4%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
329
 
    Enrolled in School
279
 84.8%
    Not Enrolled in School
50
 15.2%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
15
 4.6%
        Graduated
35
 10.6%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
1,273
 
    In Armed Forces
5
 0.4%
    In Labor Force
743
 58.4%
        Employed
721
 56.6%
        Unemployed
22
 1.7%
    Not in Labor Force
525
 41.2%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$41,054
 
    Average Family Income
$77,596
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$10,887
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$27,587
 
    Male
$33,603
 
    Female
$18,106
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
317
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
313
 98.7%
    Income Below Poverty Level
4
 1.3%
        Male head
4
 1.3%
            No related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
4
 1.3%
            Some related children under 6 years old
0
 0%
        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
197
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
106
 53.8%
    Income Above Poverty Level
91
 46.2%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
167
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
30
 18.0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
137
 82.0%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
389
 
    Occupied Units
384
 98.7%
        Owner Occupied Units
301
 77.4%
        Renter Occupied Units
83
 21.3%
    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
83
 
        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
83
 
    Paying Cash Rent
83
 100%
        Rent less than 10% of income
4
 4.8%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
15
 18.1%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
31
 37.3%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
12
 14.5%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
9
 10.8%
        Rent 35% or more of income
12
 14.5%
        Not computed
0
 0%
    No Cash Rent
0
 0%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
389
 
    1 Unit Detached
74
 19.0%
    1 Unit Attached
232
 59.6%
    2 Units
9
 2.3%
    3 or 4 Units
9
 2.3%
    5 - 9 Units
18
 4.6%
    10 - 19 Units
0
 0%
    20 - 49 Units
47
 12.1%
    50 Units or More
0
 0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
399
 
    Gas
0
 0%
    Coal/Wood
0
 0%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
125
 31.3%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
274
 68.7%