Tract 118, 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 118 was bounded by Woodbine Avenue, North 54th Street, North 52nd Street, Lancaster Avenue, North 57th Street and Upland Way.

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1970 Census - Tract 118
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
7,891
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
21,774.30
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.4
 
  
 
 
Sex
 
 
Total Population
7,891
 
    Male
3,797
 48.1%
    Female
4,094
 51.9%
 
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
 
Total Population
7,891
 
    Under 5
749
 9.5%
    5 to 9
728
 9.2%
    10 to 14
747
 9.5%
    15 to 17
403
 5.1%
    18 to 24
796
 10.1%
    25 to 34
1,266
 16.0%
    35 to 44
879
 11.1%
    45 to 54
849
 10.8%
    55 to 64
666
 8.4%
    65 and up
808
 10.2%
 
 
 
Race
 
 
Total Population
7,891
 
    White
2,594
 32.9%
    Black
5,275
 66.8%
    Other
22
 0.3%
 
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
 
Total Population
7,891
 
    Hispanic
20
 0.3%
    Non Hispanic
7,871
 99.7%
 
 
 
Family Structure
 
 
Families
2,006
 
    With Own Children (present)
1,060
 52.8%
    Without Own Children
946
 47.2%
    Married-couple Family
1,663
 82.9%
        With Own Children (present)
942
 47.0%
        Without Own Children
721
 35.9%
    Other Family Households
343
 17.1%
        With Own Children (present)
118
 5.9%
        Without Own Children
225
 11.2%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
51
 2.5%
            With Own Children (present)
10
 0.5%
            Without Own Children
41
 2.0%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
292
 14.6%
            With Own Children (present)
108
 5.4%
            Without Own Children
184
 9.2%
 
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
 
Population
7,891
 
    In Family Households
7,412
 93.9%
        Head
2,006
 25.4%
            Male Head
1,714
 21.7%
            Female Head
292
 3.7%
        Wife
1,648
 20.9%
        Child
2,916
 37.0%
        Other Relative
656
 8.3%
        Nonrelative
186
 2.4%
    In Non-Family Households
376
 4.8%
        Male Primary Individual
161
 2.0%
        Female Primary Individual
215
 2.7%
    Population in Group Quarters
103
 1.3%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
103
 1.3%
    
 
 
Group Quarters
 
 
Population in Group Quarters
103
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
103
 1.3%
        Rooming House
40
 38.8%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
63
 61.2%
   
 
 
Marital Status
 
 
Population Age 14+
5,789
 
    Never Married
1,461
 25.2%
    Married, Spouse Present
3,406
 58.8%
    Married, Spouse Absent
66
 1.1%
    Separated
217
 3.7%
    Widowed
431
 7.4%
    Divorced
208
 3.6%
 
 
 
Foreign Born
 
 
Count of Persons
7,891
 
    Native Born
7,176
 90.9%
    Foreign Born
720
 9.1%
        Naturalized
598
 7.6%
        Alien
122
 1.5%
 
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
 
Population Age 25+
4,468
 
    No School Years Completed
177
 4.0%
    Elementary
812
 18.2%
    High School
2,590
 58.0%
        1 - 3 years
1,034
 23.1%
        4 years
1,556
 34.8%
    College
889
 19.9%
        1 - 3 years
472
 10.6%
        4 years
212
 4.7%
        5 or more years
205
 4.6%
 
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
693
 
    Enrolled in School
459
 66.2%
    Not Enrolled in School
234
 33.8%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
105
 15.2%
        Graduated
129
 18.6%
 
 
 
Employment
 
 
Population Age 16+
5,523
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
3,776
 68.4%
        Employed
3,637
 65.9%
        Unemployed
139
 2.5%
    Not in Labor Force
1,747
 31.6%
 
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
 
Average Household Income
$44,220
 
    Average Family Income
$52,388
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$18,170
 
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$24,956
 
    Male
$31,007
 
    Female
$18,189
 
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
 
Families
2,006
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,895
 94.5%
    Income Below Poverty Level
111
 5.5%
        Male head
73
 3.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
15
 0.7%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
58
 2.9%
            Some related children under 6 years old
38
 1.9%
        Female head
38
 1.9%
            No related children under 18 years old
10
 0.5%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
28
 1.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
10
 0.5%
 
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
629
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
211
 33.5%
    Income Above Poverty Level
418
 66.5%
 
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
 
Persons Over 65
808
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
107
 13.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
701
 86.8%
 
 
 
Occupancy
 
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,427
 
    Occupied Units
2,373
 97.8%
        Owner Occupied Units
2,011
 82.9%
        Renter Occupied Units
362
 14.9%
    Vacant Units
28
 1.2%
        For Rent
0
 0%
        For Sale Only
28
 1.2%
  
 
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
354
 
        Average Gross Rent
$505
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
190
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$553
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
354
 
    Paying Cash Rent
343
 96.9%
        Rent less than 10% of income
24
 7.0%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
68
 19.8%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
53
 15.5%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
52
 15.2%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
43
 12.5%
        Rent 35% or more of income
93
 27.1%
        Not computed
10
 2.9%
    No Cash Rent
11
 3.1%
  
 
 
Units in Structure
 
 
Total Housing Units
2,427
 
    1 Unit Detached
152
 6.3%
    1 Unit Attached
1,876
 77.3%
    2 Units
345
 14.2%
    3 or 4 Units
39
 1.6%
    5 - 9 Units
0
 0%
    10 - 19 Units
11
 0.5%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
4
 0.2%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
 
Heating
 
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,244
 
    Gas
1,162
 51.8%
    Coal/Wood
54
 2.4%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
628
 28.0%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
400
 17.8%