Tract 119, 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 119 was bounded by Wynnefield Avenue, the railroad tracks (now the R6 line), Parkside Avenue, North 52nd Street and North 54th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 119
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
7,161
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
26,670.40
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
7,161
 
    Male
3,410
 47.6%
    Female
3,751
 52.4%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
7,161
 
    Under 5
713
 10.0%
    5 to 9
679
 9.5%
    10 to 14
652
 9.1%
    15 to 17
317
 4.4%
    18 to 24
803
 11.2%
    25 to 34
1,151
 16.1%
    35 to 44
870
 12.1%
    45 to 54
671
 9.4%
    55 to 64
587
 8.2%
    65 and up
718
 10.0%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
7,161
 
    White
2,162
 30.2%
    Black
4,967
 69.4%
    Other
32
 0.4%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
7,161
 
    Hispanic
15
 0.2%
    Non Hispanic
7,146
 99.8%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,853
 
    With Own Children (present)
894
 48.2%
    Without Own Children
959
 51.8%
    Married-couple Family
1,454
 78.5%
        With Own Children (present)
729
 39.3%
        Without Own Children
725
 39.1%
    Other Family Households
399
 21.5%
        With Own Children (present)
165
 8.9%
        Without Own Children
234
 12.6%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
82
 4.4%
            With Own Children (present)
26
 1.4%
            Without Own Children
56
 3.0%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
317
 17.1%
            With Own Children (present)
139
 7.5%
            Without Own Children
178
 9.6%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
7,161
 
    In Family Households
6,666
 93.1%
        Head
1,853
 25.9%
            Male Head
1,536
 21.4%
            Female Head
317
 4.4%
        Wife
1,423
 19.9%
        Child
2,752
 38.4%
        Other Relative
468
 6.5%
        Nonrelative
170
 2.4%
    In Non-Family Households
452
 6.3%
        Male Primary Individual
186
 2.6%
        Female Primary Individual
266
 3.7%
    Population in Group Quarters
43
 0.6%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
43
 0.6%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
43
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
43
 0.6%
        Rooming House
39
 90.7%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
4
 9.3%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
5,248
 
    Never Married
1,370
 26.1%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,939
 56.0%
    Married, Spouse Absent
91
 1.7%
    Separated
315
 6.0%
    Widowed
411
 7.8%
    Divorced
122
 2.3%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
7,161
 
    Native Born
7,329
 93.8%
    Foreign Born
485
 6.2%
        Naturalized
469
 6.0%
        Alien
16
 0.2%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
3,997
 
    No School Years Completed
116
 2.9%
    Elementary
868
 21.7%
    High School
2,414
 60.4%
        1 - 3 years
1,163
 29.1%
        4 years
1,251
 31.3%
    College
599
 15.0%
        1 - 3 years
230
 5.8%
        4 years
186
 4.7%
        5 or more years
183
 4.6%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
560
 
    Enrolled in School
283
 50.5%
    Not Enrolled in School
277
 49.5%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
107
 19.1%
        Graduated
170
 30.4%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
4,998
 
    In Armed Forces
19
 0.4%
    In Labor Force
3,222
 64.5%
        Employed
3,098
 62.0%
        Unemployed
124
 2.5%
    Not in Labor Force
1,757
 35.2%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$39,009
 
    Average Family Income
$46,490
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$17,315
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$23,648
 
    Male
$29,943
 
    Female
$16,330
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,853
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,623
 87.6%
    Income Below Poverty Level
230
 12.4%
        Male head
133
 7.2%
            No related children under 18 years old
80
 4.3%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
53
 2.9%
            Some related children under 6 years old
30
 1.6%
        Female head
97
 5.2%
            No related children under 18 years old
12
 0.6%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
85
 4.6%
            Some related children under 6 years old
52
 2.8%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
639
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
250
 39.1%
    Income Above Poverty Level
389
 60.9%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
718
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
161
 22.4%
    Income Above Poverty Level
557
 77.6%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,363
 
    Occupied Units
2,310
 97.8%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,371
 58.0%
        Renter Occupied Units
939
 39.7%
    Vacant Units
26
 1.1%
        For Rent
26
 1.1%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
929
 
        Average Gross Rent
$538
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
446
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$493
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
929
 
    Paying Cash Rent
909
 97.8%
        Rent less than 10% of income
102
 11.2%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
154
 16.9%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
171
 18.8%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
96
 10.6%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
84
 9.2%
        Rent 35% or more of income
267
 29.4%
        Not computed
35
 3.9%
    No Cash Rent
20
 2.2%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,363
 
    1 Unit Detached
88
 3.7%
    1 Unit Attached
1,324
 56.0%
    2 Units
306
 12.9%
    3 or 4 Units
189
 8.0%
    5 - 9 Units
32
 1.4%
    10 - 19 Units
48
 2.0%
    20 - 49 Units
205
 8.7%
    50 Units or More
171
 7.2%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,439
 
    Gas
1,055
 43.3%
    Coal/Wood
0
 0%
    Electricity
74
 3.0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,289
 52.8%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
21
 0.9%