Tract 120, 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 120 was bounded by City Avenue, the railroad tracks (now the R6 line), Wynnefield Avenue and North 54th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 120
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
2,442
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
10,544.00
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
2,442
 
    Male
1,061
 43.4%
    Female
1,381
 56.6%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
2,442
 
    Under 5
136
 5.6%
    5 to 9
87
 3.6%
    10 to 14
98
 4.0%
    15 to 17
106
 4.3%
    18 to 24
219
 9.0%
    25 to 34
220
 9.0%
    35 to 44
301
 12.3%
    45 to 54
303
 12.4%
    55 to 64
381
 15.6%
    65 and up
591
 24.2%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
2,442
 
    White
2,239
 91.7%
    Black
185
 7.6%
    Other
18
 0.7%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
2,442
 
    Hispanic
21
 0.9%
    Non Hispanic
2,421
 99.1%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
697
 
    With Own Children (present)
195
 28.0%
    Without Own Children
502
 72.0%
    Married-couple Family
550
 78.9%
        With Own Children (present)
171
 24.5%
        Without Own Children
379
 54.4%
    Other Family Households
147
 21.1%
        With Own Children (present)
24
 3.4%
        Without Own Children
123
 17.6%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
20
 2.9%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
20
 2.9%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
127
 18.2%
            With Own Children (present)
24
 3.4%
            Without Own Children
103
 14.8%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
2,442
 
    In Family Households
2,115
 86.6%
        Head
697
 28.5%
            Male Head
570
 23.3%
            Female Head
127
 5.2%
        Wife
575
 23.5%
        Child
618
 25.3%
        Other Relative
182
 7.5%
        Nonrelative
43
 1.8%
    In Non-Family Households
327
 13.4%
        Male Primary Individual
96
 3.9%
        Female Primary Individual
231
 9.5%
    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+
2,136
 
    Never Married
591
 27.7%
    Married, Spouse Present
1,170
 54.8%
    Married, Spouse Absent
32
 1.5%
    Separated
21
 1.0%
    Widowed
246
 11.5%
    Divorced
76
 3.6%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
2,442
 
    Native Born
2,094
 80.2%
    Foreign Born
518
 19.8%
        Naturalized
452
 17.3%
        Alien
66
 2.5%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
1,796
 
    No School Years Completed
63
 3.5%
    Elementary
356
 19.8%
    High School
741
 41.3%
        1 - 3 years
282
 15.7%
        4 years
459
 25.6%
    College
636
 35.4%
        1 - 3 years
162
 9.0%
        4 years
207
 11.5%
        5 or more years
267
 14.9%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
216
 
    Enrolled in School
157
 72.7%
    Not Enrolled in School
59
 27.3%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
5
 2.3%
        Graduated
54
 25%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
2,093
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
1,223
 58.4%
        Employed
1,186
 56.7%
        Unemployed
37
 1.8%
    Not in Labor Force
870
 41.6%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$59,930
 
    Average Family Income
$77,971
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$25,944
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$36,664
 
    Male
$51,455
 
    Female
$23,526
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
697
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
667
 95.7%
    Income Below Poverty Level
30
 4.3%
        Male head
22
 3.2%
            No related children under 18 years old
15
 2.2%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
7
 1.0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
7
 1.0%
        Female head
8
 1.1%
            No related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
8
 1.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
8
 1.1%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
370
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
99
 26.8%
    Income Above Poverty Level
271
 73.2%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
591
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
83
 14.0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
508
 86.0%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,045
 
    Occupied Units
1,027
 98.3%
        Owner Occupied Units
391
 37.4%
        Renter Occupied Units
636
 60.9%
    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
636
 
        Average Gross Rent
$681
 
    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
636
 
    Paying Cash Rent
626
 98.4%
        Rent less than 10% of income
46
 7.3%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
108
 17.3%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
137
 21.9%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
74
 11.8%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
87
 13.9%
        Rent 35% or more of income
142
 22.7%
        Not computed
32
 5.1%
    No Cash Rent
10
 1.6%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,045
 
    1 Unit Detached
266
 25.5%
    1 Unit Attached
128
 12.2%
    2 Units
45
 4.3%
    3 or 4 Units
5
 0.5%
    5 - 9 Units
32
 3.1%
    10 - 19 Units
44
 4.2%
    20 - 49 Units
189
 18.1%
    50 Units or More
336
 32.2%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,039
 
    Gas
327
 31.5%
    Coal/Wood
0
 0%
    Electricity
106
 10.2%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
606
 58.3%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%