Tract 121, 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 121 was bounded by East City Avenue, Belmont Avenue, Parkside Avenue North and the railroad tracks (now the R6 line).

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1970 Census - Tract 121
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
3,349
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
9,704.40
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
3,349
 
    Male
1,465
 43.7%
    Female
1,884
 56.3%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
3,349
 
    Under 5
170
 5.1%
    5 to 9
127
 3.8%
    10 to 14
126
 3.8%
    15 to 17
77
 2.3%
    18 to 24
267
 8.0%
    25 to 34
315
 9.4%
    35 to 44
313
 9.3%
    45 to 54
505
 15.1%
    55 to 64
574
 17.1%
    65 and up
875
 26.1%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
3,349
 
    White
2,942
 87.8%
    Black
373
 11.1%
    Other
34
 1.0%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
3,349
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
826
 
    With Own Children (present)
262
 31.7%
    Without Own Children
564
 68.3%
    Married-couple Family
742
 89.8%
        With Own Children (present)
244
 29.5%
        Without Own Children
498
 60.3%
    Other Family Households
84
 10.2%
        With Own Children (present)
18
 2.2%
        Without Own Children
66
 8.0%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
16
 1.9%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
16
 1.9%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
68
 8.2%
            With Own Children (present)
18
 2.2%
            Without Own Children
50
 6.1%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
3,349
 
    In Family Households
2,434
 72.7%
        Head
826
 24.7%
            Male Head
758
 22.6%
            Female Head
68
 2.0%
        Wife
806
 24.1%
        Child
690
 20.6%
        Other Relative
75
 2.2%
        Nonrelative
37
 1.1%
    In Non-Family Households
357
 10.7%
        Male Primary Individual
99
 3.0%
        Female Primary Individual
258
 7.7%
    Population in Group Quarters
558
 16.7%
        Institutionalized
471
 14.1%
        Not Institutionalized
87
 2.6%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
558
 
    Institutionalized
471
 14.1%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
197
 35.3%
        Other Institution
274
 49.1%
    Non Institutionalized
87
 2.6%
        Rooming House
29
 5.2%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
58
 10.4%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
2,945
 
    Never Married
748
 25.4%
    Married, Spouse Present
1,548
 52.6%
    Married, Spouse Absent
64
 2.2%
    Separated
52
 1.8%
    Widowed
430
 14.6%
    Divorced
103
 3.5%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
3,349
 
    Native Born
2,866
 87.1%
    Foreign Born
424
 12.9%
        Naturalized
405
 12.3%
        Alien
19
 0.6%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
2,582
 
    No School Years Completed
103
 4.0%
    Elementary
542
 21.0%
    High School
1,273
 49.3%
        1 - 3 years
464
 18.0%
        4 years
809
 31.3%
    College
664
 25.7%
        1 - 3 years
253
 9.8%
        4 years
203
 7.9%
        5 or more years
208
 8.1%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
244
 
    Enrolled in School
162
 66.4%
    Not Enrolled in School
82
 33.6%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
24
 9.8%
        Graduated
58
 23.8%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
2,907
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
1,498
 51.5%
        Employed
1,475
 50.7%
        Unemployed
23
 0.8%
    Not in Labor Force
1,409
 48.5%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$48,587
 
    Average Family Income
$62,616
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$24,497
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$27,551
 
    Male
$38,241
 
    Female
$17,880
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
826
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
781
 94.6%
    Income Below Poverty Level
45
 5.4%
        Male head
45
 5.4%
            No related children under 18 years old
23
 2.8%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
22
 2.7%
            Some related children under 6 years old
16
 1.9%
        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
481
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
98
 20.4%
    Income Above Poverty Level
383
 79.6%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
632
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
79
 12.5%
    Income Above Poverty Level
553
 87.5%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,215
 
    Occupied Units
1,196
 98.4%
        Owner Occupied Units
505
 41.6%
        Renter Occupied Units
691
 56.9%
    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
691
 
        Average Gross Rent
$791
 
    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
691
 
    Paying Cash Rent
674
 97.5%
        Rent less than 10% of income
59
 8.8%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
125
 18.5%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
91
 13.5%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
80
 11.9%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
108
 16.0%
        Rent 35% or more of income
196
 29.1%
        Not computed
15
 2.2%
    No Cash Rent
17
 2.5%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,215
 
    1 Unit Detached
63
 5.2%
    1 Unit Attached
505
 41.6%
    2 Units
36
 3.0%
    3 or 4 Units
64
 5.3%
    5 - 9 Units
10
 0.8%
    10 - 19 Units
10
 0.8%
    20 - 49 Units
29
 2.4%
    50 Units or More
498
 41.0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,226
 
    Gas
767
 62.6%
    Coal/Wood
0
 0%
    Electricity
155
 12.6%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
304
 24.8%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%