Tract 123, 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 123 was the section of Fairmount Park bounded by City Line Avenue, The Schuylkill River, Girard Avenue, Parkside Avenue, Belmont Avenue and Edgley Road.

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1970 Census - Tract 123
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
154
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
67.3
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
2.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
154
 
    Male
87
 56.5%
    Female
67
 43.5%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
154
 
    Under 5
0
 0%
    5 to 9
17
 11.0%
    10 to 14
38
 24.7%
    15 to 17
17
 11.0%
    18 to 24
7
 4.5%
    25 to 34
20
 13.0%
    35 to 44
18
 11.7%
    45 to 54
16
 10.4%
    55 to 64
17
 11.0%
    65 and up
4
 2.6%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
154
 
    White
67
 43.5%
    Black
87
 56.5%
    Other
0
 0%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
154
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
34
 
    With Own Children (present)
23
 67.6%
    Without Own Children
11
 32.4%
    Married-couple Family
14
 41.2%
        With Own Children (present)
7
 20.6%
        Without Own Children
7
 20.6%
    Other Family Households
20
 58.8%
        With Own Children (present)
16
 47.1%
        Without Own Children
4
 11.8%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
0
 0%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
0
 0%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
20
 58.8%
            With Own Children (present)
16
 47.1%
            Without Own Children
4
 11.8%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
154
 
    In Family Households
143
 92.9%
        Head
34
 22.1%
            Male Head
14
 9.1%
            Female Head
20
 13.0%
        Wife
16
 10.4%
        Child
76
 49.4%
        Other Relative
0
 0%
        Nonrelative
17
 11.0%
    In Non-Family Households
11
 7.1%
        Male Primary Individual
11
 7.1%
        Female Primary Individual
0
 0%
    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+
102
 
    Never Married
31
 30.4%
    Married, Spouse Present
30
 29.4%
    Married, Spouse Absent
0
 0%
    Separated
21
 20.6%
    Widowed
20
 19.6%
    Divorced
0
 0%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
154
 
    Native Born
300
 100%
    Foreign Born
0
 0%
        Naturalized
0
 0%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
75
 
    No School Years Completed
4
 5.3%
    Elementary
17
 22.7%
    High School
34
 45.3%
        1 - 3 years
26
 34.7%
        4 years
8
 10.7%
    College
20
 26.7%
        1 - 3 years
0
 0%
        4 years
13
 17.3%
        5 or more years
7
 9.3%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
20
 
    Enrolled in School
13
 65%
    Not Enrolled in School
7
 35%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
7
 35%
        Graduated
0
 0%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
99
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
44
 44.4%
        Employed
44
 44.4%
        Unemployed
0
 0%
    Not in Labor Force
55
 55.6%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$31,130
 
    Average Family Income
$34,918
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$23,555
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$0
 
    Male
$0
 
    Female
$0
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
34
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
18
 52.9%
    Income Below Poverty Level
16
 47.1%
        Male 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%
        Female head
16
 47.1%
            No related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
16
 47.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
0
 0%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
17
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
0
 0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
17
 100%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
4
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
0
 0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
4
 100%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
54
 
    Occupied Units
48
 88.9%
        Owner Occupied Units
0
 0%
        Renter Occupied Units
0
 0%
    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
34
 
        Average Gross Rent
$0
 
    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
34
 
    Paying Cash Rent
34
 100%
        Rent less than 10% of income
7
 20.6%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
0
 0%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
6
 17.6%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
4
 11.8%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
4
 11.8%
        Rent 35% or more of income
13
 38.2%
        Not computed
0
 0%
    No Cash Rent
0
 0%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
54
 
    1 Unit Detached
6
 11.1%
    1 Unit Attached
0
 0%
    2 Units
12
 22.2%
    3 or 4 Units
36
 66.7%
    5 - 9 Units
0
 0%
    10 - 19 Units
0
 0%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
0
 0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
0
 
    Gas
0
 n/a
    Coal/Wood
0
 n/a
    Electricity
0
 n/a
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
0
 n/a
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 n/a