Tract 80, 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 80 was bounded by Pine Street, South 50th Street, Baltimore Avenue and South 54th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 80
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
7,001
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
42,456.00
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
7,001
 
    Male
3,153
 45.0%
    Female
3,848
 55.0%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
7,001
 
    Under 5
629
 9.0%
    5 to 9
704
 10.1%
    10 to 14
794
 11.3%
    15 to 17
542
 7.7%
    18 to 24
795
 11.4%
    25 to 34
819
 11.7%
    35 to 44
925
 13.2%
    45 to 54
818
 11.7%
    55 to 64
437
 6.2%
    65 and up
538
 7.7%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
7,001
 
    White
1,006
 14.4%
    Black
5,878
 84.0%
    Other
117
 1.7%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
7,001
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,426
 
    With Own Children (present)
847
 59.4%
    Without Own Children
579
 40.6%
    Married-couple Family
956
 67.0%
        With Own Children (present)
619
 43.4%
        Without Own Children
337
 23.6%
    Other Family Households
470
 33.0%
        With Own Children (present)
228
 16.0%
        Without Own Children
242
 17.0%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
93
 6.5%
            With Own Children (present)
17
 1.2%
            Without Own Children
76
 5.3%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
377
 26.4%
            With Own Children (present)
211
 14.8%
            Without Own Children
166
 11.6%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
7,001
 
    In Family Households
6,222
 88.9%
        Head
1,426
 20.4%
            Male Head
1,049
 15.0%
            Female Head
377
 5.4%
        Wife
988
 14.1%
        Child
2,755
 39.4%
        Other Relative
741
 10.6%
        Nonrelative
312
 4.5%
    In Non-Family Households
600
 8.6%
        Male Primary Individual
249
 3.6%
        Female Primary Individual
351
 5.0%
    Population in Group Quarters
179
 2.6%
        Institutionalized
56
 0.8%
        Not Institutionalized
123
 1.8%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
179
 
    Institutionalized
56
 0.8%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
17
 9.5%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
39
 21.8%
    Non Institutionalized
123
 1.8%
        Rooming House
0
 0%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
123
 68.7%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
5,045
 
    Never Married
1,821
 36.1%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,010
 39.8%
    Married, Spouse Absent
109
 2.2%
    Separated
464
 9.2%
    Widowed
405
 8.0%
    Divorced
236
 4.7%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
7,001
 
    Native Born
6,843
 99.1%
    Foreign Born
59
 0.9%
        Naturalized
59
 0.9%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
3,537
 
    No School Years Completed
40
 1.1%
    Elementary
880
 24.9%
    High School
2,229
 63.0%
        1 - 3 years
1,167
 33.0%
        4 years
1,062
 30.0%
    College
388
 11.0%
        1 - 3 years
215
 6.1%
        4 years
85
 2.4%
        5 or more years
88
 2.5%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
876
 
    Enrolled in School
517
 59.0%
    Not Enrolled in School
359
 41.0%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
146
 16.7%
        Graduated
213
 24.3%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
4,674
 
    In Armed Forces
5
 0.1%
    In Labor Force
2,879
 61.6%
        Employed
2,741
 58.6%
        Unemployed
138
 3.0%
    Not in Labor Force
1,790
 38.3%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$31,163
 
    Average Family Income
$40,233
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$18,270
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$20,054
 
    Male
$25,296
 
    Female
$15,187
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,426
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,229
 86.2%
    Income Below Poverty Level
197
 13.8%
        Male head
90
 6.3%
            No related children under 18 years old
17
 1.2%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
73
 5.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
46
 3.2%
        Female head
107
 7.5%
            No related children under 18 years old
16
 1.1%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
91
 6.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
44
 3.1%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
1,003
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
372
 37.1%
    Income Above Poverty Level
631
 62.9%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
526
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
130
 24.7%
    Income Above Poverty Level
396
 75.3%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,171
 
    Occupied Units
2,045
 94.2%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,207
 55.6%
        Renter Occupied Units
838
 38.6%
    Vacant Units
97
 4.5%
        For Rent
63
 2.9%
        For Sale Only
34
 1.6%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
811
 
        Average Gross Rent
$364
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
578
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$374
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
811
 
    Paying Cash Rent
806
 99.4%
        Rent less than 10% of income
123
 15.3%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
140
 17.4%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
112
 13.9%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
60
 7.4%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
86
 10.7%
        Rent 35% or more of income
251
 31.1%
        Not computed
34
 4.2%
    No Cash Rent
5
 0.6%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,171
 
    1 Unit Detached
129
 5.9%
    1 Unit Attached
1,208
 55.6%
    2 Units
252
 11.6%
    3 or 4 Units
371
 17.1%
    5 - 9 Units
132
 6.1%
    10 - 19 Units
13
 0.6%
    20 - 49 Units
53
 2.4%
    50 Units or More
8
 0.4%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
5
 0.2%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,212
 
    Gas
815
 36.8%
    Coal/Wood
27
 1.2%
    Electricity
18
 0.8%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,352
 61.1%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%