Tract 82, 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 82 was bounded by Cedar Avenue, South 58th Street, Baltimore Avenue and Cobbs Creek.

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1970 Census - Tract 82
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
10,107
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
31,427.20
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
10,107
 
    Male
4,750
 47.0%
    Female
5,357
 53.0%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
10,107
 
    Under 5
689
 6.8%
    5 to 9
1,006
 10.0%
    10 to 14
1,300
 12.9%
    15 to 17
666
 6.6%
    18 to 24
947
 9.4%
    25 to 34
1,070
 10.6%
    35 to 44
1,653
 16.4%
    45 to 54
1,270
 12.6%
    55 to 64
821
 8.1%
    65 and up
685
 6.8%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
10,107
 
    White
565
 5.6%
    Black
9,434
 93.3%
    Other
108
 1.1%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
10,107
 
    Hispanic
8
 0.1%
    Non Hispanic
10,099
 99.9%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
2,527
 
    With Own Children (present)
1,407
 55.7%
    Without Own Children
1,120
 44.3%
    Married-couple Family
1,916
 75.8%
        With Own Children (present)
1,117
 44.2%
        Without Own Children
799
 31.6%
    Other Family Households
611
 24.2%
        With Own Children (present)
290
 11.5%
        Without Own Children
321
 12.7%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
111
 4.4%
            With Own Children (present)
40
 1.6%
            Without Own Children
71
 2.8%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
500
 19.8%
            With Own Children (present)
250
 9.9%
            Without Own Children
250
 9.9%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
10,107
 
    In Family Households
9,663
 95.6%
        Head
2,527
 25.0%
            Male Head
2,027
 20.1%
            Female Head
500
 4.9%
        Wife
1,790
 17.7%
        Child
4,072
 40.3%
        Other Relative
986
 9.8%
        Nonrelative
288
 2.8%
    In Non-Family Households
351
 3.5%
        Male Primary Individual
118
 1.2%
        Female Primary Individual
233
 2.3%
    Population in Group Quarters
93
 0.9%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
93
 0.9%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
93
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
93
 0.9%
        Rooming House
22
 23.7%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
71
 76.3%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
7,356
 
    Never Married
2,081
 28.3%
    Married, Spouse Present
3,844
 52.3%
    Married, Spouse Absent
174
 2.4%
    Separated
530
 7.2%
    Widowed
498
 6.8%
    Divorced
229
 3.1%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
10,107
 
    Native Born
9,524
 98.8%
    Foreign Born
119
 1.2%
        Naturalized
119
 1.2%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
5,499
 
    No School Years Completed
57
 1.0%
    Elementary
1,184
 21.5%
    High School
3,553
 64.6%
        1 - 3 years
1,503
 27.3%
        4 years
2,050
 37.3%
    College
705
 12.8%
        1 - 3 years
359
 6.5%
        4 years
216
 3.9%
        5 or more years
130
 2.4%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
1,051
 
    Enrolled in School
580
 55.2%
    Not Enrolled in School
471
 44.8%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
145
 13.8%
        Graduated
326
 31.0%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
6,891
 
    In Armed Forces
13
 0.2%
    In Labor Force
4,562
 66.2%
        Employed
4,431
 64.3%
        Unemployed
131
 1.9%
    Not in Labor Force
2,316
 33.6%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$43,063
 
    Average Family Income
$48,418
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$19,361
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$23,309
 
    Male
$29,259
 
    Female
$17,246
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
2,527
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
2,359
 93.4%
    Income Below Poverty Level
168
 6.6%
        Male head
63
 2.5%
            No related children under 18 years old
11
 0.4%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
52
 2.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
11
 0.4%
        Female head
105
 4.2%
            No related children under 18 years old
8
 0.3%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
97
 3.8%
            Some related children under 6 years old
40
 1.6%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
571
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
216
 37.8%
    Income Above Poverty Level
355
 62.2%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
685
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
85
 12.4%
    Income Above Poverty Level
600
 87.6%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,896
 
    Occupied Units
2,827
 97.6%
        Owner Occupied Units
2,261
 78.1%
        Renter Occupied Units
566
 19.5%
    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
566
 
        Average Gross Rent
$463
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
503
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$468
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
566
 
    Paying Cash Rent
554
 97.9%
        Rent less than 10% of income
72
 13.0%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
155
 28.0%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
125
 22.6%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
64
 11.6%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
51
 9.2%
        Rent 35% or more of income
77
 13.9%
        Not computed
10
 1.8%
    No Cash Rent
12
 2.1%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,896
 
    1 Unit Detached
111
 3.8%
    1 Unit Attached
2,118
 73.1%
    2 Units
499
 17.2%
    3 or 4 Units
156
 5.4%
    5 - 9 Units
0
 0%
    10 - 19 Units
6
 0.2%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
0
 0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
6
 0.2%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,810
 
    Gas
1,420
 50.5%
    Coal/Wood
0
 0%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,390
 49.5%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%