Tract 87, 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 87 was bounded by Market Street, South 41st Street, Baltimore Avenue and South 45th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 87
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
8,029
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
38,379.50
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
8,029
 
    Male
4,104
 51.1%
    Female
3,925
 48.9%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
8,029
 
    Under 5
440
 5.5%
    5 to 9
190
 2.4%
    10 to 14
132
 1.6%
    15 to 17
103
 1.3%
    18 to 24
2,675
 33.3%
    25 to 34
1,641
 20.4%
    35 to 44
587
 7.3%
    45 to 54
453
 5.6%
    55 to 64
663
 8.3%
    65 and up
1,145
 14.3%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
8,029
 
    White
6,239
 77.7%
    Black
1,493
 18.6%
    Other
297
 3.7%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
8,029
 
    Hispanic
12
 0.1%
    Non Hispanic
8,017
 99.9%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,411
 
    With Own Children (present)
457
 32.4%
    Without Own Children
954
 67.6%
    Married-couple Family
1,075
 76.2%
        With Own Children (present)
332
 23.5%
        Without Own Children
743
 52.7%
    Other Family Households
336
 23.8%
        With Own Children (present)
125
 8.9%
        Without Own Children
211
 15.0%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
72
 5.1%
            With Own Children (present)
11
 0.8%
            Without Own Children
61
 4.3%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
264
 18.7%
            With Own Children (present)
114
 8.1%
            Without Own Children
150
 10.6%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
8,029
 
    In Family Households
4,804
 59.8%
        Head
1,411
 17.6%
            Male Head
1,147
 14.3%
            Female Head
264
 3.3%
        Wife
1,033
 12.9%
        Child
1,049
 13.1%
        Other Relative
269
 3.4%
        Nonrelative
1,042
 13.0%
    In Non-Family Households
2,676
 33.3%
        Male Primary Individual
1,419
 17.7%
        Female Primary Individual
1,257
 15.7%
    Population in Group Quarters
549
 6.8%
        Institutionalized
65
 0.8%
        Not Institutionalized
484
 6.0%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
549
 
    Institutionalized
65
 0.8%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
65
 11.8%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
484
 6.0%
        Rooming House
125
 22.8%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
347
 63.2%
       Other
12
 2.2%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
7,290
 
    Never Married
3,926
 53.9%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,144
 29.4%
    Married, Spouse Absent
129
 1.8%
    Separated
316
 4.3%
    Widowed
581
 8.0%
    Divorced
194
 2.7%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
8,029
 
    Native Born
7,463
 91.5%
    Foreign Born
692
 8.5%
        Naturalized
196
 2.4%
        Alien
496
 6.1%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
4,489
 
    No School Years Completed
67
 1.5%
    Elementary
817
 18.2%
    High School
1,716
 38.2%
        1 - 3 years
715
 15.9%
        4 years
1,001
 22.3%
    College
1,889
 42.1%
        1 - 3 years
448
 10.0%
        4 years
423
 9.4%
        5 or more years
1,018
 22.7%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
1,311
 
    Enrolled in School
979
 74.7%
    Not Enrolled in School
332
 25.3%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
64
 4.9%
        Graduated
268
 20.4%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
7,233
 
    In Armed Forces
34
 0.5%
    In Labor Force
3,972
 54.9%
        Employed
3,843
 53.1%
        Unemployed
129
 1.8%
    Not in Labor Force
3,227
 44.6%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$22,396
 
    Average Family Income
$43,186
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$15,386
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$19,369
 
    Male
$21,131
 
    Female
$17,458
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,411
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,230
 87.2%
    Income Below Poverty Level
181
 12.8%
        Male head
120
 8.5%
            No related children under 18 years old
83
 5.9%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
37
 2.6%
            Some related children under 6 years old
25
 1.8%
        Female head
61
 4.3%
            No related children under 18 years old
6
 0.4%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
55
 3.9%
            Some related children under 6 years old
37
 2.6%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
3,898
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
1,568
 40.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
2,330
 59.8%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
1,090
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
338
 31.0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
752
 69.0%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
4,246
 
    Occupied Units
4,053
 95.5%
        Owner Occupied Units
458
 10.8%
        Renter Occupied Units
3,595
 84.7%
    Vacant Units
176
 4.1%
        For Rent
176
 4.1%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
3,589
 
        Average Gross Rent
$482
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
535
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$409
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
3,589
 
    Paying Cash Rent
3,538
 98.6%
        Rent less than 10% of income
234
 6.6%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
375
 10.6%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
521
 14.7%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
347
 9.8%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
512
 14.5%
        Rent 35% or more of income
1,404
 39.7%
        Not computed
145
 4.1%
    No Cash Rent
51
 1.4%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
4,246
 
    1 Unit Detached
15
 0.4%
    1 Unit Attached
451
 10.6%
    2 Units
195
 4.6%
    3 or 4 Units
785
 18.5%
    5 - 9 Units
1,193
 28.1%
    10 - 19 Units
385
 9.1%
    20 - 49 Units
501
 11.8%
    50 Units or More
721
 17.0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
3,859
 
    Gas
706
 18.3%
    Coal/Wood
73
 1.9%
    Electricity
22
 0.6%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
2,935
 76.1%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
123
 3.2%