Tract 89, 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 89 was bounded by Market Street, The Schuylkill River, South Street, Spruce Street and South 37th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 89
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
1,580
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
4,694.00
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.3
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
1,580
 
    Male
572
 36.2%
    Female
1,008
 63.8%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
1,580
 
    Under 5
0
 0%
    5 to 9
0
 0%
    10 to 14
0
 0%
    15 to 17
38
 2.4%
    18 to 24
1,387
 87.8%
    25 to 34
114
 7.2%
    35 to 44
0
 0%
    45 to 54
7
 0.4%
    55 to 64
0
 0%
    65 and up
34
 2.2%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
1,580
 
    White
1,423
 90.1%
    Black
141
 8.9%
    Other
16
 1.0%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
1,580
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
16
 
    With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
    Without Own Children
16
 100%
    Married-couple Family
16
 100%
        With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
        Without Own Children
16
 100%
    Other Family Households
0
 0%
        With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
        Without Own Children
0
 0%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
0
 0%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
0
 0%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
0
 0%
            With Own Children (present)
0
 0%
            Without Own Children
0
 0%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
1,580
 
    In Family Households
94
 5.9%
        Head
16
 1.0%
            Male Head
16
 1.0%
            Female Head
0
 0%
        Wife
16
 1.0%
        Child
0
 0%
        Other Relative
0
 0%
        Nonrelative
62
 3.9%
    In Non-Family Households
108
 6.8%
        Male Primary Individual
91
 5.8%
        Female Primary Individual
17
 1.1%
    Population in Group Quarters
1,378
 87.2%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
1,378
 87.2%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
1,378
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
1,378
 87.2%
        Rooming House
70
 5.1%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
1,308
 94.9%
       Other
0
 0%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
1,580
 
    Never Married
1,529
 96.8%
    Married, Spouse Present
32
 2.0%
    Married, Spouse Absent
6
 0.4%
    Separated
9
 0.6%
    Widowed
4
 0.3%
    Divorced
0
 0%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
1,580
 
    Native Born
1,261
 96.9%
    Foreign Born
41
 3.1%
        Naturalized
0
 0%
        Alien
41
 3.1%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
155
 
    No School Years Completed
0
 0%
    Elementary
15
 9.7%
    High School
17
 11.0%
        1 - 3 years
7
 4.5%
        4 years
10
 6.5%
    College
123
 79.4%
        1 - 3 years
9
 5.8%
        4 years
13
 8.4%
        5 or more years
101
 65.2%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
1,129
 
    Enrolled in School
1,075
 95.2%
    Not Enrolled in School
54
 4.8%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
13
 1.2%
        Graduated
41
 3.6%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
1,580
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
524
 33.2%
        Employed
496
 31.4%
        Unemployed
28
 1.8%
    Not in Labor Force
1,056
 66.8%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$8,648
 
    Average Family Income
$38,860
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$8,336
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$9,783
 
    Male
$14,202
 
    Female
$7,075
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
16
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
16
 100%
    Income Below Poverty Level
0
 0%
        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
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
313
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
187
 59.7%
    Income Above Poverty Level
126
 40.3%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
34
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
28
 82.4%
    Income Above Poverty Level
6
 17.6%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
180
 
    Occupied Units
119
 66.1%
        Owner Occupied Units
0
 0%
        Renter Occupied Units
0
 0%
    Vacant Units
56
 31.1%
        For Rent
56
 31.1%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
119
 
        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
119
 
    Paying Cash Rent
119
 100%
        Rent less than 10% of income
0
 0%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
38
 31.9%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
15
 12.6%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
0
 0%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
8
 6.7%
        Rent 35% or more of income
44
 37.0%
        Not computed
14
 11.8%
    No Cash Rent
0
 0%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
180
 
    1 Unit Detached
15
 8.3%
    1 Unit Attached
7
 3.9%
    2 Units
7
 3.9%
    3 or 4 Units
94
 52.2%
    5 - 9 Units
42
 23.3%
    10 - 19 Units
0
 0%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
15
 8.3%
    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