Tract 90, 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 90 was bounded by Spring Garden Avenue, North 32nd Street, Market Street and North 36th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 90
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
3,993
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
22,961.50
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
3,993
 
    Male
2,291
 57.4%
    Female
1,702
 42.6%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
3,993
 
    Under 5
168
 4.2%
    5 to 9
165
 4.1%
    10 to 14
100
 2.5%
    15 to 17
61
 1.5%
    18 to 24
1,700
 42.6%
    25 to 34
676
 16.9%
    35 to 44
209
 5.2%
    45 to 54
228
 5.7%
    55 to 64
293
 7.3%
    65 and up
393
 9.8%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
3,993
 
    White
2,428
 60.8%
    Black
1,534
 38.4%
    Other
31
 0.8%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
3,993
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
3,993
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
532
 
    With Own Children (present)
263
 49.4%
    Without Own Children
269
 50.6%
    Married-couple Family
391
 73.5%
        With Own Children (present)
155
 29.1%
        Without Own Children
236
 44.4%
    Other Family Households
141
 26.5%
        With Own Children (present)
108
 20.3%
        Without Own Children
33
 6.2%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
30
 5.6%
            With Own Children (present)
17
 3.2%
            Without Own Children
13
 2.4%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
111
 20.9%
            With Own Children (present)
91
 17.1%
            Without Own Children
20
 3.8%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
3,993
 
    In Family Households
1,955
 49.0%
        Head
532
 13.3%
            Male Head
421
 10.5%
            Female Head
111
 2.8%
        Wife
373
 9.3%
        Child
523
 13.1%
        Other Relative
133
 3.3%
        Nonrelative
394
 9.9%
    In Non-Family Households
920
 23.0%
        Male Primary Individual
588
 14.7%
        Female Primary Individual
332
 8.3%
    Population in Group Quarters
1,118
 28.0%
        Institutionalized
152
 3.8%
        Not Institutionalized
966
 24.2%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
1,118
 
    Institutionalized
152
 3.8%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
130
 11.6%
        Other Institution
22
 2.0%
    Non Institutionalized
966
 24.2%
        Rooming House
96
 8.6%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
759
 67.9%
       Other
111
 9.9%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
3,575
 
    Never Married
2,069
 57.9%
    Married, Spouse Present
771
 21.6%
    Married, Spouse Absent
76
 2.1%
    Separated
244
 6.8%
    Widowed
291
 8.1%
    Divorced
124
 3.5%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
3,993
 
    Native Born
3,070
 95.7%
    Foreign Born
138
 4.3%
        Naturalized
97
 3.0%
        Alien
41
 1.3%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
1,799
 
    No School Years Completed
5
 0.3%
    Elementary
478
 26.6%
    High School
768
 42.7%
        1 - 3 years
329
 18.3%
        4 years
439
 24.4%
    College
548
 30.5%
        1 - 3 years
179
 9.9%
        4 years
114
 6.3%
        5 or more years
255
 14.2%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
1,215
 
    Enrolled in School
971
 79.9%
    Not Enrolled in School
244
 20.1%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
66
 5.4%
        Graduated
178
 14.7%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
3,547
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
1,732
 48.8%
        Employed
1,594
 44.9%
        Unemployed
138
 3.9%
    Not in Labor Force
1,815
 51.2%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$18,278
 
    Average Family Income
$38,911
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$13,426
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$16,108
 
    Male
$18,476
 
    Female
$12,339
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
532
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
488
 91.7%
    Income Below Poverty Level
44
 8.3%
        Male head
14
 2.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
8
 1.5%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
6
 1.1%
            Some related children under 6 years old
6
 1.1%
        Female head
30
 5.6%
            No related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
30
 5.6%
            Some related children under 6 years old
16
 3.0%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
1,546
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
561
 36.3%
    Income Above Poverty Level
985
 63.7%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
269
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
113
 42.0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
156
 58.0%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,535
 
    Occupied Units
1,435
 93.5%
        Owner Occupied Units
195
 12.7%
        Renter Occupied Units
1,240
 80.8%
    Vacant Units
64
 4.2%
        For Rent
64
 4.2%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,240
 
        Average Gross Rent
$413
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
559
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$348
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
1,240
 
    Paying Cash Rent
1,234
 99.5%
        Rent less than 10% of income
133
 10.8%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
205
 16.6%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
185
 15.0%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
156
 12.6%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
151
 12.2%
        Rent 35% or more of income
370
 30.0%
        Not computed
34
 2.8%
    No Cash Rent
6
 0.5%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,535
 
    1 Unit Detached
47
 3.1%
    1 Unit Attached
219
 14.3%
    2 Units
45
 2.9%
    3 or 4 Units
190
 12.4%
    5 - 9 Units
614
 40%
    10 - 19 Units
88
 5.7%
    20 - 49 Units
130
 8.5%
    50 Units or More
202
 13.2%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
1,321
 
    Gas
348
 26.3%
    Coal/Wood
20
 1.5%
    Electricity
25
 1.9%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
882
 66.8%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
46
 3.5%