Tract 91, 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 91 was bounded by Spring Garden Street, North 36th Street, Market Street and North 40th Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 91
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
2,814
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
17,274.40
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
2,814
 
    Male
1,339
 47.6%
    Female
1,475
 52.4%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
2,814
 
    Under 5
164
 5.8%
    5 to 9
169
 6.0%
    10 to 14
219
 7.8%
    15 to 17
138
 4.9%
    18 to 24
541
 19.2%
    25 to 34
436
 15.5%
    35 to 44
310
 11.0%
    45 to 54
222
 7.9%
    55 to 64
248
 8.8%
    65 and up
367
 13.0%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
2,814
 
    White
961
 34.2%
    Black
1,738
 61.8%
    Other
115
 4.1%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
2,814
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
0
 0%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
506
 
    With Own Children (present)
252
 49.8%
    Without Own Children
254
 50.2%
    Married-couple Family
340
 67.2%
        With Own Children (present)
142
 28.1%
        Without Own Children
198
 39.1%
    Other Family Households
166
 32.8%
        With Own Children (present)
110
 21.7%
        Without Own Children
56
 11.1%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
27
 5.3%
            With Own Children (present)
9
 1.8%
            Without Own Children
18
 3.6%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
139
 27.5%
            With Own Children (present)
101
 20.0%
            Without Own Children
38
 7.5%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
2,814
 
    In Family Households
1,870
 66.5%
        Head
506
 18.0%
            Male Head
367
 13.0%
            Female Head
139
 4.9%
        Wife
302
 10.7%
        Child
718
 25.5%
        Other Relative
110
 3.9%
        Nonrelative
234
 8.3%
    In Non-Family Households
581
 20.6%
        Male Primary Individual
315
 11.2%
        Female Primary Individual
266
 9.5%
    Population in Group Quarters
363
 12.9%
        Institutionalized
40
 1.4%
        Not Institutionalized
323
 11.5%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
363
 
    Institutionalized
40
 1.4%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
40
 11.0%
    Non Institutionalized
323
 11.5%
        Rooming House
0
 0%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
18
 5.0%
       Other
305
 84.0%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
2,325
 
    Never Married
1,033
 44.4%
    Married, Spouse Present
642
 27.6%
    Married, Spouse Absent
83
 3.6%
    Separated
212
 9.1%
    Widowed
240
 10.3%
    Divorced
115
 4.9%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
2,814
 
    Native Born
3,002
 96.7%
    Foreign Born
104
 3.3%
        Naturalized
104
 3.3%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
1,583
 
    No School Years Completed
16
 1.0%
    Elementary
439
 27.7%
    High School
706
 44.6%
        1 - 3 years
326
 20.6%
        4 years
380
 24.0%
    College
422
 26.7%
        1 - 3 years
160
 10.1%
        4 years
81
 5.1%
        5 or more years
181
 11.4%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
331
 
    Enrolled in School
270
 81.6%
    Not Enrolled in School
61
 18.4%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
9
 2.7%
        Graduated
52
 15.7%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
2,215
 
    In Armed Forces
0
 0%
    In Labor Force
1,158
 52.3%
        Employed
1,076
 48.6%
        Unemployed
82
 3.7%
    Not in Labor Force
1,057
 47.7%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$21,325
 
    Average Family Income
$37,486
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$13,924
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$18,419
 
    Male
$21,996
 
    Female
$14,250
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
506
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
415
 82.0%
    Income Below Poverty Level
91
 18.0%
        Male head
11
 2.2%
            No related children under 18 years old
11
 2.2%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
0
 0%
            Some related children under 6 years old
0
 0%
        Female head
80
 15.8%
            No related children under 18 years old
23
 4.5%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
57
 11.3%
            Some related children under 6 years old
30
 5.9%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
1,087
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
459
 42.2%
    Income Above Poverty Level
628
 57.8%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
327
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
195
 59.6%
    Income Above Poverty Level
132
 40.4%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
1,260
 
    Occupied Units
1,080
 85.7%
        Owner Occupied Units
221
 17.5%
        Renter Occupied Units
859
 68.2%
    Vacant Units
67
 5.3%
        For Rent
67
 5.3%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
859
 
        Average Gross Rent
$379
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
523
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$351
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
859
 
    Paying Cash Rent
848
 98.7%
        Rent less than 10% of income
90
 10.6%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
151
 17.8%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
84
 9.9%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
105
 12.4%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
147
 17.3%
        Rent 35% or more of income
235
 27.7%
        Not computed
36
 4.2%
    No Cash Rent
11
 1.3%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
1,260
 
    1 Unit Detached
26
 2.1%
    1 Unit Attached
301
 23.9%
    2 Units
45
 3.6%
    3 or 4 Units
389
 30.9%
    5 - 9 Units
266
 21.1%
    10 - 19 Units
41
 3.3%
    20 - 49 Units
164
 13.0%
    50 Units or More
13
 1.0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
15
 1.2%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
978
 
    Gas
223
 22.8%
    Coal/Wood
0
 0%
    Electricity
0
 0%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
755
 77.2%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
0
 0%