Tract 96, 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 96 was bounded by Callowhill Street, North 60th Street, Market Street, North 63rd Street, Arch Street and North Gross Street.

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1970 Census - Tract 96
Demographic Statistics
Tract Totals
   
Population 
7,051
 
    Population Density (per sq. mile)
44,654.80
 
    Land Area (in sq. miles)
0.2
 
  
 
Sex
 
Total Population
7,051
 
    Male
3,259
 46.2%
    Female
3,792
 53.8%
 
 
Count by Age Group
 
Total Population
7,051
 
    Under 5
476
 6.8%
    5 to 9
672
 9.5%
    10 to 14
705
 10.0%
    15 to 17
442
 6.3%
    18 to 24
735
 10.4%
    25 to 34
746
 10.6%
    35 to 44
779
 11.0%
    45 to 54
970
 13.8%
    55 to 64
818
 11.6%
    65 and up
708
 10.0%
 
 
Race
 
Total Population
7,051
 
    White
896
 12.7%
    Black
6,121
 86.8%
    Other
34
 0.5%
 
 
Race by Hispanic Status
 
Total Population
7,051
 
    Hispanic
0
 0%
    Non Hispanic
7,051
 100%
 
 
Family Structure
 
Families
1,684
 
    With Own Children (present)
824
 48.9%
    Without Own Children
860
 51.1%
    Married-couple Family
1,147
 68.1%
        With Own Children (present)
580
 34.4%
        Without Own Children
567
 33.7%
    Other Family Households
537
 31.9%
        With Own Children (present)
244
 14.5%
        Without Own Children
293
 17.4%
        Male Head, No Wife Present
85
 5.0%
            With Own Children (present)
23
 1.4%
            Without Own Children
62
 3.7%
        Female Head, No Husband Present
452
 26.8%
            With Own Children (present)
221
 13.1%
            Without Own Children
231
 13.7%
 
 
Households and Group Quarters
 
Population
7,051
 
    In Family Households
6,529
 92.6%
        Head
1,684
 23.9%
            Male Head
1,232
 17.5%
            Female Head
452
 6.4%
        Wife
1,151
 16.3%
        Child
2,724
 38.6%
        Other Relative
762
 10.8%
        Nonrelative
208
 2.9%
    In Non-Family Households
516
 7.3%
        Male Primary Individual
236
 3.3%
        Female Primary Individual
280
 4.0%
    Population in Group Quarters
6
 0.1%
        Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Not Institutionalized
6
 0.1%
    
 
Group Quarters
 
Population in Group Quarters
6
 
    Institutionalized
0
 0%
        Inmate of Mental Hospital
0
 0%
        Inmate of Home for the Aged
0
 0%
        Other Institution
0
 0%
    Non Institutionalized
6
 0.1%
        Rooming House
0
 0%
        Military Barracks
0
 0%
        College Dormitory
0
 0%
       Other
6
 100%
   
 
Marital Status
 
Population Age 14+
5,337
 
    Never Married
1,587
 29.7%
    Married, Spouse Present
2,422
 45.4%
    Married, Spouse Absent
131
 2.5%
    Separated
480
 9.0%
    Widowed
550
 10.3%
    Divorced
167
 3.1%
 
 
Foreign Born
 
Count of Persons
7,051
 
    Native Born
7,350
 97.8%
    Foreign Born
162
 2.2%
        Naturalized
162
 2.2%
        Alien
0
 0%
 
 
Education: Highest Level Attained
 
Population Age 25+
4,021
 
    No School Years Completed
102
 2.5%
    Elementary
1,203
 29.9%
    High School
2,478
 61.6%
        1 - 3 years
1,428
 35.5%
        4 years
1,050
 26.1%
    College
238
 5.9%
        1 - 3 years
140
 3.5%
        4 years
50
 1.2%
        5 or more years
48
 1.2%
 
 
Education: Dropout Rate
 
Population 16 to 21 Years Old
727
 
    Enrolled in School
401
 55.2%
    Not Enrolled in School
326
 44.8%
        Not Graduated (dropped out)
149
 20.5%
        Graduated
177
 24.3%
 
 
Employment
 
Population Age 16+
5,036
 
    In Armed Forces
14
 0.3%
    In Labor Force
3,120
 62.0%
        Employed
2,925
 58.1%
        Unemployed
195
 3.9%
    Not in Labor Force
1,902
 37.8%
 
 
Average Income
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Household Income
$33,639
 
    Average Family Income
$41,114
 
    Avg Income of Unrelated Individuals 14+ years old
$15,579
 
 
 
Average Income by Sex
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Average Income for Persons 14+ with Income
$19,306
 
    Male
$24,401
 
    Female
$14,372
 
 
 
Poverty by Family Type
 
Families
1,684
 
    Income Above Poverty Level
1,449
 86.0%
    Income Below Poverty Level
235
 14.0%
        Male head
133
 7.9%
            No related children under 18 years old
59
 3.5%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
74
 4.4%
            Some related children under 6 years old
38
 2.3%
        Female head
102
 6.1%
            No related children under 18 years old
24
 1.4%
            1 or more related children under 18 years old
78
 4.6%
            Some related children under 6 years old
30
 1.8%
 
 
Poverty for Unrelated Individuals
 
Unrelated Individuals 14+ Years Old
697
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
237
 34.0%
    Income Above Poverty Level
460
 66.0%
 
 
Poverty by Age
 
Persons Over 65
708
 
    Income Below Poverty Level
194
 27.4%
    Income Above Poverty Level
514
 72.6%
 
 
Occupancy
 
Total Year-Round Housing Units
2,332
 
    Occupied Units
2,190
 93.9%
        Owner Occupied Units
1,402
 60.1%
        Renter Occupied Units
788
 33.8%
    Vacant Units
39
 1.7%
        For Rent
39
 1.7%
        For Sale Only
0
 0%
  
 
Average Gross Rent
(1999 dollars, CPI=4.54)
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
771
 
        Average Gross Rent
$381
 
    Black Renter Occupied Housing Units
660
 
        Average Gross Rent: Black Renter
$385
 
    Hispanic Renter Occupied Housing Units
0
 
        Average Gross Rent: Hispanic Renter
$0
 
  
 
Rent as % of Household Income
 
Renter Occupied Housing Units
771
 
    Paying Cash Rent
752
 97.5%
        Rent less than 10% of income
94
 12.5%
        Rent 10% to 14% of income
174
 23.1%
        Rent 15% to 19% of income
128
 17.0%
        Rent 20% to 24% of income
58
 7.7%
        Rent 25% to 34% of income
79
 10.5%
        Rent 35% or more of income
207
 27.5%
        Not computed
12
 1.6%
    No Cash Rent
19
 2.5%
  
 
Units in Structure
 
Total Housing Units
2,332
 
    1 Unit Detached
54
 2.3%
    1 Unit Attached
1,649
 70.7%
    2 Units
343
 14.7%
    3 or 4 Units
222
 9.5%
    5 - 9 Units
31
 1.3%
    10 - 19 Units
33
 1.4%
    20 - 49 Units
0
 0%
    50 Units or More
0
 0%
    Mobile Home or Trailer, etc.
0
 0%
  
 
Heating
 
Total Occupied Housing Units
2,354
 
    Gas
1,027
 43.6%
    Coal/Wood
91
 3.9%
    Electricity
25
 1.1%
    Fuel Oil/Kerosene/Etc.
1,188
 50.5%
    Other Fuel/No Fuel
23
 1.0%