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Overbrook

Neighborhood Profile

Overbrook is towards the north of Cobbs Creek, west of Carroll Park and Haddington neighborhoods; and is bounded by Woodbine Ave, Lancaster Ave, Lansdown Ave, 63rd Street and Haverford Street.

Census Tracts: 97, 98, 99, 100, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120.


Health Stats

2000 Census

Age Distribution

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Health Statistics "Causes of Death"
(1999 Philadelphia Department of Public Health Data)

  Overbrook West Philadelphia Philadelphia
Diseases of the Heart 97 670 5023
Malignant Neoplasms 93 569 4138
Cerebrovascular Disease 28 169 1142
Accidents 8 81 732
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 15 85 666
Septicemia 5 91 603
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis 11 60 426
Diabetes Mellitus 14 80 425
Influenza & Pneumonia 9 53 363
Assault (Homicide) 7 54 310
HIV 2 40 277
Alzheimer's Disease 1 26 188
Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 5 22 174
Suicide 3 17 153
Certain Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period 0 26 150
Congenital Malformations Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 0 7 56
Atherosclerosis 1 4 37
Pregnancy Childbirth and the Puerperium 0 0 3
All Other Causes 68 412 2843
Total 367 2466 17709

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Vital Statistics (1990 Census)
Race/Ethnic Composition Overbrook West Philadelphia Philadelphia
Non Hispanic White (%) 55.8% 23.4% 52.2%
Non Hispanic Black (%) 40.1% 71.8% 39.5%
Non Hispanic Others (%) 3.0% 3.5% 3.0%
Hispanic (%) 1.1% 1.3% 5.3%
Total Population 33124 219713 1585577
Income Level and Unemployment
Aggregated Income (in 1989 Dollars) $448,747,739 $2,230,191,758 $18,748,129,502
Aggregated Income (in 2000 Dollars) $610,514,119 $3,034,140,204 $25,506,530,217
Median Household Income ($) $28,549 $20,918 $24,603
Unemployment Rate 6.3 11.2 9.7
Percent of Poverty 11.6 24.4 20.3
Educational Level and Occupational Skills
Percent of 18yrs completed High School or above 73.3 69.8 65.9
Percent of Nonmanual Labor 89.1 87.1 85.3
Housing Mobility (for five years)
Percent Living in the same House 68.1 59.6 64.3
Percent Living in the same County 17.7 23.2 24.5
Percent Living in the another County 12.0 14.6 9.1
Percent Living outside the US 2.3 2.7 2.1
Housing
Percent of Homeownership 70.3 51.8 62.0
Percent Vacancy 6.6 11.8 10.6
Median Gross Rent $504.17 $441.51 $452.00
Median Gross Rent as Percent of Household Income 29.4 31.9 29.8
Median House Value $62,857.77 $32,149.03 $48,400.00
Percent Overcrowdedness 1.0 1.9 1.7

2000 Census
Overbrook West Philadelphia Philadelphia
Average family size 3.14 3.19 3.22
Total Households 12,860 80,243 590,071
Family Households 8,131 42,880 352,331
Percent of Family HH 63.2% 53.4% 59.7%
Nonfamily Households 4,729 37,363 237,740
Percent of NonFamily HH 36.8% 46.6% 40.3%
Total Housing Units 13,944 92,244 661,958
Vacant Housing Units 1,084 12,001 71,887
Percent Vacant 7.8% 13.0% 10.9%
Occupied Housing Units 12,860 80,243 590,071
Percent Occupied 92.2% 87.0% 89.1%
Owner Occupied Housing Units 8,677 39,922 349,633
Ownership Rate 67.5% 49.8% 59.3%
Changes in Census Data from 1990 to 2000
Overbrook West Philadelphia Philadelphia
Total Housing Units (2000) 13,944 92,244 661,958
Total Housing Unit (1990) 13,893 94,940 674,899
Change in Total Housing Units (2000-1990) 51 -2,696 -12,941
Percent Change in Tot. Housing Units 0.4% -2.8% -1.9%
Number of Occupied Housing Units (2000) 12,860 80,243 590,071
Number of Occupied Housing Units (1990) 12,970 83,735 603,075
Change in Occupied Housing Units (2000-1990) -110 -3,492 -13,004
Percent Change in Occupied Housing Units -0.8% -4.2% -2.2%
Overbrook West Philadelphia Philadelphia
Number of Owner Occp. Housing Units (2000) 8,677 39,922 349,633
Number of Owner Occp. Housing Units (1990) 9,094 43,383 373,601
Change in Owner Occp. Housing Units (2000-1990) -417 -3,461 -23,968
Percent Change in Owner Occp. Housing Units -4.6% -8.0% -6.4%
Number of Renter Occp. Housing Units (2000) 4,183 40,321 240,438
Number of Renter Occp. Housing Units (1990) 3,876 40,352 229,474
Change in Renter Occp. Housing Units (2000-1990) 307 -31 10,964
Percent Change in Renter. Occp. Housing Units 7.9% -0.1% 4.8%
Overbrook West Philadelphia Philadelphia
Vacant Units (2000) 1,084 12,001 71,887
Vacant Units (1990) 923 11,205 71,824
Change in Vacant Units (2000 -1990) 161 796 63
Percent Change in Vacant Units 17.4% 7.1% 0.1%
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