Neighborhood Profile
University City is the area west of the Schuylkill River in the vicinity of the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University.
Census Tracts: 76, 88, 89, 91
Health
Stats
2000 Census
Age Distribution
Health Statistics "Causes of Death"
(1999 Philadelphia Department of Public Health Data)
| University City | West Philadelphia | Philadelphia | |
| Diseases of the Heart | 19 | 670 | 5023 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 12 | 569 | 4138 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 3 | 169 | 1142 |
| Accidents | 4 | 81 | 732 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease | 5 | 85 | 666 |
| Septicemia | 2 | 91 | 603 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis | 3 | 60 | 426 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 4 | 80 | 425 |
| Influenza & Pneumonia | 1 | 53 | 363 |
| Assault (Homicide) | 1 | 54 | 310 |
| HIV | 1 | 40 | 277 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 2 | 26 | 188 |
| Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis | 2 | 22 | 174 |
| Suicide | 2 | 17 | 153 |
| Certain Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period | 3 | 26 | 150 |
| Congenital Malformations Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities | 0 | 7 | 56 |
| Atherosclerosis | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| Pregnancy Childbirth and the Puerperium | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| All Other Causes | 11 | 412 | 2843 |
| Total | 75 | 2466 | 17709 |
Reports
Planning at
the Interface of Campus & Community
Development Strategies for 40th Street (Cover
Page, Main Paper,
Appendix, Survey
Results)
Planning Problems Workshop
(Spring 2003),
Department of City and Regional Planning,
University of Pennsylvania
Rethinking Northern
Spruce Hill (S1,
S2, S3,
S4, S5,
S6, S7,
S8, S9,
S10, Report
Cover, Section
Break)
Planning
Problems Workshop (Spring 2003),
Department of City and Regional Planning,
University of Pennsylvania
Vital Statistics (1990 Census)
| Race/Ethnic Composition | University City | West Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| Non Hispanic White (%) | 60.6% | 23.4% | 52.2% |
| Non Hispanic Black (%) | 22.7% | 71.8% | 39.5% |
| Non Hispanic Others (%) | 12.8% | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Hispanic (%) | 3.9% | 1.3% | 5.3% |
| Total Population | 15574 | 219713 | 1585577 |
| Income Level and Unemployment | |||
| Aggregated Income (in 1989 Dollars) | $86,013,466 | $2,230,191,758 | $18,748,129,502 |
| Aggregated Income (in 2000 Dollars) | $117,019,944 | $3,034,140,204 | $25,506,530,217 |
| Median Household Income ($) | $11,309 | $20,918 | $24,603 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.1 | 11.2 | 9.7 |
| Percent of Poverty | 44.9 | 24.4 | 20.3 |
| Educational Level and Occupational Skills | |||
| Percent of 18yrs completed High School or above | 90.4 | 69.8 | 65.9 |
| Percent of Nonmanual Labor | 97.4 | 87.1 | 85.3 |
| Housing Mobility (for five years) | |||
| Percent Living in the same House | 17.1 | 59.6 | 64.3 |
| Percent Living in the same County | 13.8 | 23.2 | 24.5 |
| Percent Living in the another County | 59.1 | 14.6 | 9.1 |
| Percent Living outside the US | 10.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Housing | |||
| Percent of Homeownership | 6.3 | 51.8 | 62.0 |
| Percent Vacancy | 9.8 | 11.8 | 10.6 |
| Median Gross Rent | $395.10 | $441.51 | $452.00 |
| Median Gross Rent as Percent of Household Income | 37.8 | 31.9 | 29.8 |
| Median House Value | $86,046.51 | $32,149.03 | $48,400.00 |
| Percent Overcrowdedness | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Dissertation Abstracts
A
case study of the individualized study program at University City High
School during the school year 1972-1973
Pavel, Sheldon Stanley
University of Pennsylvania
2000 Census
| University City | West Philadelphia | Philadelphia | |
| Average family size | 2.84 | 3.19 | 3.22 |
| Total Households | 4,123 | 80,243 | 590,071 |
| Family Households | 637 | 42,880 | 352,331 |
| Percent of Family HH | 15.4% | 53.4% | 59.7% |
| Nonfamily Households | 3,486 | 37,363 | 237,740 |
| Percent of NonFamily HH | 84.6% | 46.6% | 40.3% |
| Total Housing Units | 4,565 | 92,244 | 661,958 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 442 | 12,001 | 71,887 |
| Percent Vacant | 9.7% | 13.0% | 10.9% |
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,123 | 80,243 | 590,071 |
| Percent Occupied | 90.3% | 87.0% | 89.1% |
| Owner Occupied Housing Units | 301 | 39,922 | 349,633 |
| Ownership Rate | 7.3% | 49.8% | 59.3% |
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Changes in Census Data from 1990
to 2000
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| University City | West Philadelphia | Philadelphia | |
| Total Housing Units (2000) | 4,565 | 92,244 | 661,958 |
| Total Housing Unit (1990) | 5,237 | 94,940 | 674,899 |
| Change in Total Housing Units (2000-1990) | -672 | -2,696 | -12,941 |
| Percent Change in Tot. Housing Units | -12.8% | -2.8% | -1.9% |
| Number of Occupied Housing Units (2000) | 4,123 | 80,243 | 590,071 |
| Number of Occupied Housing Units (1990) | 4,728 | 83,735 | 603,075 |
| Change in Occupied Housing Units (2000-1990) | -605 | -3,492 | -13,004 |
| Percent Change in Occupied Housing Units | -12.8% | -4.2% | -2.2% |
| University City | West Philadelphia | Philadelphia | |
| Number of Owner Occp. Housing Units (2000) | 301 | 39,922 | 349,633 |
| Number of Owner Occp. Housing Units (1990) | 345 | 43,383 | 373,601 |
| Change in Owner Occp. Housing Units (2000-1990) | -44 | -3,461 | -23,968 |
| Percent Change in Owner Occp. Housing Units | -12.8% | -8.0% | -6.4% |
| Number of Renter Occp. Housing Units (2000) | 3,822 | 40,321 | 240,438 |
| Number of Renter Occp. Housing Units (1990) | 4,383 | 40,352 | 229,474 |
| Change in Renter Occp. Housing Units (2000-1990) | -561 | -31 | 10,964 |
| Percent Change in Renter. Occp. Housing Units | -12.8% | -0.1% | 4.8% |
| University City | West Philadelphia | Philadelphia | |
| Vacant Units (2000) | 442 | 12,001 | 71,887 |
| Vacant Units (1990) | 509 | 11,205 | 71,824 |
| Change in Vacant Units (2000 -1990) | -67 | 796 | 63 |
| Percent Change in Vacant Units | -13.2% | 7.1% | 0.1% |
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