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Socio
Economic Indicators
| Race/Ethnic
Composition |
West
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
| Non
Hispanic White (%) |
23.4% |
52.2% |
| Non
Hispanic Black (%) |
71.8% |
39.5% |
| Non
Hispanic Others (%) |
3.5% |
3.0% |
| Hispanic
(%) |
1.3% |
5.3% |
| Total
Population |
219713 |
1585577 |
| Income
Level and Unemployment |
| Aggregated
Income (in 1989 Dollars) |
$2,230,191,758 |
$18,748,129,502 |
| Aggregated
Income (in 2000 Dollars) |
$3,034,140,204 |
$25,506,530,217 |
| Median
Household Income ($) |
$20,918 |
$24,603 |
| Unemployment
Rate |
11.2 |
9.7 |
| Percent
of Poverty |
24.4 |
20.3 |
| Educational
Level and Occupational Skills |
West
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
| Percent
of 18yrs completed High School or above |
69.8 |
65.9 |
| Percent
of Nonmanual Labor |
87.1 |
85.3 |
| Housing
Mobility (for five years) |
| Percent
Living in the same House |
59.6 |
64.3 |
| Percent
Living in the same County |
23.2 |
24.5 |
| Percent
Living in the another County |
14.6 |
9.1 |
| Percent
Living outside the US |
2.7 |
2.1 |
| Housing
& Vacant Lots |
| Percent
of Homeownership |
51.8 |
62.0 |
| Percent
Vacancy |
11.8 |
10.6 |
| Total
Housing Stock |
N/A |
674,899 |
| Median
Year built |
N/A |
1939 |
| Median
Gross Rent |
$442 |
$452 |
| Median
Gross Rent as Percent of Household Income |
31.9 |
29.8 |
| Median
House Value |
$32,149 |
$48,400 |
| Percent
Overcrowdedness |
1.9 |
1.7 |
Data
Sources: STF3A & & 3B, UPenn Wharton GIS Lab, Philadelphia PLanning
Department
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Crime
| Police
Districts* |
16 |
18 |
19 |
Subtotal |
Philadelphia |
| Major
Crimes |
2,300 |
6,154 |
6,647 |
15,101 |
105,766 |
| Minor
Crimes |
13,816 |
11,095 |
16,343 |
41,254 |
294,684 |
| Total |
16,116 |
17,249 |
22,990 |
56,355 |
400,450 |
Data
Source: 1996 Philadelphia Police Statistics Report |
*
- Police districts (PD) boundaries do not generally match zip code boundaries.
PD 16,18 & 19 are largely located in West/ South West Philadelphia. PD
16 is bounded by Fairmount Park to its north, Belmont Ave, 44th & 46th
Ave to its west, Market St. to its south and the Schuylkill River to its
east. PD 18 lies towards the south of PD 16 and is defined by Market St.
to its north, Cobbs Creek to its west, Baltimore Ave and 49th St to its
south, and the Schuylkill River to its east. PD 19 is defined by City
Line Ave to its north, 68th& 64th St. and Haverford to its west, Market
St. to its south and Fairmount Park, Belmont Ave, 44th & 46th St. towards
its east. Click here for the Police
District Map |
Top
Five Health Problems
| Philadelphia |
West
Philadelphia |
| (Adult
Pop: 1,180,100) |
(Adult
Pop: 135,700) |
| High
Blood Pressure |
7.20% |
High
Blood Pressure |
9.30% |
| Arthritis
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4.90% |
Weight
Problems |
5.40% |
| Allergies
excluding Asthma |
4.80% |
Diabetes |
4.40% |
| Heart
Problems |
4.30% |
Heart
Problems |
4.40% |
| Weight
Problems |
4.30% |
Back
Pain/Allergies excluding Asthma |
3.30% |
Data Source: Philadelphia Health Management Corporation’s Philadelphia
and Suburban Household Health Survey (1991)
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