Documentation: | Census 1960 Tracts Only Set |
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Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
Survey: Census 1960 Tracts Only Set
Document: | Census Tract Data, 1940-1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File |
citation: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Censuses of Population and Housing: 1960. Census Tracts. Final Report PHC(1)-11. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962. |
Censuses of 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970
The following data is compatible for all of 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970
The following data is compatible for all of 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970
Population | |||
Total population | |||
total white | |||
total negro | |||
total male | |||
total female | |||
5 yr. age groups by male, female 0-75+ for totals | |||
5 yr. age groups by male, female 0-75+ for whites | |||
(1940 must add native and foreign horn whites) | |||
Country of birth of foreign born whites: | |||
United Kingdom | |||
Ireland | |||
Norway | |||
Sweden | |||
Germany | |||
Poland | |||
Czechoslovakia | |||
Austria | |||
Hungary | |||
U.S.S.R. | |||
Italy | |||
Canada | |||
Mexico | |||
Other | |||
Schooling | |||
Population 25+ | |||
No school years completed | |||
Elementary 1-4 | |||
Elementary 5,6,7,8 (not strictly comparable) | |||
High school 1-3 | |||
High school 4 | |||
College 1-3 | |||
College 4+ | |||
Not reported (1940, 1950) | |||
n.b. median school school years is given for 1940, 1950, must be computed for 1960, 1970 | |||
Labor Force | |||
Males, females aged 14+ (14-15 separate from 16+ in 1970) | |||
In labor force | |||
Armed forces | |||
Employed civilian labor force | |||
Unemployed (seeking work) | |||
Class Of worker | |||
Wage and salary | |||
Unpaid family worker | |||
Not reported (?) | |||
Occupation by male, female | |||
Professional, technical, kindred | |||
Managers, officials, proprietors | |||
Clerical and kindred | |||
Sales (not available for 1940) | |||
Operatives | |||
Private household workers | |||
Service | |||
Laborers (question of consistent definition 1940-1970) | |||
farm laborer's 1960, 1970 | |||
Housing | |||
Occupancy status | |||
All Dwelling units | |||
Total occupied | |||
Total owner occupied | |||
White owner occupied | |||
Negro owner occupied | |||
Other non-white owner occupied | |||
Total rental occupied | |||
White tenant occupied | |||
Negro tenant occupied | |||
Other non-white tenant occupied | |||
Vacant ... category includes 1940 - Vacant for sale or rent; not for sale or rent; 1950 - Vacant non-seasonal; vacant seasonal; 1960 - Available vacant; other vacant; 1970 - Vacant seasonal; for sale, for rent, other | |||
Type of Unit | |||
(not available for 1960 tape, but see arrays 2093-2098) | |||
l-unit detached | |||
l-unit attached | |||
2 units (n.b. allocation problem 1950) | |||
3-4 units | |||
5+ units | |||
Number of persons per dwelling unit | |||
1 | note: 1940, 1960 - # persons per household 1950, 1970 - # persons per dwelling unit | ||
2 | |||
3 | |||
4 | |||
5,6 | |||
7+ | |||
Number of dwelling units with 1.01 persons per room or more | |||
Value of Home | |||
1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 |
500- | 3000- | 5000- | 5000- |
500-699 | 3000-3999 | 5000-7499 | 5000-7499 |
700-999 | 4000-4999 | 7500-9999 | 7500-9999 |
1000-1999 | 5000-7499 | 10000-12499 | 10000-12499 |
2000-2499 | 7500-9999 | 12500-14999 | 12500-14999 |
2500-2999 | 10000-14999 | 15000-17499 | 15000-17499 |
3000-3999 | 15000+ | 15500-19999 | 17500-19999 |
5000-5999 | (median) | 20000-24999 | 20000-24999 |
6000-7499 | 25000-34999 | 25000-34999 | |
7500-9999 | 35000+ | 35000-49999 | |
10000-14999 | 50000+ | ||
15000-19999 | |||
20000+ | |||
(median) | |||
Monthly Contract Rent* | |||
*Similar catagorization of values for 1940-1970 | |||
(Gross monthly rent also available) | |||
Condition of Housing | |||
Needing minor repairs | |||
Lacking some or all plumbing facilities | |||
Central heating | |||
Radio, TV | |||
n.b. Other housing condition data is not consistent over the four censuses due to varying definitions of substandard by the Census Bureau | |||
The following data is comparable for 1950, 1960, 1970 only | |||
Income (size categories) | |||
Marital status | |||
Year structure built (by age categories) | |||
Geographical mobilily | |||
1 yr rates 1950 | |||
5 yr rates 1960 | |||
5 yr rates 1970 | |||
The following data is comparable for 1960 and 1970 only | |||
Latitude and longitude | |||
Household relationship | |||
School enrollment | |||
Industry in which employed | |||
Means of transportation to work | |||
Place of work | |||
Autos | |||
Water and sewerage | |||
Number of stories |