WEINLAND

PARK
DEMOGRAPHIC
DATA ANALYSIS
The Kirwan
Institute for the
study of the race
and ethnicity
07-17-2012

Population distribution:

Data
Feature

Census Tract 17
(West)

Census Tract 16
(East)

Weinland Park
Total

Population

Year
2010

2,704

1,682

4,386

2000

2,733

2,077

4,810

1990

3,081

2,383

5,464

1980

3,333

2,505

5,838

1970

3,620

3,145

6,765

1960

4,166

3,920

8,086

1950

4,656

3,865

8,521

1940

4,169

3,557

7,726

Housing Information:
Data
Feature

Census Tract 17
(West)

Year

Census Tract 16
(East)

Weinland Park
Total

Housing Units

2010

1,435

924

2,359

2000

1,482

1,000

2,482

1990

1,638

1,056

2,694

1980

1,692

1,177

2,869

1970

1,608

1,132

2,740

1960

1,652

1,291

2,943

1950

1,629

1,213

2,842

1940

1,330

1,109

2,439

Changes in race and ethnicity since 1940s

Race or
Ethnicity

1940

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

Asian

84

83

105

115

Other

30

19

33

11

172

161

Hispanic

73

66

217

519

Black

823

1179

2191

2317

1697

2309

2423

1566

White

6901

7338

5865

4429

4004

2976

1893

2025

Changes in housing tenure since 1940s

Housing Tenure

194
0

195
0

196
0

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

Owner-Occupied

374

668

596

393

293

279

204

188

Renter-Occupied

196
2

213
7

208
8

2066

2171

1985

1799

1728

Vacant

103

37

259

281

405

430

479

443

4.2
%
-

1.3
%
-

8.8
%

10.3
%
15.4
%

14.1
%
55.7
%

16.0
%
36.5
%

19.3
%
35.8
%

18.8
%
66.2
%

Vacancy Rate
Non-Family
Household Rate

Housing Cost

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

Median Gross Rent (West)

312

551

604

561

561

571

Median Gross Rent (East)

328

523

538

365

505

564

Monthly Owner Costs

(West)
Monthly Owner Costs
(East)

715

959

1531

649

952

783

Changes in housing cost since 1950s

Changes in economic characteristics

Economic
Characteristic

194
0

195
0

196
0

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

Unemployment
Rate

9.2
%

6.3
%

7.7
%

7.3%

14.9%

16.5%

15.5%

18.3%

Family Poverty

22.5
%

44.9%

57.2%

49.1%

62.3%

Median Household
Income

$18,8
65

$15,2
78

$20,1
01

$12,0
00