Upper North Philadelphia is a section of
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...
that is immediately north of
Lower North Philadelphia, and can be described as an area that has a "...large and rapidly growing Puerto Rican population".
According to the planning commission, Upper North Philadelphia officially consists of the
Allegheny West,
Fairhill,
Glenwood,
Hunting Park
Hunting Park is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 2005, the 19140 ZIP code, which roughly consists of Hunting Park and Nicetown–Tioga, had a median home sale price of $3 ...
, and
Nicetown-Tioga neighborhoods. Bounded by York Street to the south,
Front Street to the east, Roosevelt Expressway to the north, and Ridge Avenue to the west.
Demographics
The demographics of Upper North Philadelphia shows that the area has a population density of 12,241 people per mile with an average household size of 3 and 37% of households had children. There is a 17% annual residential turnover rate with 47% of residents staying for more than 5 years, with an average of 6 years of residency. The majority of residents are
African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
and
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans ( es, Puertorriqueños; or boricuas) are the people of Puerto Rico, the inhabitants, and citizens of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and their descendants.
Overview
The culture held in common by most Puerto Ricans is referred t ...
.
Racial demographics
* Non-Hispanic Black: 106,559 (58.7%)
* Hispanic or Latino of any race: 62,083 (34.2%)
* Mixed or Other: 4,901 (2.7%)
* Non-Hispanic White: 3,994 (2.2%)
* Asian: 3,990 (2.2%)
References
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia