1850 Census

 

 

 

 

 

Spruce Ward Random Sample

 

Data

Percentage

Total Persons

881

 

                (servants / borders)

201

 

Total Households

158

 

Percent Families with servants / borders

 

41.4%

Real Estate

 

 

Total males owning real estate

43

22.8%

Average value of real estate owned

$26,521

 

Median value real estate owned

$18,000

 

Housing Units

 

 

Total Houses

140

 

Person per house

6.29

 

Ethnicity

 

 

Total Whites

719

81.6%

Total Blacks

94

10.7%

Total Mulatto

68

7.7%

Age

 

 

Persons Age under 18

316

35.8%

Persons Age 19-39

382

43.4%

Persons Age 40-64

158

17.9%

Persons Age over 65

28

3.1%

Place of Birth

 

 

United States

662

75.1%

                Middle Atlantic

627

94.7%

                                (Pennsylvania)

497

75.1%

                New England

14

2.1%

                Upper South

13

2.0%

                Deep South

1

0.2%

                Middle West

7

1.1%

Abroad

220

24.9%

                Ireland

176

80.0%

                England

19

8.6%

                Scotland

10

4.5%

                Other Europe

13

5.9%

                World except Europe

2

0.9%

Occupation

 

 

Educated professions & Upper-middle class

19

10.1%

Business owners

44

23.3%

Skilled Workers

51

27.0%

Clerk and Service Workers

23

12.2%

Unskilled Worked

51

27.0%

None

1

0.5%