Viola Jacoby lived in a rented home in the enumeration district of 1474 which belongs to Bronx tract 237.

This tract has a total population of 7597, which is an increase of 3025 since 1910. There are 2134 whites who are 3rd (or higher) generation immigrants, which is about 28% of the total. There are 62 black residents in this tract, which is less than 1% of the total population. The largest white ethnic group in this tract is German . They have a population of 1204, which comprises about 16% of the total tract population. About 27% of the German residents are 1st generation. Russians are the second largest with 901 ( 12% ), and Irish are the third with 735 ( 10% ). The first generation immigrants make up about 47% and 28% of these groups, respectively. There are 133.3 persons per acre in this tract, which is an increase of 53.1 since 1910. About 2% of families own their homes.