Current:Home > MyPhiladelphia’s population declined for the third straight year, census data shows-InfoLens
Philadelphia’s population declined for the third straight year, census data shows
View Date:2024-12-23 19:16:48
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal estimates released Thursday showed that more than 16,000 residents left Philadelphia last year, marking the third straight year the city’s population has declined.
The U.S. Census Bureau data indicates Philadelphia’s population now stands at about 1.6 million residents, meaning a 1% drop occurred between July 2022 and July 2023. The data also shows that since April 2020, Philadelphia’s population declined 3.3%, or by 53,251 residents.
City officials did not respond to a request for comment, but experts noted the Census Bureau’s estimates aren’t a complete picture and don’t necessarily reflect what could happen long term.
“The question is whether or not (the population) continues to decline in the following years, or begins to slow or go back up,” Katie Martin, project director at Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia research and policy initiative, told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We just don’t know at this point.”
The Census Bureau’s estimates take into account births, deaths and the flow of residents moving in or out of a given area in order to track changes in population.
In the last 15 years, Martin said, Philadelphia’s growth has largely been attributable to international migration of people moving to the city. That has slowed since the pandemic, while more U.S.-born residents left.
veryGood! (319)
Related
- Georgia's humbling loss to Mississippi leads college football winners and losers for Week 11
- Taylor Swift Donates $5 Million to Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene Victims
- Photos show aftermath after Hurricane Milton tears path of damage through Florida
- Arizona Democratic office hit by third shooting in weeks. There were no injuries or arrests
- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a stroke earlier this month, is expected to make full recovery
- Hurricane Milton's power pulls roof off of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays
- California's $20 fast food minimum wage didn't lead to major job losses, study finds
- A Shopper Says This Liquid Lipstick Lasted Through a Root Canal: Get 6 for $8.49 on Amazon Prime Day
- Jenn Tran's Ex Devin Strader Throws Shade At Her DWTS Partner Sasha Farber Amid Romance Rumors
- Twins born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery
Ranking
- Why Kathy Bates Decided Against Reconstruction Surgery After Double Mastectomy for Breast Cancer
- Ethel Kennedy, Widow of Robert F. Kennedy, Dead at 96
- Nicky Hilton Rothschild Shares Secret to Decade-Long Marriage With Husband James Rothschild
- 'We will not be able to come': Hurricane Milton forces first responders to hunker down
- Judith Jamison, a dancer both eloquent and elegant, led Ailey troupe to success over two decades
- Want to lower your cholesterol? Adding lentils to your diet could help.
- Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to make first appearance before trial judge in sex trafficking case
- Bacon hogs the spotlight in election debates, but reasons for its sizzling inflation are complex
Recommendation
-
The Stanley x LoveShackFancy Collaboration That Sold Out in Minutes Is Back for Part 2—Don’t Miss Out!
-
16-year-old bicyclist struck, driven 4 miles while trapped on car's roof: Police
-
Francisco Lindor gives Mets fans a Citi Field moment they'll never forget
-
Airheads 'treats feet' with new cherry scented foot spray ahead of Halloween
-
Quincy Jones' Cause of Death Revealed
-
Opinion: Luis Tiant deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame
-
Anderson Cooper Hit in the Head With Flying Debris Live on Air While Covering Hurricane Milton
-
Professional Climber Michael Gardner Dead at 32 in Nepal