Philadelphia's population declines
Josh Kurtz
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: News
Dilworth explained that not all of Philadelphia is seeing its population decline. Center City, for instance, is not facing some of the problems that affect certain parts of the city, such as the peripheral areas.
The level of education in Philadelphia is another potential factor in the city's population decline. Stehr mentioned that Philadelphia's education level is not as high as cities such as Boston. This lower level can lead to companies seeking employees moving elsewhere.
University students also saw an important correlation between jobs and population.
"I think the more jobs we have, the more people we will get," said Yuen Cho, a junior majoring in marketing and international business.
The relative population decline "is a big deal," said Aster Kebede, a pre-med junior majoring in chemistry. According to Kebede the city needs to bring in more industries since its losing too many students to jobs elsewhere.
Philadelphia needs to "keep college students in," said A.J. Gorabedian, a law student. Gorabedian believes that keeping not only a population, but a well-educated population, is important.
University students interviewed did seem to think that Philadelphia's relative population loss represents an important issue that the city needs to attempt to rectify.
Dilworth said that a variety of factors could influence the city's future population. Issues ranging from the city's schools to who gets elected mayor could affect Philadelphia's population outlook. Dilworth did say that the city's population has evened out recently at approximately 1.4 million residents.
The other cities with a higher population than Philadelphia are: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, and now Phoenix.
The level of education in Philadelphia is another potential factor in the city's population decline. Stehr mentioned that Philadelphia's education level is not as high as cities such as Boston. This lower level can lead to companies seeking employees moving elsewhere.
University students also saw an important correlation between jobs and population.
"I think the more jobs we have, the more people we will get," said Yuen Cho, a junior majoring in marketing and international business.
The relative population decline "is a big deal," said Aster Kebede, a pre-med junior majoring in chemistry. According to Kebede the city needs to bring in more industries since its losing too many students to jobs elsewhere.
Philadelphia needs to "keep college students in," said A.J. Gorabedian, a law student. Gorabedian believes that keeping not only a population, but a well-educated population, is important.
University students interviewed did seem to think that Philadelphia's relative population loss represents an important issue that the city needs to attempt to rectify.
Dilworth said that a variety of factors could influence the city's future population. Issues ranging from the city's schools to who gets elected mayor could affect Philadelphia's population outlook. Dilworth did say that the city's population has evened out recently at approximately 1.4 million residents.
The other cities with a higher population than Philadelphia are: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, and now Phoenix.
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Mic Q
posted 3/25/08 @ 10:30 AM EST
good story, well written and informative. WHat is Philadelphia's population?
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