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Originally Posted by Philly Kid
Hmmm thought the city was growing by ~10K for the past few years. Is growth slowing or has this been the average rate we've seen since population started growing?
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If you look at the numbers, Philly realistically grew by ~7,000 last year.
The census estimated Philadelphia's 2013 population to be 1,553,165.
It estimates Philadelphia's 2014 population to be 1,560,297.
That's a total gain of 7,132.
No idea where the article is getting 1,556,052 from, but it looks like this was the "revised" population which means the census under-counted 2013. We can also then assume that they have under-counted 2014's populaiton. Either way, Philly has grown 34,291 in 4 short years. That's impressive growth for a city that was declining for 56 years.
Still, we all know Philadelphia is 100% being short changed by these "estimates" by the Census Bureau. The shortchanged Philadelphia every year. Come the 2020 census (the one that will be actual counts and not "estimates"), we'll truly see that Philly has been growing faster.