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And Now, Today’s GOOD NEWS: Philadelphia, Now With 9,040 More Of YOU!

good news Welcome, Brooklyn and Chicago and Portland and the parts of PA (everywhere west of Philly) that are just too sad to talk about! We’ve been expecting you!

Philadelphia, March 14, 2013 – Since the 2010 Census was taken, the City of Philadelphia experienced a population growth of .6 percent, an increase of about 9,040 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These findings are the result of the 2012 Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Those of you who are aware of things like Frankford Hall and the West Philly Tool Exchange know that this is more or less on pace with the rise of Transplantadelphia, that magical uwishunu-ish place where, by 2035, no one who was born here will live here. But let’s not let the isolationist O.G. Philly dread get the better of us: We all know that this is actually great — fantastic, even — news, reversing a trend of decades and decades when, year after year, the city lost people. But the pace at which new Philadelphians are being admitted is, at this point, surprising even the experts. Philadelphia City Planning Commission Executive Director Gary Jastrzab added, “An increase of 9,040 new Philadelphians continues our population turnaround beginning in the last decade, and is actually a little ahead of the City Planning Commission staff’s forecasted growth for the short- and long-term in our Philadelphia2035 comprehensive plan. Should this trend continue, we will have to adjust our forecast upward.”

Something tells me we’re gonna need a lot more gourmet donuts and vests.

UPDATE: Some updated numbers for you: “The current estimated population is 1,547,607. In 2011, Philadelphia’s population was estimated to be 1,538,567. According the 2010 U.S. Census, Philadelphia’s population was 1,526,006.”

So there you have it: The world is not totally made of shit. Have you got some good news? If so, send it to tips[at]philebrity[dot]com with “GOOD MOTHERFUCKING NEWS!” in the subject header — we’d love to hear about it.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 15th, 2013 at 9:51 am.

  • thesestreets

    In my experience at least 80% of these people are from Lancaster and the surrounding area. Next step: getting people from outside PA that don’t have that awful accent?

  • Tvox

    Now if only Johnny Brenda’s would open up an outpost on Baltimore Ave we’d be all set.

  • PlaidArmour

    If 80% are from Lancaster then why has Lancaster’s population remained steady? Most of these people migrating within the US to Philadelphia are coming from the midwest and upstate NY. Also the population gains are nothing new considering the last census showed the city gaining around 100,000 btwn 2005 & 2010.

  • tsarstruck

    I think your 2005-2010 numbers are wrong. Anyway, continued growth confirming the trend is definitely still news: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/384108_10151817818993569_570342699_n.jpg

  • thesestreets

    A thousand apologies, my data was clearly anecdotal and therefore not a representative sample.

    What I meant to say is that they are all from Harrisburg.