While Philadelphia’s population has been declining for years, one segment has been booming: immigrants from the Dominican Republic are now one of the city’s largest demographics, according to the latest figures.
In 2024, the Census Bureau reported that Philadelphia’s population will decline by another 3.3% in 2023, bringing the total population to approximately 1,550,542. according to To the Associated Press.
2023 Numbers Marked Philadelphia’s prices fell about 3% for the third straight year, the slow but steady decline continuing since the 1970s. Philadelphia Inquirer Added.
One indicator of growth, however, is the number of foreign-born people moving into the city. But even 7,000 foreign-born immigrants would not be enough to offset the 27,000 residents who moved out of the city, the paper adds. All this means that the city’s total population will fall from 1.6 million in 2020 to 1.5 million in 2024.
breakdown, according to According to DataUSA, Philadelphia has 621,000 black residents (39% of the population), 534,000 white residents (33.5%), 126,000 Hispanic residents (7.93%), and 229,000 of the total residents are foreign-born (15.7%), with 99,082 people of Indian origin and 69,880 people of Chinese origin.
But one segment of the population seems to be growing in both numbers and influence: 90,229 people from the Dominican Republic join the growing Hispanic population, rising to 15.7 percent of the total population.
According to an analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the city’s Latino population is swing While the Puerto Rican majority is declining, other residents, including Dominicans, are growing.
According to the Pew Research Center, the Dominican population of 22,800 is expected to soon surpass Chinese people (currently at 244,400) as the city’s largest group of residents.
According to a Pew Research Center study, this trend is causing the number of native-born residents to decrease while foreign-born residents become more prominent. In fact, Philadelphia’s native-born residents will be 1.32 million by 2022, the lowest number since 1910.
Philadelphia is run by pro-immigration Democrats, and local birthrate Have Shrunk That’s down about 10% over the past 14 years. Since 2021, President Joe Biden’s immigration policies have dealt an additional blow to couples. prompt Lowering local wages push Housing costs have risen by about 20 percent.
Despite a growing foreign-born population, Philadelphia lose San Antonio will soon take the spot as the sixth largest city in the U.S. Currently, San Antonio, Texas, with just under 30,000 residents, is the seventh largest city in the U.S. However, with Philadelphia losing population every year and Texas still experiencing strong growth, it won’t be long before San Antonio overtakes Philadelphia to take the sixth spot on the list.
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