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Center City Philadelphia Getting Younger

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/23/11 11:12 am | updated: 06/23/11 11:12 am

The explosion of 20- and 30-somethings is changing the look of Philadelphia. New census figures document the youth movement:

Northern Liberties had dramatic growth in the number of people in their 20s and 30s, up 77 percent in 10 years.

The neighborhood with the largest percentage of young adults in Philadelphia, is Manayunk. Today, 59 percent of residents there are in their 20s or 30s, up from 43 percent in 2000.

Southwest Center City mirrored the growth in Northern Liberties. The young-adult population there grew by 65 percent.

The two neighborhoods with the highest percentage of growth in young adults also had the most growth in wealth.
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Average household income in Southwest Center City rose from $42,677 in 1999 to $68,644 in the five years from 2005 to 2009 - a 61 percent increase. Income in Northern Liberties rose 57 percent, from $50,730 to $79,476, according to estimates from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The figures are adjusted for inflation to represent 2009 dollars.

Philadelphia now has six neighborhoods where young adults constitute majorities: Manayunk, Northern Liberties, Southwest Center City, University City, Center City, and Fairmount/Spring Garden.

The section of North Philadelphia west of Broad Street near Temple University had a dramatic rise in people in their 20s - up 74 percent.

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