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Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Philadelphia County/city, PA (PAPHIL5POP) from 1970 to 2024 about Philadelphia County/City, PA; Philadelphia; PA; residents; population; and USA.

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Philadelphia City School District and average distribution per school district in Pennsylvania

Historical Dataset of New Philadelphia City School District is provided by PublicSchoolReview and contain statistics on metrics:Comparison of Diversity Score Trends,Total Revenues Trends,Total Expenditure Trends,Average Revenue Per Student Trends,Average Expenditure Per Student Trends,Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends,Math Proficiency Trends,Science Proficiency Trends,Graduation Rate Trends,Overall School District Rank Trends,Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2014),Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023),Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2023),White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2023),Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023),Comparison of Students By Grade Trends

This dataset tracks annual total revenue from 1990 to 2021 for New Philadelphia City School District

All Employees: Government: Federal Government in Philadelphia City, PA was 32.98982 Thous. of Persons in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Government: Federal Government in Philadelphia City, PA reached a record high of 52.03145 in July of 1990 and a record low of 29.60052 in September of 2014. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Government: Federal Government in Philadelphia City, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

This dataset tracks annual total expenditure from 1990 to 2021 for New Philadelphia City School District

The Health of the City report summarizes data on community health in Philadelphia through interactive charts and maps. The Health of the City table contains aggregate metrics on population statistics, social determinants of health, and health outcomes that were used to build this report.

All Employees: Government in Philadelphia City, PA was 105.64591 Thous. of Persons in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Government in Philadelphia City, PA reached a record high of 138.11113 in September of 1990 and a record low of 100.51450 in January of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Government in Philadelphia City, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

All Employees: Government in Philadelphia City, PA was 104.00000 Thous. of Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Government in Philadelphia City, PA reached a record high of 136.60000 in January of 1990 and a record low of 101.30000 in January of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Government in Philadelphia City, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Civilian Labor Force in Philadelphia County/City, PA (PAPHIL5LFN) from Jan 1990 to Apr 2025 about Philadelphia County/City, PA; Philadelphia; PA; civilian; labor force; labor; and USA.

This layer is sourced from gis.phila.gov.

All Employees: Government: Local Government in Philadelphia City, PA was 63.50000 Thous. of Persons in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Government: Local Government in Philadelphia City, PA reached a record high of 76.30000 in July of 1992 and a record low of 56.90000 in August of 2014. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Government: Local Government in Philadelphia City, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

All Employees: Government: State Government in Philadelphia City, PA was 10.10054 Thous. of Persons in December of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Government: State Government in Philadelphia City, PA reached a record high of 15.53124 in March of 1990 and a record low of 6.69631 in June of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Government: State Government in Philadelphia City, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

All Employees: Information in Philadelphia City, PA was 16.00000 Thous. of Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Information in Philadelphia City, PA reached a record high of 19.50000 in January of 1991 and a record low of 11.50000 in January of 2013. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Information in Philadelphia City, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

All Employees: Local Government in Philadelphia City, PA was 61.70000 Thous. of Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, All Employees: Local Government in Philadelphia City, PA reached a record high of 72.20000 in January of 2000 and a record low of 60.10000 in January of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for All Employees: Local Government in Philadelphia City, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

View metadata for key information about this dataset.Planning Districts are used by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission as part of the planning processes outlined by the City of Philadelphia Comprehensive Plan, Philadelphia2035. The Planning District boundaries will replace the former Planning Analysis Sections although the latter will remain available.For questions about this dataset, contact darshna.patel@phila.gov. For technical assistance, email maps@phila.gov.

This data does not necessarily represent current salaries of employees and is intended for informational purposes only. Formal requests to document salary details or other personnel information should be made through the City's Human Resources department. Earnings for all City employees, including elected officials and Court staff. Data since 2019 up to the most recent quarter of this year. Please note that since employee counts fluctuate throughout the year, the sum of the BASE_SALARY field does not reflect the total budgeted amount. Also, when the BASE_SALARY column is blank, it represents part-time, temporary, or seasonal employees paid by the hour. Please see metadata for detailed explanations of each field.

This layer is a component of parcel_viewer.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Philadelphia town population over the last 20 plus years. It lists the population for each year, along with the year on year change in population, as well as the change in percentage terms for each year. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population change of Philadelphia town across the last two decades. For example, using this dataset, we can identify if the population is declining or increasing. If there is a change, when the population peaked, or if it is still growing and has not reached its peak. We can also compare the trend with the overall trend of United States population over the same period of time.

Key observations

In 2023, the population of Philadelphia town was 1,945, a 0.56% decrease year-by-year from 2022. Previously, in 2022, Philadelphia town population was 1,956, a decline of 0.76% compared to a population of 1,971 in 2021. Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Philadelphia town decreased by 198. In this period, the peak population was 2,216 in the year 2009. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Data Coverage:

• From 2000 to 2023

Variables / Data Columns

• Year: This column displays the data year (Measured annually and for years 2000 to 2023)
• Population: The population for the specific year for the Philadelphia town is shown in this column.
• Year on Year Change: This column displays the change in Philadelphia town population for each year compared to the previous year.
• Change in Percent: This column displays the year on year change as a percentage. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Philadelphia town Population by Year. You can refer the same here