Posted on June 1, 2018 by Devon Beck

2017 Population Estimates Show More PA Municipalities Lost Population than Gained Population

2017 Population Estimates Show More PA Municipalities Lost Population than Gained Population

TAKEAWAYS:Most population growth was in urban and suburban areas of southeast and south central PA Population also increased in pockets around State College and Pittsburgh – but not in the City of Pittsburgh itselfTownships gained an average of 62.6 persons; boroughs lost an average of 26.3 persons; cities lost an average of 395.8 personsOnly 12 of 56 PA cities have gained population since 2010Cities that gained the most: Philadelphia, Allentown, Scranton, Bethlehem and Lancaster Cities that lost the most: Erie, Pittsburgh, Altoona, Johnstown and New CastleOver 75 percent of boroughs lost population since 2010Boroughs that gained the most: West Chester (Chester County), Franklin Park (Allegheny County), Mount Joy (Lancaster County), Chambersburg (Franklin County), Valencia (Butler County)Boroughs that lost the most: Dunmore (Lackawanna County), Indiana (Indiana County), Monroeville (Allegheny County), Mansfield (Tioga County), and West Mifflin (Allegheny County)Nearly two-thirds of townships lost population since 2010Townships that gained the most: Upper Macungie (Lehigh County), Silver Spring (Cumberland County), Benner (Centre County), Upper Providence (Montgomery County), Cranberry (Butler County)Townships that lost the most: Hempfield (Westmoreland County), Cresson (Cambria County), Penn Hills (Allegheny County), Bristol (Bucks County), Maxatawny (Berks County)Read the full PA State Data Center Research Brief

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