Pew 2013 State of Philadelphia Report (transit, best, map of)

[TheBigGeo08]

Who thinks Philly will pull a New York 1990's comeback this decade?

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by Cnote11

Well, two of the wealthiest counties in America are situated on the border of Wayne County/Detroit. Extremely vibrant core though? Not a chance.

Obviously Detroit has wealth... the car industry was entirely based there and to this day (although a small industry), it still operates in Detroit... but the amount of wealth in the Philly burbs is larger than that in Detroit's burbs.

Gladwyne, PA is the 7th wealthiest area in the country. Villanova is up there too.... wealthier than anything Detroit has

http://images.businessweek.com/slide...s-2011#slide46

[2e1m5a]

Originally Posted by TheBigGeo08

Who thinks Philly will pull a New York 1990's comeback this decade?

You've said this before and usually you seem to be just baiting people, but I genuinely believe Philly is poised to take off.
I don't know if Philly's future growth could be compared to NYC or any other city really but it should be historical.
Many issues to address but the pieces are there.

[Cnote11]

Originally Posted by Summersm343

Obviously Detroit has wealth... the car industry was entirely based there and to this day (although a small industry), it still operates in Detroit... but the amount of wealth in the Philly burbs is larger than that in Detroit's burbs.

Gladwyne, PA is the 7th wealthiest area in the country. Villanova is up there too.... wealthier than anything Detroit has

America

I thought Villanova was the richest place in the area. Guess not.

[rotodome]

Originally Posted by Cnote11

I thought Villanova was the richest place in the area. Guess not.

All of these types of lists and rankings vary wildly based on methodology (eg: net worth vs household income vs average property values, etc). Their main purpose is as click/view magnets, of course.

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by Cnote11

I thought Villanova was the richest place in the area. Guess not.

They all use different methodologies as rotodome pointed out... but using Zip codes and Median Household incomes, Gladwyne is the wealthiest, followed by Villanova.

Ironically I just posted something about the wealthiest Zips in the area here:
//www.city-data.com/forum/phila...hilly-has.html

[Craziaskowboi]

Honestly, I think Philadelphia will undergo the most significant demographic changes of any extra-large city by the 2020 Census. Yeah, there are still a lot of significant problems, but some of them will only require demographic phasing to change significantly. Did anybody catch where the report said that 45% of all foreign immigrants in Philadelphia have arrived since 2000? That means almost as many have arrived in the last 12 years as in the previous 60 years (or so) combined. If that pace keeps up, then the city and the metropolitan area will become significantly more diverse because most immigrants these days come from Asia and Latin America (and increasingly from Africa), rather than Europe. Considering the city was already 6% Asian and 12% Hispanic by 2010, it wouldn't surprise me if it's nearly 10% Asian and nearly 20% Hispanic by 2020.

Also, the percentage of adults ages 25 to 34 with a college degree skyrocketed. All other adult-aged cohorts in the city were below-average with regard to college attainment, but the 25-34 cohort was above average. Expect the city to get significantly "smarter" in the next 10 years.

[Aimewitue]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

Honestly, I think Philadelphia will undergo the most significant demographic changes of any extra-large city by the 2020 Census. Yeah, there are still a lot of significant problems, but some of them will only require demographic phasing to change significantly. Did anybody catch where the report said that 45% of all foreign immigrants in Philadelphia have arrived since 2000? That means almost as many have arrived in the last 12 years as in the previous 60 years (or so) combined. If that pace keeps up, then the city and the metropolitan area will become significantly more diverse because most immigrants these days come from Asia and Latin America (and increasingly from Africa), rather than Europe. Considering the city was already 6% Asian and 12% Hispanic by 2010, it wouldn't surprise me if it's nearly 10% Asian and nearly 20% Hispanic by 2020.

Also, the percentage of adults ages 25 to 34 with a college degree skyrocketed. All other adult-aged cohorts in the city were below-average with regard to college attainment, but the 25-34 cohort was above average. Expect the city to get significantly "smarter" in the next 10 years.

The numbers in the report are amazing Philly has a bright future

[Aimewitue]

Originally Posted by Summersm343

They all use different methodologies as rotodome pointed out... but using Zip codes and Median Household incomes, Gladwyne is the wealthiest, followed by Villanova.

Ironically I just posted something about the wealthiest Zips in the area here:
//www.city-data.com/forum/phila...hilly-has.html

A map of the wealth ZIPS from PEW from 2010-2012

[TheBigGeo08]

Anyone notice that Center City Philly is the ONLY downtown that scored in the 90's for walkability, transit, and bikeability? This is one proof that Philly has the best downtown.