Residents
Which neighborhood has the highest population density?
Center City
Currently, 15.7% of the city’s residents report being born outside the United States, the highest share since this decade: ____.
1940s
This government initiative in Philadelphia offers assistance to first-time homebuyers to help them secure stable housing.
Philly First Home Program
In which Philly neighborhood—one of the oldest in the city—will you find Franklin streetlamps, the Merchants’ Exchange Building, the Old Pine Street Church, the St. James, and the Athenaeum of Philadelphia?
Society Hill
Philadelphia's population has been on the rise since this decade after a long period of decline.
2000s
In 2022, this city's poverty rate declined to 21.7%, its lowest in ___ years.
20 years
This major initiative is aimed at connecting residents of low-income neighborhoods in Philadelphia to jobs through improved public transportation and job training programs. It is based out of West Philly.
What is the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative?
For many years, no building in Philly could rise higher than the William Penn statue atop City Hall. Which skyscraper broke that rule when it went up in 1986?
One Liberty Place
The percentage of Philadelphia residents living below the poverty line as of 2023.
20.3%
In 2023, the number of _____ in this city dropped to 410, down 20% from the previous year.
homicides
This institution, founded in 1790, was the first in the U.S. and specializes in options trading; particularly equity, currency, and index options, rather than traditional stock trading.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Isaiah Zagar and his wife Julia moved to South Street in Philadelphia in 1968. At the time, the neighborhood was slated for demolition to make room for a major highway. Fast-forward 52 years, and Zagar remains associated with South Street because of his work creating what attraction?
Magic Gardens
Through most of the 20th century, nearly all Philadelphians were either non-Hispanic White or non-Hispanic Black or African American, together making up ____% of the population as recently as 2000.
85%
In 2022, over 36% of residents in this city had at least _____, the highest percentage ever recorded.
a bachelor's degree
Philadelphia has joined the national guaranteed basic income wave with a focus on these two groups of people.
People on public housing waitlists and expectant parents
Philadelphia was the most populous city in the U.S. at the time the young nation declared its independence. In what decade did nearby New York City pass Philadelphia as the nation's most populous city?
1790s
What is the median age of Philadelphians?
35
This city's population has declined by ___ since 2020, losing over _____ residents.
3.3% OR 53,000 residents
Pennsylvania ranks second in the nation in the economic impact generated by its ____ at $5.474 billion in 2023.
craft breweries
Within Philadelphia, there are 67 National Historic Landmarks. One of the first locations honored with this designation was Cliveden, a home known for being at the center of what major Revolutionary War battle?
The Battle of Germantown