The population count garnered in the 2020 Census already exceeded DVRPC’s 2035 projections, and exceeded the relatively stable birth rates as noted in the chart below (Fig. So, what does this mean? Well… we don’t really know yet. 2020 Census data was released in the fall of 2021, and what we found was shocking- our population was 58,502, which was 2,330 more than the 2020 projections compiled by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), 3,098 more than in the 2010 Census. Population TrendsĪbington Township is broken up into 15 Census districts, as depicted on the map below (Fig. To understand demand, we need to look at a few considerations: population trends, average number of residents per household, and average birth rates in the Township. How do we know these units will be filled?
While there is a lot of fear-mongering “the developers are going to change the zoning and bulldoze your houses” gossip floating around on social media, in order to get the full story there are a number of issues that should be considered:ĭo we really need to add units to the Township? I thought we were fully built out?
Over the past few months, the Comprehensive Plan Development Team (CPDT) has heard quite a bit from residents on the housing topic.
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