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Pittsburgh has also undergone changes, but its metro area--not just the city proper--continues to bleed population. This is more so due to the higher median age of the area than its economic strength. I believe that the City of Pittsburgh will start growing again, but the region will continue to shed population
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Most metros can at least depend on natural change growth (more birth than deaths) and many places have robust international in-migration, even if domestic migration is minimal or negative.
Pittsburgh has had more deaths than births for a good 30 years.
Westmoreland county did lose in domestic migration in the last year, but the estimate is a insignificant 8 people. 8.
International in migration made up for it, but the county saw 1,500 more deaths than births.
1,500.
Guess what, the county's population is estimated to have declined by around 1,500 people in the last year estimate.