REACHING PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, PA
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Pennsylvania in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	7019 Woolston Ave	GIS Latitude	40.060030	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-75.155470	
Zip Code	19138	Sitescape Category	Cityscape	
State Region		Sitescape Group	Medium Cities	

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-0.5 MILES	0.5-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	
2010 Population	1,555,907	18,250	87,567	198,442	
2010 Households	564,571	6,011	32,101	69,992	
2010 Group Quarters	58,789	242	1,418	7,187	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 5067 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-0.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	5,067	84.3%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	863	14.36%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	81	1.35%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Struggling city Centers segment. Approximately 730 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Struggling city Centers
(67.80% unreached)	Young, single and single-parent minority renters living in very low-income city neighborhoods throughout the South  	730	12.14%	
Af. Amer. Neighborhoods
(69.94% unreached)	Young, working-class minority city dwellers and single-parent families with low educational levels living in older homes and low-rise apartments 	90	1.5%	
Ethnic Urban Mix
(70.62% unreached)	An ethnic mix of young and diverse city dwellers who are middle-aged singles and families living in older inner-city neighbourhoods 	81	1.35%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	399,571	70.77%	4,400	73.21%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	125,598	22.25%	1,742	28.98%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	40,608	7.19%	366	6.09%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	240,686	42.63%	2,335	38.84%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	3 MI RING	RING %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	56,899	10%	10,427	10%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	108,101	19%	19,810	18%	
# New Churches Needed	282	54	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	5,327	89%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	4,887	81%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	4,302	72%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	4,299	72%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	4,173	69%	
Listening To Music	3,949	66%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	3,941	66%	

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