Census: Philadelphia remains poorest big city in U.S.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Philadelphia remains the nation's poorest big city.

The U.S. Census American Community Survey released Thursday shows the city's poverty rate remained stagnant in 2016, even as poverty generally declined across the country, leaving Philadelphia the poorest of the 10 most populated cities in the U.S.

Philadelphia also defied a national trend, as median household income dropped between 2015 and 2016. On average, the U.S. saw an increase in incomes.

The report also stated that more than one-third of city children were living in poverty.