Situation & Outlook

... knowing more about the current situation & opportunities,
... the how, when and where ... what will change and by how much,
... and how change might impact you.

The U.S. population ages 65 and over is expected to more than double between now and 2060, from 43.5 million to 92.0 million. How will this, and other age groups, be distributed by state and metro? The Hispanic population is expected to comprise 18.6% of the U.S. labor force by 2020. How will this, and other labor force groups, be distributed by state and metro? Find out more about these topics and related demographic-economic trends.

The ProximityOne Situation & Outlook (S&O) Program is a combined database and interpretive resource that you can use to better understand the existing situation, find out how area demographic-economic conditions are changing, and assess how changing conditions might impact you.

Topics in this Section
  • S&O Data Access Options
    .. S&O Online
    .. S&O Datasets
    .. S&O Full Service
    .. Custom
  • S&O Weekly Update
  • S&O Quarterly Briefings

Related Sections
  • S&O Estimates & Projections Subject Matter Items
  • Metro Situation & Outlook Reports
  • State & Regional Income & Product Accounts
  • ProximityOne Data Service
  • Digital Map Database

S&O Database Content: Continuously Updated Subject Matter
The S&O database is comprised of demographic-economic historical data and estimates and projections, continuously updated with quarterly releases, for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, census tracts, ZIP codes and other areas. Subject matter includes:
  • Population & Households
    - age, race-ethnicity, attributes; annual components of change
    - household structure, formation, attributes
  • Housing, Housing Markets & Real Estate
  • GDP & Personal Income by Major Sources
  • Prices & Cost of Living
  • Education
  • Establishments by Sector
  • Employment by Sector
  • Earnings by Sector
  • Economic Structure
  • Labor Market Conditions
  • Alternative Future Scenarios

S&O Quarterly & Annual Projections
The S&O database includes demographic-economic time series data:
  • S&O Data Resources Overview
  • Schedule & Release Dates
  • Core Database
  • 5-Year annual demographic-economic data; census tract up; 5 years ahead
  • Quarterly demographic-economic data; census tract up; 5 years ahead
  • 2030 annual demographic-economic data; county up; projected to 2030
  • 2060 annual demographic data; county up; projected to 2060
  • State & Regional Income & Product Accounts database

Contact us for more information on updates and scope.

S&O Weekly Update
The S&O Weekly Update is a weekly subscription letter (subscribe .. item #S&O_Weekly) posted for subscriber access. The Weekly Update provides unique information on topics including new and updated data developments, data analytics and selected application areas; notably the economy. Each issue includes:
  • a recent history/trending update
  • a week/quarter/year ahead overview
  • buttons that link to sector data summaries (from S&O database)

Unique, brief narratives cover key demographic-economic indicators focused on data recently released and upcoming.data. The Weekly Updates are posted Saturdays, reflect data and activities through previous Friday and present a look-ahead for Monday of the upcoming week.

S&O Briefing Sessions
- the Economy and Demographic-Economic Patterns
Join us in quarterly S&O Briefing Sessions on The Economy and Demographic-Economic Patterns. Briefing Sessions are conducted shortly after the release of the new S&O quarterly updates.
Briefing Session topics include:
  • Summary of new/updated data included in the latest quarterly update
  • Highlights of national, state and metro demographic-economic patterns
    .. revealed by new data and models
  • Updated demographic-economic outlook overview
    .. when will what change how and where?

S&O Database Access Options
S&O data options include:
  • Online Access
  • Datasets via Download
  • Full Service
  • Integrated Modeling -- develop your own estimates and projections variations
  • Integrated GIS -- mapping, visual analysis, geospatial analysis

Online Access
S&O online users may access data using S&O API, online form, or site/area report.

Online access operations:
  • Access any item or item group from the S&O database.
  • Submit a REST API ... access by:
    .. specific item(s) for specific geographic area(s) for specific time(s)
    .. output as CSV structure.
    .. fees charged at the rate of $1 per item.
  • Submit a REST API Area/site report .. access by:
    .. specific report template for specific geographic area(s) for specific time(s)
    .. create geographic area aggregate or radius based site report.
    .. specify elemental unit of aggregation (e.g., block group, census tract, county, etc.)
    .. output as XLS structure with stubs and headers.
    .. fees charged at the rate of $50 per report.

Online Fees and Charges
The online base fee is a per year. The standard account provides for use by a single user under a non-exclusive, non-transferable license. When the account is established/renewed, a user key is provided. Unused funds are not refundable nor carried forward into the next year. Site licenses are available.

At the time an API data request is submitted (via the browser as a URL), the cost is computed; you may accept charge or decline. As an example, the cost for the 2018 population and 2023 population for one area (e.g., a county) would be $2. Upon completion of a run (typically seconds), the account is credited/charged for the run. Electronically check account balance and usage history, If the account has insufficient funds, additional funds may be optionally added real-time.

S&O Datasets via Download
S&O pre-structured datasets may be downloaded. See about S&O downloadable files.

S&O Full Service
The S&O Full Service includes the S&O Online and access to downloadable datasets. Full Service users have access to near real-time database updates. The annual S&O Full Service base fee varies depending on option selected. Start an online subscription (Item #S&O_FS).