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Situation & Outlook Report

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 10740)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Albuquerque, NM MSA metro changed from 889,625 in 2010 to 904,720 in 2015, a change of 17,676 (2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 59 in 2010 and 60 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 3,107 (2011), -276 (2012), -1,552 (2013), -1,959 (2014), -1,959 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 970,404. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 80,755 (9.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 112,741 (2010) to 176,388 (2020), a change of 63,647 (56.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 334 in 2008 and 466 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $35,011 in 2008 to $37,345 in 2014, a change of $2,334 (6.7%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 64 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $38,094 in 2009 to $42,046 in 2014 a change of $3,952 (10.37%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $38,094 in 2009 to $38,985 in 2014, a change of $891 (2.34%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 203 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 10740; see table usage details below the table.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Albuquerque

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Albuquerque, NM (3502000) 545,852 547,085 551,813 554,925 556,833 557,169 10,084 1.80
  Los Lunas, NM (3543370) 14,835 15,028 15,224 15,270 15,249 15,206 178 1.20
  Rio Rancho, NM (3563460) 87,521 88,023 89,570 90,646 91,767 93,820 5,797 6.60

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 889,625 100.0 897,024 100.0 901,103 100.0 903,502 100.0 904,720 100.0 907,301 100.0
  Bernalillo County, NM (35001) 664,117 74.7 669,492 74.6 672,948 74.7 674,942 74.7 675,647 74.7 676,685 74.6
  Sandoval County, NM (35043) 132,351 14.9 134,215 15.0 135,397 15.0 136,528 15.1 137,654 15.2 139,394 15.4
  Torrance County, NM (35057) 16,379 1.8 16,409 1.8 16,080 1.8 15,703 1.7 15,586 1.7 15,485 1.7
  Valencia County, NM (35061) 76,778 8.6 76,908 8.6 76,678 8.5 76,329 8.4 75,833 8.4 75,737 8.3

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Bernalillo County, NM
  Sandoval County, NM
  Valencia County, NM

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 901,932 905,213 3,281 0.36
  One race 866,922 866,642 -280 -0.03
    White 694,943 655,119 -39,824 -5.73
    Black/African American 694,943 655,119 -39,824 -5.73
    American Indian/Alaska Native 48,417 53,701 5,284 10.91
    Asian alone 19,403 19,342 -61 -0.31
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 686 182 -504 -73.47
    Some other race alone 79,029 116,907 37,878 47.93
  Two or more races 35,010 38,571 3,561 10.17
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 431,813 433,245 1,432 0.33
Population 25 years and over 601,086 610,522 9,436 0.33
  % high school graduate or higher 87.4 87.9 0.5 0.57
  % bachelor's degree or higher 30.7 30.5 -0.2 -0.65
Total Households 336,614 342,552 5,938 -0.65
  Median household income ($) 48,355 47,581 -774 -1.60
  Mean household income ($) 64,625 65,138 513 0.79
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 901,932 905,213 3,281 0.36
  Male 444,091 444,314 223 0.79
  Female 457,841 460,899 3,058 0.79
  Under 5 years 57,418 55,971 -1,447 0.79
  5 to 9 years 60,355 58,400 -1,955 -3.24
  10 to 14 years 60,241 60,775 534 0.89
  15 to 19 years 59,454 57,227 -2,227 -3.75
  20 to 24 years 63,378 62,318 -1,060 -1.67
  25 to 34 years 126,689 129,176 2,487 1.96
  35 to 44 years 113,032 110,901 -2,131 -1.89
  45 to 54 years 121,156 120,701 -455 -0.38
  55 to 59 years 60,265 61,051 786 1.30
  55 to 59 years 60,265 61,051 786 1.30
  60 to 64 years 55,024 57,201 2,177 3.96
  65 to 74 years 72,791 77,038 4,247 5.83
  75 to 84 years 36,297 40,739 4,442 12.24
  85 years and over 15,832 13,715 -2,117 -13.37
  Median age 37.1 37.6 0.5 1.35
  18 years and over 688,672 695,611 6,939 1.01
  21 years and over 651,505 659,179 7,674 1.18
  62 years and over 156,666 164,628 7,962 5.08
  65 years and over 124,920 131,492 6,572 5.26

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 374,404 374,975 376,104 377,178 378,370 380,816 5,841 1.56

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 376,330 380,455 4,125 1.10
  1-unit, detached 249,781 254,672 4,891 1.96
  1-unit, attached 20,195 18,692 -1,503 -7.44
  2 units 4,560 4,941 381 8.36
  3 or 4 units 16,378 17,238 860 5.25
  5 to 9 units 12,327 13,935 1,608 13.04
  10 to 20 units 17,107 15,707 -1,400 -8.18
  20 or more units 24,153 22,019 -2,134 -8.84
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 376,330 380,455 4,125 1.10
  Occupied Housing Units 336,614 342,552 5,938 1.76
    Owner 221,382 224,591 3,209 1.45
    Renter 115,232 117,961 2,729 2.37
  Vacant Housing Units 39,716 37,903 -1,813 -4.56
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 1.70 -0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.40 7.60 -1.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.72 2.65 -0.07 -2.57
Average household size; renter-occ 2.49 2.51 0.02 0.80
Median Value $ owner occupied 176,900 173,700 -3,200 -1.81
Median Rent $ renter occupied 818 814 -4 -0.49

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 173 162 128 120 216 218 173 136 214 235 234 138
  in 1 unit bldgs 168 157 128 120 172 130 168 136 192 204 223 133
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 5 5 0 0 44 88 5 0 18 25 5 5
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 0 0 2 11 1 0 2 2 1 1
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 36,976 31,129 31,781 26,681 39,125 39,244 34,429 30,600 39,721 44,177 46,066 29,464
  1 unit structures 36,768 30,921 31,781 26,681 36,917 28,070 34,221 30,600 37,982 41,511 45,261 29,256
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 283 262 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 335 335 335 0
  5+ unit structures 208 208 0 0 2,208 11,174 208 0 1,404 2,048 208 208

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    159.33 158.31 159.88 162.02 165.42
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.64 0.99 1.34 2.10 3.82
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 31,886,236 32,149,647 31,628,440 33,423,689 34,988,257 3,102,021 9.7
  Net earnings 1/ 20,182,202 20,059,179 19,404,853 20,228,582 21,018,387 836,185 4.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 6,446,705 6,459,466 6,575,320 7,165,982 7,727,024 1,280,319 19.9
    Income maintenance 2/ 783,385 800,932 820,929 814,962 840,959 57,574 7.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 285,063 197,994 141,071 90,170 75,872 -209,191 -73.4
    Retirement and other 5,378,257 5,460,540 5,613,320 6,260,850 6,810,193 1,431,936 26.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 5,257,329 5,631,002 5,648,267 6,029,125 6,242,846 985,517 18.7
  Population 4/ 897,024 901,103 903,502 904,720 907,301 10,277 1.1
  Per capita personal income 35,547 35,678 35,006 36,944 38,563 3,016 8.5
  Per capita net earnings 22,499 22,261 21,477 22,359 23,166 667 3.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,187 7,168 7,278 7,921 8,516 1,329 18.5
    Per capita income maintenance 873 889 909 901 927 54 6.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 318 220 156 100 84 -234 -73.6
    Per capita retirement and other 5,996 6,060 6,213 6,920 7,506 1,510 25.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,861 6,249 6,252 6,664 6,881 1,020 17.4
  Earnings by place of work 22,346,875 22,286,567 21,970,631 22,915,288 23,900,602 1,553,727 7.0
    Wages and salaries 16,404,122 16,655,231 16,753,987 17,287,658 17,851,988 1,447,866 8.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 4,231,173 4,375,889 4,204,040 4,215,584 4,471,416 240,243 5.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,931,199 3,053,046 2,858,368 2,830,554 2,953,769 22,570 0.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 1,299,974 1,322,843 1,345,672 1,385,030 1,517,647 217,673 16.7
    Proprietors' income 1,711,580 1,255,447 1,012,604 1,412,046 1,577,198 -134,382 -7.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 13,834 10,261 2,977 17,734 -4,941 -18,775 -135.7
      Farm proprietors' income 1,697,746 1,245,186 1,009,627 1,394,312 1,582,139 -115,607 -6.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 477,468 476,941 479,449 482,888 490,780 13,312 2.8
  Wage and salary jobs 387,050 386,594 389,084 392,180 397,311 10,261 2.7
  Number of proprietors 90,418 90,347 90,365 90,708 93,469 3,051 3.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 3,445 3,712 3,729 3,675 3,671 226 6.6
    Number of farm proprietors 86,973 86,635 86,636 87,033 89,798 2,825 3.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,803 46,728 45,825 47,455 48,699 1,896 4.1
  Average wages and salaries 42,382 43,082 43,060 44,081 44,932 2,550 6.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,520 14,373 11,654 16,020 17,619 -1,901 -9.7
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 38,094 38,964 39,765 40,868 41,393 42,046 3,952 10.37
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 38,094 38,573 38,881 39,262 39,042 38,985 891 2.34

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 21,526 596,042 830 21,318 606,406 818
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 165 23,558 1,558 165 23,727 1,374
 Total, all industries - St Govt 120 35,828 1,075 120 35,894 1,150
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 453 66,856 704 453 66,711 727
 Total, all industries - Private 20,788 469,799 793 20,580 480,074 778
    Goods-producing 2,843 60,655 969 2,792 61,600 977
      Natural resources and mining 113 1,121 660 110 1,226 709
      Construction 1,937 32,389 779 1,896 33,198 814
      Manufacturing 793 27,145 1,208 786 27,176 1,187
    Service-providing 17,945 409,144 767 17,788 418,475 749
      Trade, transportation & utilities 4,024 103,319 677 3,966 103,595 671
      Information 375 12,034 1,023 370 12,987 1,035
      Financial activities 2,212 27,392 1,092 2,188 27,924 956
      Professional & business services 4,240 91,083 1,092 4,184 92,035 1,032
      Education and health services 3,568 93,251 772 3,594 95,064 802
      Leisure and hospitality 1,862 66,740 320 1,850 71,246 327
      Other services 1,664 15,325 578 1,636 15,624 594

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.1 6.1 6.2 6.2
Unemployment 19,492 18,546 18,501 18,085 17,405 17,700 17,494 16,564 15,616 16,430 19,957 20,036 19,774
Employment 298,410 298,571 299,779 303,697 303,239 299,104 301,619 302,676 304,133 302,770 304,939 302,761 301,329
Labor Force317,902317,117318,280321,782320,644316,804319,113319,240319,749319,200324,896322,797321,103

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Albuquerque Public SchoolsAlbuquerque 35000601135001NM 94,083 679,362 114,253
Belen Consolidated SchoolsBelen 35001802335061NM 4,363 30,707 5,498
Bernalillo Public SchoolsBernalillo 35002102135043NM 3,149 25,275 4,360
Cuba Independent SchoolsCuba 35006604335043NM 554 4,759 997
Estancia Municipal SchoolsEstancia 35009304335057NM 819 4,602 736
Jemez Valley Public SchoolsJemez Pueblo 35014104235043NM 449 5,467 822
Los Lunas Public SchoolsLos Lunas 35016802335061NM 8,399 47,994 9,267
Moriarty-Edgewqod School DistrictMoriarty 35018904235057NM 2,911 22,948 4,106
Mountainair Public SchoolsMountainair 35019504335057NM 281 1,788 279
Rio Rancho Public SchoolsRio Rancho 35000102135043NM 16,884 92,424 18,722

Number of districts: 10 ... Total enrollment: 131,892
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Brookline College-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM4440885 357 243 0 0
Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM4600395 767 767 0 0
Carrington College-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM4426023 586 530 0 0
Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM1875324 26,771 8,292 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM3690845 402 293 0 0
National American University-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM2488825 352 65 0 0
National American University-Albuquerque West Albuquerque, NM4407585 295 46 0 0
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM1055433 892 892 0 0
Southwest University of Visual Arts-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM4027765 202 133 0 0
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquerque, NM1882163 481 422 0 0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM1879859 21,792 16,446 6,052 3,546
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas, NM1880493 2,321 876 0 0
University of Phoenix-Albuquerque Campus Albuquerque, NM4059978 1,238 1,238 235 235

  Number of institutions: 13 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 56,456
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
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  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

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Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

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Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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