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Situation & Outlook Report

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 12260)
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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA metro changed from 566,568 in 2010 to 583,338 in 2015, a change of 23,578 (4.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 93 in 2010 and 92 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,768 (2011), 2,919 (2012), 1,221 (2013), 1,276 (2014), 1,276 (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 631,908. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 65,225 (11.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 73,103 (2010) to 116,384 (2020), a change of 43,281 (59.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 490 in 2008 and 547 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,288 in 2008 to $36,117 in 2014, a change of $3,829 (11.9%). 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 111 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $18,885 in 2009 to $21,327 in 2014 a change of $2,442 (12.93%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $18,885 in 2009 to $19,495 in 2014, a change of $610 (3.23%). 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 119 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 12260; 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.
  •   Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (b

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
  Aiken, SC (4500550) 29,524 29,639 29,827 30,019 30,191 30,258 619 2.10
  Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA (1304204) 195,844 196,303 195,913 197,270 196,614 196,741 438 0.20
  Grovetown, GA (1335716) 11,216 11,368 11,859 12,340 12,566 12,746 1,378 12.10
  North Augusta, SC (4550695) 21,348 21,399 21,706 21,984 22,160 22,300 901 4.20

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 566,568 100.0 570,891 100.0 576,560 100.0 579,957 100.0 583,338 100.0 590,146 100.0
  Burke County (13033) 23,341 4.1 23,545 4.1 23,115 4.0 22,918 4.0 22,714 3.9 22,745 3.9
  Columbia County (13073) 124,985 22.1 128,773 22.6 132,575 23.0 136,278 23.5 139,343 23.9 144,052 24.4
  Lincoln County (13181) ** 7,969 1.4 7,876 1.4 7,749 1.3 7,697 1.3 7,603 1.3 7,673 1.3
  McDuffie County (13189) 21,830 3.9 21,632 3.8 21,655 3.8 21,549 3.7 21,535 3.7 21,540 3.6
  Richmond County (13245) 200,933 35.5 200,509 35.1 201,850 35.0 201,156 34.7 201,149 34.5 201,793 34.2
  Aiken County (45003) 160,551 28.3 161,816 28.3 163,274 28.3 164,082 28.3 164,537 28.2 165,829 28.1
  Edgefield County (45037) 26,959 4.8 26,740 4.7 26,342 4.6 26,277 4.5 26,457 4.5 26,514 4.5
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

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.
  Columbia County, GA
  Richmond County, GA
  Aiken County, SC

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 581,551 583,010 1,459 0.25
  One race 568,075 572,204 4,129 0.73
    White 344,464 340,792 -3,672 -1.07
    Black/African American 344,464 340,792 -3,672 -1.07
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,038 1,305 267 25.72
    Asian alone 11,005 10,744 -261 -2.37
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 510 0 -510 -100.00
    Some other race alone 4,751 7,780 3,029 63.75
  Two or more races 13,476 10,806 -2,670 -19.81
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 28,062 29,419 1,357 4.84
Population 25 years and over 382,317 388,561 6,244 4.84
  % high school graduate or higher 85.1 85.8 0.7 0.82
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.5 25.4 0.9 3.67
Total Households 204,221 208,479 4,258 3.67
  Median household income ($) 44,187 46,689 2,502 5.66
  Mean household income ($) 62,461 61,743 -718 -1.15
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 581,551 583,010 1,459 0.25
  Male 283,646 283,778 132 -1.15
  Female 297,905 299,232 1,327 -1.15
  Under 5 years 37,120 37,523 403 -1.15
  5 to 9 years 38,176 36,086 -2,090 -5.47
  10 to 14 years 41,785 40,361 -1,424 -3.41
  15 to 19 years 39,426 40,397 971 2.46
  20 to 24 years 42,727 40,082 -2,645 -6.19
  25 to 34 years 78,346 79,350 1,004 1.28
  35 to 44 years 70,379 70,823 444 0.63
  45 to 54 years 78,816 78,430 -386 -0.49
  55 to 59 years 42,253 36,173 -6,080 -14.39
  55 to 59 years 42,253 36,173 -6,080 -14.39
  60 to 64 years 32,907 39,476 6,569 19.96
  65 to 74 years 47,244 50,012 2,768 5.86
  75 to 84 years 24,310 24,872 562 2.31
  85 years and over 8,062 9,425 1,363 16.91
  Median age 36.8 37.4 0.6 1.63
  18 years and over 442,380 445,954 3,574 0.81
  21 years and over 416,072 420,318 4,246 1.02
  62 years and over 99,161 107,962 8,801 8.88
  65 years and over 79,616 84,309 4,693 5.89

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 241,735 242,123 243,847 245,553 247,163 248,956 6,833 2.82

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 245,369 248,805 3,436 1.40
  1-unit, detached 165,432 167,533 2,101 1.27
  1-unit, attached 9,032 8,210 -822 -9.10
  2 units 3,595 5,834 2,239 62.28
  3 or 4 units 7,251 11,855 4,604 63.49
  5 to 9 units 12,495 10,235 -2,260 -18.09
  10 to 20 units 5,053 7,131 2,078 41.12
  20 or more units 5,261 4,618 -643 -12.22
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 245,369 248,805 3,436 1.40
  Occupied Housing Units 204,221 208,479 4,258 2.08
    Owner 136,979 138,872 1,893 1.38
    Renter 67,242 69,607 2,365 3.52
  Vacant Housing Units 41,148 40,326 -822 -2.00
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.50 2.60 -0.90...
  Rental vacancy rate 11.30 9.60 -1.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.80 2.72 -0.08 -2.86
Average household size; renter-occ 2.71 2.70 -0.01 -0.37
Median Value $ owner occupied 123,100 132,100 9,000 7.31
Median Rent $ renter occupied 774 754 -20 -2.58

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 243 268 264 197 223 217 261 296 273 294 350 189
  in 1 unit bldgs 208 232 225 163 183 189 232 268 249 273 275 189
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 31 32 36 34 40 28 29 26 24 21 73 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 0
  Percent Coverage 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99
Value ($000), Total Units 39,880 45,025 43,800 32,194 35,598 36,181 43,835 49,419 46,947 51,778 58,952 38,775
  1 unit structures 38,578 43,434 42,452 31,201 34,430 35,364 42,988 48,480 46,086 51,165 52,015 38,775
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 0 0 209 0
  3-4 unit structures 397 397 297 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 905 1,194 1,051 993 1,168 817 847 759 861 613 6,728 0

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
    159.33 160.59 159.42 164.62 164.03
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.79 -0.73 3.26 -0.36 2.95
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 19,728,828 19,975,088 20,126,674 20,886,142 21,924,316 2,195,488 11.1
  Net earnings 1/ 11,943,878 12,296,984 12,214,660 12,610,285 13,260,366 1,316,488 11.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 4,495,571 4,464,477 4,594,133 4,791,308 5,029,917 534,346 11.9
    Income maintenance 2/ 588,424 585,946 600,176 581,888 577,905 -10,519 -1.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 147,639 123,826 81,043 37,353 30,561 -117,078 -79.3
    Retirement and other 3,759,508 3,754,705 3,912,914 4,172,067 4,421,451 661,943 17.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 3,289,379 3,213,627 3,317,881 3,484,549 3,634,033 344,654 10.5
  Population 4/ 570,891 576,560 579,957 583,338 590,146 19,255 3.4
  Per capita personal income 34,558 34,645 34,704 35,805 37,151 2,593 7.5
  Per capita net earnings 20,921 21,328 21,061 21,617 22,470 1,549 7.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,875 7,743 7,922 8,214 8,523 648 8.2
    Per capita income maintenance 1,031 1,016 1,035 998 979 -52 -5.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 259 215 140 64 52 -207 -79.9
    Per capita retirement and other 6,585 6,512 6,747 7,152 7,492 907 13.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,762 5,574 5,721 5,973 6,158 396 6.9
  Earnings by place of work 13,394,527 13,772,546 13,860,553 14,311,533 15,056,904 1,662,377 12.4
    Wages and salaries 9,867,498 10,136,637 10,117,165 10,451,808 11,021,861 1,154,363 11.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,679,915 2,695,727 2,771,445 2,826,739 2,890,256 210,341 7.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,930,874 1,928,731 2,008,224 2,037,016 2,064,070 133,196 6.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 749,041 766,996 763,221 789,723 826,186 77,145 10.3
    Proprietors' income 847,114 940,182 971,943 1,032,986 1,144,787 297,673 35.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 6,233 22,231 52,636 25,253 23,046 16,813 269.7
      Farm proprietors' income 840,881 917,951 919,307 1,007,733 1,121,741 280,860 33.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 286,646 287,759 290,950 297,012 304,173 17,527 6.1
  Wage and salary jobs 231,499 232,071 234,750 239,283 244,748 13,249 5.7
  Number of proprietors 55,147 55,688 56,200 57,729 59,425 4,278 7.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,213 2,118 2,100 2,051 2,037 -176 -8.0
    Number of farm proprietors 52,934 53,570 54,100 55,678 57,388 4,454 8.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,728 47,861 47,639 48,185 49,501 2,773 5.9
  Average wages and salaries 42,624 43,679 43,098 43,680 45,034 2,410 5.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 15,885 17,136 16,993 18,099 19,547 3,662 23.1
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 18,885 19,649 20,173 20,597 20,832 21,327 2,442 12.93
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 18,885 19,428 19,621 19,644 19,455 19,495 610 3.23

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 11,368 352,735 822 11,420 359,969 805
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 129 14,632 1,248 128 14,777 1,261
 Total, all industries - St Govt 144 20,178 930 142 19,986 958
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 280 35,742 694 279 35,708 714
 Total, all industries - Private 10,815 282,182 808 10,871 289,498 783
    Goods-producing 1,586 54,449 1,061 1,606 55,153 997
      Natural resources and mining 150 ...... 150 3,299 791
      Construction 1,069 17,561 941 1,091 17,855 922
      Manufacturing 367 ...... 365 34,000 1,056
    Service-providing 9,229 227,733 748 9,265 234,344 732
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,511 62,651 736 2,543 63,764 666
      Information 118 4,932 1,032 123 4,803 941
      Financial activities 991 10,972 1,103 997 11,417 1,009
      Professional & business services 1,776 52,047 963 1,796 51,746 1,013
      Education and health services 1,393 49,033 833 1,413 49,445 844
      Leisure and hospitality 1,111 38,464 283 1,125 43,588 298
      Other services 994 9,004 539 993 9,112 538
      Unclassified 335 630 860 275 469 814

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 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.4 7.3 8.2 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.8 7.5 8.6 7.5
Unemployment 762 708 718 674 665 757 694 680 641 626 694 806 698
Employment 8,301 8,355 8,362 8,416 8,484 8,484 8,390 8,546 8,574 8,552 8,617 8,590 8,562
Labor Force9,0639,0639,0809,0909,1499,2419,0849,2269,2159,1789,3119,3969,260

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
Burke CountyWaynesboro 13006603213033GA 4,466 22,923 4,491
Columbia CountyEvans 13014102113073GA 24,431 135,416 26,972
Lincoln CountyLincolnton 13033304213181GA 1,177 7,751 1,136
Mcduffie CountyThomson 13035704113189GA 4,264 21,565 4,069
Richmond CountyAugusta 13043801213245GA 32,052 202,003 33,521
Aiken 01Aiken 45007202145003SC 24,686 166,864 27,317
Edgefield 01Edgefield 45020704145037SC 3,508 26,436 4,066

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 94,584
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
Aiken Technical College Graniteville, SC2176153 2,351 884 0 0
Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA1389564 4,269 1,595 0 0
Georgia Regents University Augusta, GA4821499 5,225 4,077 2,763 2,302
Miller-Motte Technical College-Augusta Augusta, GA4608263 466 243 0 0
Paine College Augusta, GA1407205 848 783 0 0
University of South Carolina-Aiken Aiken, SC2186457 3,256 2,493 188 21
Virginia College-Augusta Augusta, GA4582565 921 538 0 0

  Number of institutions: 7 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 17,336
  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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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • 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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Related Resources go top
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

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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