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Situation & Outlook Report

Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 12620)
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 Bangor, ME MSA metro changed from 153,871 in 2010 to 153,535 in 2015, a change of -1,179 (-0.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 265 in 2010 and 271 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -53 (2011), -200 (2012), -36 (2013), 77 (2014), 77 (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 157,053. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 3,222 (2.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 22,922 (2010) to 33,314 (2020), a change of 10,392 (45.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 450 in 2008 and 559 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,744 in 2008 to $35,914 in 2014, a change of $3,170 (9.7%). 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 273 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,379 in 2009 to $5,764 in 2014 a change of $385 (7.16%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,379 in 2009 to $5,247 in 2014, a change of ($132) (-2.45%). 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 46 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 12620; 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.
  •   Bangor

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
  Bangor, ME (2302795) 33,039 33,025 32,962 32,803 32,675 32,568 -457 -1.40

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 153,871 100.0 153,822 100.0 153,607 100.0 153,527 100.0 153,535 100.0 152,692 100.0
  Penobscot County (23019) 153,871 100.0 153,822 100.0 153,607 100.0 153,527 100.0 153,535 100.0 152,692 100.0

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.
  Penobscot County, ME

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 153,364 153,414 50 0.03
  One race 151,007 150,961 -46 -0.03
    White 146,203 145,290 -913 -0.62
    Black/African American 146,203 145,290 -913 -0.62
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,886 1,554 -332 -17.60
    Asian alone 1,809 2,090 281 15.53
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 13 13...
    Some other race alone 36 410 374 1038.89
  Two or more races 2,357 2,453 96 4.07
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,858 1,922 64 3.44
Population 25 years and over 106,755 107,218 463 3.44
  % high school graduate or higher 90.3 89.9 -0.4 -0.44
  % bachelor's degree or higher 23.6 25.1 1.5 6.36
Total Households 62,039 61,218 -821 6.36
  Median household income ($) 43,598 42,242 -1,356 -3.11
  Mean household income ($) 59,874 55,570 -4,304 -7.19
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 153,364 153,414 50 0.03
  Male 75,294 75,509 215 -7.19
  Female 78,070 77,905 -165 -7.19
  Under 5 years 7,177 7,208 31 -7.19
  5 to 9 years 7,607 7,735 128 1.68
  10 to 14 years 8,461 8,345 -116 -1.37
  15 to 19 years 10,885 10,874 -11 -0.10
  20 to 24 years 12,479 12,034 -445 -3.57
  25 to 34 years 19,487 19,794 307 1.58
  35 to 44 years 17,236 17,555 319 1.85
  45 to 54 years 23,121 22,253 -868 -3.75
  55 to 59 years 12,522 11,772 -750 -5.99
  55 to 59 years 12,522 11,772 -750 -5.99
  60 to 64 years 9,784 10,717 933 9.54
  65 to 74 years 13,315 14,129 814 6.11
  75 to 84 years 8,303 7,582 -721 -8.68
  85 years and over 2,987 3,416 429 14.36
  Median age 41.2 41.9 0.7 1.70
  18 years and over 124,535 124,773 238 0.19
  21 years and over 115,463 116,059 596 0.52
  62 years and over 30,779 30,840 61 0.20
  65 years and over 24,605 25,127 522 2.12

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 73,860 73,893 73,955 74,115 74,227 74,282 389 0.53

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 73,901 74,275 374 0.51
  1-unit, detached 46,951 47,970 1,019 2.17
  1-unit, attached 1,064 1,170 106 9.96
  2 units 4,320 3,256 -1,064 -24.63
  3 or 4 units 6,117 5,976 -141 -2.31
  5 to 9 units 3,252 3,345 93 2.86
  10 to 20 units 1,424 1,676 252 17.70
  20 or more units 2,268 1,962 -306 -13.49
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 73,901 74,275 374 0.51
  Occupied Housing Units 62,039 61,218 -821 -1.32
    Owner 40,592 41,939 1,347 3.32
    Renter 21,447 19,279 -2,168 -10.11
  Vacant Housing Units 11,862 13,057 1,195 10.07
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.70 1.30 -0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.90 6.10 -1.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.51 2.51 0.00 0.00
Average household size; renter-occ 2.08 2.14 0.06 2.88
Median Value $ owner occupied 133,000 135,500 2,500 1.88
Median Rent $ renter occupied 738 706 -32 -4.34

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 10 13 54 12 24 1 4 5 10 13 14 63
  in 1 unit bldgs 10 13 6 10 6 1 4 5 10 13 12 16
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 48 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
  Percent Coverage 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 77 77 77 77
Value ($000), Total Units 2,173 2,578 5,091 2,435 3,238 250 1,276 975 2,377 2,685 2,725 12,162
  1 unit structures 2,173 2,578 1,282 2,315 1,455 250 1,276 975 2,377 2,685 2,459 3,526
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 266 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,853
  5+ unit structures 0 0 3,809 0 1,783 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,783

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
    176.10 182.49 181.61 181.36 179.26
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  3.63 -0.48 -0.14 -1.16 1.79
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 5,249,284 5,309,168 5,300,715 5,470,279 5,654,463 405,179 7.7
  Net earnings 1/ 3,130,984 3,159,348 3,151,986 3,231,524 3,330,927 199,943 6.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,386,320 1,381,797 1,408,250 1,435,460 1,491,370 105,050 7.6
    Income maintenance 2/ 152,020 143,453 138,713 136,196 131,382 -20,638 -13.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 45,027 35,743 27,792 21,396 16,203 -28,824 -64.0
    Retirement and other 1,189,273 1,202,601 1,241,745 1,277,868 1,343,785 154,512 13.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 731,980 768,023 740,479 803,295 832,166 100,186 13.7
  Population 4/ 153,822 153,607 153,527 153,535 152,692 -1,130 -0.7
  Per capita personal income 34,126 34,563 34,526 35,629 37,032 2,906 8.5
  Per capita net earnings 20,355 20,568 20,530 21,047 21,815 1,460 7.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,012 8,996 9,173 9,349 9,767 755 8.4
    Per capita income maintenance 988 934 904 887 860 -128 -13.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 293 233 181 139 106 -187 -63.8
    Per capita retirement and other 7,731 7,829 8,088 8,323 8,801 1,070 13.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,759 5,000 4,823 5,232 5,450 691 14.5
  Earnings by place of work 3,695,480 3,736,395 3,793,129 3,883,102 4,019,726 324,246 8.8
    Wages and salaries 2,656,545 2,711,348 2,769,748 2,842,473 2,962,254 305,709 11.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 704,865 723,759 738,040 754,776 778,711 73,846 10.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 506,764 520,669 529,233 546,604 559,530 52,766 10.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 198,101 203,090 208,807 208,172 219,181 21,080 10.6
    Proprietors' income 334,070 301,288 285,341 285,853 278,761 -55,309 -16.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 5,587 4,008 5,098 5,488 -948 -6,535 -117.0
      Farm proprietors' income 328,483 297,280 280,243 280,365 279,709 -48,774 -14.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 89,672 89,776 90,310 90,586 91,360 1,688 1.9
  Wage and salary jobs 73,417 73,724 74,069 74,244 74,504 1,087 1.5
  Number of proprietors 16,255 16,052 16,241 16,342 16,856 601 3.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 634 621 630 632 632 -2 -0.3
    Number of farm proprietors 15,621 15,431 15,611 15,710 16,224 603 3.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,211 41,619 42,001 42,866 43,999 2,788 6.8
  Average wages and salaries 36,184 36,777 37,394 38,286 39,760 3,576 9.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 21,028 19,265 17,952 17,846 17,240 -3,788 -18.0
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 5,379 5,396 5,431 5,584 5,711 5,764 385 7.16
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,379 5,325 5,269 5,294 5,303 5,247 -132 -2.45

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 4,552 113,380 704 4,570 115,270 731
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 80 1,926 1,273 78 1,948 1,100
 Total, all industries - St Govt 22 8,555 757 22 8,224 883
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 280 10,664 679 280 10,856 698
 Total, all industries - Private 4,170 92,236 690 4,190 94,243 714
    Goods-producing 688 10,396 836 691 10,866 835
      Natural resources and mining 107 1,440 828 107 1,206 788
      Construction 442 4,229 826 445 4,731 800
      Manufacturing 139 4,727 849 139 4,929 880
    Service-providing 3,482 81,839 672 3,499 83,377 698
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,111 26,177 584 1,107 25,979 600
      Information 50 1,740 851 50 1,805 793
      Financial activities 346 3,587 899 347 3,637 1,063
      Professional & business services 690 10,875 795 698 11,358 799
      Education and health services 534 25,730 839 539 25,927 896
      Leisure and hospitality 395 10,775 301 399 11,673 307
      Other services 356 2,955 497 359 2,997 514

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 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.0
Unemployment 3,058 3,014 3,067 3,261 3,350 3,832 3,683 3,488 3,331 3,139 3,270 3,404 3,085
Employment 73,148 72,915 74,068 73,229 73,120 71,908 71,822 71,701 72,059 72,108 72,990 73,496 73,788
Labor Force76,20675,92977,13576,49076,47075,74075,50575,18975,39075,24776,26076,90076,873

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
Airline CsdHolden 23025004223019ME 56 508 66
Bangor School DepartmentBangor 23028201323019ME 3,740 32,917 3,899
Brewer School DepartmentBrewer 23035102323019ME 1,349 9,448 1,357
Dedham School DepartmentOrrington 23048904223019ME 239 1,694 228
East Millinocket School DepartmentEast Millinocket 23052804223019ME 229 1,717 267
Greenbush School DepartmentGreenbush 23061804223019ME 208 1,486 243
Harmony School DepartmentDexter 23063304323019ME 141 930 139
Hermon School DepartmentHermon 23065104123019ME 941 5,392 923
Lake View Plt. School DepartmentOld Town 23000592323019ME... 87 6
Lowell School DepartmentLincoln 23000634323019ME 43 357 38
Medford School DepartmentOld Town 23081402323019ME 31 253 28
Medway School DepartmentEast Millinocket 23081604223019ME 190 1,344 200
Milford School DepartmentMilford 23082502323019ME 380 3,059 416
Millinocket School DepartmentMillinocket 23082804123019ME 495 4,488 522
Msad 46Dexter 23145304223019ME 955 6,553 1,030
Orrington School DepartmentOrrington 23093304123019ME 602 3,720 614
Rsu 19Newport 23147854223019ME 2,319 14,967 2,347
Rsu 22/Msad 22Hampden 23109502323019ME 2,129 13,676 2,343
Rsu 26Glenburn 23147782323019ME 1,519 10,319 645
Rsu 31/Msad 31Lagrange 23112504223019ME 511 3,799 542
Rsu 34Old Town 23147822323019ME 1,345 10,191 1,311
Rsu 41/Msad 41Lagrange 23115804323019ME 709 4,520 689
Rsu 63/Msad 63Holden 23144704123019ME 936 6,200 964
Rsu 64/Msad 64East Corinth 23144404223019ME 1,192 8,218 1,354
Rsu 87/Msad 23Carmel 23109804223019ME 938 5,631 932
Seboeis Plt School DepartmentLincoln 23000574323019ME... 35 1
Woodville School DepartmentEast Millinocket 23140404223019ME 28 247 44

Number of districts: 27 ... Total enrollment: 21,225
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
Beal College Bangor, ME1609953 429 325 0 0
Eastern Maine Community College Bangor, ME1611384 2,613 1,220 0 0
Husson University Bangor, ME1611659 2,706 2,238 709 413
University of Maine Orono, ME1612539 9,339 8,129 1,947 777

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 15,087
  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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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
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  • 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).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
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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