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Situation & Outlook Report

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 13900)
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 Bismarck, ND MSA metro changed from 115,293 in 2010 to 126,668 in 2015, a change of 14,224 (12.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 342 in 2010 and 315 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,101 (2011), 2,127 (2012), 2,978 (2013), 1,893 (2014), 1,893 (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 134,083. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 18,850 (16.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 16,019 (2010) to 24,886 (2020), a change of 8,867 (55.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 214 in 2008 and 68 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $37,802 in 2008 to $50,173 in 2014, a change of $12,371 (32.7%). 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 235 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,845 in 2009 to $7,283 in 2014 a change of $2,438 (50.32%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,845 in 2009 to $6,498 in 2014, a change of $1,653 (34.12%). 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 27 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 13900; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Number in this metro: 1. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
  •   Bismarck

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
  Bismarck, ND (3807200) 61,272 61,528 62,997 64,992 67,281 68,896 7,368 12.00
  Mandan, ND (3849900) 18,331 18,497 18,669 19,031 19,895 20,820 2,323 12.60

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 115,293 100.0 117,137 100.0 120,047 100.0 123,812 100.0 126,668 100.0 129,517 100.0
  Burleigh County (38015) 81,729 70.9 83,312 71.1 85,815 71.5 88,474 71.5 90,521 71.5 92,991 71.8
  Morton County (38059) 27,577 23.9 27,725 23.7 28,042 23.4 29,016 23.4 29,833 23.6 30,310 23.4
  Oliver County (38065) ** 1,836 1.6 1,847 1.6 1,835 1.5 1,867 1.5 1,848 1.5 1,846 1.4
  Sioux County (38085) ** 4,151 3.6 4,253 3.6 4,355 3.6 4,455 3.6 4,466 3.5 4,370 3.4
  ** 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.
  Burleigh County, ND

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 124,817 126,526 1,709 1.37
  One race 122,315 123,380 1,065 0.87
    White 110,884 112,864 1,980 1.79
    Black/African American 110,884 112,864 1,980 1.79
    American Indian/Alaska Native 9,523 8,809 -714 -7.50
    Asian alone 687 272 -415 -60.41
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 501 869 368 73.45
  Two or more races 2,502 3,146 644 25.74
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,900 2,585 685 36.05
Population 25 years and over 84,725 85,208 483 36.05
  % high school graduate or higher 93.6 92.8 -0.8 -0.85
  % bachelor's degree or higher 30.5 32.2 1.7 5.57
Total Households 50,980 53,813 2,833 5.57
  Median household income ($) 64,626 63,356 -1,270 -1.97
  Mean household income ($) 78,128 83,092 4,964 6.35
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 124,817 126,526 1,709 1.37
  Male 62,383 63,827 1,444 6.35
  Female 62,434 62,699 265 6.35
  Under 5 years 8,018 8,120 102 6.35
  5 to 9 years 8,282 8,747 465 5.61
  10 to 14 years 7,520 7,184 -336 -4.47
  15 to 19 years 7,792 8,142 350 4.49
  20 to 24 years 8,480 9,125 645 7.61
  25 to 34 years 19,050 18,335 -715 -3.75
  35 to 44 years 15,476 15,021 -455 -2.94
  45 to 54 years 16,303 17,292 989 6.07
  55 to 59 years 9,386 9,153 -233 -2.48
  55 to 59 years 9,386 9,153 -233 -2.48
  60 to 64 years 7,023 7,146 123 1.75
  65 to 74 years 9,196 9,808 612 6.66
  75 to 84 years 5,112 5,294 182 3.56
  85 years and over 3,179 3,159 -20 -0.63
  Median age 36.8 37.4 0.6 1.63
  18 years and over 96,620 97,252 632 0.65
  21 years and over 91,495 92,775 1,280 1.40
  62 years and over 20,918 22,653 1,735 8.29
  65 years and over 17,487 18,261 774 4.43

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 50,049 50,174 50,838 52,020 54,033 56,125 5,951 11.86

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 54,155 56,389 2,234 4.13
  1-unit, detached 33,025 32,134 -891 -2.70
  1-unit, attached 3,400 3,478 78 2.29
  2 units 1,682 1,605 -77 -4.58
  3 or 4 units 1,844 2,335 491 26.63
  5 to 9 units 1,668 3,153 1,485 89.03
  10 to 20 units 2,551 2,123 -428 -16.78
  20 or more units 4,469 5,609 1,140 25.51
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 54,155 56,389 2,234 4.13
  Occupied Housing Units 50,980 53,813 2,833 5.56
    Owner 37,135 37,242 107 0.29
    Renter 13,845 16,571 2,726 19.69
  Vacant Housing Units 3,175 2,576 -599 -18.87
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.90 0.50 -0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.30 1.80 -2.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.51 2.43 -0.08 -3.19
Average household size; renter-occ 2.00 1.93 -0.07 -3.50
Median Value $ owner occupied 191,300 203,300 12,000 6.27
Median Rent $ renter occupied 715 741 26 3.64

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 99 168 93 134 38 29 17 70 105 100 113 96
  in 1 unit bldgs 57 66 93 39 2 29 17 52 62 84 83 48
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 40 102 0 93 36 0 0 12 41 0 30 48
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 2 0 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 1 1
  Percent Coverage 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 98 98 98
Value ($000), Total Units 16,578 23,190 16,522 16,725 865 5,122 3,692 13,473 17,375 20,752 22,407 14,715
  1 unit structures 11,928 14,470 16,522 8,275 289 5,122 3,692 10,586 13,213 18,977 18,121 10,965
  2 unit structures 450 0 0 364 0 0 0 0 339 1,775 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,735 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 4,200 8,720 0 8,086 576 0 0 1,152 3,823 0 4,286 3,750

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
    281.53 287.31 281.89 280.44 285.17
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.05 -1.89 -0.51 1.69 1.29
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 5,325,839 5,907,264 6,182,300 6,677,699 7,009,929 1,684,090 31.6
  Net earnings 1/ 3,567,567 4,017,891 4,144,487 4,455,741 4,679,746 1,112,179 31.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 790,165 803,425 831,530 873,097 926,253 136,088 17.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 68,820 68,422 68,014 67,937 67,286 -1,534 -2.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 19,155 15,184 16,570 16,259 18,995 -160 -0.8
    Retirement and other 702,190 719,819 746,946 788,901 839,972 137,782 19.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 968,107 1,085,948 1,206,283 1,348,861 1,403,930 435,823 45.0
  Population 4/ 117,137 120,047 123,812 126,668 129,517 12,380 10.6
  Per capita personal income 45,467 49,208 49,933 52,718 54,124 8,657 19.0
  Per capita net earnings 30,456 33,469 33,474 35,177 36,132 5,676 18.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,746 6,693 6,716 6,893 7,152 406 6.0
    Per capita income maintenance 588 570 549 536 520 -68 -11.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 164 126 134 128 147 -17 -10.4
    Per capita retirement and other 5,995 5,996 6,033 6,228 6,485 490 8.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 8,265 9,046 9,743 10,649 10,840 2,575 31.2
  Earnings by place of work 3,928,737 4,366,610 4,579,933 4,931,243 5,205,338 1,276,601 32.5
    Wages and salaries 2,731,403 3,022,511 3,249,863 3,534,608 3,705,264 973,861 35.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 660,125 665,158 719,362 792,523 821,861 161,736 24.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 418,647 425,557 452,966 495,208 511,626 92,979 22.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 241,478 239,601 266,396 297,315 310,235 68,757 28.5
    Proprietors' income 537,209 678,941 610,708 604,112 678,213 141,004 26.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 66,633 179,157 79,716 36,036 24,193 -42,440 -63.7
      Farm proprietors' income 470,576 499,784 530,992 568,076 654,020 183,444 39.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 86,883 90,285 93,337 95,662 97,293 10,410 12.0
  Wage and salary jobs 69,131 71,742 74,075 75,754 76,967 7,836 11.3
  Number of proprietors 17,752 18,543 19,262 19,908 20,326 2,574 14.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,069 2,067 2,087 2,059 2,039 -30 -1.4
    Number of farm proprietors 15,683 16,476 17,175 17,849 18,287 2,604 16.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 45,219 48,365 49,069 51,549 53,502 8,283 18.3
  Average wages and salaries 39,511 42,130 43,873 46,659 48,141 8,630 21.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 30,005 30,334 30,917 31,827 35,764 5,759 19.2
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 4,845 5,176 5,588 6,360 6,691 7,283 2,438 50.32
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,845 5,048 5,244 5,843 6,040 6,498 1,653 34.12

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 4,692 117,033 916 4,755 120,592 890
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 65 2,288 1,356 63 2,300 1,275
 Total, all industries - St Govt 86 ...... 86 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 70 ...... 69 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 4,471 92,599 912 4,537 95,992 879
    Goods-producing 881 11,082 1,110 890 12,635 1,022
      Natural resources and mining 77 996 1,414 80 ......
      Construction 684 ...... 692 ......
      Manufacturing 120 ...... 118 3,400 1,007
    Service-providing 3,590 81,516 886 3,647 83,357 857
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,083 23,777 835 1,093 24,026 825
      Information 52 1,505 839 52 1,505 851
      Financial activities 504 ...... 512 ......
      Professional & business services 837 ...... 857 ......
      Education and health services 413 22,240 934 427 22,483 944
      Leisure and hospitality 315 10,966 337 319 11,416 341
      Other services 386 4,351 636 387 4,504 648

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 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.3
Unemployment 990 845 746 943 1,198 1,625 1,610 1,640 1,262 1,170 1,381 1,147 1,194
Employment 48,414 47,929 48,307 47,694 47,717 48,261 48,580 48,538 49,073 49,788 50,486 51,123 51,070
Labor Force49,40448,77449,05348,63748,91549,88650,19050,17850,33550,95851,86752,27052,264

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
Apple Creek 39Bismarck 38020144138015ND 59 1,162 254
Bismarck 1Bismarck 38000141338015ND 11,806 84,330 13,439
Center-Stanton 1Center 38000524238065ND 200 2,017 322
Flasher 39Flasher 38069304338059ND 198 886 140
Ft Yates 4Fort Yates 38072004338085ND 178 2,909 747
Glen Ullin 48Glen Ullin 38078304338059ND 154 1,241 169
Hebron 13Hebron 38091804338059ND 193 1,104 192
Little Heart 4Saint Anthony 38115404238059ND 16 228 33
Mandan 1Mandan 38118202338059ND 3,373 23,880 4,010
Manning 45Bismarck 38119704238015ND 16 183 38
Menoken 33Menoken 38127204238015ND 26 435 69
Naughton 25Bismarck 38000154238015ND 4 112 15
Selfridge 8Selfridge 38165104338085ND 78 422 89
Solen 3Solen 38169804338085ND 169 1,157 298
Sterling 35Sterling 38177604238015ND 33 498 90
Sweet Briar 17Mandan 38179404238059ND 13 134 31
Wing 28Wing 38201304338015ND 109 440 82

Number of districts: 17 ... Total enrollment: 16,625
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
Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND2000225 4,002 2,303 0 0
JZ Trend Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School Bismarck, ND2003874 49 49 0 0
Sitting Bull College Fort Yates, ND2004667 287 203 2 2
The Hair Academy Bismarck, ND4520094 52 52 0 0
United Tribes Technical College Bismarck, ND2005545 434 398 0 0
University of Mary Bismarck, ND2002179 2,036 1,727 773 458

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,860
  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
  • 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).

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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