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Situation & Outlook Report

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 16300)
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 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA metro changed from 258,409 in 2010 to 263,974 in 2015, a change of 7,631 (3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 173 in 2010 and 179 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,391 (2011), -270 (2012), -420 (2013), 559 (2014), 559 (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 277,603. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 19,243 (7.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 36,079 (2010) to 51,149 (2020), a change of 15,070 (41.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 134 in 2008 and 126 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $40,405 in 2008 to $46,356 in 2014, a change of $5,951 (14.7%). 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 128 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $15,186 in 2009 to $17,738 in 2014 a change of $2,552 (16.8%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $15,186 in 2009 to $16,492 in 2014, a change of $1,306 (8.6%). 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 57 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 16300; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Rockwell Collins, 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.
  •   Cedar Rapids

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
  Cedar Rapids, IA (1912000) 126,326 126,561 127,837 128,072 128,387 129,195 2,634 2.10
  Marion, IA (1949485) 34,768 34,848 35,358 35,835 36,225 36,774 1,926 5.50

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 258,409 100.0 260,896 100.0 261,757 100.0 262,350 100.0 263,974 100.0 266,040 100.0
  Benton County (19011) 26,057 10.1 26,130 10.0 25,850 9.9 25,718 9.8 25,659 9.7 25,658 9.6
  Jones County (19105) 20,676 8.0 20,738 7.9 20,606 7.9 20,495 7.8 20,496 7.8 20,466 7.7
  Linn County (19113) 211,676 81.9 214,028 82.0 215,301 82.3 216,137 82.4 217,819 82.5 219,916 82.7

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.
  Linn County, IA

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 262,421 263,885 1,464 0.56
  One race 258,223 259,074 851 0.33
    White 238,686 239,715 1,029 0.43
    Black/African American 238,686 239,715 1,029 0.43
    American Indian/Alaska Native 191 180 -11 -5.76
    Asian alone 3,711 5,382 1,671 45.03
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 3,682 2,391 -1,291 -35.06
  Two or more races 4,198 4,811 613 14.60
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,901 7,095 194 2.81
Population 25 years and over 175,605 178,054 2,449 2.81
  % high school graduate or higher 93.5 94.3 0.8 0.86
  % bachelor's degree or higher 27.6 30.6 3.0 10.87
Total Households 105,035 106,799 1,764 10.87
  Median household income ($) 56,397 61,865 5,468 9.70
  Mean household income ($) 70,978 78,842 7,864 11.08
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 262,421 263,885 1,464 0.56
  Male 128,971 131,120 2,149 11.08
  Female 133,450 132,765 -685 11.08
  Under 5 years 16,407 16,176 -231 11.08
  5 to 9 years 17,984 16,651 -1,333 -7.41
  10 to 14 years 17,350 19,395 2,045 11.79
  15 to 19 years 17,046 16,411 -635 -3.73
  20 to 24 years 18,029 17,198 -831 -4.61
  25 to 34 years 35,050 34,758 -292 -0.83
  35 to 44 years 33,855 34,249 394 1.16
  45 to 54 years 36,146 36,727 581 1.61
  55 to 59 years 16,176 17,643 1,467 9.07
  55 to 59 years 16,176 17,643 1,467 9.07
  60 to 64 years 16,814 15,635 -1,179 -7.01
  65 to 74 years 19,909 21,236 1,327 6.67
  75 to 84 years 11,494 12,476 982 8.54
  85 years and over 6,161 5,330 -831 -13.49
  Median age 37.6 37.9 0.3 0.80
  18 years and over 199,850 201,560 1,710 0.86
  21 years and over 189,658 191,846 2,188 1.15
  62 years and over 46,240 48,344 2,104 4.55
  65 years and over 37,564 39,042 1,478 3.93

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 112,257 112,487 113,066 113,314 113,858 114,649 2,162 1.92

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 113,644 114,637 993 0.87
  1-unit, detached 78,941 81,200 2,259 2.86
  1-unit, attached 5,245 4,979 -266 -5.07
  2 units 3,020 2,077 -943 -31.23
  3 or 4 units 3,496 5,078 1,582 45.25
  5 to 9 units 4,964 4,568 -396 -7.98
  10 to 20 units 6,515 6,965 450 6.91
  20 or more units 6,266 5,121 -1,145 -18.27
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 113,644 114,637 993 0.87
  Occupied Housing Units 105,035 106,799 1,764 1.68
    Owner 77,655 80,226 2,571 3.31
    Renter 27,380 26,573 -807 -2.95
  Vacant Housing Units 8,609 7,838 -771 -8.96
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 2.20 0.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.70 7.10 -2.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.51 -0.01 -0.40
Average household size; renter-occ 2.20 2.09 -0.11 -5.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 144,500 149,600 5,100 3.53
Median Rent $ renter occupied 672 695 23 3.42

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 47 145 91 109 28 22 39 81 62 49 75 48
  in 1 unit bldgs 38 37 65 35 22 6 31 58 51 39 56 38
  in 2 unit bldgs 6 6 10 4 2 2 8 4 8 6 16 6
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 3 8 11 0 4 14 0 14 3 4 3 4
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 94 5 70 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77
Value ($000), Total Units 4,960 9,052 9,698 8,232 2,971 2,310 4,036 8,828 6,735 5,586 8,821 5,513
  1 unit structures 4,100 3,877 7,406 3,494 2,518 801 3,326 6,740 5,721 4,744 7,191 4,652
  2 unit structures 555 573 911 339 193 142 710 355 810 490 1,323 523
  3-4 unit structures 305 467 865 0 260 1,367 0 1,217 204 352 307 338
  5+ unit structures 0 4,135 516 4,399 0 0 0 516 0 0 0 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
    153.84 154.46 154.57 155.61 156.37
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.40 0.07 0.67 0.49 1.64
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 11,060,055 11,643,400 11,769,780 12,185,646 12,628,356 1,568,301 14.2
  Net earnings 1/ 7,465,438 7,783,066 7,932,281 8,129,213 8,380,312 914,874 12.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,745,373 1,747,169 1,779,121 1,889,203 2,015,395 270,022 15.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 146,847 149,921 152,172 153,117 155,110 8,263 5.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 84,166 63,717 53,219 40,767 37,673 -46,493 -55.2
    Retirement and other 1,514,360 1,533,531 1,573,730 1,695,319 1,822,612 308,252 20.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,849,244 2,113,165 2,058,378 2,167,230 2,232,649 383,405 20.7
  Population 4/ 260,896 261,757 262,350 263,974 266,040 5,144 2.0
  Per capita personal income 42,393 44,482 44,863 46,162 47,468 5,075 12.0
  Per capita net earnings 28,615 29,734 30,235 30,796 31,500 2,885 10.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,690 6,675 6,781 7,157 7,576 886 13.2
    Per capita income maintenance 563 573 580 580 583 20 3.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 323 243 203 154 142 -181 -56.0
    Per capita retirement and other 5,804 5,859 5,999 6,422 6,851 1,047 18.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,088 8,073 7,846 8,210 8,392 1,304 18.4
  Earnings by place of work 8,528,443 8,849,091 9,072,745 9,357,889 9,638,677 1,110,234 13.0
    Wages and salaries 6,301,840 6,488,943 6,636,471 6,963,351 7,251,768 949,928 15.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,467,298 1,546,404 1,524,514 1,635,480 1,622,142 154,844 10.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 957,597 1,031,270 1,006,896 1,103,276 1,080,780 123,183 12.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 509,701 515,134 517,618 532,204 541,362 31,661 6.2
    Proprietors' income 759,305 813,744 911,760 759,058 764,767 5,462 0.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 174,734 118,692 216,558 62,006 80,082 -94,652 -54.2
      Farm proprietors' income 584,571 695,052 695,202 697,052 684,685 100,114 17.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 175,691 176,638 177,339 178,928 180,987 5,296 3.0
  Wage and salary jobs 144,252 145,455 145,669 147,045 148,370 4,118 2.9
  Number of proprietors 31,439 31,183 31,670 31,883 32,617 1,178 3.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,961 2,944 2,959 2,924 2,907 -54 -1.8
    Number of farm proprietors 28,478 28,239 28,711 28,959 29,710 1,232 4.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 48,542 50,097 51,160 52,300 53,256 4,714 9.7
  Average wages and salaries 43,686 44,611 45,559 47,355 48,876 5,190 11.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,527 24,613 24,214 24,070 23,046 2,519 12.3
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 15,186 15,671 16,127 16,508 17,181 17,738 2,552 16.80
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 15,186 15,646 15,905 15,952 16,277 16,492 1,306 8.60

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 7,868 231,332 974 7,842 236,321 901
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 69 1,887 1,365 69 1,868 1,158
 Total, all industries - St Govt 58 1,646 1,001 58 1,628 1,170
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 185 23,888 816 187 24,189 808
 Total, all industries - Private 7,556 203,911 989 7,528 208,635 908
    Goods-producing 1,117 45,863 1,345 1,115 47,859 1,359
      Natural resources and mining 91 963 847 92 1,095 730
      Construction 722 11,298 1,045 721 13,207 1,057
      Manufacturing 304 33,602 1,461 302 33,556 1,500
    Service-providing 6,439 158,048 885 6,413 160,776 773
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,895 52,784 881 1,883 53,123 723
      Information 151 7,588 1,269 148 7,624 1,138
      Financial activities 814 17,899 1,560 813 17,999 1,275
      Professional & business services 1,344 22,996 874 1,322 22,969 854
      Education and health services 860 30,880 847 872 31,450 797
      Leisure and hospitality 694 18,957 295 693 20,487 270
      Other services 681 6,943 588 682 7,124 582

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 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.9 4.0
Unemployment 499 470 427 436 504 650 653 601 477 445 537 561 564
Employment 13,371 13,269 13,463 13,448 13,291 13,240 13,339 13,395 13,492 13,443 13,613 13,649 13,480
Labor Force13,87013,73913,89013,88413,79513,89013,99213,99613,96913,88814,15014,21014,044

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
Alburnett Comm School DistrictAlburnett 19033004119113IA 560 3,325 601
Anamosa Comm School DistrictAnamosa 19035703219105IA 1,313 9,445 1,415
Belle Plaine Comm School DistrictBelle Plaine 19046204319011IA 606 3,490 585
Benton Comm School DistrictVan Horne 19048304219011IA 1,623 9,012 1,685
Cedar Rapids Comm School DistrictCedar Rapids 19065401219113IA 17,120 121,377 19,844
Center Point-Urbana Comm School DistrictCenter Point 19066604219113IA 1,385 6,110 1,299
Central City Comm School DistrictCentral City 19067804219113IA 533 2,887 508
College Comm School DistrictCedar Rapids 19078601219113IA 4,737 25,254 4,688
Linn-Mar Comm School DistrictMarion 19172202219113IA 7,021 36,796 7,568
Lisbon Comm School DistrictLisbon 19172503119113IA 706 3,282 684
Marion ISDMarion 19186902219113IA 1,912 12,650 2,056
Midland Comm School DistrictWyoming 19192004319105IA 592 3,622 557
Monticello Comm School DistrictMonticello 19196503219105IA 1,081 6,518 1,145
Mount Vernon Comm School DistrictMount Vernon 19200403119113IA 1,127 6,592 1,128
North Linn Comm School DistrictTroy Mills 19208204219113IA 713 3,796 846
Olin Consolidated School DistrictOlin 19217204219105IA 243 1,514 244
Springville Comm School DistrictSpringville 19270604119113IA 393 2,541 462
Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictVinton 19293104119011IA 1,696 10,260 1,743

Number of districts: 18 ... Total enrollment: 43,361
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
American College of Hairstyling-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA1530924 8 8 0 0
Capri College-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA1530834 181 181 0 0
Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA1531447 1,435 1,360 1 0
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA1531625 1,086 1,079 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA4596205 1 1 0 0
Kaplan University-Cedar Rapids Campus Cedar Rapids, IA1534188 526 357 49 35
Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA1537373 14,190 5,164 0 0
Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology Cedar Rapids, IA3665714 23 23 0 0
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA1540137 1,444 858 318 150

  Number of institutions: 9 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 18,894
  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).

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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