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Situation & Outlook Report

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 17820)
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 Colorado Springs, CO MSA metro changed from 650,366 in 2010 to 686,252 in 2015, a change of 47,490 (7.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 80 in 2010 and 80 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 4,322 (2011), 3,428 (2012), 3,864 (2013), 2,833 (2014), 2,833 (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 736,791. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 86,440 (13.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 67,369 (2010) to 116,789 (2020), a change of 49,420 (73.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 209 in 2008 and 247 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $37,986 in 2008 to $41,971 in 2014, a change of $3,985 (10.5%). 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 86 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $25,209 in 2009 to $29,232 in 2014 a change of $4,023 (15.96%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $25,209 in 2009 to $27,126 in 2014, a change of $1,917 (7.6%). 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 136 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 17820; 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.
  •   Colorado Springs

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
  Colorado Springs, CO (0816000) 416,427 420,455 427,416 433,630 440,137 445,830 25,375 6.00
  Fountain, CO (0827865) 25,846 26,089 26,521 26,910 27,312 27,631 1,542 5.90

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 650,366 100.0 660,276 100.0 669,051 100.0 678,384 100.0 686,252 100.0 697,856 100.0
  El Paso County, CO (08041) 626,916 96.4 636,946 96.5 645,678 96.5 655,150 96.6 662,874 96.6 674,471 96.6
  Teller County, CO (08119) 23,450 3.6 23,330 3.5 23,373 3.5 23,234 3.4 23,378 3.4 23,385 3.4

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.
  El Paso County, CO

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 678,319 686,908 8,589 1.27
  One race 639,328 645,200 5,872 0.92
    White 544,919 546,862 1,943 0.36
    Black/African American 544,919 546,862 1,943 0.36
    American Indian/Alaska Native 3,937 3,586 -351 -8.92
    Asian alone 18,417 19,573 1,156 6.28
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2,472 1,504 -968 -39.16
    Some other race alone 31,431 35,372 3,941 12.54
  Two or more races 38,991 41,708 2,717 6.97
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 105,155 109,082 3,927 3.73
Population 25 years and over 432,476 438,982 6,506 3.73
  % high school graduate or higher 93.3 92.9 -0.4 -0.43
  % bachelor's degree or higher 35.3 36.2 0.9 2.55
Total Households 250,601 255,330 4,729 2.55
  Median household income ($) 57,484 59,411 1,927 3.35
  Mean household income ($) 76,055 76,509 454 0.60
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 678,319 686,908 8,589 1.27
  Male 341,243 345,374 4,131 0.60
  Female 337,076 341,534 4,458 0.60
  Under 5 years 46,435 47,233 798 0.60
  5 to 9 years 47,950 45,234 -2,716 -5.66
  10 to 14 years 46,867 49,983 3,116 6.65
  15 to 19 years 48,383 48,708 325 0.67
  20 to 24 years 56,208 56,768 560 1.00
  25 to 34 years 100,102 103,391 3,289 3.29
  35 to 44 years 83,333 85,367 2,034 2.44
  45 to 54 years 92,355 89,391 -2,964 -3.21
  55 to 59 years 41,109 41,887 778 1.89
  55 to 59 years 41,109 41,887 778 1.89
  60 to 64 years 38,589 38,546 -43 -0.11
  65 to 74 years 45,956 48,640 2,684 5.84
  75 to 84 years 23,834 22,935 -899 -3.77
  85 years and over 7,198 8,825 1,627 22.60
  Median age 34.0 34.1 0.1 0.29
  18 years and over 508,821 516,057 7,236 1.42
  21 years and over 476,102 485,048 8,946 1.88
  62 years and over 99,270 102,805 3,535 3.56
  65 years and over 76,988 80,400 3,412 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 265,495 265,718 267,007 268,850 271,477 274,896 9,178 3.45

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 271,918 275,214 3,296 1.21
  1-unit, detached 182,406 186,130 3,724 2.04
  1-unit, attached 22,340 19,796 -2,544 -11.39
  2 units 3,534 3,092 -442 -12.51
  3 or 4 units 9,284 10,217 933 10.05
  5 to 9 units 11,838 9,956 -1,882 -15.90
  10 to 20 units 10,364 13,495 3,131 30.21
  20 or more units 21,323 22,636 1,313 6.16
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 271,918 275,214 3,296 1.21
  Occupied Housing Units 250,601 255,330 4,729 1.89
    Owner 158,907 163,050 4,143 2.61
    Renter 91,694 92,280 586 0.64
  Vacant Housing Units 21,317 19,884 -1,433 -6.72
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.50 1.70 0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.90 4.50 -0.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.66 2.68 0.02 0.75
Average household size; renter-occ 2.61 2.52 -0.09 -3.45
Median Value $ owner occupied 211,100 225,200 14,100 6.68
Median Rent $ renter occupied 976 978 2 0.20

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 461 255 262 211 252 213 282 379 534 605 410 358
  in 1 unit bldgs 309 255 262 211 180 202 275 379 358 362 384 310
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 152 0 0 0 72 11 5 0 172 243 24 48
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 2 3 1 1
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 127,576 98,089 12,632 83,910 82,705 84,439 109,728 154,389 179,822 194,107 157,983 125,664
  1 unit structures 118,238 98,089 12,632 83,910 74,924 83,048 108,865 154,389 150,078 143,223 155,165 120,614
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 0 435 0 220 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 9,338 0 0 0 7,781 1,391 750 0 29,309 50,884 2,598 5,050

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
    193.28 193.72 194.27 203.21 205.18
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.23 0.28 4.60 0.97 6.16
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 26,188,254 27,010,339 27,596,635 29,082,644 30,319,650 4,131,396 15.8
  Net earnings 1/ 16,795,074 17,269,485 17,461,892 18,274,520 18,868,043 2,072,969 12.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 4,325,430 4,384,741 4,542,830 4,864,663 5,275,379 949,949 22.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 387,318 398,119 412,099 421,941 425,837 38,519 9.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 233,125 166,810 126,073 71,232 69,519 -163,606 -70.2
    Retirement and other 3,704,987 3,819,812 4,004,658 4,371,490 4,780,023 1,075,036 29.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 5,067,750 5,356,113 5,591,913 5,943,461 6,176,228 1,108,478 21.9
  Population 4/ 660,276 669,051 678,384 686,252 697,856 37,580 5.7
  Per capita personal income 39,663 40,371 40,680 42,379 43,447 3,784 9.5
  Per capita net earnings 25,436 25,812 25,740 26,629 27,037 1,601 6.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,551 6,554 6,697 7,089 7,559 1,008 15.4
    Per capita income maintenance 587 595 607 615 610 23 3.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 353 249 186 104 100 -253 -71.7
    Per capita retirement and other 5,611 5,709 5,903 6,370 6,850 1,239 22.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,675 8,006 8,243 8,661 8,850 1,175 15.3
  Earnings by place of work 18,362,529 18,863,472 19,260,297 20,153,618 20,805,375 2,442,846 13.3
    Wages and salaries 13,657,364 14,013,462 14,225,931 14,824,923 15,459,550 1,802,186 13.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 3,572,583 3,670,202 3,668,360 3,817,538 3,707,918 135,335 3.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,458,715 2,524,670 2,533,672 2,619,286 2,476,156 17,441 0.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 1,113,868 1,145,532 1,134,688 1,198,252 1,231,762 117,894 10.6
    Proprietors' income 1,132,582 1,179,808 1,366,006 1,511,157 1,637,907 505,325 44.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -7,305 -10,591 -9,689 -8,732 -6,158 1,147...
      Farm proprietors' income 1,139,887 1,190,399 1,375,695 1,519,889 1,644,065 504,178 44.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 378,519 379,662 386,502 394,711 404,317 25,798 6.8
  Wage and salary jobs 294,270 295,518 300,719 306,971 314,124 19,854 6.7
  Number of proprietors 84,249 84,144 85,783 87,740 90,193 5,944 7.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,296 1,214 1,208 1,192 1,163 -133 -10.3
    Number of farm proprietors 82,953 82,930 84,575 86,548 89,030 6,077 7.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 48,512 49,685 49,832 51,059 51,458 2,946 6.1
  Average wages and salaries 46,411 47,420 47,306 48,294 49,215 2,804 6.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 13,741 14,354 16,266 17,561 18,466 4,725 34.4
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 25,209 26,509 27,229 27,819 27,987 29,232 4,023 15.96
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 25,209 26,214 26,597 26,710 26,441 27,126 1,917 7.60

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 18,458 425,113 887 18,670 437,335 859
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 136 20,555 1,396 137 21,182 1,231
 Total, all industries - St Govt 40 14,388 987 40 14,711 1,002
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 110 45,337 763 110 46,265 812
 Total, all industries - Private 18,172 344,833 869 18,383 355,177 837
    Goods-producing 2,392 43,301 1,027 2,446 44,965 999
      Natural resources and mining 81 ...... 89 ......
      Construction 1,794 22,057 880 1,830 23,488 900
      Manufacturing 517 ...... 527 ......
    Service-providing 15,780 301,532 846 15,937 310,212 814
      Trade, transportation & utilities 3,086 67,762 680 3,130 68,279 650
      Information 314 11,063 1,686 314 10,735 1,431
      Financial activities 2,195 26,336 1,123 2,205 26,647 1,024
      Professional & business services 4,846 69,287 1,238 4,903 70,959 1,186
      Education and health services 2,272 56,513 783 2,284 57,593 838
      Leisure and hospitality 1,604 53,858 349 1,619 58,654 348
      Other services 1,431 16,664 731 1,459 17,272 746
      Unclassified 32 48 1,562 23 71 1,199

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 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.7 4.2 3.9
Unemployment 12,864 11,605 11,517 11,957 12,031 11,563 11,924 12,549 12,698 12,597 14,821 13,243 12,214
Employment 296,946 297,815 298,325 295,528 295,005 293,788 297,584 298,732 299,729 301,748 301,004 300,276 299,334
Labor Force309,810309,420309,842307,485307,036305,351309,508311,281312,427314,345315,825313,519311,548

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
Academy, School District No. 20, In The County of El Paso AnColorado Springs 08019201108041CO 23,973 102,866 22,047
Calhan District No. Rj1Calhan 08027304208041CO 510 3,151 641
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12, In The County of EColorado Springs 08029401108041CO 4,651 22,463 3,793
Colorado Springs, School District No. 11, In The County of EColorado Springs 08030601108041CO 29,032 239,167 35,613
Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1Cripple Creek 08031804208119CO 377 4,789 546
Edison, Joint District No. 54 of The Counties of El Paso AndYoder 08036304308041CO 185 336 79
Ellicott, School District No. 22, In The County of El Paso AEllicott 08037504208041CO 1,027 4,551 967
Falcon, School District No. 49, In The County of El Paso AndFalcon 08038701108041CO 15,478 77,374 16,868
Fountain, School District No. 8, In The County of El Paso AnFountain 08040802108041CO 7,840 33,369 7,700
Hanover, School District No. 28, In The County of El Paso AnColorado Springs 08045004208041CO 227 1,738 350
Harrison, School District No. 2, In The County of El Paso AnColorado Springs 08045301108041CO 10,775 76,023 12,687
Lewis-Palmer Consolidated, School District No. 38, In The CoMonument 08058202108041CO 6,153 30,281 6,780
Manitou Springs, School District No. 14, In The County of ElManitou Springs 08054902108041CO 1,500 8,657 1,170
Miami-Yoder, Joint District No. 60 of The Counties of El PasRush 08056704308041CO 268 2,298 431
Peyton, School District No. 23, In The County of El Paso AndPeyton 08060604208041CO 656 4,244 899
School District No. 3 In The County of El Paso And State OfColorado Springs 08064802108041CO 9,297 48,355 9,782
Woodland Park School District No. Re-2Woodland Park 08073803108119CO 2,617 18,486 2,957

Number of districts: 17 ... Total enrollment: 114,566
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
College America-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO4487525 350 350 0 0
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology Colorado Springs, CO4619533 75 51 0 0
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO1266787 2,050 2,036 17 15
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO1268279 1,144 669 422 273
Colorado Technical University-Online Colorado Springs, CO4441589 18,669 9,923 2,889 2,726
Everest College-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO1264013 330 271 0 0
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO1281793 828 828 0 0
Intellitec Medical Institute Colorado Springs, CO1278393 357 357 0 0
International Salon and Spa Academy Colorado Springs, CO1273164 263 152 0 0
National American University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO1276805 253 66 0 0
National American University-Colorado Springs South Colorado Springs, CO4661895 233 54 0 0
Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, CO1277145 762 124 0 0
Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO4592864 241 183 0 0
Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO1278203 13,947 5,291 0 0
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO4421343 563 563 0 0
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO4432894 172 172 0 0
United States Air Force Academy USAFA, CO1283285 3,952 3,952 0 0
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO1265809 9,629 7,363 2,132 484

  Number of institutions: 18 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 53,818
  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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  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • 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

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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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