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Situation & Outlook Report

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 17900)
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 Columbia, SC MSA metro changed from 769,692 in 2010 to 800,011 in 2015, a change of 40,376 (5.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 72 in 2010 and 71 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 3,572 (2011), 3,993 (2012), 4,664 (2013), 5,283 (2014), 5,283 (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 852,148. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 82,487 (10.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 90,790 (2010) to 148,394 (2020), a change of 57,604 (63.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 306 in 2008 and 404 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $35,556 in 2008 to $38,469 in 2014, a change of $2,913 (8.2%). 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 73 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $31,855 in 2009 to $36,358 in 2014 a change of $4,503 (14.14%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $31,855 in 2009 to $33,266 in 2014, a change of $1,411 (4.43%). 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 191 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 17900; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • SCANA Corporation

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.
  •   Columbia

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
  Cayce, SC (4512655) 12,528 12,543 12,600 12,685 12,812 12,951 408 3.30
  Columbia, SC (4516000) 129,272 130,371 131,214 131,869 131,912 132,067 1,696 1.30
  Forest Acres, SC (4526305) 10,361 10,420 10,458 10,517 10,574 10,603 183 1.80
  Irmo, SC (4535890) 11,097 11,168 11,322 11,508 11,710 11,893 725 6.50
  Lexington, SC (4541335) 17,870 17,992 18,619 19,147 19,507 19,893 1,901 10.60
  West Columbia, SC (4575850) 14,988 15,407 15,475 15,659 15,747 15,920 513 3.30

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 769,692 100.0 776,718 100.0 784,044 100.0 791,820 100.0 800,011 100.0 810,068 100.0
  Calhoun County, SC (45017) 15,107 2.0 15,172 2.0 14,921 1.9 15,050 1.9 14,868 1.9 14,781 1.8
  Fairfield County, SC (45039) 23,840 3.1 23,583 3.0 23,273 3.0 23,049 2.9 22,890 2.9 22,747 2.8
  Kershaw County, SC (45055) 61,681 8.0 62,042 8.0 62,242 7.9 62,577 7.9 63,147 7.9 63,603 7.9
  Lexington County, SC (45063) 263,377 34.2 266,436 34.3 270,052 34.4 273,408 34.5 277,488 34.7 281,833 34.8
  Richland County, SC (45079) 385,789 50.1 389,621 50.2 393,589 50.2 397,645 50.2 401,591 50.2 407,051 50.2
  Saluda County (45081) 19,898 2.6 19,864 2.6 19,967 2.5 20,091 2.5 20,027 2.5 20,053 2.5

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.
  Lexington County, SC
  Richland County, SC

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 793,360 800,752 7,392 0.93
  One race 775,179 778,501 3,322 0.43
    White 478,521 483,994 5,473 1.14
    Black/African American 478,521 483,994 5,473 1.14
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,552 1,272 -280 -18.04
    Asian alone 15,100 15,624 524 3.47
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 232 858 626 269.83
    Some other race alone 14,359 12,837 -1,522 -10.60
  Two or more races 18,181 22,251 4,070 22.39
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 41,735 41,521 -214 -0.51
Population 25 years and over 516,657 522,839 6,182 -0.51
  % high school graduate or higher 88.4 87.6 -0.8 -0.90
  % bachelor's degree or higher 30.7 31.7 1.0 3.26
Total Households 296,310 298,600 2,290 3.26
  Median household income ($) 48,672 50,091 1,419 2.92
  Mean household income ($) 63,201 65,966 2,765 4.37
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 793,360 800,752 7,392 0.93
  Male 384,469 388,201 3,732 4.37
  Female 408,891 412,551 3,660 4.37
  Under 5 years 49,386 46,599 -2,787 4.37
  5 to 9 years 51,226 49,761 -1,465 -2.86
  10 to 14 years 50,390 53,157 2,767 5.49
  15 to 19 years 60,133 59,685 -448 -0.75
  20 to 24 years 65,568 68,711 3,143 4.79
  25 to 34 years 110,047 109,187 -860 -0.78
  35 to 44 years 101,560 102,742 1,182 1.16
  45 to 54 years 106,429 105,997 -432 -0.41
  55 to 59 years 51,436 53,622 2,186 4.25
  55 to 59 years 51,436 53,622 2,186 4.25
  60 to 64 years 46,615 45,913 -702 -1.51
  65 to 74 years 60,029 65,300 5,271 8.78
  75 to 84 years 29,209 29,293 84 0.29
  85 years and over 11,332 10,785 -547 -4.83
  Median age 36.0 36.1 0.1 0.28
  18 years and over 612,569 619,948 7,379 1.20
  21 years and over 568,692 576,732 8,040 1.41
  62 years and over 126,881 133,272 6,391 5.04
  65 years and over 100,570 105,378 4,808 4.78

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 331,470 332,114 334,099 336,106 338,997 341,837 9,723 2.93

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 338,671 341,066 2,395 0.71
  1-unit, detached 221,732 224,487 2,755 1.24
  1-unit, attached 5,829 6,319 490 8.41
  2 units 7,887 7,891 4 0.05
  3 or 4 units 8,686 10,874 2,188 25.19
  5 to 9 units 16,625 17,456 831 5.00
  10 to 20 units 13,923 11,187 -2,736 -19.65
  20 or more units 14,175 17,117 2,942 20.75
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 338,671 341,066 2,395 0.71
  Occupied Housing Units 296,310 298,600 2,290 0.77
    Owner 200,023 198,062 -1,961 -0.98
    Renter 96,287 100,538 4,251 4.41
  Vacant Housing Units 42,361 42,466 105 0.25
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.70 3.40 1.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.00 7.40 -0.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.57 2.60 0.03 1.17
Average household size; renter-occ 2.51 2.50 -0.01 -0.40
Median Value $ owner occupied 138,900 140,800 1,900 1.37
Median Rent $ renter occupied 828 857 29 3.50

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 358 553 346 278 310 293 314 368 398 402 432 419
  in 1 unit bldgs 319 301 307 236 263 261 278 335 369 374 356 322
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 39 252 39 42 47 32 36 33 29 28 72 97
  Bldgs with 5+ units 2 6 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 4 6
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 63,189 74,264 59,968 47,933 53,968 52,819 55,076 68,627 78,040 70,795 72,352 69,192
  1 unit structures 60,988 56,822 57,767 45,562 51,315 51,013 53,044 66,764 76,403 69,215 67,355 61,274
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 2,201 17,442 2,201 2,371 2,653 1,806 2,032 1,863 1,637 1,580 4,547 7,918

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
    163.13 164.45 170.12 168.09 169.14
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.81 3.45 -1.19 0.62 3.68
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 27,555,107 28,735,216 29,421,163 30,934,939 32,743,098 5,187,991 18.8
  Net earnings 1/ 17,824,801 18,762,416 19,184,617 20,185,057 21,377,330 3,552,529 19.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 5,508,707 5,497,083 5,680,266 6,060,921 6,477,285 968,578 17.6
    Income maintenance 2/ 636,188 621,021 635,579 630,358 648,366 12,178 1.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 191,298 142,567 84,509 40,219 38,335 -152,963 -80.0
    Retirement and other 4,681,221 4,733,495 4,960,178 5,390,344 5,790,584 1,109,363 23.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 4,221,599 4,475,717 4,556,280 4,688,961 4,888,483 666,884 15.8
  Population 4/ 776,718 784,044 791,820 800,011 810,068 33,350 4.3
  Per capita personal income 35,476 36,650 37,156 38,668 40,420 4,944 13.9
  Per capita net earnings 22,949 23,930 24,229 25,231 26,390 3,441 15.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,092 7,011 7,174 7,576 7,996 904 12.7
    Per capita income maintenance 819 792 803 788 800 -19 -2.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 246 182 107 50 47 -199 -80.9
    Per capita retirement and other 6,027 6,037 6,264 6,738 7,148 1,121 18.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,435 5,709 5,754 5,861 6,035 600 11.0
  Earnings by place of work 20,269,435 21,237,069 22,051,556 23,263,973 24,653,259 4,383,824 21.6
    Wages and salaries 14,866,583 15,506,054 16,002,591 16,794,516 17,803,409 2,936,826 19.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 4,062,243 3,981,520 4,126,472 4,375,531 4,525,081 462,838 11.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,878,617 2,771,738 2,881,479 3,069,068 3,155,558 276,941 9.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 1,183,626 1,209,782 1,244,993 1,306,463 1,369,523 185,897 15.7
    Proprietors' income 1,340,609 1,749,495 1,922,493 2,093,926 2,324,769 984,160 73.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 3,421 45,641 120,401 19,866 16,141 12,720 371.8
      Farm proprietors' income 1,337,188 1,703,854 1,802,092 2,074,060 2,308,628 971,440 72.6
Total full-time and part-time employment 446,099 453,600 463,345 473,826 487,757 41,658 9.3
  Wage and salary jobs 360,663 368,856 377,370 387,234 398,484 37,821 10.5
  Number of proprietors 85,436 84,744 85,975 86,592 89,273 3,837 4.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,685 2,653 2,626 2,582 2,580 -105 -3.9
    Number of farm proprietors 82,751 82,091 83,349 84,010 86,693 3,942 4.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 45,437 46,819 47,592 49,098 50,544 5,107 11.2
  Average wages and salaries 41,220 42,038 42,406 43,370 44,678 3,458 8.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 16,159 20,756 21,621 24,688 26,630 10,471 64.8
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 31,855 31,979 32,777 33,665 34,895 36,358 4,503 14.14
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 31,855 31,653 31,921 32,067 32,579 33,266 1,411 4.43

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 17,774 592,902 824 17,734 601,685 800
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 160 16,566 1,288 159 16,816 1,181
 Total, all industries - St Govt 210 54,850 860 210 55,071 850
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 316 63,149 785 316 63,035 853
 Total, all industries - Private 17,088 458,337 808 17,049 466,762 773
    Goods-producing 2,295 77,571 984 2,268 78,629 973
      Natural resources and mining 169 4,972 730 165 5,180 714
      Construction 1,533 21,722 835 1,516 22,137 851
      Manufacturing 593 50,876 1,072 587 51,312 1,053
    Service-providing 14,793 380,767 773 14,781 388,133 733
      Trade, transportation & utilities 4,043 109,342 806 3,993 111,459 717
      Information 226 8,417 1,143 232 ......
      Financial activities 1,901 ...... 1,886 45,534 1,073
      Professional & business services 3,277 73,068 796 3,324 72,980 828
      Education and health services 1,729 70,348 772 1,722 71,578 805
      Leisure and hospitality 1,745 57,524 281 1,763 60,946 295
      Other services 1,872 ...... 1,861 ......

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 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.4 6.5 7.4
Unemployment 508 479 486 417 404 436 445 443 444 404 458 468 539
Employment 6,508 6,508 6,528 6,536 6,523 6,535 6,550 6,614 6,640 6,682 6,707 6,730 6,711
Labor Force7,0166,9877,0146,9536,9276,9716,9957,0577,0847,0867,1657,1987,250

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
Calhoun 01St. Matthews 45012504245017SC 1,720 15,055 2,310
Fairfield 01Winnsboro 45021004145039SC 3,026 23,109 3,642
Kershaw 01Camden 45025502145055SC 10,401 62,516 11,067
Lexington 01Lexington 45027002145063SC 23,556 126,267 24,413
Lexington 02West Columbia 45027302145063SC 8,850 65,972 9,506
Lexington 03Batesburg 45027604145063SC 1,984 13,759 2,273
Lexington 04Swansea 45027904145063SC 3,502 19,195 3,648
Lexington 05Irmo 45028202145079SC 16,435 94,745 17,684
Richland 01Columbia 45033601245079SC 24,138 209,261 27,889
Richland 02Columbia 45033902145079SC 26,564 145,847 26,693
Saluda 01Saluda 45034604145081SC 2,185 15,365 2,455

Number of districts: 11 ... Total enrollment: 122,361
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
Allen University Columbia, SC2176245 660 642 0 0
Benedict College Columbia, SC2177215 2,444 2,405 0 0
Centura College-Columbia Columbia, SC4449723 70 35 0 0
Columbia College Columbia, SC2179347 1,120 794 101 97
Columbia International University Columbia, SC2179259 560 497 543 231
Fortis College-Columbia Columbia, SC4600203 529 529 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Columbia Columbia, SC4502255 315 249 0 0
Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC2183533 11,424 5,252 0 0
South University-Columbia Columbia, SC2513129 1,022 536 442 190
University of Phoenix-Columbia Campus Columbia, SC4485677 487 487 53 53
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC2186639 24,866 23,179 8,105 5,724
Virginia College-Columbia Columbia, SC4585935 589 361 0 0
W L Bonner College Columbia, SC4466135 29 1 0 0

  Number of institutions: 13 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 44,115
  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.

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  • 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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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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