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Situation & Outlook Report

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 20260)
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 Duluth, MN-WI MSA metro changed from 279,746 in 2010 to 279,983 in 2015, a change of -145 (-0.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 166 in 2010 and 168 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 248 (2011), -386 (2012), 259 (2013), 375 (2014), 375 (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 286,879. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 7,090 (2.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 44,742 (2010) to 63,729 (2020), a change of 18,987 (42.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 359 in 2008 and 316 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,539 in 2008 to $40,166 in 2014, a change of $5,627 (16.3%). 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 175 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,600 in 2009 to $11,926 in 2014 a change of $2,326 (24.23%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,600 in 2009 to $10,810 in 2014, a change of $1,210 (12.6%). 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 87 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 20260; 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.
  •   Duluth

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
  Cloquet, MN (2712160) 12,124 12,130 12,109 12,022 12,006 12,081 -49 -0.40
  Duluth, MN (2717000) 86,265 86,226 86,270 86,255 86,221 86,238 12 0.00
  Hibbing, MN (2728790) 16,361 16,350 16,329 16,310 16,323 16,302 -48 -0.30
  Superior, WI (5578650) 27,244 27,236 27,063 26,851 26,816 26,705 -531 -1.90

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 279,746 100.0 279,849 100.0 279,526 100.0 279,781 100.0 279,983 100.0 279,601 100.0
  Carlton County, MN (27017) 35,416 12.7 35,484 12.7 35,324 12.6 35,368 12.6 35,470 12.7 35,569 12.7
  St. Louis County, MN (27137) 200,158 71.5 200,353 71.6 200,383 71.7 200,581 71.7 200,780 71.7 200,431 71.7
  Douglas County, WI (55031) 44,172 15.8 44,012 15.7 43,819 15.7 43,832 15.7 43,733 15.6 43,601 15.6

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.
  St. Louis County, MN

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 279,887 280,218 331 0.12
  One race 273,362 272,352 -1,010 -0.37
    White 258,539 257,831 -708 -0.27
    Black/African American 258,539 257,831 -708 -0.27
    American Indian/Alaska Native 7,332 6,866 -466 -6.36
    Asian alone 2,770 2,615 -155 -5.60
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 19 146 127 668.42
    Some other race alone 511 756 245 47.95
  Two or more races 6,525 7,866 1,341 20.55
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,604 3,994 390 10.82
Population 25 years and over 191,364 192,404 1,040 10.82
  % high school graduate or higher 92.4 93.9 1.5 1.62
  % bachelor's degree or higher 25.2 26.6 1.4 5.56
Total Households 115,589 116,768 1,179 5.56
  Median household income ($) 46,385 50,275 3,890 8.39
  Mean household income ($) 59,302 62,843 3,541 5.97
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 279,887 280,218 331 0.12
  Male 141,134 140,771 -363 5.97
  Female 138,753 139,447 694 5.97
  Under 5 years 14,437 15,039 602 5.97
  5 to 9 years 15,541 15,913 372 2.39
  10 to 14 years 16,858 16,169 -689 -4.09
  15 to 19 years 18,710 17,950 -760 -4.06
  20 to 24 years 22,977 22,743 -234 -1.02
  25 to 34 years 33,746 34,092 346 1.03
  35 to 44 years 30,802 30,905 103 0.33
  45 to 54 years 38,459 37,002 -1,457 -3.79
  55 to 59 years 22,784 22,946 162 0.71
  55 to 59 years 22,784 22,946 162 0.71
  60 to 64 years 19,367 19,898 531 2.74
  65 to 74 years 24,662 26,192 1,530 6.20
  75 to 84 years 14,622 13,780 -842 -5.76
  85 years and over 6,922 7,589 667 9.64
  Median age 40.7 41.2 0.5 1.23
  18 years and over 223,514 223,636 122 0.05
  21 years and over 209,024 209,664 640 0.31
  62 years and over 57,676 59,343 1,667 2.89
  65 years and over 46,206 47,561 1,355 2.93

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 141,539 141,571 141,658 141,713 141,809 141,912 341 0.24

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 141,342 141,916 574 0.41
  1-unit, detached 105,929 105,782 -147 -0.14
  1-unit, attached 2,531 1,615 -916 -36.19
  2 units 5,560 5,502 -58 -1.04
  3 or 4 units 3,093 5,526 2,433 78.66
  5 to 9 units 2,925 2,449 -476 -16.27
  10 to 20 units 2,335 3,311 976 41.80
  20 or more units 10,685 10,033 -652 -6.10
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 141,342 141,916 574 0.41
  Occupied Housing Units 115,589 116,768 1,179 1.02
    Owner 82,301 83,732 1,431 1.74
    Renter 33,288 33,036 -252 -0.76
  Vacant Housing Units 25,753 25,148 -605 -2.35
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.90 1.20 -0.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.70 4.20 -0.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.39 2.42 0.03 1.26
Average household size; renter-occ 2.11 1.98 -0.13 -6.16
Median Value $ owner occupied 138,800 140,100 1,300 0.94
Median Rent $ renter occupied 657 724 67 10.20

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 14 14 11 7 2 0 3 9 10 19 11 15
  in 1 unit bldgs 12 9 11 7 2 0 3 4 10 19 11 13
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 12 12 12 12
Value ($000), Total Units 1,903 2,311 1,186 1,387 400 0 591 1,555 1,803 2,902 1,693 3,135
  1 unit structures 1,529 1,591 1,186 1,387 400 0 591 835 1,803 2,902 1,693 2,885
  2 unit structures 374 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 720 0 0 0 0 0 720 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
    228.98 229.55 232.97 237.63 238.99
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.25 1.49 2.00 0.57 4.37
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 10,699,862 10,953,716 10,970,796 11,317,408 11,609,754 909,892 8.5
  Net earnings 1/ 6,531,885 6,667,749 6,541,686 6,697,875 6,841,540 309,655 4.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,576,103 2,581,399 2,670,592 2,769,290 2,846,280 270,177 10.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 237,956 241,172 246,367 245,542 240,756 2,800 1.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 106,098 80,660 65,579 47,989 47,222 -58,876 -55.5
    Retirement and other 2,232,049 2,259,567 2,358,646 2,475,759 2,558,302 326,253 14.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,591,874 1,704,568 1,758,518 1,850,243 1,921,934 330,060 20.7
  Population 4/ 279,849 279,526 279,781 279,983 279,601 -248 -0.1
  Per capita personal income 38,234 39,187 39,212 40,422 41,523 3,289 8.6
  Per capita net earnings 23,341 23,854 23,381 23,922 24,469 1,128 4.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,205 9,235 9,545 9,891 10,180 975 10.6
    Per capita income maintenance 850 863 881 877 861 11 1.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 379 289 234 171 169 -210 -55.4
    Per capita retirement and other 7,976 8,084 8,430 8,843 9,150 1,174 14.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,688 6,098 6,285 6,608 6,874 1,186 20.9
  Earnings by place of work 7,425,504 7,563,067 7,569,828 7,754,590 7,920,152 494,648 6.7
    Wages and salaries 5,051,291 5,158,689 5,373,850 5,591,326 5,799,643 748,352 14.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,404,805 1,348,392 1,386,823 1,448,145 1,447,836 43,031 3.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 983,038 919,697 937,542 993,382 983,547 509 0.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 421,767 428,695 449,281 454,763 464,289 42,522 10.1
    Proprietors' income 969,408 1,055,986 809,155 715,119 672,673 -296,735 -30.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 1,657 -510 3,263 6,189 -866 -2,523 -152.3
      Farm proprietors' income 967,751 1,056,496 805,892 708,930 673,539 -294,212 -30.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 158,492 158,942 160,980 162,375 163,884 5,392 3.4
  Wage and salary jobs 131,474 132,308 134,264 135,611 136,359 4,885 3.7
  Number of proprietors 27,018 26,634 26,716 26,764 27,525 507 1.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,399 1,392 1,399 1,375 1,367 -32 -2.3
    Number of farm proprietors 25,619 25,242 25,317 25,389 26,158 539 2.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,851 47,584 47,023 47,757 48,328 1,477 3.2
  Average wages and salaries 38,420 38,990 40,025 41,231 42,532 4,112 10.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 37,775 41,855 31,832 27,923 25,749 -12,026 -31.8
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 9,600 10,660 11,339 11,032 11,663 11,926 2,326 24.23
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,600 10,430 10,810 10,337 10,774 10,810 1,210 12.60

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 7,056 206,141 818 7,000 211,234 773
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 100 2,656 1,335 98 2,736 1,123
 Total, all industries - St Govt 95 8,980 986 97 9,075 1,177
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 295 27,104 782 294 27,476 758
 Total, all industries - Private 6,566 167,401 807 6,511 171,947 749
    Goods-producing 1,116 26,527 1,273 1,108 27,535 1,177
      Natural resources and mining 83 6,002 1,772 85 5,964 1,552
      Construction 743 8,339 1,099 732 9,182 1,087
      Manufacturing 290 12,187 1,146 291 12,389 1,065
    Service-providing 5,450 140,873 719 5,403 144,412 667
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,588 39,774 702 1,572 40,046 636
      Information 98 2,283 827 99 2,285 802
      Financial activities 593 8,591 947 592 8,781 833
      Professional & business services 777 12,942 949 771 13,564 939
      Education and health services 811 49,351 858 811 49,199 804
      Leisure and hospitality 913 20,795 261 907 23,128 264
      Other services 669 7,123 470 651 7,408 479
      Unclassified 1 14 473 0 0 0

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 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.4 6.6 6.5 6.9 5.9 4.7 5.3 4.9 4.9
Unemployment 721 695 692 813 940 1,155 1,145 1,221 1,040 825 927 860 837
Employment 16,607 16,570 16,649 16,592 16,489 16,277 16,468 16,418 16,516 16,609 16,584 16,567 16,335
Labor Force17,32817,26517,34117,40517,42917,43217,61317,63917,55617,43417,51117,42717,172

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
Barnum Public School DistrictBarnum 27036904227017MN 797 3,898 738
Carlton Public School DistrictCarlton 27075904127017MN 478 4,560 763
Chisholm Public School DistrictChisholm 27089103327137MN 757 5,812 892
Cloquet Public School DistrictCloquet 27094203127017MN 2,583 14,422 2,536
Cromwell-Wright Public SchoolsCromwell 27096904327017MN 335 1,802 299
Duluth Public School DistrictDuluth 27110401327137MN 8,852 93,553 12,346
Ely Public School DistrictEly 27115203327137MN 560 5,061 568
Esko Public School DistrictEsko 27388803127017MN 1,244 5,040 1,004
Eveleth-Gilbert School DistrictEveleth 27000213327137MN 1,112 8,603 1,321
Floodwood Public School DistrictFloodwood 27122104327137MN 272 1,602 245
Hermantown Public School DistrictHermantown 27139204127137MN 2,070 11,372 1,861
Hibbing Public School DistrictHibbing 27139803327137MN 2,440 17,615 2,607
Mesabi East School DistrictAurora 27914504327137MN 942 7,518 1,076
Moose Lake Public School DistrictMoose Lake 27214503227017MN 657 5,942 775
Mountain Iron-Buhl School DistrictMountain Iron 27000014127137MN 519 4,536 701
Nett Lake Public School DistrictNett Lake 27337204327137MN 130 391 102
Proctor Public School DistrictProctor 27300902227137MN 1,739 12,640 2,005
St. Louis County School DistrictVirginia 27000084327137MN 1,893 17,870 2,543
Virginia Public School DistrictVirginia 27410403327137MN 1,708 10,933 1,416
Wrenshall Public School DistrictWrenshall 27441904227017MN 327 1,755 300
Maple School DistrictMaple 55086404255031WI 1,454 7,957 1,413
Solon Springs School DistrictSolon Springs 55139804255031WI 280 2,108 341
Superior School DistrictSuperior 55146702255031WI 4,744 33,683 5,032

Number of districts: 23 ... Total enrollment: 35,893
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
Duluth Business University Duluth, MN1734895 182 103 0 0
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, MN3803683 2,215 828 0 0
Hibbing Community College Hibbing, MN1737354 1,302 768 0 0
Lake Superior College Duluth, MN1734614 5,101 2,038 0 0
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Virginia, MN1739934 1,265 704 0 0
The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN1748999 2,831 2,317 1,373 988
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN1742339 9,987 8,869 1,106 668
University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI2404267 2,466 1,934 134 55
Vermilion Community College Ely, MN1751574 712 458 0 0

  Number of institutions: 9 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 26,061
  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

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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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