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Situation & Outlook Report

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 20500)
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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA metro changed from 508,123 in 2010 to 543,217 in 2015, a change of 44,370 (8.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 104 in 2010 and 98 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 4,185 (2011), 5,980 (2012), 5,602 (2013), 5,969 (2014), 5,969 (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 581,482. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 73,419 (14.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 58,594 (2010) to 97,582 (2020), a change of 38,988 (66.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 95 in 2008 and 141 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $42,436 in 2008 to $45,867 in 2014, a change of $3,431 (8.1%). 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 63 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $39,073 in 2009 to $43,484 in 2014 a change of $4,411 (11.29%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $39,073 in 2009 to $39,902 in 2014, a change of $829 (2.12%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 108 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 20500; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Quintiles Transnational Holdings 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.
  •   Chapel Hill
  •   Durham

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
  Carrboro, NC (3710620) 19,582 19,621 19,916 20,351 20,769 20,984 1,363 6.90
  Chapel Hill, NC (3711800) 57,233 57,447 57,429 58,720 58,981 59,376 1,929 3.40
  Durham, NC (3719000) 228,330 229,195 234,089 239,781 245,578 251,893 22,698 9.90

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 508,123 100.0 516,010 100.0 525,221 100.0 533,829 100.0 543,217 100.0 552,493 100.0
  Chatham County, NC (37037) 63,781 12.6 65,179 12.6 65,772 12.5 66,668 12.5 68,609 12.6 70,928 12.8
  Durham County, NC (37063) 270,878 53.3 276,552 53.6 282,614 53.8 288,642 54.1 295,323 54.4 300,952 54.5
  Orange County, NC (37135) 134,043 26.4 134,759 26.1 137,662 26.2 139,287 26.1 140,160 25.8 141,354 25.6
  Person County, NC (37145) 39,421 7.8 39,520 7.7 39,173 7.5 39,232 7.3 39,125 7.2 39,259 7.1

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.
  Durham County, NC
  Orange County, NC

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 534,578 542,710 8,132 1.52
  One race 517,756 527,536 9,780 1.89
    White 333,143 331,242 -1,901 -0.57
    Black/African American 333,143 331,242 -1,901 -0.57
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,598 1,366 -232 -14.52
    Asian alone 23,619 23,852 233 0.99
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 66 226 160 242.42
    Some other race alone 14,298 22,358 8,060 56.37
  Two or more races 16,822 15,174 -1,648 -9.80
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 60,805 61,543 738 1.21
Population 25 years and over 355,221 361,788 6,567 1.21
  % high school graduate or higher 87.7 88.8 1.1 1.25
  % bachelor's degree or higher 45.5 44.8 -0.7 -1.54
Total Households 209,290 213,163 3,873 -1.54
  Median household income ($) 53,492 51,988 -1,504 -2.81
  Mean household income ($) 79,146 78,110 -1,036 -1.31
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 534,578 542,710 8,132 1.52
  Male 255,483 260,970 5,487 -1.31
  Female 279,095 281,740 2,645 -1.31
  Under 5 years 32,344 32,197 -147 -1.31
  5 to 9 years 29,282 34,195 4,913 16.78
  10 to 14 years 36,367 32,549 -3,818 -10.50
  15 to 19 years 36,364 37,388 1,024 2.82
  20 to 24 years 45,000 44,593 -407 -0.90
  25 to 34 years 81,730 80,930 -800 -0.98
  35 to 44 years 72,832 74,168 1,336 1.83
  45 to 54 years 68,161 68,778 617 0.91
  55 to 59 years 36,999 34,763 -2,236 -6.04
  55 to 59 years 36,999 34,763 -2,236 -6.04
  60 to 64 years 27,884 32,223 4,339 15.56
  65 to 74 years 39,380 42,113 2,733 6.94
  75 to 84 years 19,160 19,234 74 0.39
  85 years and over 9,075 9,579 504 5.55
  Median age 35.7 36.3 0.6 1.68
  18 years and over 419,822 426,043 6,221 1.48
  21 years and over 389,304 395,466 6,162 1.58
  62 years and over 83,309 89,056 5,747 6.90
  65 years and over 67,615 70,926 3,311 4.90

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 222,760 223,257 224,762 226,269 229,184 233,454 10,197 4.57

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 228,582 233,471 4,889 2.14
  1-unit, detached 139,852 139,273 -579 -0.41
  1-unit, attached 15,936 17,058 1,122 7.04
  2 units 4,958 6,606 1,648 33.24
  3 or 4 units 7,174 6,581 -593 -8.27
  5 to 9 units 15,246 12,051 -3,195 -20.96
  10 to 20 units 19,050 22,963 3,913 20.54
  20 or more units 13,369 14,456 1,087 8.13
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 228,582 233,471 4,889 2.14
  Occupied Housing Units 209,290 213,163 3,873 1.85
    Owner 123,933 124,954 1,021 0.82
    Renter 85,357 88,209 2,852 3.34
  Vacant Housing Units 19,292 20,308 1,016 5.27
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 1.60 -0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.80 4.40 -0.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.48 2.55 0.07 2.82
Average household size; renter-occ 2.37 2.25 -0.12 -5.06
Median Value $ owner occupied 197,900 199,200 1,300 0.66
Median Rent $ renter occupied 870 908 38 4.37

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 351 216 231 207 669 211 891 246 373 364 308 351
  in 1 unit bldgs 339 187 189 173 220 181 249 219 259 259 304 237
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 12 29 36 34 449 26 640 27 108 103 0 114
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 1 1 13 1 15 1 4 4 0 3
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 63,289 48,421 44,674 43,422 71,095 45,477 116,609 54,703 65,534 62,833 70,181 57,332
  1 unit structures 62,437 46,444 41,679 41,104 55,259 43,184 56,244 52,862 56,396 56,127 69,618 50,098
  2 unit structures 0 0 180 0 0 0 200 0 553 170 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 361 0 0 520 0 0 0 0 563 0
  5+ unit structures 852 1,977 2,454 2,318 15,836 1,773 60,165 1,841 8,585 6,536 0 7,234

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
    185.39 187.27 187.06 190.21 194.28
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.01 -0.11 1.68 2.14 4.80
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 22,254,687 23,465,815 23,650,375 25,091,868 26,250,421 3,995,734 18.0
  Net earnings 1/ 14,764,092 15,532,444 15,471,688 16,345,148 17,161,483 2,397,391 16.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,313,746 3,400,123 3,487,506 3,659,058 3,870,825 557,079 16.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 354,254 364,683 387,113 373,513 372,447 18,193 5.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 173,332 122,746 61,555 20,766 13,297 -160,035 -92.3
    Retirement and other 2,786,160 2,912,694 3,038,838 3,264,779 3,485,081 698,921 25.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 4,176,849 4,533,248 4,691,181 5,087,662 5,218,113 1,041,264 24.9
  Population 4/ 516,010 525,221 533,829 543,217 552,493 36,483 7.1
  Per capita personal income 43,128 44,678 44,303 46,191 47,513 4,385 10.2
  Per capita net earnings 28,612 29,573 28,982 30,090 31,062 2,450 8.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,422 6,474 6,533 6,736 7,006 584 9.1
    Per capita income maintenance 687 694 725 688 674 -13 -1.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 336 234 115 38 24 -312 -92.9
    Per capita retirement and other 5,399 5,546 5,693 6,010 6,308 909 16.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 8,095 8,631 8,788 9,366 9,445 1,350 16.7
  Earnings by place of work 21,036,243 22,233,500 22,946,796 24,177,669 24,634,074 3,597,831 17.1
    Wages and salaries 15,899,665 16,605,608 17,426,683 18,224,134 18,552,723 2,653,058 16.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 3,515,717 3,782,634 3,835,572 4,164,815 4,172,825 657,108 18.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,382,484 2,593,913 2,586,823 2,840,236 2,836,941 454,457 19.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 1,133,233 1,188,721 1,248,749 1,324,579 1,335,884 202,651 17.9
    Proprietors' income 1,620,861 1,845,258 1,684,541 1,788,720 1,908,526 287,665 17.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 10,326 37,517 50,023 76,686 70,443 60,117 582.2
      Farm proprietors' income 1,610,535 1,807,741 1,634,518 1,712,034 1,838,083 227,548 14.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 346,733 353,863 362,519 372,706 377,890 31,157 9.0
  Wage and salary jobs 285,190 291,875 298,906 306,525 309,688 24,498 8.6
  Number of proprietors 61,543 61,988 63,613 66,181 68,202 6,659 10.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,998 2,000 2,006 1,984 1,955 -43 -2.2
    Number of farm proprietors 59,545 59,988 61,607 64,197 66,247 6,702 11.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 60,670 62,831 63,298 64,871 65,188 4,518 7.4
  Average wages and salaries 55,751 56,893 58,302 59,454 59,908 4,157 7.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 27,047 30,135 26,531 26,668 27,746 699 2.6
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 39,073 39,931 38,047 38,666 41,883 43,484 4,411 11.29
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 39,073 39,757 37,103 36,744 39,072 39,902 829 2.12

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 13,837 464,358 1,210 13,920 470,669 1,102
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 59 10,495 1,674 59 10,547 1,512
 Total, all industries - St Govt 71 ...... 72 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 127 ...... 127 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 13,580 369,844 1,243 13,662 374,210 1,105
    Goods-producing 1,635 62,637 2,139 1,638 62,997 1,607
      Natural resources and mining 99 1,640 1,458 96 1,767 1,202
      Construction 1,126 11,508 846 1,128 11,915 895
      Manufacturing 410 49,490 2,463 414 49,315 1,795
    Service-providing 11,945 307,207 1,061 12,024 311,213 1,003
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,345 59,809 823 2,352 59,568 799
      Information 309 7,082 1,834 316 7,268 1,617
      Financial activities 1,189 23,018 1,773 1,196 22,499 1,372
      Professional & business services 3,406 62,680 1,610 3,445 64,014 1,443
      Education and health services 1,702 99,639 988 1,728 100,772 1,039
      Leisure and hospitality 1,397 42,407 329 1,400 44,222 341
      Other services 1,597 12,572 758 1,587 12,869 773

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 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.2 4.3
Unemployment 1,627 1,467 1,499 1,503 1,433 1,587 1,580 1,498 1,369 1,340 1,456 1,409 1,418
Employment 31,070 31,234 31,347 31,467 31,230 31,263 31,850 32,355 32,326 32,387 31,883 32,428 31,921
Labor Force32,69732,70132,84632,97032,66332,85033,43033,85333,69533,72733,33933,83733,339

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
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill 37007201337135NC 12,329 88,046 12,991
Chatham County SchoolsPittsboro 37007504137037NC 8,454 66,817 10,395
Durham Public SchoolsDurham 37012601237063NC 33,079 288,133 42,876
Orange County SchoolsHillsborough 37034802137135NC 7,566 52,306 8,995
Person County SchoolsRoxboro 37036304237145NC 4,943 39,276 6,571

Number of districts: 5 ... Total enrollment: 66,371
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
Apex School of Theology Durham, NC4415119 596 536 174 106
Duke University Durham, NC1984199 6,626 6,601 9,230 8,529
Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC1984553 5,035 1,497 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Durham Durham, NC4623635 216 145 0 0
North Carolina Central University Durham, NC1991579 5,917 5,035 1,770 1,189
Piedmont Community College Roxboro, NC1993243 1,475 602 0 0
The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham Durham, NC4520275 610 425 0 0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC1991209 18,350 17,570 10,785 6,705
Watts School of Nursing Durham, NC1998834 138 138 0 0

  Number of institutions: 9 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 38,963
  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
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • 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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