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Situation & Outlook Report

EI Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 21340)
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 El Paso, TX MSA metro changed from 807,102 in 2010 to 838,756 in 2015, a change of 31,870 (3.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 68 in 2010 and 68 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 7,474 (2011), 2,700 (2012), -8,681 (2013), -5,510 (2014), -5,510 (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 903,742. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 96,653 (12.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 85,250 (2010) to 126,530 (2020), a change of 41,280 (48.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 799 in 2008 and 799 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $27,511 in 2008 to $31,799 in 2014, a change of $4,288 (15.6%). 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 88 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $24,464 in 2009 to $28,526 in 2014 a change of $4,062 (16.6%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $24,464 in 2009 to $26,026 in 2014, a change of $1,562 (6.38%). 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 162 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 21340; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Western Refining, 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.
  •   El Paso

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
  El Paso, TX (4824000) 649,121 651,676 665,503 675,829 676,791 679,036 27,360 4.20
  Horizon City, TX (4834832) 16,735 16,916 18,244 18,834 19,063 19,332 2,416 14.30
  Socorro, TX (4868636) 32,013 32,119 32,480 32,811 32,804 32,909 790 2.50

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 807,102 100.0 823,426 100.0 835,201 100.0 835,769 100.0 838,756 100.0 838,972 100.0
  EI Paso County, TX (48141) 803,638 99.6 820,015 99.6 831,864 99.6 832,457 99.6 835,545 99.6 835,593 99.6
  Hudspeth County, TX (48229) ** 3,464 0.4 3,411 0.4 3,337 0.4 3,312 0.4 3,211 0.4 3,379 0.4
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

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, TX

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 831,935 836,444 4,509 0.54
  One race 815,538 819,469 3,931 0.48
    White 698,343 698,934 591 0.08
    Black/African American 698,343 698,934 591 0.08
    American Indian/Alaska Native 5,776 5,153 -623 -10.79
    Asian alone 9,482 9,259 -223 -2.35
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1,208 726 -482 -39.90
    Some other race alone 72,047 73,231 1,184 1.64
  Two or more races 16,397 16,975 578 3.53
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 674,735 679,431 4,696 0.70
Population 25 years and over 492,872 501,248 8,376 0.70
  % high school graduate or higher 74.6 75.6 1.0 1.34
  % bachelor's degree or higher 20.8 21.0 0.2 0.96
Total Households 259,580 256,548 -3,032 0.96
  Median household income ($) 39,873 40,133 260 0.65
  Mean household income ($) 54,728 54,484 -244 -0.45
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 831,935 836,444 4,509 0.54
  Male 408,122 410,887 2,765 -0.45
  Female 423,813 425,557 1,744 -0.45
  Under 5 years 67,934 67,721 -213 -0.45
  5 to 9 years 65,151 59,675 -5,476 -8.41
  10 to 14 years 66,964 69,319 2,355 3.52
  15 to 19 years 67,242 66,159 -1,083 -1.61
  20 to 24 years 71,772 72,322 550 0.77
  25 to 34 years 116,350 118,898 2,548 2.19
  35 to 44 years 105,158 106,003 845 0.80
  45 to 54 years 99,262 97,999 -1,263 -1.27
  55 to 59 years 45,008 46,496 1,488 3.31
  55 to 59 years 45,008 46,496 1,488 3.31
  60 to 64 years 36,379 37,485 1,106 3.04
  65 to 74 years 49,784 51,998 2,214 4.45
  75 to 84 years 30,534 31,495 961 3.15
  85 years and over 10,397 10,874 477 4.59
  Median age 31.5 31.8 0.3 0.95
  18 years and over 591,691 600,672 8,981 1.52
  21 years and over 547,379 558,379 11,000 2.01
  62 years and over 110,414 116,768 6,354 5.75
  65 years and over 90,715 94,367 3,652 4.03

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 271,834 272,523 276,581 280,348 284,364 288,188 15,665 5.75

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 283,516 288,141 4,625 1.63
  1-unit, detached 190,630 190,287 -343 -0.18
  1-unit, attached 7,747 6,532 -1,215 -15.68
  2 units 8,283 9,060 777 9.38
  3 or 4 units 13,678 16,355 2,677 19.57
  5 to 9 units 16,216 20,925 4,709 29.04
  10 to 20 units 16,163 14,921 -1,242 -7.68
  20 or more units 12,969 13,105 136 1.05
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 283,516 288,141 4,625 1.63
  Occupied Housing Units 259,580 256,548 -3,032 -1.17
    Owner 158,182 157,847 -335 -0.21
    Renter 101,398 98,701 -2,697 -2.66
  Vacant Housing Units 23,936 31,593 7,657 31.99
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.40 2.30 0.90...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.40 10.90 2.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.29 3.35 0.06 1.82
Average household size; renter-occ 2.91 2.95 0.04 1.37
Median Value $ owner occupied 110,900 114,700 3,800 3.43
Median Rent $ renter occupied 749 739 -10 -1.34

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 216 307 244 1,100 290 202 257 251 201 258 431 365
  in 1 unit bldgs 199 201 240 194 207 194 163 197 151 236 263 211
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 4 4 0 6 4 12 6 14 12 4 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 8 0 10 16 4 3 0 0 0 3 4
  in 5+ unit bldgs 13 94 0 896 61 0 79 48 36 10 161 146
  Bldgs with 5+ units 2 7 0 18 4 0 6 8 7 2 11 7
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 41,130 44,815 43,488 94,455 40,369 24,271 28,364 35,078 28,053 167,277 58,882 49,875
  1 unit structures 39,707 33,251 43,127 33,025 31,618 23,781 24,601 30,226 24,269 165,228 41,931 34,345
  2 unit structures 441 221 361 0 658 339 997 689 804 1,672 325 325
  3-4 unit structures 0 752 0 813 1,403 151 248 0 0 0 300 400
  5+ unit structures 982 10,591 0 60,617 6,690 0 2,518 4,163 2,980 377 16,326 14,805

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
    165.37 166.79 164.76 167.93 169.55
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.86 -1.22 1.92 0.96 2.53
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 24,150,592 25,290,484 24,823,296 26,069,236 27,348,677 3,198,085 13.2
  Net earnings 1/ 15,031,216 15,611,639 15,277,717 15,820,321 16,590,787 1,559,571 10.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 5,633,793 5,583,974 5,747,671 6,038,902 6,381,370 747,577 13.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 1,034,633 1,041,787 1,051,599 1,054,403 1,035,726 1,093 0.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 210,182 182,575 143,162 88,451 95,137 -115,045 -54.7
    Retirement and other 4,388,978 4,359,612 4,552,910 4,896,048 5,250,507 861,529 19.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 3,485,583 4,094,871 3,797,908 4,210,013 4,376,520 890,937 25.6
  Population 4/ 823,426 835,201 835,769 838,756 838,972 15,546 1.9
  Per capita personal income 29,329 30,281 29,701 31,081 32,598 3,269 11.1
  Per capita net earnings 18,254 18,692 18,280 18,862 19,775 1,521 8.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,842 6,686 6,877 7,200 7,606 764 11.2
    Per capita income maintenance 1,256 1,247 1,258 1,257 1,235 -21 -1.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 255 219 171 105 113 -142 -55.7
    Per capita retirement and other 5,330 5,220 5,448 5,837 6,258 928 17.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,233 4,903 4,544 5,019 5,217 984 23.2
  Earnings by place of work 16,995,081 17,683,853 17,515,738 18,113,746 19,011,543 2,016,462 11.9
    Wages and salaries 11,583,127 12,143,292 12,249,203 12,668,878 13,176,445 1,593,318 13.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 3,303,254 3,531,006 3,577,938 3,639,193 3,784,818 481,564 14.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,412,958 2,585,446 2,632,026 2,666,523 2,776,789 363,831 15.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 890,296 945,560 945,912 972,670 1,008,029 117,733 13.2
    Proprietors' income 2,108,700 2,009,555 1,688,597 1,805,675 2,050,280 -58,420 -2.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 4,425 230 2,988 1,306 -988 -5,413 -122.3
      Farm proprietors' income 2,104,275 2,009,325 1,685,609 1,804,369 2,051,268 -53,007 -2.5
Total full-time and part-time employment 402,904 406,473 410,917 414,575 423,596 20,692 5.1
  Wage and salary jobs 319,951 326,355 329,939 333,164 339,602 19,651 6.1
  Number of proprietors 82,953 80,118 80,978 81,411 83,994 1,041 1.3
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 702 709 717 716 706 4 0.6
    Number of farm proprietors 82,251 79,409 80,261 80,695 83,288 1,037 1.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,181 43,506 42,626 43,692 44,881 2,700 6.4
  Average wages and salaries 36,203 37,209 37,126 38,026 38,800 2,597 7.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,584 25,303 21,002 22,360 24,629 -955 -3.7
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 24,464 25,191 25,979 27,075 27,959 28,526 4,062 16.60
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 24,464 24,758 24,851 25,355 25,848 26,026 1,562 6.38

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 14,532 478,237 691 14,588 485,510 675
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 102 21,162 1,415 102 21,275 1,342
 Total, all industries - St Govt 46 14,173 952 45 14,214 974
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 112 76,721 759 113 76,844 777
 Total, all industries - Private 14,272 366,181 625 14,328 373,177 605
    Goods-producing 1,904 51,715 835 1,905 52,804 780
      Natural resources and mining 122 2,360 495 122 2,012 524
      Construction 1,178 ...... 1,174 ......
      Manufacturing 604 ...... 609 ......
    Service-providing 12,368 314,467 590 12,423 320,372 576
      Trade, transportation & utilities 4,097 103,113 645 4,097 104,224 622
      Information 138 ...... 139 ......
      Financial activities 1,574 19,329 842 1,590 19,617 791
      Professional & business services 2,085 ...... 2,084 ......
      Education and health services 1,703 67,393 626 1,728 68,593 636
      Leisure and hospitality 1,512 52,880 284 1,529 56,046 282
      Other services 1,223 10,920 433 1,218 11,184 442
      Unclassified 36 75 468 38 108 577

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 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.5 5.2 5.4 5.4
Unemployment 18,071 17,704 17,586 17,273 16,311 17,117 16,344 16,881 15,815 15,823 18,156 19,062 19,134
Employment 323,905 326,072 327,779 329,128 329,794 330,917 332,804 332,706 333,485 334,357 331,520 331,604 332,329
Labor Force341,976343,776345,365346,401346,105348,034349,148349,587349,300350,180349,676350,666351,463

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
Anthony ISDAnthony 48084302148141TX 856 5,353 740
Canutillo ISDEl Paso 48127801148141TX 6,068 28,110 6,237
Clint ISDEl Paso 48144302148141TX 11,762 43,217 11,094
Dell City ISDDell City 48166504348229TX 63 592 89
El Paso ISDEl Paso 48183001148141TX 63,210 338,301 63,519
Fabens ISDFabens 48189003148141TX 2,387 9,315 2,289
Ft Hancock ISDFt Hancock 48201304348229TX 482 2,125 448
San Elizario ISDSan Elizario 48388502148141TX 4,158 14,216 3,643
Sierra Blanca ISDSierra Blanca 48402004348229TX 167 585 105
Socorro ISDEl Paso 48407101148141TX 44,259 185,991 44,018
Tornillo ISDTornillo 48429903248141TX 1,355 3,843 1,131
Ysleta ISDEl Paso 48466801148141TX 43,680 199,372 38,453

Number of districts: 12 ... Total enrollment: 178,447
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
El Paso Community College El Paso, TX2246423 28,308 9,329 0 0
International Business College-El Paso El Paso, TX2257793 72 72 0 0
International Business College-El Paso El Paso, TX2257883 121 121 0 0
Kaplan College-El Paso El Paso, TX2462663 576 576 0 0
Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX4515565 1,337 1,337 0 0
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX2287969 19,817 13,106 3,262 1,286
Vista College El Paso, TX3652043 2,951 2,951 0 0
Western Technical College El Paso, TX2246793 990 756 0 0
Western Technical College El Paso, TX2246603 529 413 0 0

  Number of institutions: 9 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 54,701
  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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