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Situation & Outlook Report

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 21500)
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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 Erie, PA MSA metro changed from 280,774 in 2010 to 278,936 in 2015, a change of -2,729 (-1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 164 in 2010 and 170 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 28 (2011), -417 (2012), -1,179 (2013), -1,467 (2014), -1,467 (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 291,569. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 10,849 (3.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 41,971 (2010) to 58,725 (2020), a change of 16,754 (39.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 394 in 2008 and 423 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,939 in 2008 to $38,200 in 2014, a change of $4,261 (12.6%). 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 186 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,627 in 2009 to $10,856 in 2014 a change of $1,229 (12.77%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,627 in 2009 to $9,961 in 2014, a change of $334 (3.47%). 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 72 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 21500; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Erie Insurance Group

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.
  •   Erie

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
  Erie, PA (4224000) 101,786 101,746 101,431 101,104 100,309 99,452 -2,294 -2.30

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 280,774 100.0 281,116 100.0 281,076 100.0 280,117 100.0 278,936 100.0 278,045 100.0
  Erie County, PA (42049) 280,774 100.0 281,116 100.0 281,076 100.0 280,117 100.0 278,936 100.0 278,045 100.0

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.
  Erie County, PA

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 280,294 278,443 -1,851 -0.66
  One race 274,245 269,755 -4,490 -1.64
    White 246,992 242,549 -4,443 -1.80
    Black/African American 246,992 242,549 -4,443 -1.80
    American Indian/Alaska Native 900 700 -200 -22.22
    Asian alone 4,063 4,315 252 6.20
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 58 186 128 220.69
    Some other race alone 2,410 2,942 532 22.07
  Two or more races 6,049 8,688 2,639 43.63
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,365 10,716 351 3.39
Population 25 years and over 188,007 187,939 -68 3.39
  % high school graduate or higher 89.8 90.8 1.0 1.11
  % bachelor's degree or higher 26.6 28.0 1.4 5.26
Total Households 110,733 108,655 -2,078 5.26
  Median household income ($) 44,292 45,560 1,268 2.86
  Mean household income ($) 59,282 62,404 3,122 5.27
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 280,294 278,443 -1,851 -0.66
  Male 137,940 137,297 -643 5.27
  Female 142,354 141,146 -1,208 5.27
  Under 5 years 16,141 16,050 -91 5.27
  5 to 9 years 18,075 15,910 -2,165 -11.98
  10 to 14 years 16,209 17,981 1,772 10.93
  15 to 19 years 20,624 19,729 -895 -4.34
  20 to 24 years 21,238 20,834 -404 -1.90
  25 to 34 years 35,399 35,928 529 1.49
  35 to 44 years 32,990 31,330 -1,660 -5.03
  45 to 54 years 37,911 37,490 -421 -1.11
  55 to 59 years 21,490 21,678 188 0.87
  55 to 59 years 21,490 21,678 188 0.87
  60 to 64 years 17,389 17,426 37 0.21
  65 to 74 years 23,045 23,958 913 3.96
  75 to 84 years 13,547 13,687 140 1.03
  85 years and over 6,236 6,442 206 3.30
  Median age 38.7 39.4 0.7 1.81
  18 years and over 219,180 217,804 -1,376 -0.63
  21 years and over 203,794 203,141 -653 -0.32
  62 years and over 52,564 53,160 596 1.13
  65 years and over 42,828 44,087 1,259 2.94

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 119,138 119,182 119,449 119,461 119,648 119,816 634 0.53

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 119,251 119,824 573 0.48
  1-unit, detached 79,638 78,342 -1,296 -1.63
  1-unit, attached 4,715 4,914 199 4.22
  2 units 8,667 11,035 2,368 27.32
  3 or 4 units 5,705 7,006 1,301 22.80
  5 to 9 units 4,337 3,963 -374 -8.62
  10 to 20 units 2,315 2,665 350 15.12
  20 or more units 6,681 5,382 -1,299 -19.44
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 119,251 119,824 573 0.48
  Occupied Housing Units 110,733 108,655 -2,078 -1.88
    Owner 75,439 72,068 -3,371 -4.47
    Renter 35,294 36,587 1,293 3.66
  Vacant Housing Units 8,518 11,169 2,651 31.12
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.60 2.00 0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.00 8.00 2.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.49 2.53 0.04 1.61
Average household size; renter-occ 2.26 2.28 0.02 0.88
Median Value $ owner occupied 116,100 124,400 8,300 7.15
Median Rent $ renter occupied 697 694 -3 -0.43

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 9 6 10 2 2 4 32 7 6 10 10 6
  in 1 unit bldgs 9 6 8 0 2 2 0 7 6 10 10 6
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 50 50
Value ($000), Total Units 1,717 1,499 1,643 140 568 543 1,650 1,715 1,698 2,482 1,707 1,815
  1 unit structures 1,717 1,499 1,457 0 568 463 0 1,715 1,698 2,482 1,707 1,815
  2 unit structures 0 0 186 140 0 80 150 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 0 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
    159.85 158.34 159.24 159.50 165.93
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.94 0.57 0.16 4.03 3.80
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 10,334,914 10,660,711 10,558,424 10,829,070 11,240,073 905,159 8.8
  Net earnings 1/ 6,185,497 6,308,344 6,297,039 6,383,583 6,643,027 457,530 7.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,599,442 2,507,120 2,637,488 2,671,083 2,767,636 168,194 6.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 298,075 308,855 310,049 310,566 313,184 15,109 5.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 170,079 112,391 90,320 58,152 48,415 -121,664 -71.5
    Retirement and other 2,131,288 2,085,874 2,237,119 2,302,365 2,406,037 274,749 12.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,549,975 1,845,247 1,623,897 1,774,404 1,829,410 279,435 18.0
  Population 4/ 281,116 281,076 280,117 278,936 278,045 -3,071 -1.1
  Per capita personal income 36,764 37,928 37,693 38,823 40,425 3,661 10.0
  Per capita net earnings 22,003 22,444 22,480 22,885 23,892 1,889 8.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,247 8,920 9,416 9,576 9,954 707 7.6
    Per capita income maintenance 1,060 1,099 1,107 1,113 1,126 66 6.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 605 400 322 208 174 -431 -71.2
    Per capita retirement and other 7,582 7,421 7,986 8,254 8,653 1,071 14.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,514 6,565 5,797 6,361 6,580 1,066 19.3
  Earnings by place of work 7,169,354 7,307,941 7,389,201 7,492,788 7,787,146 617,792 8.6
    Wages and salaries 5,038,096 5,139,927 5,168,313 5,282,800 5,455,061 416,965 8.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,539,884 1,516,188 1,558,939 1,545,399 1,636,257 96,373 6.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,125,877 1,096,796 1,134,007 1,117,056 1,192,356 66,479 5.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 414,007 419,392 424,932 428,343 443,901 29,894 7.2
    Proprietors' income 591,374 651,826 661,949 664,589 695,828 104,454 17.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 9,816 13,065 4,956 1,165 -1,079 -10,895 -111.0
      Farm proprietors' income 581,558 638,761 656,993 663,424 696,907 115,349 19.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 159,393 160,460 160,629 161,116 162,399 3,006 1.9
  Wage and salary jobs 134,020 134,759 134,275 134,660 135,235 1,215 0.9
  Number of proprietors 25,373 25,701 26,354 26,456 27,164 1,791 7.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,319 1,272 1,295 1,287 1,266 -53 -4.0
    Number of farm proprietors 24,054 24,429 25,059 25,169 25,898 1,844 7.7
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,979 45,544 46,002 46,506 47,951 2,972 6.6
  Average wages and salaries 37,592 38,142 38,491 39,231 40,338 2,746 7.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 24,177 26,148 26,218 26,359 26,910 2,733 11.3
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 9,627 9,686 10,226 10,162 10,640 10,856 1,229 12.77
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,627 9,606 9,968 9,673 9,935 9,961 334 3.47

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 7,185 203,299 770 7,175 208,219 755
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 44 2,546 1,371 50 2,536 1,172
 Total, all industries - St Govt 32 5,732 1,122 32 5,638 1,154
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 271 16,895 800 270 16,859 879
 Total, all industries - Private 6,838 178,126 747 6,823 183,185 726
    Goods-producing 1,044 43,182 1,080 1,052 44,465 1,016
      Natural resources and mining 66 597 543 68 913 562
      Construction 509 5,376 768 512 6,337 827
      Manufacturing 469 37,209 1,134 472 37,215 1,061
    Service-providing 5,794 134,944 641 5,771 138,720 633
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,409 35,311 578 1,401 35,753 594
      Information 54 1,752 1,017 53 1,782 982
      Financial activities 496 9,609 1,334 497 9,746 1,174
      Professional & business services 763 15,036 608 763 15,650 626
      Education and health services 1,716 43,955 744 1,697 44,062 761
      Leisure and hospitality 713 21,632 272 717 23,806 264
      Other services 643 7,649 501 643 7,922 503

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 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.5 6.1 6.3 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.7 7.2 7.0
Unemployment 7,217 6,187 6,140 6,337 6,026 8,142 8,389 9,238 8,802 8,989 9,168 9,905 9,672
Employment 128,364 128,452 128,457 128,486 128,376 125,404 125,272 125,519 125,735 126,601 127,821 127,864 127,774
Labor Force135,581134,639134,597134,823134,402133,546133,661134,757134,537135,590136,989137,769137,446

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
Corry Area SdCorry 42068604142049PA 2,222 14,742 2,675
Erie City SdErie 42093001242049PA 11,908 101,699 16,017
Fairview SdFairview 42095704142049PA 1,605 10,092 1,753
Fort Leboeuf SdWaterford 42099904242049PA 2,133 14,136 2,410
General Mclane SdEdinboro 42106504142049PA 2,181 17,283 2,316
Girard SdGirard 42107402242049PA 1,852 11,226 2,072
Harbor Creek SdHarborcreek 42114904142049PA 2,032 17,217 2,493
Iroquois SdErie 42122102242049PA 1,179 7,316 1,303
Millcreek Township SdErie 42153302242049PA 7,346 53,453 8,751
North East SdNorth East 42171603142049PA 1,668 10,599 1,816
Northwestern SdAlbion 42178803142049PA 1,532 12,085 1,725
Union City Area SdUnion City 42240903242049PA 1,247 6,859 1,243
Wattsburg Area SdErie 42250804142049PA 1,485 10,402 1,837

Number of districts: 13 ... Total enrollment: 38,390
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
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA2121608 5,595 5,088 1,242 516
Erie Institute of Technology Inc Erie, PA2124343 232 232 0 0
Fortis Institute-Erie Erie, PA2164183 652 442 0 0
Gannon University Erie, PA2126019 3,205 2,593 1,205 659
Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie, PA2131813 427 427 0 0
Mercyhurst University Erie, PA2139879 2,572 2,469 299 132
Mercyhurst University-North East Campus North East, PA4801893 956 683 0 0
Northwest Regional Technology Institute Erie, PA4481054 18 18 0 0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA2145917 4,001 3,773 137 26
Triangle Tech Inc-Erie Erie, PA2164273 46 46 0 0

  Number of institutions: 10 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 17,704
  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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  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
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  • 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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