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Situation & Outlook Report

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 21660)
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 Eugene, OR MSA metro changed from 351,966 in 2010 to 358,506 in 2015, a change of 10,929 (3.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 145 in 2010 and 144 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,409 (2011), 959 (2012), 768 (2013), 2,642 (2014), 2,642 (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 364,519. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 12,667 (3.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 54,516 (2010) to 81,014 (2020), a change of 26,498 (48.6%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 411 in 2008 and 463 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,577 in 2008 to $37,374 in 2014, a change of $3,797 (11.3%). 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 159 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $11,572 in 2009 to $13,673 in 2014 a change of $2,101 (18.16%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $11,572 in 2009 to $12,540 in 2014, a change of $968 (8.37%). 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 21660; 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.
  •   Eugene

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
  Eugene, OR (4123850) 156,185 156,446 157,237 157,894 158,566 160,561 4,115 2.60
  Springfield, OR (4169600) 59,403 59,382 59,728 59,909 60,076 60,263 881 1.50

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 351,966 100.0 353,637 100.0 354,610 100.0 355,650 100.0 358,506 100.0 362,895 100.0
  Lane County, OR (41039) 351,966 100.0 353,637 100.0 354,610 100.0 355,650 100.0 358,506 100.0 362,895 100.0

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.
  Lane County, OR

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 356,212 358,337 2,125 0.60
  One race 340,879 339,820 -1,059 -0.31
    White 312,281 317,454 5,173 1.66
    Black/African American 312,281 317,454 5,173 1.66
    American Indian/Alaska Native 3,854 3,324 -530 -13.75
    Asian alone 8,772 8,581 -191 -2.18
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1,185 514 -671 -56.62
    Some other race alone 10,884 6,489 -4,395 -40.38
  Two or more races 15,333 18,517 3,184 20.77
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 28,447 29,681 1,234 4.34
Population 25 years and over 240,419 243,019 2,600 4.34
  % high school graduate or higher 92.4 90.5 -1.9 -2.06
  % bachelor's degree or higher 29.2 29.0 -0.2 -0.68
Total Households 144,166 145,732 1,566 -0.68
  Median household income ($) 43,459 44,877 1,418 3.26
  Mean household income ($) 60,051 59,717 -334 -0.56
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 356,212 358,337 2,125 0.60
  Male 174,637 175,389 752 -0.56
  Female 181,575 182,948 1,373 -0.56
  Under 5 years 17,245 17,241 -4 -0.56
  5 to 9 years 19,037 19,595 558 2.93
  10 to 14 years 19,883 20,215 332 1.67
  15 to 19 years 25,327 23,852 -1,475 -5.82
  20 to 24 years 34,301 34,415 114 0.33
  25 to 34 years 43,288 44,564 1,276 2.95
  35 to 44 years 42,107 41,295 -812 -1.93
  45 to 54 years 44,015 44,093 78 0.18
  55 to 59 years 24,352 25,892 1,540 6.32
  55 to 59 years 24,352 25,892 1,540 6.32
  60 to 64 years 26,979 24,938 -2,041 -7.57
  65 to 74 years 34,368 36,739 2,371 6.90
  75 to 84 years 16,321 16,744 423 2.59
  85 years and over 8,989 8,754 -235 -2.61
  Median age 39.3 39.9 0.6 1.53
  18 years and over 287,947 289,773 1,826 0.63
  21 years and over 266,446 270,318 3,872 1.45
  62 years and over 74,825 77,296 2,471 3.30
  65 years and over 59,678 62,237 2,559 4.29

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 156,112 156,170 156,316 156,587 157,009 157,899 1,729 1.11

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 156,436 157,908 1,472 0.94
  1-unit, detached 99,762 99,665 -97 -0.10
  1-unit, attached 7,702 8,351 649 8.43
  2 units 4,038 6,548 2,510 62.16
  3 or 4 units 6,535 6,407 -128 -1.96
  5 to 9 units 5,724 6,173 449 7.84
  10 to 20 units 4,358 5,419 1,061 24.35
  20 or more units 13,432 10,552 -2,880 -21.44
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 156,436 157,908 1,472 0.94
  Occupied Housing Units 144,166 145,732 1,566 1.09
    Owner 86,435 86,197 -238 -0.28
    Renter 57,731 59,535 1,804 3.12
  Vacant Housing Units 12,270 12,176 -94 -0.77
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.40 1.70 0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.30 5.70 1.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.44 2.40 -0.04 -1.64
Average household size; renter-occ 2.38 2.41 0.03 1.26
Median Value $ owner occupied 206,700 214,700 8,000 3.87
Median Rent $ renter occupied 863 870 7 0.81

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 61 41 49 121 45 43 59 63 103 350 67 77
  in 1 unit bldgs 37 33 42 38 45 33 54 63 49 61 49 47
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 24 5 7 81 0 10 5 0 54 287 16 16
  Bldgs with 5+ units 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 5 3 1 1
  Percent Coverage 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 93 84 84 84 84
Value ($000), Total Units 11,521 9,271 12,313 21,157 10,754 9,422 11,403 16,505 15,995 40,584 14,050 17,994
  1 unit structures 9,218 8,409 11,270 9,376 10,754 8,489 10,937 16,505 12,363 14,823 11,549 12,484
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 0 392 501 3,510
  3-4 unit structures 0 438 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 2,303 424 1,043 11,515 0 933 466 0 3,632 25,369 2,000 2,000

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
    199.01 201.12 205.19 209.97 216.19
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.06 2.02 2.33 2.96 8.63
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 12,175,709 12,696,903 12,760,064 13,575,594 14,468,971 2,293,262 18.8
  Net earnings 1/ 6,818,643 7,170,715 7,133,738 7,461,189 8,048,049 1,229,406 18.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,916,110 2,918,788 3,018,737 3,304,455 3,512,364 596,254 20.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 300,590 305,443 312,320 316,781 310,635 10,045 3.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 178,595 130,021 93,105 50,886 48,047 -130,548 -73.1
    Retirement and other 2,436,925 2,483,324 2,613,312 2,936,788 3,153,682 716,757 29.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,440,956 2,607,400 2,607,589 2,809,950 2,908,558 467,602 19.2
  Population 4/ 353,637 354,610 355,650 358,506 362,895 9,258 2.6
  Per capita personal income 34,430 35,805 35,878 37,867 39,871 5,441 15.8
  Per capita net earnings 19,281 20,221 20,058 20,812 22,177 2,896 15.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,246 8,231 8,488 9,217 9,679 1,433 17.4
    Per capita income maintenance 850 861 878 884 856 6 0.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 505 367 262 142 132 -373 -73.9
    Per capita retirement and other 6,891 7,003 7,348 8,192 8,690 1,799 26.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,902 7,353 7,332 7,838 8,015 1,113 16.1
  Earnings by place of work 7,800,741 8,192,241 8,302,721 8,688,621 9,346,600 1,545,859 19.8
    Wages and salaries 5,429,207 5,601,316 5,778,504 6,076,354 6,492,721 1,063,514 19.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,460,211 1,567,561 1,536,394 1,548,035 1,646,145 185,934 12.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 966,863 1,051,331 998,272 982,487 1,056,208 89,345 9.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 493,348 516,230 538,122 565,548 589,937 96,589 19.6
    Proprietors' income 911,323 1,023,364 987,823 1,064,232 1,207,734 296,411 32.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -5,640 8,927 9,753 10,256 18,307 23,947...
      Farm proprietors' income 916,963 1,014,437 978,070 1,053,976 1,189,427 272,464 29.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 189,199 189,534 191,241 195,673 201,201 12,002 6.3
  Wage and salary jobs 145,396 146,294 147,780 151,481 155,664 10,268 7.1
  Number of proprietors 43,803 43,240 43,461 44,192 45,537 1,734 4.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,703 2,535 2,530 2,492 2,492 -211 -7.8
    Number of farm proprietors 41,100 40,705 40,931 41,700 43,045 1,945 4.7
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,230 43,223 43,415 44,404 46,454 5,224 12.7
  Average wages and salaries 37,341 38,288 39,102 40,113 41,710 4,369 11.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 22,311 24,922 23,896 25,275 27,632 5,321 23.8
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 11,572 11,767 12,174 12,661 13,157 13,673 2,101 18.16
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 11,572 11,663 11,945 12,146 12,338 12,540 968 8.37

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 11,478 237,737 760 11,576 243,875 771
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 65 2,548 1,315 65 2,610 1,128
 Total, all industries - St Govt 63 13,723 1,013 65 14,446 983
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 275 25,156 790 275 25,568 886
 Total, all industries - Private 11,075 196,309 731 11,171 201,250 737
    Goods-producing 1,695 33,725 897 1,715 34,910 925
      Natural resources and mining 230 3,269 734 230 3,439 776
      Construction 910 9,047 823 922 9,587 871
      Manufacturing 555 21,408 953 563 21,884 973
    Service-providing 9,380 162,584 697 9,456 166,340 697
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,028 47,434 637 2,027 47,992 649
      Information 166 5,484 1,173 168 5,453 1,452
      Financial activities 1,053 10,199 1,064 1,052 10,526 964
      Professional & business services 1,645 25,568 782 1,659 26,360 773
      Education and health services 1,327 38,988 863 1,347 39,738 837
      Leisure and hospitality 1,093 25,450 303 1,085 26,935 315
      Other services 2,008 9,400 477 2,086 9,291 505
      Unclassified 60 61 573 32 47 885

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 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.5 5.8 6.2 6.1
Unemployment 10,714 9,568 9,672 9,609 9,374 9,171 9,463 8,996 8,163 7,934 10,314 10,962 10,874
Employment 159,900 160,915 164,349 165,490 164,695 165,394 166,849 167,565 167,422 168,544 168,061 165,988 167,145
Labor Force170,614170,483174,021175,099174,069174,565176,312176,561175,585176,478178,375176,950178,019

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
Bethel Sd 52Eugene 41020401241039OR 5,930 38,442 6,621
Creswell Sd 40Creswell 41036903141039OR 1,281 9,133 1,546
Crow-Applegate-Lorane Sd 66Eugene 41037804241039OR 290 2,350 360
Eugene Sd 4jEugene 41047401241039OR 17,029 152,110 18,973
Fern Ridge Sd 28jElmira 41049503141039OR 1,513 12,107 1,900
Junction City Sd 69Junction City 41069303141039OR 1,707 12,685 2,000
Lowell Sd 71Lowell 41075904241039OR 269 2,591 414
Mapleton Sd 32Mapleton 41077104341039OR 173 1,619 186
Marcola Sd 79jMarcola 41077404241039OR 195 1,921 231
Mckenzie Sd 68Finn Rock 41079804241039OR 219 2,294 272
Oakridge Sd 76Oakridge 41091503241039OR 505 4,531 635
Pleasant Hill Sd 1Pleasant Hill 41098704141039OR 897 6,583 978
Siuslaw Sd 97jFlorence 41051003341039OR 1,332 14,859 1,441
South Lane Sd 45j3Cottage Grove 41115803241039OR 2,854 19,010 3,001
Springfield Sd 19Springfield 41116702241039OR 11,066 74,803 11,958

Number of districts: 15 ... Total enrollment: 45,260
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
Lane Community College Eugene, OR2090384 9,236 4,047 0 0
New Hope Christian College-Eugene Eugene, OR2087255 162 142 0 0
Northwest Christian University Eugene, OR2094097 496 395 209 183
Northwest College-Eugene Eugene, OR4682464 199 199 0 0
Springfield College of Beauty Springfield, OR2101004 71 71 0 0
University of Oregon Eugene, OR2095519 20,559 18,673 3,537 2,912

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 30,723
  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

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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