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Situation & Outlook Report

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 21780)
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 Evansville, IN-KY MSA metro changed from 311,817 in 2010 to 315,137 in 2015, a change of 3,876 (1.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 154 in 2010 and 158 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 226 (2011), -59 (2012), 532 (2013), 228 (2014), 228 (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 330,407. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 18,629 (6.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 45,440 (2010) to 65,648 (2020), a change of 20,208 (44.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 270 in 2008 and 289 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,424 in 2008 to $40,768 in 2014, a change of $4,344 (11.9%). 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 137 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $15,203 in 2009 to $16,634 in 2014 a change of $1,431 (9.41%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $15,203 in 2009 to $14,865 in 2014, a change of ($338) (-2.22%). 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 78 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 21780; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
  • Springleaf Holdings, Inc.
  • Vectren Corporation

Number in this metro: 3. 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.
  •   Evansville

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
  Evansville, IN (1822000) 117,429 120,074 120,133 120,161 120,376 120,346 272 0.20
  Henderson, KY (2135866) 28,757 28,788 28,846 28,887 28,847 28,900 112 0.40

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 311,817 100.0 312,642 100.0 313,389 100.0 314,454 100.0 315,137 100.0 315,693 100.0
  Posey County, IN (18129) 25,857 8.3 25,686 8.2 25,620 8.2 25,497 8.1 25,520 8.1 25,512 8.1
  Vanderburgh County, IN (18163) 179,856 57.7 180,357 57.7 180,854 57.7 181,521 57.7 181,918 57.7 181,877 57.6
  Warrick County, IN (18173) 59,850 19.2 60,241 19.3 60,481 19.3 61,089 19.4 61,267 19.4 61,897 19.6
  Henderson County, KY (21101) 46,254 14.8 46,358 14.8 46,434 14.8 46,347 14.7 46,432 14.7 46,407 14.7

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.
  Vanderburgh County, IN

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 314,280 315,162 882 0.28
  One race 307,251 308,819 1,568 0.51
    White 280,860 278,923 -1,937 -0.69
    Black/African American 280,860 278,923 -1,937 -0.69
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,027 460 -567 -55.21
    Asian alone 3,756 4,139 383 10.20
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 377 193 -184 -48.81
    Some other race alone 1,637 3,107 1,470 89.80
  Two or more races 7,029 6,343 -686 -9.76
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,665 6,882 217 3.26
Population 25 years and over 212,605 213,125 520 3.26
  % high school graduate or higher 90.0 91.4 1.4 1.56
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.5 23.8 -0.7 -2.86
Total Households 124,343 125,439 1,096 -2.86
  Median household income ($) 45,332 46,547 1,215 2.68
  Mean household income ($) 60,899 62,889 1,990 3.27
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 314,280 315,162 882 0.28
  Male 153,625 152,969 -656 3.27
  Female 160,655 162,193 1,538 3.27
  Under 5 years 19,435 19,116 -319 3.27
  5 to 9 years 20,921 21,630 709 3.39
  10 to 14 years 19,676 18,994 -682 -3.47
  15 to 19 years 19,857 21,186 1,329 6.69
  20 to 24 years 21,786 21,111 -675 -3.10
  25 to 34 years 41,092 40,888 -204 -0.50
  35 to 44 years 36,984 38,313 1,329 3.59
  45 to 54 years 43,590 41,819 -1,771 -4.06
  55 to 59 years 22,585 22,310 -275 -1.22
  55 to 59 years 22,585 22,310 -275 -1.22
  60 to 64 years 20,628 20,681 53 0.26
  65 to 74 years 26,217 27,295 1,078 4.11
  75 to 84 years 14,114 14,732 618 4.38
  85 years and over 7,395 7,087 -308 -4.16
  Median age 39.4 39.1 -0.3 -0.76
  18 years and over 242,735 243,750 1,015 0.42
  21 years and over 229,650 229,857 207 0.09
  62 years and over 59,631 61,585 1,954 3.28
  65 years and over 47,726 49,114 1,388 2.91

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 138,733 138,816 139,093 139,293 139,687 140,130 1,314 0.95

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 139,284 140,124 840 0.60
  1-unit, detached 100,131 103,857 3,726 3.72
  1-unit, attached 3,042 2,146 -896 -29.45
  2 units 3,736 5,232 1,496 40.04
  3 or 4 units 5,348 4,954 -394 -7.37
  5 to 9 units 7,356 6,732 -624 -8.48
  10 to 20 units 7,156 4,967 -2,189 -30.59
  20 or more units 5,125 6,756 1,631 31.82
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 139,284 140,124 840 0.60
  Occupied Housing Units 124,343 125,439 1,096 0.88
    Owner 87,263 84,835 -2,428 -2.78
    Renter 37,080 40,604 3,524 9.50
  Vacant Housing Units 14,941 14,685 -256 -1.71
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 1.60 0.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.00 7.90 3.90...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.58 2.49 -0.09 -3.49
Average household size; renter-occ 2.16 2.32 0.16 7.41
Median Value $ owner occupied 120,900 127,600 6,700 5.54
Median Rent $ renter occupied 674 726 52 7.72

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 72 128 77 41 33 130 53 70 73 56 80 124
  in 1 unit bldgs 60 43 47 39 33 20 51 52 68 56 76 48
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 2 0 2 0 10 2 6 0 0 4 6
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
  in 5+ unit bldgs 8 83 30 0 0 100 0 12 5 0 0 62
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3
  Percent Coverage 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98
Value ($000), Total Units 11,804 9,433 10,633 6,909 6,744 21,301 8,543 12,971 14,897 9,371 15,983 6,380
  1 unit structures 11,244 8,257 10,081 6,694 6,744 5,551 8,444 12,286 14,822 9,371 15,653 5,115
  2 unit structures 160 217 0 215 0 1,500 99 385 0 0 330 240
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 425
  5+ unit structures 400 959 552 0 0 14,250 0 300 75 0 0 600

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
    168.30 169.74 170.14 171.73 177.13
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.86 0.24 0.93 3.14 5.25
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 12,413,593 12,819,003 12,454,426 12,912,419 13,287,861 874,268 7.0
  Net earnings 1/ 8,094,601 8,147,651 7,934,772 8,084,919 8,246,949 152,348 1.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,392,354 2,469,342 2,500,385 2,654,035 2,803,754 411,400 17.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 230,491 228,819 233,354 230,879 226,845 -3,646 -1.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 85,653 64,358 41,160 20,114 16,071 -69,582 -81.2
    Retirement and other 2,076,210 2,176,165 2,225,871 2,403,042 2,560,838 484,628 23.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,926,638 2,202,010 2,019,269 2,173,465 2,237,158 310,520 16.1
  Population 4/ 312,642 313,389 314,454 315,137 315,693 3,051 1.0
  Per capita personal income 39,705 40,904 39,607 40,974 42,091 2,386 6.0
  Per capita net earnings 25,891 25,999 25,233 25,655 26,123 232 0.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,652 7,879 7,952 8,422 8,881 1,229 16.1
    Per capita income maintenance 737 730 742 733 719 -18 -2.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 274 205 131 64 51 -223 -81.4
    Per capita retirement and other 6,641 6,944 7,079 7,625 8,112 1,471 22.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,162 7,026 6,422 6,897 7,086 924 15.0
  Earnings by place of work 9,422,737 9,422,681 9,271,657 9,488,599 9,717,847 295,110 3.1
    Wages and salaries 6,346,492 6,400,111 6,438,978 6,761,204 7,077,356 730,864 11.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,549,009 1,595,475 1,561,417 1,680,627 1,655,729 106,720 6.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,066,632 1,108,406 1,069,487 1,163,884 1,120,713 54,081 5.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 482,377 487,069 491,930 516,743 535,016 52,639 10.9
    Proprietors' income 1,527,236 1,427,095 1,271,262 1,046,768 984,762 -542,474 -35.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 103,718 46,229 228,942 92,546 42,522 -61,196 -59.0
      Farm proprietors' income 1,423,518 1,380,866 1,042,320 954,222 942,240 -481,278 -33.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 188,465 188,335 186,895 189,217 191,655 3,190 1.7
  Wage and salary jobs 158,224 158,156 156,482 158,870 160,522 2,298 1.5
  Number of proprietors 30,241 30,179 30,413 30,347 31,133 892 2.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,386 1,320 1,337 1,349 1,339 -47 -3.4
    Number of farm proprietors 28,855 28,859 29,076 28,998 29,794 939 3.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 49,997 50,031 49,609 50,147 50,705 708 1.4
  Average wages and salaries 40,111 40,467 41,148 42,558 44,090 3,979 9.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 49,333 47,849 35,848 32,906 31,625 -17,708 -35.9
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 15,203 15,924 16,744 16,656 16,628 16,634 1,431 9.41
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 15,203 15,590 15,515 15,008 14,934 14,865 -338 -2.22

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 7,548 245,934 825 7,523 250,662 795
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 60 2,106 1,324 60 2,123 1,152
 Total, all industries - St Govt 73 5,235 693 72 5,320 730
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 77 18,976 728 77 19,233 705
 Total, all industries - Private 7,338 219,617 832 7,314 223,986 801
    Goods-producing 1,319 54,411 1,216 1,319 56,480 1,117
      Natural resources and mining 129 1,522 1,232 126 1,525 1,092
      Construction 789 14,958 991 792 16,915 1,100
      Manufacturing 401 37,932 1,306 401 38,040 1,125
    Service-providing 6,019 165,206 704 5,995 167,506 695
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,783 48,834 705 1,763 48,754 681
      Information 74 2,685 886 75 2,713 860
      Financial activities 706 7,762 960 699 7,814 875
      Professional & business services 1,130 28,861 940 1,123 29,362 834
      Education and health services 910 43,377 769 917 44,162 845
      Leisure and hospitality 715 25,113 280 718 25,922 289
      Other services 696 8,565 533 697 8,778 551
      Unclassified 5 8 427 3 2 533

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 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.3
Unemployment 483 456 476 512 520 577 610 629 571 526 579 557 590
Employment 12,812 12,779 12,831 12,914 12,734 12,571 12,683 12,787 12,965 13,115 13,125 13,247 13,020
Labor Force13,29513,23513,30713,42613,25413,14813,29313,41613,53613,64113,70413,80413,610

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
Evansville Vanderburgh Sch CorpEvansville 18034501218163IN 23,020 181,398 28,388
M S D Mount VernonMount Vernon 18072903118129IN 2,199 15,643 2,703
M S D North Posey Co SchoolsPoseyville 18079504218129IN 1,450 8,527 1,475
New Harmony Town & Twp Con SchNew Harmony 18075004218129IN... 1,316 164
Warrick County School CorpBoonville 18123902218173IN 9,965 61,049 11,655
Henderson CountyHenderson 21027102221101KY 7,510 46,347 7,844

Number of districts: 6 ... Total enrollment: 44,144
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
Henderson Community College Henderson, KY1568513 2,000 565 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Newburgh Newburgh, IN2512515 222 153 0 0
Pat Wilson's Beauty College Henderson, KY1575084 88 56 0 0
University of Evansville Evansville, IN1505349 2,420 2,266 147 143
University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN1513069 8,394 6,978 970 154

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 13,124
  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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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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