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Situation & Outlook Report

Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 22580)
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 Forest City, NC MISA metro changed from 67,746 in 2010 to 66,537 in 2015, a change of -1,356 (-2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 485 in 2010 and 492 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -254 (2011), -54 (2012), -187 (2013), -51 (2014), -51 (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 69,502. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 1,721 (2.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 12,114 (2010) to 16,696 (2020), a change of 4,582 (37.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 876 in 2008 and 886 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $25,787 in 2008 to $28,379 in 2014, a change of $2,592 (10.1%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

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 13 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 22580; 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.
  •   Forest City

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

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 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Rutherford County (37161) 67,746 34.4 67,368 33.2 67,203 33.2 66,825 33.1 66,537 32.7 66,390 32.5

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.
  Rutherford County, NC

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 66,956 66,600 -356 -0.53
  One race 66,020 -1 -66,021 -100.00
    White 57,251 -1 -57,252 -100.00
    Black/African American 57,251 -1 -57,252 -100.00
    American Indian/Alaska Native 123 -1 -124 -100.81
    Asian alone 118 -1 -119 -100.85
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 -1 -1...
    Some other race alone 1,449 -1 -1,450 -100.07
  Two or more races 936 -1 -937 -100.11
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,620 2,701 81 3.09
Population 25 years and over 46,467 46,891 424 3.09
  % high school graduate or higher 81.5 82.1 0.6 0.74
  % bachelor's degree or higher 17.9 15.7 -2.2 -12.29
Total Households 26,213 25,805 -408 -12.29
  Median household income ($) 34,993 34,347 -646 -1.85
  Mean household income ($) 45,852 45,648 -204 -0.44
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 66,956 66,600 -356 -0.53
  Male 32,776 32,144 -632 -0.44
  Female 34,180 34,456 276 -0.44
  Under 5 years 2,931 3,982 1,051 -0.44
  5 to 9 years 3,434 3,952 518 15.08
  10 to 14 years 5,283 4,026 -1,257 -23.79
  15 to 19 years 4,340 4,615 275 6.34
  20 to 24 years 4,501 3,134 -1,367 -30.37
  25 to 34 years 6,557 6,931 374 5.70
  35 to 44 years 7,331 8,029 698 9.52
  45 to 54 years 10,105 8,869 -1,236 -12.23
  55 to 59 years 4,847 5,276 429 8.85
  55 to 59 years 4,847 5,276 429 8.85
  60 to 64 years 4,996 4,782 -214 -4.28
  65 to 74 years 7,284 7,500 216 2.97
  75 to 84 years 4,179 3,291 -888 -21.25
  85 years and over 1,168 2,213 1,045 89.47
  Median age 44.0 43.4 -0.6 -1.36
  18 years and over 52,611 52,028 -583 -1.11
  21 years and over 50,134 49,383 -751 -1.50
  62 years and over 14,957 15,757 800 5.35
  65 years and over 12,631 13,004 373 2.95

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 33,878 33,876 33,871 33,850 33,845 33,884 8 0.02

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 33,651 33,878 227 0.67
  1-unit, detached 22,834 25,292 2,458 10.76
  1-unit, attached 648 657 9 1.39
  2 units 379 264 -115 -30.34
  3 or 4 units 1,191 549 -642 -53.90
  5 to 9 units 1,375 627 -748 -54.40
  10 to 20 units 130 61 -69 -53.08
  20 or more units 243 158 -85 -34.98
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 33,651 33,878 227 0.67
  Occupied Housing Units 26,213 25,805 -408 -1.56
    Owner 17,959 19,134 1,175 6.54
    Renter 8,254 6,671 -1,583 -19.18
  Vacant Housing Units 7,438 8,073 635 8.54
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.60 4.00 1.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 12.90 10.70 -2.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.32 2.38 0.06 2.59
Average household size; renter-occ 2.92 2.97 0.05 1.71
Median Value $ owner occupied 104,600 98,600 -6,000 -5.74
Median Rent $ renter occupied 573 615 42 7.33

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 1,782,576 1,838,130 1,813,382 1,877,171 1,934,743 152,167 8.5
  Net earnings 1/ 906,066 941,200 893,086 943,807 965,700 59,634 6.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 613,462 628,507 641,204 649,825 673,702 60,240 9.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 66,294 67,583 70,371 71,400 70,760 4,466 6.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 29,956 23,150 11,075 3,442 2,224 -27,732 -92.6
    Retirement and other 517,212 537,774 559,758 574,983 600,718 83,506 16.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 263,048 268,423 279,092 283,539 295,341 32,293 12.3
  Population 4/ 67,368 67,203 66,825 66,537 66,390 -978 -1.5
  Per capita personal income 26,460 27,352 27,136 28,212 29,142 2,682 10.1
  Per capita net earnings 13,450 14,005 13,365 14,185 14,546 1,096 8.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,106 9,352 9,595 9,766 10,148 1,042 11.4
    Per capita income maintenance 984 1,006 1,053 1,073 1,066 82 8.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 445 344 166 52 33 -412 -92.6
    Per capita retirement and other 7,677 8,002 8,376 8,642 9,048 1,371 17.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 3,905 3,994 4,176 4,261 4,449 544 13.9
  Earnings by place of work 900,880 934,191 890,345 937,616 949,064 48,184 5.3
    Wages and salaries 637,834 646,093 623,134 642,378 658,018 20,184 3.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 170,707 178,698 168,473 182,220 178,648 7,941 4.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 117,678 125,408 116,979 128,785 124,786 7,108 6.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 53,029 53,290 51,494 53,435 53,862 833 1.6
    Proprietors' income 92,339 109,400 98,738 113,018 112,398 20,059 21.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 2,124 5,214 6,083 8,983 9,175 7,051 332.0
      Farm proprietors' income 90,215 104,186 92,655 104,035 103,223 13,008 14.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 26,633 26,344 26,233 26,438 26,532 -101 -0.4
  Wage and salary jobs 19,828 19,691 19,450 19,679 19,582 -246 -1.2
  Number of proprietors 6,805 6,653 6,783 6,759 6,950 145 2.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 566 551 552 545 537 -29 -5.1
    Number of farm proprietors 6,239 6,102 6,231 6,214 6,413 174 2.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 33,826 35,461 33,940 35,465 35,771 1,945 5.8
  Average wages and salaries 32,168 32,812 32,038 32,643 33,603 1,435 4.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 14,460 17,074 14,870 16,742 16,096 1,636 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.

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

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 8.2 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.1 8.0 8.3 7.5 6.8 6.2 6.8 6.7 6.5
Unemployment 2,026 1,814 1,814 1,821 1,727 1,956 2,071 1,884 1,700 1,565 1,693 1,650 1,606
Employment 22,697 23,099 22,986 22,953 22,729 22,539 22,861 23,273 23,168 23,738 23,356 22,998 22,991
Labor Force24,72324,91324,80024,77424,45624,49524,93225,15724,86825,30325,04924,64824,597

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
Rutherford County SchoolsForest City 37040804137161NC 8,963 66,956 10,793

Number of districts: 1 ... Total enrollment: 8,963
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
Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC1987103 2,057 859 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 2,057
  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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Terms of Use go top
Situation & Outlook Reports are a proprietary resource developed by ProximityOne. There is no warranty of any type associated with any aspect of this report. The user of this document is solely responsible to any use, direct or indirect, that might be made of this document.

Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • 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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