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Situation & Outlook Report

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 22900)
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 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA metro changed from 280,681 in 2010 to 279,821 in 2015, a change of -440 (-0.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 165 in 2010 and 167 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -141 (2011), -764 (2012), -1,398 (2013), -807 (2014), -807 (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 299,082. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 18,353 (6.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 39,951 (2010) to 57,288 (2020), a change of 17,337 (43.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 634 in 2008 and 688 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $30,315 in 2008 to $33,900 in 2014, a change of $3,585 (11.8%). 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 192 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,053 in 2009 to $10,383 in 2014 a change of $1,330 (14.69%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,053 in 2009 to $9,455 in 2014, a change of $402 (4.44%). 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 58 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 22900; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • ArcBest Corporation

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.
  •   Fort Smith

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
  Fort Smith, AR (0524550) 86,209 86,354 87,189 87,580 87,489 87,351 997 1.20
  Van Buren, AR (0571480) 22,791 22,825 22,855 23,009 23,009 23,070 245 1.10

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 280,681 100.0 281,006 100.0 280,810 100.0 280,041 100.0 279,821 100.0 280,241 100.0
  Crawford County, AR (05033) 61,980 22.1 61,830 22.0 61,916 22.0 61,622 22.0 61,670 22.0 61,703 22.0
  Sebastian County, AR (05131) 125,784 44.8 126,916 45.2 127,453 45.4 127,225 45.4 126,990 45.4 127,780 45.6
  Le Flore County, OK (40079) 50,475 18.0 50,239 17.9 49,958 17.8 49,881 17.8 49,810 17.8 49,605 17.7
  Sequoyah County, OK (40135) 42,442 15.1 42,021 15.0 41,483 14.8 41,313 14.8 41,351 14.8 41,153 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.
  Sebastian County, AR

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 279,974 279,592 -382 -0.14
  One race 263,564 264,067 503 0.19
    White 227,434 224,277 -3,157 -1.39
    Black/African American 227,434 224,277 -3,157 -1.39
    American Indian/Alaska Native 14,795 16,956 2,161 14.61
    Asian alone 7,117 6,214 -903 -12.69
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 382 0 -382 -100.00
    Some other race alone 3,353 4,175 822 24.52
  Two or more races 16,410 15,525 -885 -5.39
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 25,779 25,949 170 0.66
Population 25 years and over 184,936 185,903 967 0.66
  % high school graduate or higher 82.4 82.7 0.3 0.36
  % bachelor's degree or higher 16.7 16.6 -0.1 -0.60
Total Households 107,030 106,099 -931 -0.60
  Median household income ($) 37,633 39,207 1,574 4.18
  Mean household income ($) 52,882 55,791 2,909 5.50
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 279,974 279,592 -382 -0.14
  Male 137,108 138,654 1,546 5.50
  Female 142,866 140,938 -1,928 5.50
  Under 5 years 18,173 16,974 -1,199 5.50
  5 to 9 years 20,659 18,816 -1,843 -8.92
  10 to 14 years 19,550 19,873 323 1.65
  15 to 19 years 17,786 19,053 1,267 7.12
  20 to 24 years 18,870 18,973 103 0.55
  25 to 34 years 35,449 32,829 -2,620 -7.39
  35 to 44 years 33,473 37,609 4,136 12.36
  45 to 54 years 38,942 36,667 -2,275 -5.84
  55 to 59 years 17,868 19,152 1,284 7.19
  55 to 59 years 17,868 19,152 1,284 7.19
  60 to 64 years 17,804 16,584 -1,220 -6.85
  65 to 74 years 24,267 25,705 1,438 5.93
  75 to 84 years 12,999 12,649 -350 -2.69
  85 years and over 4,134 4,708 574 13.88
  Median age 38.4 38.5 0.1 0.26
  18 years and over 210,890 211,269 379 0.18
  21 years and over 200,423 201,392 969 0.48
  62 years and over 51,253 53,029 1,776 3.47
  65 years and over 41,400 43,062 1,662 4.01

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 120,870 121,067 121,600 122,046 122,547 123,026 1,959 1.62

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 122,109 123,026 917 0.75
  1-unit, detached 87,660 87,335 -325 -0.37
  1-unit, attached 2,694 2,180 -514 -19.08
  2 units 4,837 4,058 -779 -16.11
  3 or 4 units 4,083 5,277 1,194 29.24
  5 to 9 units 4,245 3,182 -1,063 -25.04
  10 to 20 units 3,264 3,418 154 4.72
  20 or more units 2,698 3,427 729 27.02
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 122,109 123,026 917 0.75
  Occupied Housing Units 107,030 106,099 -931 -0.87
    Owner 71,417 72,859 1,442 2.02
    Renter 35,613 33,240 -2,373 -6.66
  Vacant Housing Units 15,079 16,927 1,848 12.26
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 1.90 -0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.70 12.10 3.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.61 2.62 0.01 0.38
Average household size; renter-occ 2.51 2.54 0.03 1.20
Median Value $ owner occupied 105,800 106,700 900 0.85
Median Rent $ renter occupied 604 639 35 5.79

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 22 58 21 23 27 28 38 56 92 31 147 36
  in 1 unit bldgs 18 26 15 20 21 19 28 26 76 21 31 32
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 32 6 0 6 6 6 10 16 10 20 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 20 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  Percent Coverage 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 82 82 82 82
Value ($000), Total Units 4,363 10,110 3,062 3,306 4,733 3,953 5,293 7,754 11,915 4,504 12,419 6,283
  1 unit structures 3,973 4,493 2,604 3,051 3,893 3,161 4,530 4,836 11,083 3,533 6,143 6,059
  2 unit structures 390 5,617 458 0 840 537 571 1,568 832 971 1,658 224
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 255 0 255 192 1,350 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,618 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
    164.48 166.86 162.45 169.71 171.04
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.45 -2.64 4.47 0.78 3.99
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 8,770,262 9,083,127 9,056,977 9,338,915 9,546,448 776,186 8.9
  Net earnings 1/ 5,179,336 5,355,099 5,312,690 5,451,595 5,545,252 365,916 7.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,310,007 2,346,499 2,404,929 2,519,654 2,602,991 292,984 12.7
    Income maintenance 2/ 256,985 261,912 265,321 264,273 262,737 5,752 2.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 66,828 56,682 42,715 25,436 28,093 -38,735 -58.0
    Retirement and other 1,986,194 2,027,905 2,096,893 2,229,945 2,312,161 325,967 16.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,280,919 1,381,529 1,339,358 1,367,666 1,398,205 117,286 9.2
  Population 4/ 281,006 280,810 280,041 279,821 280,241 -765 -0.3
  Per capita personal income 31,210 32,346 32,342 33,375 34,065 2,855 9.1
  Per capita net earnings 18,431 19,070 18,971 19,482 19,787 1,356 7.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,220 8,356 8,588 9,005 9,288 1,068 13.0
    Per capita income maintenance 915 933 947 944 938 23 2.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 238 202 153 91 100 -138 -58.0
    Per capita retirement and other 7,068 7,222 7,488 7,969 8,251 1,183 16.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,558 4,920 4,783 4,888 4,989 431 9.5
  Earnings by place of work 5,919,212 6,095,117 6,123,154 6,295,563 6,382,634 463,422 7.8
    Wages and salaries 4,106,956 4,212,039 4,209,562 4,359,124 4,426,669 319,713 7.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 983,099 1,023,794 1,024,899 1,055,772 1,036,517 53,418 5.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 643,153 678,058 681,239 703,086 684,034 40,881 6.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 339,946 345,736 343,660 352,686 352,483 12,537 3.7
    Proprietors' income 829,157 859,284 888,693 880,667 919,448 90,291 10.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 87,477 112,521 142,340 149,029 163,642 76,165 87.1
      Farm proprietors' income 741,680 746,763 746,353 731,638 755,806 14,126 1.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 145,633 145,460 144,516 145,382 146,452 819 0.6
  Wage and salary jobs 114,949 115,006 114,055 114,839 115,270 321 0.3
  Number of proprietors 30,684 30,454 30,461 30,543 31,182 498 1.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 4,486 4,339 4,331 4,244 4,168 -318 -7.1
    Number of farm proprietors 26,198 26,115 26,130 26,299 27,014 816 3.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,645 41,902 42,370 43,304 43,582 2,937 7.2
  Average wages and salaries 35,729 36,625 36,908 37,959 38,403 2,674 7.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 28,311 28,595 28,563 27,820 27,978 -333 -1.2
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 9,053 9,509 9,650 9,874 10,104 10,383 1,330 14.69
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,053 9,369 9,329 9,335 9,360 9,455 402 4.44

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 6,614 177,351 711 6,628 179,024 713
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 91 2,155 1,347 91 2,214 1,201
 Total, all industries - St Govt 61 4,424 733 61 4,680 764
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 213 22,450 681 213 22,585 809
 Total, all industries - Private 6,249 148,322 705 6,263 149,546 689
    Goods-producing 1,017 41,008 856 1,008 40,182 812
      Natural resources and mining 170 4,384 1,363 167 3,962 1,147
      Construction 540 6,619 694 531 6,723 730
      Manufacturing 307 30,005 820 310 29,497 788
    Service-providing 5,232 107,314 648 5,255 109,363 644
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,600 37,973 659 1,591 38,219 631
      Information 67 2,056 1,182 66 1,918 992
      Financial activities 698 6,177 823 700 6,064 800
      Professional & business services 975 17,704 707 975 18,277 735
      Education and health services 937 25,401 748 951 25,808 781
      Leisure and hospitality 542 14,768 259 552 15,739 271
      Other services 413 3,235 538 420 3,338 537

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 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.0 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.3 3.7
Unemployment 1,360 1,299 1,221 1,195 1,280 1,278 1,292 1,097 942 1,051 1,161 1,168 1,012
Employment 25,570 25,579 25,715 25,565 25,423 25,462 25,859 26,005 26,096 26,087 26,223 26,274 26,072
Labor Force26,93026,87826,93626,76026,70326,74027,15127,10227,03827,13827,38427,44227,084

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
Alma School DistrictAlma 05022502205033AR 3,360 16,010 3,221
Cedarville School DistrictCedarville 05040804205033AR 894 5,194 1,021
Fort Smith School DistrictFort Smith 05063301305131AR 14,374 90,592 15,741
Greenwood School DistrictGreenwood 05069903105131AR 3,652 20,085 3,924
Hackett School DistrictHackett 05071704205131AR 641 2,960 553
Hartford School DistrictHartford 05074104205131AR 390 3,209 566
Lavaca School DistrictLavaca 05087304205131AR 911 5,077 923
Mountainburg School DistrictMountainburg 05102604205033AR 731 4,709 820
Mulberry School DistrictMulberry 05102904205033AR 348 4,233 689
Van Buren School DistrictVan Buren 05134102205033AR 5,999 33,089 6,374
ArkomaArkoma 40032102240079OK 433 2,054 334
BelfonteMuldrow 40038404240135OK 232 1,032 196
BokosheBokoshe 40049504240079OK 221 1,409 278
BrushySallisaw 40055804240135OK 369 1,422 301
Buffalo ValleyTalihina 40058204340079OK 182 1,277 211
CameronCameron 40063304240079OK 319 2,202 416
CentralSallisaw 40071404240135OK 526 2,009 370
FanshaweFanshawe 40114004340079OK 66 778 133
GansGans 40123904240135OK 388 1,598 328
GoreGore 40129004340135OK 546 3,049 469
HeavenerHeavener 40141603240079OK 1,100 5,041 1,048
HodgenHodgen 40147304240079OK 293 1,726 177
HoweHowe 40151203240079OK 516 1,795 333
Le FloreLeflore 40172804340079OK 221 1,661 283
LibertyRoland 40177004240135OK 266 2,414 484
Marble CityMarble City 40189604240135OK 125 847 165
MoffettMoffett 40201604140135OK 372 133 24
MonroeMonroe 40201904240079OK 129 1,125 205
MuldrowMuldrow 40208803140135OK 1,578 7,807 1,491
PanamaPanama 40233704140079OK 705 3,305 631
PocolaPocola 40246304140079OK 817 3,898 713
PoteauPoteau 40248703240079OK 2,375 10,959 1,964
RolandRoland 40263103140135OK 1,147 4,811 986
SallisawSallisaw 40267903240135OK 2,048 11,981 2,099
Shady PointShady Point 40274503240079OK 128 1,238 217
SpiroSpiro 40282004240079OK 1,228 6,793 1,219
TalihinaTalihina 40294004340079OK 641 2,342 392
VianVian 40311404240135OK 1,019 4,581 803
WhitesboroWhitesboro 40327304340079OK 203 1,173 213
WisterWister 40329704240079OK 581 2,279 397

Number of districts: 40 ... Total enrollment: 50,074
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
Carl Albert State College Poteau, OK2069233 2,241 1,440 0 0
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR1080925 6,830 4,790 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 9,071
  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
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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).

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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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