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Situation & Outlook Report

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 23060)
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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 Wayne, IN MSA metro changed from 416,912 in 2010 to 426,940 in 2015, a change of 12,908 (3.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 122 in 2010 and 125 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 516 (2011), -424 (2012), 279 (2013), 419 (2014), 419 (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 452,117. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 35,267 (8.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 52,733 (2010) to 78,807 (2020), a change of 26,074 (49.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 300 in 2008 and 345 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $35,711 in 2008 to $39,477 in 2014, a change of $3,766 (10.5%). 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 118 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $16,750 in 2009 to $20,046 in 2014 a change of $3,296 (19.68%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $16,750 in 2009 to $18,641 in 2014, a change of $1,891 (11.29%). 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 110 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 23060; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Steel Dynamics, Inc.

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 Wayne

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 Wayne, IN (1825000) 253,691 253,821 254,607 254,893 256,864 258,522 4,701 1.90
  New Haven, IN (1852992) 14,794 14,852 15,149 15,407 15,516 15,608 756 5.10

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 416,912 100.0 419,838 100.0 421,851 100.0 424,448 100.0 426,940 100.0 429,820 100.0
  Allen County (18003) 355,890 85.4 358,782 85.5 360,859 85.5 363,473 85.6 365,701 85.7 368,450 85.7
  Wells County (18179) 27,674 6.6 27,751 6.6 27,705 6.6 27,733 6.5 27,827 6.5 27,964 6.5
  Whitley County (18183) 33,348 8.0 33,305 7.9 33,287 7.9 33,242 7.8 33,412 7.8 33,406 7.8

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.
  Allen 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 424,122 427,183 3,061 0.72
  One race 412,081 411,860 -221 -0.05
    White 347,268 347,263 -5 0.00
    Black/African American 347,268 347,263 -5 0.00
    American Indian/Alaska Native 841 1,098 257 30.56
    Asian alone 9,553 13,921 4,368 45.72
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 75 23 -52 -69.33
    Some other race alone 11,403 8,324 -3,079 -27.00
  Two or more races 12,041 15,323 3,282 27.26
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 26,455 26,926 471 1.78
Population 25 years and over 274,746 277,462 2,716 1.78
  % high school graduate or higher 88.8 89.7 0.9 1.01
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.3 26.8 2.5 10.29
Total Households 166,620 163,139 -3,481 10.29
  Median household income ($) 46,005 49,405 3,400 7.39
  Mean household income ($) 61,453 64,858 3,405 5.54
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 424,122 427,183 3,061 0.72
  Male 207,347 208,684 1,337 5.54
  Female 216,775 218,499 1,724 5.54
  Under 5 years 29,967 30,099 132 5.54
  5 to 9 years 31,622 31,022 -600 -1.90
  10 to 14 years 30,455 31,063 608 2.00
  15 to 19 years 29,743 29,364 -379 -1.27
  20 to 24 years 27,589 28,173 584 2.12
  25 to 34 years 55,297 55,959 662 1.20
  35 to 44 years 53,402 53,803 401 0.75
  45 to 54 years 56,740 55,451 -1,289 -2.27
  55 to 59 years 28,544 30,955 2,411 8.45
  55 to 59 years 28,544 30,955 2,411 8.45
  60 to 64 years 24,705 22,919 -1,786 -7.23
  65 to 74 years 31,250 33,094 1,844 5.90
  75 to 84 years 16,586 17,226 640 3.86
  85 years and over 8,222 8,055 -167 -2.03
  Median age 36.3 36.4 0.1 0.28
  18 years and over 313,953 316,612 2,659 0.85
  21 years and over 297,779 301,766 3,987 1.34
  62 years and over 70,352 70,447 95 0.14
  65 years and over 56,058 58,375 2,317 4.13

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 178,124 178,243 178,726 179,096 179,964 180,637 2,394 1.34

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 179,526 180,658 1,132 0.63
  1-unit, detached 135,650 137,121 1,471 1.08
  1-unit, attached 3,403 3,929 526 15.46
  2 units 5,161 3,364 -1,797 -34.82
  3 or 4 units 5,367 5,612 245 4.56
  5 to 9 units 7,715 8,008 293 3.80
  10 to 20 units 6,929 6,732 -197 -2.84
  20 or more units 8,356 9,185 829 9.92
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 179,526 180,658 1,132 0.63
  Occupied Housing Units 166,620 163,139 -3,481 -2.09
    Owner 116,413 115,324 -1,089 -0.94
    Renter 50,207 47,815 -2,392 -4.76
  Vacant Housing Units 12,906 17,519 4,613 35.74
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.70 2.00 0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.90 8.20 1.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.60 2.72 0.12 4.62
Average household size; renter-occ 2.28 2.23 -0.05 -2.19
Median Value $ owner occupied 113,000 115,200 2,200 1.95
Median Rent $ renter occupied 664 658 -6 -0.90

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 141 102 70 246 99 44 163 277 87 93 144 80
  in 1 unit bldgs 92 102 68 83 71 44 91 115 87 93 110 72
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 34 8
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 42 0 0 163 28 0 72 160 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 6 0 0 4 3 0 6 17 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 96 96 96 96
Value ($000), Total Units 27,199 24,487 18,271 43,150 18,412 12,175 23,253 41,049 23,003 21,049 30,211 20,259
  1 unit structures 23,513 24,487 18,001 23,004 17,626 12,175 18,998 28,514 23,003 21,049 27,759 19,683
  2 unit structures 0 0 270 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 2,452 576
  3-4 unit structures 520 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 3,166 0 0 20,146 786 0 4,255 12,435 0 0 0 0

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    141.97 144.05 145.61 149.93 149.31
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.47 1.08 2.97 -0.41 5.17
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 15,184,893 15,965,992 16,050,441 16,882,341 17,666,381 2,481,488 16.3
  Net earnings 1/ 9,838,426 10,284,644 10,349,567 10,852,661 11,358,896 1,520,470 15.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,913,276 3,036,658 3,063,496 3,217,450 3,411,258 497,982 17.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 327,700 328,342 336,592 331,430 326,778 -922 -0.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 131,465 90,935 54,280 26,138 21,344 -110,121 -83.8
    Retirement and other 2,454,111 2,617,381 2,672,624 2,859,882 3,063,136 609,025 24.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,433,191 2,644,690 2,637,378 2,812,230 2,896,227 463,036 19.0
  Population 4/ 419,838 421,851 424,448 426,940 429,820 9,982 2.4
  Per capita personal income 36,168 37,847 37,815 39,543 41,102 4,934 13.6
  Per capita net earnings 23,434 24,380 24,384 25,420 26,427 2,993 12.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,939 7,198 7,218 7,536 7,936 997 14.4
    Per capita income maintenance 781 778 793 776 760 -21 -2.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 313 216 128 61 50 -263 -84.0
    Per capita retirement and other 5,845 6,205 6,297 6,699 7,127 1,282 21.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,796 6,269 6,214 6,587 6,738 942 16.3
  Earnings by place of work 11,430,295 11,906,932 12,061,857 12,598,146 13,163,932 1,733,637 15.2
    Wages and salaries 8,416,948 8,636,694 8,702,949 9,058,041 9,550,741 1,133,793 13.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,007,851 2,106,533 2,051,466 2,219,696 2,208,667 200,816 10.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,354,512 1,440,494 1,381,750 1,525,154 1,482,766 128,254 9.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 653,339 666,039 669,716 694,542 725,901 72,562 11.1
    Proprietors' income 1,005,496 1,163,705 1,307,442 1,320,409 1,404,524 399,028 39.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 75,302 110,268 190,006 94,640 -19,347 -94,649 -125.7
      Farm proprietors' income 930,194 1,053,437 1,117,436 1,225,769 1,423,871 493,677 53.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 255,378 257,859 258,010 261,701 268,118 12,740 5.0
  Wage and salary jobs 209,973 213,107 212,642 215,607 220,719 10,746 5.1
  Number of proprietors 45,405 44,752 45,368 46,094 47,399 1,994 4.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,781 2,646 2,679 2,680 2,656 -125 -4.5
    Number of farm proprietors 42,624 42,106 42,689 43,414 44,743 2,119 5.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,758 46,176 46,750 48,139 49,098 4,340 9.7
  Average wages and salaries 40,086 40,528 40,928 42,012 43,271 3,185 7.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 21,823 25,019 26,176 28,234 31,823 10,000 45.8
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 16,750 17,860 18,304 19,142 19,612 20,046 3,296 19.68
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 16,750 17,768 18,011 18,423 18,571 18,641 1,891 11.29

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 10,071 331,814 825 10,023 341,859 756
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 57 3,301 1,468 58 3,278 1,210
 Total, all industries - St Govt 49 5,432 740 49 5,343 673
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 218 26,207 737 196 26,182 748
 Total, all industries - Private 9,747 296,874 828 9,720 307,056 754
    Goods-producing 1,682 72,521 1,084 1,681 75,116 993
      Natural resources and mining 74 848 650 74 941 709
      Construction 1,013 13,879 938 1,009 15,551 906
      Manufacturing 595 57,793 1,126 598 58,624 1,021
    Service-providing 8,065 224,353 745 8,039 231,940 676
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,405 67,606 706 2,383 68,467 673
      Information 85 ...... 86 4,567 1,023
      Financial activities 1,144 17,702 1,369 1,154 17,980 1,055
      Professional & business services 1,658 31,672 793 1,647 33,730 708
      Education and health services 950 61,065 839 946 61,983 791
      Leisure and hospitality 965 32,072 275 961 34,960 267
      Other services 857 ...... 860 10,246 490
      Unclassified 1 0 0 2 7 234

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 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.3
Unemployment 7,476 6,869 7,305 7,712 7,775 8,736 9,447 9,615 8,573 7,691 8,266 7,768 8,141
Employment 171,753 172,391 173,422 172,653 172,039 173,428 173,438 173,698 176,868 177,928 179,492 181,724 179,491
Labor Force179,229179,260180,727180,365179,814182,164182,885183,313185,441185,619187,758189,492187,632

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
East Allen County SchoolsNew Haven 18028502118003IN 9,294 67,031 14,190
Fort Wayne Community SchoolsFort Wayne 18036301118003IN 30,407 220,190 38,995
M S D Bluffton-HarrisonBluffton 18007203218179IN 1,473 8,586 1,464
M S D Southwest Allen County SchlsFort Wayne 18000302118003IN 6,940 39,963 8,503
Northern Wells Com SchoolsOssian 18082204218179IN 2,394 15,282 2,678
Northwest Allen County SchoolsFort Wayne 18082504118003IN 6,701 35,830 7,821
Smith-Green Community SchoolsChurubusco 18102304218183IN 1,207 7,425 1,373
Southern Wells Com SchoolsPoneto 18107704218179IN 864 3,946 736
Whitley Co Cons SchoolsColumbia City 18022804118183IN 3,574 22,838 3,984

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 62,854
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
Brown Mackie College-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN4080395 507 507 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN1515005 220 158 0 0
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN1512909 6,541 4,164 651 394
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN1511027 12,674 6,971 540 135
International Business College-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN1514585 372 372 0 0
Masters of Cosmetology College Fort Wayne, IN1518294 93 93 0 0
MedTech College-Ft Wayne Campus Ft. Wayne, IN4563663 333 333 0 0
Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN4565063 119 119 0 0
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Fort Wayne, IN4148787 545 234 130 63
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN1523368 1,861 1,558 447 229

  Number of institutions: 10 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 23,265
  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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