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Situation & Outlook Report

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 24540)
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 Greeley, CO MSA metro changed from 254,166 in 2010 to 276,379 in 2015, a change of 31,008 (12.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 177 in 2010 and 164 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 2,091 (2011), 3,050 (2012), 3,870 (2013), 3,585 (2014), 3,585 (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 303,323. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 49,150 (19.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 25,185 (2010) to 44,807 (2020), a change of 19,622 (77.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 406 in 2008 and 391 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,640 in 2008 to $38,664 in 2014, a change of $5,024 (14.9%). 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 196 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $7,294 in 2009 to $10,165 in 2014 a change of $2,871 (39.36%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $7,294 in 2009 to $9,011 in 2014, a change of $1,717 (23.54%). 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 77 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 24540; 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.
  •   Greeley

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
  Erie, CO (0824950) 18,135 18,249 18,752 19,290 19,749 20,493 2,244 12.30
  Evans, CO (0825280) 18,537 18,653 19,072 19,600 19,984 20,473 1,820 9.80
  Firestone, CO (0826600) 10,147 10,260 10,615 10,922 11,211 11,537 1,277 12.40
  Greeley, CO (0832155) 92,889 93,203 94,318 95,411 96,724 98,596 5,393 5.80
  Windsor, CO (0885485) 18,644 18,763 19,237 19,789 20,427 21,106 2,343 12.50

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 254,166 100.0 258,704 100.0 264,117 100.0 270,368 100.0 276,379 100.0 285,174 100.0
  Weld County, CO (08123) 254,166 100.0 258,704 100.0 264,117 100.0 270,368 100.0 276,379 100.0 285,174 100.0

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Weld County, CO

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 269,785 277,670 7,885 2.92
  One race 262,610 268,226 5,616 2.14
    White 217,193 247,795 30,602 14.09
    Black/African American 217,193 247,795 30,602 14.09
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,116 2,035 -81 -3.83
    Asian alone 4,051 3,131 -920 -22.71
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 139 86 -53 -38.13
    Some other race alone 35,956 12,345 -23,611 -65.67
  Two or more races 7,175 9,444 2,269 31.62
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 76,702 80,086 3,384 4.41
Population 25 years and over 168,851 175,422 6,571 4.41
  % high school graduate or higher 86.6 88.8 2.2 2.54
  % bachelor's degree or higher 27.4 25.7 -1.7 -6.20
Total Households 92,426 96,803 4,377 -6.20
  Median household income ($) 58,611 62,083 3,472 5.92
  Mean household income ($) 72,246 77,486 5,240 7.25
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 269,785 277,670 7,885 2.92
  Male 135,179 140,239 5,060 7.25
  Female 134,606 137,431 2,825 7.25
  Under 5 years 19,984 20,304 320 7.25
  5 to 9 years 23,226 20,430 -2,796 -12.04
  10 to 14 years 18,679 22,562 3,883 20.79
  15 to 19 years 19,036 19,758 722 3.79
  20 to 24 years 20,009 19,194 -815 -4.07
  25 to 34 years 37,815 40,680 2,865 7.58
  35 to 44 years 36,647 37,075 428 1.17
  45 to 54 years 34,520 35,109 589 1.71
  55 to 59 years 15,797 17,715 1,918 12.14
  55 to 59 years 15,797 17,715 1,918 12.14
  60 to 64 years 14,901 14,002 -899 -6.03
  65 to 74 years 17,674 18,723 1,049 5.94
  75 to 84 years 7,989 9,180 1,191 14.91
  85 years and over 3,508 2,938 -570 -16.25
  Median age 34.0 33.9 -0.1 -0.29
  18 years and over 196,991 202,897 5,906 3.00
  21 years and over 183,869 188,960 5,091 2.77
  62 years and over 38,164 38,132 -32 -0.08
  65 years and over 29,171 30,841 1,670 5.72

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 96,281 96,398 96,931 97,523 98,514 100,070 3,672 3.81

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 98,242 100,064 1,822 1.85
  1-unit, detached 72,363 73,011 648 0.90
  1-unit, attached 3,267 3,319 52 1.59
  2 units 2,221 2,489 268 12.07
  3 or 4 units 2,711 2,217 -494 -18.22
  5 to 9 units 3,162 3,645 483 15.28
  10 to 20 units 3,126 4,101 975 31.19
  20 or more units 4,379 3,688 -691 -15.78
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 98,242 100,064 1,822 1.85
  Occupied Housing Units 92,426 96,803 4,377 4.74
    Owner 64,555 68,821 4,266 6.61
    Renter 27,871 27,982 111 0.40
  Vacant Housing Units 5,816 3,261 -2,555 -43.93
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.20 0.80 -0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.00 2.30 -2.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.84 2.82 -0.02 -0.70
Average household size; renter-occ 2.88 2.77 -0.11 -3.82
Median Value $ owner occupied 195,200 212,000 16,800 8.61
Median Rent $ renter occupied 833 898 65 7.80

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 182 171 253 139 190 156 195 249 193 243 256 141
  in 1 unit bldgs 150 105 154 134 146 131 140 149 171 180 176 122
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 6
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 4 12 0 0 3 7 3 0 3 0 6 3
  in 5+ unit bldgs 28 54 95 5 39 16 52 98 17 63 74 10
  Bldgs with 5+ units 4 7 7 1 3 1 4 12 3 3 11 2
  Percent Coverage 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86
Value ($000), Total Units 36,081 31,770 57,246 34,656 41,506 35,022 37,172 48,541 47,643 57,672 55,725 33,987
  1 unit structures 33,431 25,603 39,016 33,762 37,466 33,008 32,723 37,027 44,464 52,490 45,558 31,695
  2 unit structures 0 0 518 0 100 226 0 222 337 0 0 719
  3-4 unit structures 462 1,536 0 0 397 1,007 397 0 1,050 0 1,510 461
  5+ unit structures 2,188 4,631 17,712 894 3,543 781 4,052 11,292 1,792 5,182 8,657 1,112

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
    208.70 211.98 215.31 224.53 230.90
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.57 1.57 4.28 2.84 10.64
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 8,944,978 9,651,698 10,169,971 11,284,659 12,201,617 3,256,639 36.4
  Net earnings 1/ 6,298,287 6,848,168 7,273,761 8,090,731 8,796,086 2,497,799 39.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,407,908 1,425,153 1,480,404 1,598,283 1,733,973 326,065 23.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 136,662 140,552 142,835 143,522 141,732 5,070 3.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 90,984 62,058 44,860 23,844 26,269 -64,715 -71.1
    Retirement and other 1,180,262 1,222,543 1,292,709 1,430,917 1,565,972 385,710 32.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,238,783 1,378,377 1,415,806 1,595,645 1,671,558 432,775 34.9
  Population 4/ 258,704 264,117 270,368 276,379 285,174 26,470 10.2
  Per capita personal income 34,576 36,543 37,615 40,830 42,787 8,211 23.7
  Per capita net earnings 24,346 25,929 26,903 29,274 30,845 6,499 26.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,442 5,396 5,476 5,783 6,080 638 11.7
    Per capita income maintenance 528 532 528 519 497 -31 -5.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 352 235 166 86 92 -260 -73.9
    Per capita retirement and other 4,562 4,629 4,781 5,177 5,491 929 20.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,788 5,219 5,237 5,773 5,862 1,074 22.4
  Earnings by place of work 5,270,498 5,850,667 6,404,729 7,396,529 7,909,877 2,639,379 50.1
    Wages and salaries 3,633,737 3,950,912 4,297,853 4,886,365 5,113,685 1,479,948 40.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 789,349 866,151 936,251 1,049,673 1,007,306 217,957 27.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 518,422 569,895 622,271 686,685 633,078 114,656 22.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 270,927 296,256 313,980 362,988 374,228 103,301 38.1
    Proprietors' income 847,412 1,033,604 1,170,625 1,460,491 1,788,886 941,474 111.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 153,401 172,224 198,127 239,735 316,425 163,024 106.3
      Farm proprietors' income 694,011 861,380 972,498 1,220,756 1,472,461 778,450 112.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 126,535 129,942 136,840 145,911 149,738 23,203 18.3
  Wage and salary jobs 88,258 91,877 97,029 105,056 107,805 19,547 22.1
  Number of proprietors 38,277 38,065 39,811 40,855 41,933 3,656 9.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 3,227 3,093 3,088 3,075 3,004 -223 -6.9
    Number of farm proprietors 35,050 34,972 36,723 37,780 38,929 3,879 11.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,652 45,025 46,805 50,692 52,825 11,173 26.8
  Average wages and salaries 41,172 43,002 44,295 46,512 47,435 6,263 15.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,801 24,631 26,482 32,312 37,824 18,023 91.0
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 7,294 7,427 7,810 8,390 9,090 10,165 2,871 39.36
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 7,294 7,279 7,391 7,760 8,202 9,011 1,717 23.54

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 6,532 169,454 932 6,624 170,046 862
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 46 983 1,318 46 973 1,079
 Total, all industries - St Govt 20 5,030 850 20 4,999 628
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 84 18,411 717 83 18,919 738
 Total, all industries - Private 6,382 145,031 960 6,475 145,156 885
    Goods-producing 1,642 58,922 1,110 1,672 56,997 1,035
      Natural resources and mining 452 21,197 1,407 460 19,881 1,186
      Construction 882 16,917 998 897 16,146 999
      Manufacturing 308 20,808 904 315 20,970 921
    Service-providing 4,740 86,109 858 4,803 88,159 789
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,463 29,640 863 1,494 29,968 916
      Information 80 1,065 969 77 1,085 952
      Financial activities 602 7,064 1,144 603 7,211 1,008
      Professional & business services 1,152 16,517 1,277 1,174 16,705 821
      Education and health services 508 15,014 811 512 15,235 888
      Leisure and hospitality 481 13,054 282 490 14,112 296
      Other services 442 3,721 613 445 3,824 618
      Unclassified 12 34 1,367 8 19 1,543

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 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.2 3.7 3.5
Unemployment 5,409 4,788 4,769 4,912 4,984 4,917 5,169 5,486 5,595 5,539 6,405 5,591 5,266
Employment 142,087 142,941 143,786 143,011 141,955 142,202 144,187 143,956 145,252 147,231 145,881 146,018 146,676
Labor Force147,496147,729148,555147,923146,939147,119149,356149,442150,847152,770152,286151,609151,942

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
Chool District No. Re-10, In The County of Weld And State OfBriggsdale 08025504208123CO 162 656 124
Greeley,School District No. 6, In The County of Weld And StaGreeley 08044101308123CO 19,821 122,037 22,410
School District No. Re-11 In The County of Weld And State OfNew Raymer 08067204308123CO 181 419 81
School District No. Re-12 In The County of Weld And State OfGrover 08044404308123CO 88 557 83
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1Gilcrest 08042004208123CO 1,933 9,529 1,986
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-3Keenesburg 08049204208123CO 2,313 13,491 2,574
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4Windsor 08073502108123CO 4,739 22,952 4,811
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-8Fort Lupton 08040203108123CO 2,411 13,241 2,717
Weld County School District No. Re-2Eaton 08036003108123CO 1,804 10,295 2,192
Weld County School District No. Re-5jMilliken 08048303108123CO 3,363 17,659 3,814
Weld County School District No. Re-7Kersey 08049504108123CO 1,047 5,011 1,150
Weld County School District No. Re-9Ault 08023104208123CO 770 5,963 1,146

Number of districts: 12 ... Total enrollment: 38,632
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
Academy of Natural Therapy Inc Greeley, CO4494543 54 27 0 0
Aims Community College Greeley, CO1262073 5,001 1,851 0 0
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO1277419 9,469 8,339 2,581 932

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 14,524
  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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  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
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  • 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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