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Situation & Outlook Report

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 24660)
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 Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA metro changed from 725,068 in 2010 to 747,397 in 2015, a change of 27,089 (3.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 73 in 2010 and 74 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 2,835 (2011), 3,488 (2012), 2,927 (2013), 4,196 (2014), 4,196 (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 790,980. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 65,940 (9.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 98,343 (2010) to 147,764 (2020), a change of 49,421 (50.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 347 in 2008 and 443 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,745 in 2008 to $37,782 in 2014, a change of $3,037 (8.7%). 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 67 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $33,261 in 2009 to $38,567 in 2014 a change of $5,306 (15.95%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $33,261 in 2009 to $35,294 in 2014, a change of $2,033 (6.11%). 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 168 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 24660; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Lorillard, Inc.
  • V.F. Corporation

Number in this metro: 2. 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.
  •   Greensboro
  •   High Point

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
  Archdale, NC (3701720) 11,415 11,420 11,428 11,479 11,488 11,539 119 1.00
  Asheboro, NC (3702080) 25,012 25,274 25,389 25,577 25,828 25,886 612 2.40
  Eden, NC (3720080) 15,527 15,700 15,609 15,517 15,455 15,407 -293 -1.90
  Greensboro, NC (3728000) 269,666 269,521 272,521 276,372 279,782 282,586 13,065 4.80
  High Point, NC (3731400) 104,371 104,568 105,802 106,636 107,702 108,629 4,061 3.90
  Reidsville, NC (3755900) 14,520 14,439 14,360 14,270 14,125 14,073 -366 -2.50
  Summerfield, NC (3765580) 10,232 10,255 10,372 10,477 10,622 10,753 498 4.90

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 725,068 100.0 730,175 100.0 736,015 100.0 741,422 100.0 747,397 100.0 752,157 100.0
  Guilford County, NC (37081) 489,489 67.5 495,126 67.8 501,029 68.1 507,100 68.4 512,959 68.6 517,600 68.8
  Randolph County, NC (37151) 141,929 19.6 141,830 19.4 142,268 19.3 142,336 19.2 142,617 19.1 142,799 19.0
  Rockingham County, NC (37157) 93,650 12.9 93,219 12.8 92,718 12.6 91,986 12.4 91,821 12.3 91,758 12.2

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.
  Guilford County, NC
  Randolph County, NC
  Rockingham 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 741,065 746,593 5,528 0.75
  One race 726,728 732,547 5,819 0.80
    White 481,501 485,399 3,898 0.81
    Black/African American 481,501 485,399 3,898 0.81
    American Indian/Alaska Native 4,146 2,996 -1,150 -27.74
    Asian alone 24,459 24,186 -273 -1.12
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 543 647 104 19.15
    Some other race alone 19,125 21,830 2,705 14.14
  Two or more races 14,337 14,046 -291 -2.03
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 58,794 60,471 1,677 2.85
Population 25 years and over 496,135 500,620 4,485 2.85
  % high school graduate or higher 85.5 86.2 0.7 0.82
  % bachelor's degree or higher 27.5 27.2 -0.3 -1.09
Total Households 289,205 289,450 245 -1.09
  Median household income ($) 43,791 42,565 -1,226 -2.80
  Mean household income ($) 61,828 59,977 -1,851 -2.99
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 741,065 746,593 5,528 0.75
  Male 356,139 357,747 1,608 -2.99
  Female 384,926 388,846 3,920 -2.99
  Under 5 years 44,276 44,078 -198 -2.99
  5 to 9 years 49,203 47,249 -1,954 -3.97
  10 to 14 years 46,871 49,747 2,876 6.14
  15 to 19 years 49,939 50,574 635 1.27
  20 to 24 years 54,641 54,325 -316 -0.58
  25 to 34 years 94,303 94,958 655 0.69
  35 to 44 years 97,364 98,063 699 0.72
  45 to 54 years 104,335 103,144 -1,191 -1.14
  55 to 59 years 49,245 50,901 1,656 3.36
  55 to 59 years 49,245 50,901 1,656 3.36
  60 to 64 years 44,306 43,426 -880 -1.99
  65 to 74 years 61,426 64,027 2,601 4.23
  75 to 84 years 32,354 32,203 -151 -0.47
  85 years and over 12,802 13,898 1,096 8.56
  Median age 38.4 38.5 0.1 0.26
  18 years and over 572,230 576,621 4,391 0.77
  21 years and over 537,788 542,934 5,146 0.96
  62 years and over 132,899 134,194 1,295 0.97
  65 years and over 106,582 110,128 3,546 3.33

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 322,754 323,077 324,215 325,530 326,692 328,015 4,938 1.53

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 325,663 328,034 2,371 0.73
  1-unit, detached 211,587 208,939 -2,648 -1.25
  1-unit, attached 12,394 13,123 729 5.88
  2 units 7,197 7,098 -99 -1.38
  3 or 4 units 10,331 10,516 185 1.79
  5 to 9 units 22,151 24,499 2,348 10.60
  10 to 20 units 20,739 21,069 330 1.59
  20 or more units 13,404 13,849 445 3.32
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 325,663 328,034 2,371 0.73
  Occupied Housing Units 289,205 289,450 245 0.08
    Owner 178,220 178,502 282 0.16
    Renter 110,985 110,948 -37 -0.03
  Vacant Housing Units 36,458 38,584 2,126 5.83
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.10 1.90 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.00 8.80 -0.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.55 2.55 0.00 0.00
Average household size; renter-occ 2.41 2.45 0.04 1.66
Median Value $ owner occupied 141,700 138,600 -3,100 -2.19
Median Rent $ renter occupied 711 753 42 5.91

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 192 274 182 213 209 112 176 279 397 258 362 156
  in 1 unit bldgs 155 138 146 108 149 86 123 141 239 154 170 143
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 37 136 36 105 60 26 53 138 158 104 192 13
  Bldgs with 5+ units 2 5 1 4 3 1 3 9 5 7 6 1
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 44,188 47,728 39,220 40,816 37,320 23,618 36,905 53,781 80,530 52,422 73,520 39,499
  1 unit structures 40,495 32,585 35,722 26,972 30,316 21,092 30,581 36,110 58,178 38,033 48,602 38,142
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 3,693 15,143 3,498 13,844 7,004 2,526 6,324 17,671 22,352 14,389 24,918 1,357

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
    148.37 146.70 151.83 152.93 154.38
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.13 3.50 0.72 0.95 4.05
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 25,617,640 27,018,892 26,970,684 28,365,505 29,532,092 3,914,452 15.3
  Net earnings 1/ 15,839,525 16,762,439 16,730,645 17,611,913 18,358,482 2,518,957 15.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 5,536,284 5,616,996 5,706,228 5,911,170 6,174,652 638,368 11.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 617,329 637,416 679,153 690,118 690,887 73,558 11.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 337,948 235,074 125,976 40,108 25,847 -312,101 -92.4
    Retirement and other 4,581,007 4,744,506 4,901,099 5,180,944 5,457,918 876,911 19.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 4,241,831 4,639,457 4,533,811 4,842,422 4,998,958 757,127 17.8
  Population 4/ 730,175 736,015 741,422 747,397 752,157 21,982 3.0
  Per capita personal income 35,084 36,710 36,377 37,952 39,263 4,179 11.9
  Per capita net earnings 21,693 22,775 22,566 23,564 24,408 2,715 12.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,582 7,632 7,696 7,909 8,209 627 8.3
    Per capita income maintenance 845 866 916 923 919 74 8.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 463 319 170 54 34 -429 -92.7
    Per capita retirement and other 6,274 6,446 6,610 6,932 7,256 982 15.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,809 6,303 6,115 6,479 6,646 837 14.4
  Earnings by place of work 19,314,208 20,357,726 20,753,970 21,728,038 22,663,839 3,349,631 17.3
    Wages and salaries 14,556,199 15,080,564 15,473,309 15,989,121 16,771,752 2,215,553 15.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 3,363,460 3,582,958 3,510,597 3,776,537 3,808,940 445,480 13.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,230,163 2,407,253 2,299,722 2,519,644 2,506,511 276,348 12.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 1,133,297 1,175,705 1,210,875 1,256,893 1,302,429 169,132 14.9
    Proprietors' income 1,394,549 1,694,204 1,770,064 1,962,380 2,083,147 688,598 49.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 20,965 61,870 91,971 136,738 124,794 103,829 495.2
      Farm proprietors' income 1,373,584 1,632,334 1,678,093 1,825,642 1,958,353 584,769 42.6
Total full-time and part-time employment 443,507 446,022 451,398 457,350 467,460 23,953 5.4
  Wage and salary jobs 356,382 357,994 361,777 365,268 372,442 16,060 4.5
  Number of proprietors 87,125 88,028 89,621 92,082 95,018 7,893 9.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,891 2,878 2,882 2,831 2,793 -98 -3.4
    Number of farm proprietors 84,234 85,150 86,739 89,251 92,225 7,991 9.5
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,549 45,643 45,977 47,509 48,483 4,934 11.3
  Average wages and salaries 40,844 42,125 42,770 43,774 45,032 4,188 10.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 16,307 19,170 19,346 20,455 21,235 4,928 30.2
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 33,261 34,096 34,877 35,508 36,807 38,567 5,306 15.95
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 33,261 33,925 34,111 33,729 34,303 35,294 2,033 6.11

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 18,495 568,718 848 18,516 579,138 796
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 78 6,940 1,379 78 7,036 1,152
 Total, all industries - St Govt 65 15,780 861 65 16,054 875
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 265 47,300 746 282 46,703 713
 Total, all industries - Private 18,087 498,697 850 18,091 509,346 796
    Goods-producing 2,832 112,609 993 2,828 114,908 977
      Natural resources and mining 120 1,167 628 120 1,276 674
      Construction 1,612 21,328 826 1,609 22,681 871
      Manufacturing 1,100 90,115 1,038 1,099 90,951 1,008
    Service-providing 15,255 386,088 808 15,263 394,438 743
      Trade, transportation & utilities 4,606 119,340 754 4,603 120,790 738
      Information 210 8,565 1,502 217 8,434 1,160
      Financial activities 1,865 29,033 1,478 1,874 28,770 1,107
      Professional & business services 3,375 82,722 968 3,362 84,547 852
      Education and health services 1,842 79,253 789 1,851 80,579 811
      Leisure and hospitality 1,779 53,377 294 1,786 57,106 297
      Other services 1,578 13,798 581 1,570 14,211 580

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 6.2 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.3
Unemployment 15,833 14,190 14,498 14,262 13,612 14,700 14,858 14,230 13,215 12,705 13,906 13,418 13,549
Employment 240,011 241,000 242,858 243,151 241,889 241,742 244,202 247,293 247,755 246,945 245,904 245,249 244,019
Labor Force255,844255,190257,356257,413255,501256,442259,060261,523260,970259,650259,810258,667257,568

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
Asheboro City SchoolsAsheboro 37002403137151NC 4,874 28,194 4,835
Guilford County SchoolsGreensboro 37019201137081NC 74,161 506,610 84,854
Randolph County SchoolsAsheboro 37037804137151NC 18,628 114,383 20,683
Rockingham County SchoolsEden 37039904137157NC 13,604 91,878 14,648

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 111,267
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
Bennett College Greensboro, NC1979935 633 545 0 0
Greensboro College Greensboro, NC1985987 879 698 26 6
Guilford College Greensboro, NC1986135 2,137 1,778 0 0
Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC1986223 12,430 5,783 0 0
High Point University High Point, NC1986959 4,208 4,165 191 150
ITT Technical Institute-High Point High Point, NC4519905 426 290 0 0
Laurel University High Point, NC1987479 149 128 50 44
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC1991029 9,203 8,423 1,522 898
Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC1994213 2,771 1,036 0 0
Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC1994853 1,597 718 0 0
South University-High Point High Point, NC4817207 296 203 46 18
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC1991489 15,313 12,773 3,334 1,340
Virginia College-Greensboro Greensboro, NC4808155 513 296 0 0

  Number of institutions: 13 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 50,555
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

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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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