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Situation & Outlook Report

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 25060)
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 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS MSA metro changed from 371,451 in 2010 to 386,297 in 2015, a change of 17,804 (4.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 139 in 2010 and 136 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 2,573 (2011), 1,821 (2012), 2,439 (2013), 2,402 (2014), 2,402 (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 416,999. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 45,475 (12.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 47,487 (2010) to 74,920 (2020), a change of 27,433 (57.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 371 in 2008 and 640 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,338 in 2008 to $34,664 in 2014, a change of $326 (0.9%). 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 143 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $15,270 in 2009 to $15,841 in 2014 a change of $571 (3.74%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $15,270 in 2009 to $14,064 in 2014, a change of ($1,206) (-7.9%). 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 83 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 25060; 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.
  •   Biloxi
  •   Gulfport
  •   Pascagoula

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
  Biloxi, MS (2806220) 44,054 44,098 44,250 44,515 44,735 44,984 886 2.00
  Gautier, MS (2826860) 18,572 18,599 18,603 18,528 18,529 18,596 -3 0.00
  Gulfport, MS (2829700) 67,793 67,939 68,887 69,954 71,139 71,750 3,811 5.60
  Long Beach, MS (2841680) 14,792 14,819 15,168 15,286 15,366 15,448 629 4.20
  Moss Point, MS (2849240) 13,704 13,681 13,738 13,690 13,645 13,671 -10 -0.10
  Ocean Springs, MS (2853520) 17,442 17,389 17,439 17,433 17,437 17,530 141 0.80
  Pascagoula, MS (2855360) 22,392 22,314 22,326 22,228 22,167 22,224 -90 -0.40

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 371,451 100.0 375,726 100.0 379,022 100.0 382,558 100.0 386,297 100.0 389,255 100.0
  Hancock County, MS (28045) 44,102 11.9 44,762 11.9 45,327 12.0 45,592 11.9 46,035 11.9 46,420 11.9
  Harrison County, MS (28047) 187,896 50.6 190,940 50.8 193,700 51.1 196,533 51.4 198,758 51.5 201,410 51.7
  Stone County, MS (28131) 14,075 3.8 14,210 3.8 14,250 3.8 14,373 3.8 14,333 3.7 14,374 3.7

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.
  Harrison County, MS
  Jackson County, MS

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 382,516 386,144 3,628 0.95
  One race 375,899 375,396 -503 -0.13
    White 277,731 277,661 -70 -0.03
    Black/African American 277,731 277,661 -70 -0.03
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,202 978 -224 -18.64
    Asian alone 9,535 7,579 -1,956 -20.51
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 10 10...
    Some other race alone 4,832 6,008 1,176 24.34
  Two or more races 6,617 10,748 4,131 62.43
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,709 19,904 195 0.99
Population 25 years and over 251,241 255,541 4,300 0.99
  % high school graduate or higher 86.2 86.9 0.7 0.81
  % bachelor's degree or higher 19.3 22.1 2.8 14.51
Total Households 143,330 146,693 3,363 14.51
  Median household income ($) 44,951 43,906 -1,045 -2.32
  Mean household income ($) 53,942 55,149 1,207 2.24
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 382,516 386,144 3,628 0.95
  Male 188,083 191,368 3,285 2.24
  Female 194,433 194,776 343 2.24
  Under 5 years 26,403 24,732 -1,671 2.24
  5 to 9 years 27,309 25,592 -1,717 -6.29
  10 to 14 years 23,838 27,176 3,338 14.00
  15 to 19 years 25,500 27,117 1,617 6.34
  20 to 24 years 28,225 25,986 -2,239 -7.93
  25 to 34 years 51,539 50,525 -1,014 -1.97
  35 to 44 years 47,318 49,761 2,443 5.16
  45 to 54 years 52,453 51,768 -685 -1.31
  55 to 59 years 26,522 26,986 464 1.75
  55 to 59 years 26,522 26,986 464 1.75
  60 to 64 years 20,668 21,912 1,244 6.02
  65 to 74 years 31,742 32,671 929 2.93
  75 to 84 years 15,039 16,702 1,663 11.06
  85 years and over 5,960 5,216 -744 -12.48
  Median age 36.6 37.4 0.8 2.19
  18 years and over 290,123 293,894 3,771 1.30
  21 years and over 274,526 275,856 1,330 0.48
  62 years and over 65,326 67,893 2,567 3.93
  65 years and over 52,741 54,589 1,848 3.50

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 167,088 167,943 169,662 171,306 172,901 174,468 6,525 3.89

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 172,219 174,472 2,253 1.31
  1-unit, detached 116,196 120,905 4,709 4.05
  1-unit, attached 4,312 2,759 -1,553 -36.02
  2 units 3,564 4,350 786 22.05
  3 or 4 units 6,212 5,103 -1,109 -17.85
  5 to 9 units 10,476 10,201 -275 -2.63
  10 to 20 units 6,492 5,128 -1,364 -21.01
  20 or more units 9,239 11,424 2,185 23.65
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 172,219 174,472 2,253 1.31
  Occupied Housing Units 143,330 146,693 3,363 2.35
    Owner 88,321 91,780 3,459 3.92
    Renter 55,009 54,913 -96 -0.17
  Vacant Housing Units 28,889 27,779 -1,110 -3.84
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.60 3.50 -0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 12.40 11.70 -0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.67 2.63 -0.04 -1.50
Average household size; renter-occ 2.56 2.51 -0.05 -1.95
Median Value $ owner occupied 126,100 128,800 2,700 2.14
Median Rent $ renter occupied 813 799 -14 -1.72

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 124 116 155 145 153 118 146 161 188 190 162 152
  in 1 unit bldgs 107 102 137 133 132 109 129 148 169 171 146 130
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 6 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 4 4 3 0 7 0 4 3 4 3 4 11
  in 5+ unit bldgs 11 10 13 12 12 9 11 10 9 10 12 11
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Percent Coverage 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98
Value ($000), Total Units 18,212 18,092 24,142 21,347 23,151 19,093 22,320 24,741 29,456 28,861 24,079 23,005
  1 unit structures 16,695 16,844 22,555 20,331 21,332 18,331 20,803 23,593 27,836 27,028 22,662 21,303
  2 unit structures 185 0 185 0 185 0 185 0 457 685 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 401 401 301 0 618 0 401 301 401 301 401 771
  5+ unit structures 931 847 1,101 1,016 1,016 762 931 847 762 847 1,016 931

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
    175.44 174.48 173.59 181.24 182.01
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.55 -0.51 4.41 0.42 3.74
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 12,640,331 12,719,937 12,706,568 13,095,548 13,314,955 674,624 5.3
  Net earnings 1/ 7,425,656 7,506,979 7,396,634 7,587,718 7,588,581 162,925 2.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,867,162 2,860,557 2,956,106 3,082,627 3,226,541 359,379 12.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 315,464 332,643 342,094 336,074 335,806 20,342 6.4
    Unemployment insurance compensation 62,541 51,856 40,649 20,731 16,520 -46,021 -73.6
    Retirement and other 2,489,157 2,476,058 2,573,363 2,725,822 2,874,215 385,058 15.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,347,513 2,352,401 2,353,828 2,425,203 2,499,833 152,320 6.5
  Population 4/ 375,726 379,022 382,558 386,297 389,255 13,529 3.6
  Per capita personal income 33,642 33,560 33,215 33,900 34,206 564 1.7
  Per capita net earnings 19,763 19,806 19,335 19,642 19,495 -268 -1.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,631 7,547 7,727 7,980 8,289 658 8.6
    Per capita income maintenance 840 878 894 870 863 23 2.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 166 137 106 54 42 -124 -74.7
    Per capita retirement and other 6,625 6,533 6,727 7,056 7,384 759 11.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,248 6,207 6,153 6,278 6,422 174 2.8
  Earnings by place of work 9,489,347 9,570,097 9,652,155 9,831,444 9,819,125 329,778 3.5
    Wages and salaries 6,956,050 6,977,486 7,147,887 7,225,940 7,213,737 257,687 3.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,847,556 1,890,771 1,873,898 1,916,655 1,879,546 31,990 1.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,297,397 1,327,134 1,304,831 1,347,423 1,313,887 16,490 1.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 550,159 563,637 569,067 569,232 565,659 15,500 2.8
    Proprietors' income 685,741 701,840 630,370 688,849 725,842 40,101 5.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -5,788 -4,775 1,256 -5,830 -5,633 155...
      Farm proprietors' income 691,529 706,615 629,114 694,679 731,475 39,946 5.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 205,976 206,250 208,522 208,513 208,003 2,027 1.0
  Wage and salary jobs 167,586 166,308 167,450 166,852 165,208 -2,378 -1.4
  Number of proprietors 38,390 39,942 41,072 41,661 42,795 4,405 11.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 876 851 836 822 814 -62 -7.1
    Number of farm proprietors 37,514 39,091 40,236 40,839 41,981 4,467 11.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,070 46,400 46,288 47,150 47,207 1,137 2.5
  Average wages and salaries 41,507 41,955 42,687 43,307 43,665 2,158 5.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,434 18,076 15,636 17,010 17,424 -1,010 -5.5
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 15,270 15,577 15,850 17,504 16,044 15,841 571 3.74
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 15,270 15,133 14,708 15,797 14,412 14,064 -1,206 -7.90

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 7,685 237,373 818 7,665 241,618 772
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 119 14,795 1,428 118 14,666 1,201
 Total, all industries - St Govt 59 3,792 674 61 3,826 688
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 147 34,818 776 147 34,887 817
 Total, all industries - Private 7,360 183,967 780 7,339 188,239 732
    Goods-producing 967 43,951 1,217 962 43,596 1,109
      Natural resources and mining 26 327 1,222 27 342 1,050
      Construction 694 11,685 833 690 12,035 868
      Manufacturing 247 31,939 1,362 245 31,219 1,202
    Service-providing 6,393 140,016 643 6,377 144,643 619
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,795 38,402 670 1,789 38,857 612
      Information 81 2,587 854 81 2,571 825
      Financial activities 950 8,179 798 930 8,169 782
      Professional & business services 1,223 22,280 872 1,213 22,937 864
      Education and health services 888 19,906 754 889 19,976 799
      Leisure and hospitality 906 44,305 422 917 47,690 396
      Other services 550 4,357 562 558 4,445 614

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 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.4 7.3 7.2 6.4 5.9 5.4 6.3 6.9 6.4 5.9
Unemployment 1,097 1,164 1,212 1,212 1,379 1,364 1,213 1,106 997 1,181 1,309 1,217 1,084
Employment 17,462 17,366 17,615 17,586 17,580 17,463 17,611 17,560 17,523 17,533 17,663 17,789 17,363
Labor Force18,55918,53018,82718,79818,95918,82718,82418,66618,52018,71418,97219,00618,447

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
Bay St Louis Waveland School DistBay St Louis 28005702228045MS 1,993 15,286 2,497
Biloxi Public School DistBiloxi 28006301328047MS 5,347 40,138 5,813
Gulfport School DistGulfport 28017101328047MS 6,013 38,681 6,234
Hancock Co School DistKiln 28017404128045MS 4,436 29,819 5,198
Harrison Co School DistGulfport 28017704128047MS 14,037 90,387 16,647
Jackson Co School DistVancleave 28021604228059MS 9,518 49,930 9,562
Long Beach School DistLong Beach 28026702228047MS 2,956 16,730 3,123
Moss Point Separate School DistMoss Point 28030002328059MS 2,336 21,251 3,274
Ocean Springs School DistOcean Springs 28033602228059MS 5,590 28,913 5,430
Pascagoula School DistrictPascagoula 28034801328059MS 6,902 40,356 7,501
Pass Christian Public School DistPass Christian 28035102228047MS 1,864 10,564 1,896

Number of districts: 11 ... Total enrollment: 60,992
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
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Gulfport, MS4415023 178 119 0 0
Day Spa Career College Ocean Springs, MS4462154 35 35 0 0
Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport Gulfport, MS4750793 160 101 0 0
Virginia College-Biloxi Biloxi, MS4501913 381 266 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 754
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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

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

Updates go top
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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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).

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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