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Situation & Outlook Report

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 28020)
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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA metro changed from 326,909 in 2010 to 334,085 in 2015, a change of 8,431 (2.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 150 in 2010 and 151 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 343 (2011), 440 (2012), 829 (2013), 410 (2014), 410 (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 351,298. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 24,378 (7.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 42,534 (2010) to 63,703 (2020), a change of 21,169 (49.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 325 in 2008 and 338 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $35,259 in 2008 to $39,583 in 2014, a change of $4,324 (12.3%). 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 153 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $12,534 in 2009 to $14,271 in 2014 a change of $1,737 (13.86%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $12,534 in 2009 to $13,018 in 2014, a change of $484 (3.86%). 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 73 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 28020; see table usage details below the table.

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

Number in this metro: 1. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Kalamazoo
  •   Portage

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
  Kalamazoo, MI (2642160) 74,262 74,332 74,679 75,254 75,741 75,922 1,590 2.10
  Portage, MI (2665560) 46,292 46,359 46,707 47,208 47,566 47,837 1,478 3.20

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 326,909 100.0 328,370 100.0 330,227 100.0 332,493 100.0 334,085 100.0 335,340 100.0
  Kalamazoo County, MI (26077) 250,754 76.7 252,456 76.9 254,969 77.2 257,162 77.3 258,908 77.5 260,263 77.6
  Van Buren County, MI (26159) 76,155 23.3 75,914 23.1 75,258 22.8 75,331 22.7 75,177 22.5 75,077 22.4

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.
  Kalamazoo County, MI
  Van Buren County, MI

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 332,180 334,017 1,837 0.55
  One race 318,685 319,611 926 0.29
    White 276,368 276,726 358 0.13
    Black/African American 276,368 276,726 358 0.13
    American Indian/Alaska Native 792 1,141 349 44.07
    Asian alone 6,551 7,016 465 7.10
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 347 347...
    Some other race alone 4,107 4,639 532 12.95
  Two or more races 13,495 14,406 911 6.75
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,643 20,423 780 3.97
Population 25 years and over 210,977 211,030 53 3.97
  % high school graduate or higher 91.8 91.6 -0.2 -0.22
  % bachelor's degree or higher 31.0 31.5 0.5 1.61
Total Households 130,076 128,755 -1,321 1.61
  Median household income ($) 45,699 45,721 22 0.05
  Mean household income ($) 61,422 62,592 1,170 1.90
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 332,180 334,017 1,837 0.55
  Male 162,978 163,622 644 1.90
  Female 169,202 170,395 1,193 1.90
  Under 5 years 19,683 19,776 93 1.90
  5 to 9 years 20,275 20,946 671 3.31
  10 to 14 years 21,949 21,966 17 0.08
  15 to 19 years 24,493 24,035 -458 -1.87
  20 to 24 years 34,803 36,264 1,461 4.20
  25 to 34 years 42,286 43,009 723 1.71
  35 to 44 years 38,840 37,736 -1,104 -2.84
  45 to 54 years 42,256 41,138 -1,118 -2.65
  55 to 59 years 22,936 20,802 -2,134 -9.30
  55 to 59 years 22,936 20,802 -2,134 -9.30
  60 to 64 years 19,344 21,244 1,900 9.82
  65 to 74 years 25,113 26,684 1,571 6.26
  75 to 84 years 12,628 14,482 1,854 14.68
  85 years and over 7,574 5,935 -1,639 -21.64
  Median age 35.8 35.2 -0.6 -1.68
  18 years and over 256,966 258,729 1,763 0.69
  21 years and over 238,071 241,030 2,959 1.24
  62 years and over 56,877 60,590 3,713 6.53
  65 years and over 45,315 47,101 1,786 3.94

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 146,792 146,805 146,753 146,713 146,794 146,955 150 0.10

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 146,386 146,951 565 0.39
  1-unit, detached 96,651 98,442 1,791 1.85
  1-unit, attached 4,644 4,788 144 3.10
  2 units 2,820 4,484 1,664 59.01
  3 or 4 units 4,287 6,189 1,902 44.37
  5 to 9 units 9,453 6,720 -2,733 -28.91
  10 to 20 units 8,482 8,425 -57 -0.67
  20 or more units 10,661 9,991 -670 -6.28
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 146,386 146,951 565 0.39
  Occupied Housing Units 130,076 128,755 -1,321 -1.02
    Owner 86,778 83,285 -3,493 -4.03
    Renter 43,298 45,470 2,172 5.02
  Vacant Housing Units 16,310 18,196 1,886 11.56
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.40 2.90 2.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.80 5.10 1.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.59 2.66 0.07 2.70
Average household size; renter-occ 2.23 2.26 0.03 1.35
Median Value $ owner occupied 123,700 132,000 8,300 6.71
Median Rent $ renter occupied 698 711 13 1.86

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 19 14 10 6 6 9 7 10 6 11 12 8
  in 1 unit bldgs 19 14 10 6 6 9 7 10 6 11 12 8
  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 20 20 20 20
Value ($000), Total Units 5,075 4,595 3,645 1,572 1,787 2,772 1,819 3,224 1,967 3,475 4,236 2,647
  1 unit structures 5,075 4,595 3,645 1,572 1,787 2,772 1,819 3,224 1,967 3,475 4,236 2,647
  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
    165.01 164.36 165.06 168.49 170.83
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.39 0.43 2.08 1.39 3.53
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 12,247,578 12,523,922 12,939,636 13,367,918 14,003,808 1,756,230 14.3
  Net earnings 1/ 7,613,834 7,815,467 7,986,564 8,135,189 8,547,844 934,010 12.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,516,727 2,477,111 2,543,439 2,649,242 2,806,484 289,757 11.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 302,492 300,729 285,673 276,656 269,573 -32,919 -10.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 111,940 78,141 58,694 30,287 26,397 -85,543 -76.4
    Retirement and other 2,102,295 2,098,241 2,199,072 2,342,299 2,510,514 408,219 19.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,117,017 2,231,344 2,409,633 2,583,487 2,649,480 532,463 25.2
  Population 4/ 328,370 330,227 332,493 334,085 335,340 6,970 2.1
  Per capita personal income 37,298 37,925 38,917 40,014 41,760 4,462 12.0
  Per capita net earnings 23,187 23,667 24,020 24,351 25,490 2,303 9.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,664 7,501 7,650 7,930 8,369 705 9.2
    Per capita income maintenance 921 911 859 828 804 -117 -12.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 341 237 177 91 79 -262 -76.8
    Per capita retirement and other 6,402 6,354 6,614 7,011 7,486 1,084 16.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,447 6,757 7,247 7,733 7,901 1,454 22.6
  Earnings by place of work 8,236,363 8,453,578 8,726,354 8,869,438 9,334,810 1,098,447 13.3
    Wages and salaries 5,810,696 6,045,380 6,258,249 6,496,234 6,884,093 1,073,397 18.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,582,928 1,591,492 1,586,247 1,597,899 1,665,575 82,647 5.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,127,427 1,115,449 1,095,937 1,099,188 1,148,937 21,510 1.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 455,501 476,043 490,310 498,711 516,638 61,137 13.4
    Proprietors' income 842,739 816,706 881,858 775,305 785,142 -57,597 -6.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 123,132 13,338 85,130 33,507 24,775 -98,357 -79.9
      Farm proprietors' income 719,607 803,368 796,728 741,798 760,367 40,760 5.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 173,117 173,834 176,045 178,907 182,518 9,401 5.4
  Wage and salary jobs 137,562 138,657 140,399 142,990 145,562 8,000 5.8
  Number of proprietors 35,555 35,177 35,646 35,917 36,956 1,401 3.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,616 1,559 1,581 1,579 1,575 -41 -2.5
    Number of farm proprietors 33,939 33,618 34,065 34,338 35,381 1,442 4.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 47,577 48,630 49,569 49,576 51,145 3,568 7.5
  Average wages and salaries 42,241 43,600 44,575 45,431 47,293 5,052 12.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 21,203 23,897 23,388 21,603 21,491 288 1.4
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 12,534 12,734 13,032 13,247 13,903 14,271 1,737 13.86
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 12,534 12,641 12,721 12,595 12,948 13,018 484 3.86

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 6,400 219,057 927 6,376 227,803 847
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 52 1,416 1,289 52 1,400 1,075
 Total, all industries - St Govt 36 7,154 1,295 36 7,292 1,408
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 143 20,417 793 146 21,060 826
 Total, all industries - Private 6,169 190,070 925 6,142 198,051 827
    Goods-producing 1,096 44,651 1,390 1,091 47,453 1,117
      Natural resources and mining 180 3,429 538 179 4,950 551
      Construction 513 7,786 940 517 8,722 978
      Manufacturing 403 33,436 1,590 395 33,782 1,238
    Service-providing 5,073 145,418 782 5,051 150,598 736
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,390 40,222 786 1,375 41,142 711
      Information 70 1,488 1,066 72 1,488 1,013
      Financial activities 549 13,085 1,152 541 13,328 1,065
      Professional & business services 927 23,957 874 925 25,812 820
      Education and health services 689 35,552 954 688 36,150 931
      Leisure and hospitality 695 24,078 277 697 25,075 280
      Other services 698 6,894 550 699 7,454 546
      Unclassified 55 143 686 54 150 643

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 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.4 3.7
Unemployment 5,042 4,484 4,304 4,116 4,134 4,623 4,791 4,923 4,429 4,825 5,165 5,786 4,937
Employment 124,014 124,030 125,807 127,324 127,240 126,980 128,476 128,707 129,142 128,107 127,513 126,172 127,793
Labor Force129,056128,514130,111131,440131,374131,603133,267133,630133,571132,932132,678131,958132,730

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
Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)Bangor 26038704226159MI 1,243 7,563 1,341
Bangor Township S/D #8Bangor 26039604226159MI 21 229 40
Bloomingdale Public School DistrictBloomingdale 26062704226159MI 1,180 7,470 1,501
Climax-Scotts Community SchoolsClimax 26100204126077MI 537 3,957 710
Comstock Public SchoolsKalamazoo 26105902226077MI 1,952 16,438 2,764
Covert Public SchoolsCovert 26109804226159MI 476 3,085 674
Decatur Public SchoolsDecatur 26116704226159MI 903 5,487 982
Galesburg-Augusta Community SchoolsGalesburg 26154504126077MI 1,128 7,190 1,310
Gobles Public School DistrictGobles 26160504226159MI 862 5,713 991
Gull Lake Community SchoolsRichland 26172502226077MI 2,930 19,250 3,516
Hartford Public SchoolsHartford 26178803126159MI 1,369 6,613 1,302
Kalamazoo Public SchoolsKalamazoo 26199501326077MI 12,455 110,584 14,702
Lawrence Public SchoolsLawrence 26212104226159MI 670 3,856 708
Lawton Community School DistrictLawton 26212404126159MI 990 5,639 1,019
Mattawan Consolidated SchoolMattawan 26232502226159MI 3,764 18,278 4,034
Parchment School DistrictKalamazoo 26274202226077MI 1,805 10,028 1,776
Paw Paw Public School DistrictPaw Paw 26276603126159MI 2,248 13,435 2,318
Portage Public SchoolsPortage 26289501326077MI 8,707 52,835 9,816
Schoolcraft Community SchoolsSchoolcraft 26310202226077MI 1,102 5,514 1,103
South Haven Public SchoolsSouth Haven 26323003226159MI 2,134 13,086 2,103
Vicksburg Community SchoolsVicksburg 26349502226077MI 2,636 15,220 2,693

Number of districts: 21 ... Total enrollment: 49,112
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
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI1705325 1,461 1,448 0 0
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI1705414 9,489 3,377 0 0
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty Kalamazoo, MI1520444 94 18 0 0
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI1726999 18,889 15,713 5,025 1,246

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 29,933
  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
  • Metros main page
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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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