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Situation & Outlook Report

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 29180)
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 Lafayette, LA MSA metro changed from 467,612 in 2010 to 485,411 in 2015, a change of 22,876 (4.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 107 in 2010 and 108 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 704 (2011), 869 (2012), 2,793 (2013), 2,662 (2014), 2,662 (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 514,183. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 46,533 (10.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 54,828 (2010) to 84,604 (2020), a change of 29,776 (54.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 144 in 2008 and 159 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $40,085 in 2008 to $45,049 in 2014, a change of $4,964 (12.4%). 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 90 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $23,845 in 2009 to $28,193 in 2014 a change of $4,348 (18.23%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $23,845 in 2009 to $24,464 in 2014, a change of $619 (2.6%). 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 95 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 29180; 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.
  •   Lafayette

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
  Abbeville, LA (2200100) 12,257 12,251 12,225 12,377 12,445 12,446 195 1.60
  Crowley, LA (2218650) 13,265 13,271 13,222 13,186 13,191 13,189 -82 -0.60
  Lafayette, LA (2240735) 120,623 121,351 122,172 123,295 124,735 126,066 4,715 3.90
  New Iberia, LA (2254035) 30,617 30,628 30,721 30,828 30,814 30,745 117 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 467,612 100.0 470,712 100.0 474,247 100.0 479,881 100.0 485,411 100.0 490,488 100.0
  Acadia Parish, LA (22001) ** 61,856 13.2 61,763 13.1 61,850 13.0 62,125 12.9 62,498 12.9 62,577 12.8
  Iberia Parish, LA (22045) ** 73,254 15.7 73,543 15.6 73,920 15.6 74,075 15.4 74,048 15.3 74,103 15.1
  Lafayette Parish, LA (22055) 222,147 47.5 224,315 47.7 227,130 47.9 231,466 48.2 236,047 48.6 240,098 49.0
  St. Martin Parish, LA (22099) 52,264 11.2 52,850 11.2 52,710 11.1 52,935 11.0 53,300 11.0 53,835 11.0
  Vermilion Parish, LA (22113) ** 58,091 12.4 58,241 12.4 58,637 12.4 59,280 12.4 59,518 12.3 59,875 12.2
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

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.
  Iberia Parish, LA
  Lafayette Parish, LA

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 479,116 484,974 5,858 1.22
  One race 468,741 477,437 8,696 1.86
    White 338,419 344,584 6,165 1.82
    Black/African American 338,419 344,584 6,165 1.82
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,102 529 -573 -52.00
    Asian alone 6,044 7,368 1,324 21.91
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 47 47...
    Some other race alone 3,334 3,021 -313 -9.39
  Two or more races 10,375 7,537 -2,838 -27.35
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 16,802 18,007 1,205 7.17
Population 25 years and over 308,643 314,857 6,214 7.17
  % high school graduate or higher 80.3 81.3 1.0 1.25
  % bachelor's degree or higher 21.6 21.5 -0.1 -0.46
Total Households 178,778 178,319 -459 -0.46
  Median household income ($) 48,105 48,668 563 1.17
  Mean household income ($) 66,453 68,632 2,179 3.28
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 479,116 484,974 5,858 1.22
  Male 233,009 235,897 2,888 3.28
  Female 246,107 249,077 2,970 3.28
  Under 5 years 33,454 33,323 -131 3.28
  5 to 9 years 36,336 35,610 -726 -2.00
  10 to 14 years 31,345 32,406 1,061 3.38
  15 to 19 years 32,572 33,190 618 1.90
  20 to 24 years 36,766 35,588 -1,178 -3.20
  25 to 34 years 67,851 72,325 4,474 6.59
  35 to 44 years 57,859 60,476 2,617 4.52
  45 to 54 years 67,954 62,972 -4,982 -7.33
  55 to 59 years 33,134 33,508 374 1.13
  55 to 59 years 33,134 33,508 374 1.13
  60 to 64 years 25,045 25,756 711 2.84
  65 to 74 years 32,191 34,755 2,564 7.96
  75 to 84 years 17,928 18,774 846 4.72
  85 years and over 6,681 6,291 -390 -5.84
  Median age 35.2 35.0 -0.2 -0.57
  18 years and over 358,607 363,360 4,753 1.33
  21 years and over 336,167 342,593 6,426 1.91
  62 years and over 70,127 73,661 3,534 5.04
  65 years and over 56,800 59,820 3,020 5.32

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 195,917 196,225 197,232 198,430 200,024 201,853 5,628 2.87

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 199,134 201,867 2,733 1.37
  1-unit, detached 134,102 134,466 364 0.27
  1-unit, attached 4,016 3,383 -633 -15.76
  2 units 3,587 4,524 937 26.12
  3 or 4 units 6,055 7,073 1,018 16.81
  5 to 9 units 5,505 6,217 712 12.93
  10 to 20 units 4,702 6,301 1,599 34.01
  20 or more units 7,227 7,446 219 3.03
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 199,134 201,867 2,733 1.37
  Occupied Housing Units 178,778 178,319 -459 -0.26
    Owner 127,050 118,600 -8,450 -6.65
    Renter 51,728 59,719 7,991 15.45
  Vacant Housing Units 20,356 23,548 3,192 15.68
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.20 1.60 0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.90 8.80 1.90...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.68 2.71 0.03 1.12
Average household size; renter-occ 2.54 2.60 0.06 2.36
Median Value $ owner occupied 125,200 132,000 6,800 5.43
Median Rent $ renter occupied 697 754 57 8.18

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 188 142 353 143 353 159 134 131 194 129 208 125
  in 1 unit bldgs 188 142 175 143 125 159 130 131 168 129 172 125
  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 4 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 178 0 228 0 0 0 26 0 36 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  Percent Coverage 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 94 94 94 94
Value ($000), Total Units 38,635 29,458 39,864 30,074 46,964 26,217 26,323 24,078 36,604 26,149 39,486 27,352
  1 unit structures 38,635 29,458 37,204 30,074 19,972 26,217 25,323 24,078 34,705 26,149 36,857 27,352
  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 1,000 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 2,660 0 26,992 0 0 0 1,899 0 2,629 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
    212.99 214.43 214.63 216.40 213.79
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.68 0.09 0.82 -1.21 0.38
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 18,287,665 20,148,214 20,291,667 21,566,030 21,250,268 2,962,603 16.2
  Net earnings 1/ 12,051,647 12,968,689 13,753,361 14,562,730 13,800,645 1,748,998 14.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,274,193 3,306,039 3,427,540 3,477,544 3,853,165 578,972 17.7
    Income maintenance 2/ 423,181 432,377 422,597 416,351 419,666 -3,515 -0.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 57,066 40,423 26,539 18,892 27,517 -29,549 -51.8
    Retirement and other 2,793,946 2,833,239 2,978,404 3,042,301 3,405,982 612,036 21.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,961,825 3,873,486 3,110,766 3,525,756 3,596,458 634,633 21.4
  Population 4/ 470,712 474,247 479,881 485,411 490,488 19,776 4.2
  Per capita personal income 38,851 42,485 42,285 44,428 43,325 4,474 11.5
  Per capita net earnings 25,603 27,346 28,660 30,001 28,137 2,534 9.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,956 6,971 7,142 7,164 7,856 900 12.9
    Per capita income maintenance 899 912 881 858 856 -43 -4.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 121 85 55 39 56 -65 -53.7
    Per capita retirement and other 5,936 5,974 6,207 6,267 6,944 1,008 17.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,292 8,168 6,482 7,263 7,332 1,040 16.5
  Earnings by place of work 13,636,175 14,685,380 15,681,134 16,577,983 15,583,006 1,946,831 14.3
    Wages and salaries 9,774,636 10,426,691 10,783,447 11,286,095 10,672,300 897,664 9.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,000,429 2,169,640 2,211,664 2,275,279 2,242,673 242,244 12.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,368,408 1,496,077 1,513,162 1,556,496 1,558,506 190,098 13.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 632,021 673,563 698,502 718,783 684,167 52,146 8.3
    Proprietors' income 1,861,110 2,089,049 2,686,023 3,016,609 2,668,033 806,923 43.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 77,082 86,721 126,897 90,136 40,753 -36,329 -47.1
      Farm proprietors' income 1,784,028 2,002,328 2,559,126 2,926,473 2,627,280 843,252 47.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 284,778 293,005 299,540 303,318 297,389 12,611 4.4
  Wage and salary jobs 219,928 226,080 229,822 231,520 223,716 3,788 1.7
  Number of proprietors 64,850 66,925 69,718 71,798 73,673 8,823 13.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,829 2,796 2,747 2,746 2,715 -114 -4.0
    Number of farm proprietors 62,021 64,129 66,971 69,052 70,958 8,937 14.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 47,884 50,120 52,351 54,655 52,399 4,515 9.4
  Average wages and salaries 44,445 46,119 46,921 48,748 47,705 3,260 7.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 28,765 31,223 38,212 42,381 37,026 8,261 28.7
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 23,845 25,891 28,181 29,110 28,873 28,193 4,348 18.23
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 23,845 24,506 25,365 26,255 25,332 24,464 619 2.60

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 14,613 355,131 907 14,690 349,737 884
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 81 2,229 1,415 80 2,234 1,215
 Total, all industries - St Govt 112 6,624 906 113 7,006 975
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 335 32,249 686 333 32,047 721
 Total, all industries - Private 14,085 314,029 926 14,164 308,449 897
    Goods-producing 2,501 88,340 1,312 2,500 82,886 1,250
      Natural resources and mining 688 38,336 1,693 681 33,713 1,601
      Construction 1,061 17,898 936 1,064 18,359 1,004
      Manufacturing 752 32,106 1,075 755 30,813 1,016
    Service-providing 11,584 225,688 778 11,664 225,564 767
      Trade, transportation & utilities 3,311 72,454 735 3,340 72,129 719
      Information 132 4,392 919 132 4,330 892
      Financial activities 1,628 19,165 1,271 1,627 18,424 1,178
      Professional & business services 2,834 37,826 1,157 2,849 37,117 1,161
      Education and health services 1,652 48,369 711 1,664 48,551 740
      Leisure and hospitality 1,087 35,631 304 1,103 37,055 308
      Other services 901 7,808 658 911 7,923 661
      Unclassified 39 43 815 38 35 962

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 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 7.2 6.8 7.3 7.1 7.6 8.3 8.2 7.9
Unemployment 1,843 1,741 1,726 1,601 1,467 1,817 1,719 1,888 1,823 1,960 2,172 2,117 1,997
Employment 24,440 24,094 23,983 23,960 23,831 23,477 23,709 23,810 23,715 23,783 23,901 23,835 23,308
Labor Force26,28325,83525,70925,56125,29825,29425,42825,69825,53825,74326,07325,95225,305

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
Acadia ParishCrowley 22000304222001LA 9,908 62,204 12,260
Iberia ParishNew Iberia 22007202122045LA 13,874 73,878 14,425
Lafayette ParishLafayette 22008701222055LA 30,723 230,845 39,675
St. Martin ParishSt. Martinville 22015903122099LA 8,375 52,936 9,840
Vermilion ParishAbbeville 22018003122113LA 9,468 59,253 11,561

Number of districts: 5 ... Total enrollment: 72,348
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
Louisiana State University-Eunice Eunice, LA1594073 2,738 1,351 0 0
Remington College-Lafayette Campus Lafayette, LA1605243 340 340 0 0
South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA4340613 6,332 3,436 0 0
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA1606589 15,574 12,498 1,621 955

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 24,984
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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

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

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

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

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

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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