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Situation & Outlook Report

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 29540)
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 Lancaster, PA MSA metro changed from 520,357 in 2010 to 533,645 in 2015, a change of 16,267 (3.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 101 in 2010 and 103 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 938 (2011), 709 (2012), 1,031 (2013), 1,043 (2014), 1,043 (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 556,939. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 36,622 (7.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 79,946 (2010) to 107,250 (2020), a change of 27,304 (34.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 251 in 2008 and 254 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,767 in 2008 to $41,712 in 2014, a change of $4,945 (13.4%). 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 98 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $19,644 in 2009 to $24,125 in 2014 a change of $4,481 (22.81%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $19,644 in 2009 to $22,021 in 2014, a change of $2,377 (12.1%). 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 98 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 29540; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

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.
  •   Lancaster

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
  Columbia, PA (4215384) 10,400 10,401 10,390 10,386 10,390 10,383 -18 -0.20
  Elizabethtown, PA (4223016) 11,545 11,554 11,550 11,636 11,597 11,611 57 0.50
  Ephrata, PA (4223832) 13,394 13,399 13,395 13,506 13,517 13,837 438 3.30
  Lancaster, PA (4241216) 59,322 59,329 59,400 59,366 59,336 59,302 -27 0.00

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 520,357 100.0 523,692 100.0 526,879 100.0 530,238 100.0 533,645 100.0 536,624 100.0
  Lancaster County, PA (42071) 520,357 100.0 523,692 100.0 526,879 100.0 530,238 100.0 533,645 100.0 536,624 100.0

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

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

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 529,600 533,320 3,720 0.70
  One race 520,680 524,236 3,556 0.68
    White 467,534 468,111 577 0.12
    Black/African American 467,534 468,111 577 0.12
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,105 1,266 161 14.57
    Asian alone 10,419 11,453 1,034 9.92
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 18,029 19,977 1,948 10.80
  Two or more races 8,920 9,084 164 1.84
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 50,465 52,299 1,834 3.63
Population 25 years and over 350,457 355,076 4,619 3.63
  % high school graduate or higher 83.6 84.9 1.3 1.56
  % bachelor's degree or higher 26.1 26.0 -0.1 -0.38
Total Households 194,493 194,764 271 -0.38
  Median household income ($) 56,922 57,403 481 0.85
  Mean household income ($) 71,281 73,993 2,712 3.80
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 529,600 533,320 3,720 0.70
  Male 257,800 260,787 2,987 3.80
  Female 271,800 272,533 733 3.80
  Under 5 years 35,054 35,242 188 3.80
  5 to 9 years 36,408 36,706 298 0.82
  10 to 14 years 35,279 35,311 32 0.09
  15 to 19 years 36,314 36,297 -17 -0.05
  20 to 24 years 36,088 34,688 -1,400 -3.88
  25 to 34 years 64,515 67,957 3,442 5.34
  35 to 44 years 62,220 60,851 -1,369 -2.20
  45 to 54 years 71,673 70,543 -1,130 -1.58
  55 to 59 years 34,689 36,201 1,512 4.36
  55 to 59 years 34,689 36,201 1,512 4.36
  60 to 64 years 31,932 31,876 -56 -0.18
  65 to 74 years 44,331 45,991 1,660 3.74
  75 to 84 years 28,210 28,580 370 1.31
  85 years and over 12,887 13,077 190 1.47
  Median age 38.7 38.5 -0.2 -0.52
  18 years and over 401,106 404,767 3,661 0.91
  21 years and over 377,990 382,352 4,362 1.15
  62 years and over 104,188 104,815 627 0.60
  65 years and over 85,428 87,648 2,220 2.60

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 202,952 203,154 204,066 204,832 205,558 206,404 3,250 1.60

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 205,018 206,431 1,413 0.69
  1-unit, detached 113,938 116,910 2,972 2.61
  1-unit, attached 40,816 39,051 -1,765 -4.32
  2 units 8,014 7,538 -476 -5.94
  3 or 4 units 9,753 10,879 1,126 11.55
  5 to 9 units 10,544 8,595 -1,949 -18.48
  10 to 20 units 5,577 6,454 877 15.73
  20 or more units 9,662 8,816 -846 -8.76
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 205,018 206,431 1,413 0.69
  Occupied Housing Units 194,493 194,764 271 0.14
    Owner 133,396 131,998 -1,398 -1.05
    Renter 61,097 62,766 1,669 2.73
  Vacant Housing Units 10,525 11,667 1,142 10.85
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.60 0.90 0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.00 5.30 0.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.77 2.80 0.03 1.08
Average household size; renter-occ 2.38 2.38 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 186,500 188,100 1,600 0.86
Median Rent $ renter occupied 896 894 -2 -0.22

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 10 10 6 22 5 4 5 7 6 4 10 7
  in 1 unit bldgs 6 7 6 8 3 4 5 7 4 4 10 7
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8
Value ($000), Total Units 1,462 1,730 800 2,990 1,275 1,325 964 994 959 599 1,759 1,459
  1 unit structures 975 1,522 800 1,210 915 1,325 964 994 679 599 1,759 1,459
  2 unit structures 487 0 0 280 360 0 0 0 280 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 1,500 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
    174.17 175.23 173.30 179.28 180.52
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.61 -1.10 3.45 0.69 3.65
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 20,488,496 21,227,011 21,649,254 22,941,063 24,145,511 3,657,015 17.8
  Net earnings 1/ 13,297,776 13,695,125 14,045,694 14,918,194 15,838,004 2,540,228 19.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,854,175 3,902,909 3,999,045 4,143,560 4,326,049 471,874 12.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 297,040 309,587 314,577 315,410 316,130 19,090 6.4
    Unemployment insurance compensation 201,128 178,267 134,516 76,612 67,016 -134,112 -66.7
    Retirement and other 3,356,007 3,415,055 3,549,952 3,751,538 3,942,903 586,896 17.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 3,336,545 3,628,977 3,604,515 3,879,309 3,981,458 644,913 19.3
  Population 4/ 523,692 526,879 530,238 533,645 536,624 12,932 2.5
  Per capita personal income 39,123 40,288 40,829 42,989 44,995 5,872 15.0
  Per capita net earnings 25,392 25,993 26,489 27,955 29,514 4,122 16.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,360 7,408 7,542 7,765 8,062 702 9.5
    Per capita income maintenance 567 588 593 591 589 22 3.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 384 338 254 144 125 -259 -67.4
    Per capita retirement and other 6,408 6,482 6,695 7,030 7,348 940 14.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,371 6,888 6,798 7,269 7,419 1,048 16.4
  Earnings by place of work 14,046,622 14,487,346 15,062,594 16,009,731 17,032,976 2,986,354 21.3
    Wages and salaries 9,147,008 9,470,731 9,662,269 10,131,570 10,739,770 1,592,762 17.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,500,026 2,484,157 2,597,806 2,630,974 2,839,496 339,470 13.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,748,967 1,713,468 1,804,957 1,802,987 1,967,760 218,793 12.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 751,059 770,689 792,849 827,987 871,736 120,677 16.1
    Proprietors' income 2,399,588 2,532,458 2,802,519 3,247,187 3,453,710 1,054,122 43.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 294,491 271,024 339,063 456,970 320,191 25,700 8.7
      Farm proprietors' income 2,105,097 2,261,434 2,463,456 2,790,217 3,133,519 1,028,422 48.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 301,301 305,910 309,910 316,826 325,375 24,074 8.0
  Wage and salary jobs 232,986 236,576 238,090 243,423 249,633 16,647 7.1
  Number of proprietors 68,315 69,334 71,820 73,403 75,742 7,427 10.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 5,152 5,149 5,216 5,153 5,072 -80 -1.6
    Number of farm proprietors 63,163 64,185 66,604 68,250 70,670 7,507 11.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,620 47,358 48,603 50,532 52,349 5,729 12.3
  Average wages and salaries 39,260 40,033 40,582 41,621 43,022 3,762 9.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 33,328 35,233 36,987 40,882 44,340 11,012 33.0
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 19,644 20,773 21,660 22,454 23,180 24,125 4,481 22.81
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 19,644 20,576 21,011 21,280 21,577 22,021 2,377 12.10

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 13,051 370,993 818 13,156 381,846 805
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 69 2,010 1,287 71 2,019 1,070
 Total, all industries - St Govt 31 3,718 1,116 31 3,630 1,214
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 267 25,944 862 268 26,230 907
 Total, all industries - Private 12,684 339,321 808 12,786 349,967 791
    Goods-producing 2,748 86,970 996 2,756 89,768 985
      Natural resources and mining 214 4,329 743 212 4,918 682
      Construction 1,605 22,918 933 1,613 24,498 996
      Manufacturing 929 59,722 1,038 931 60,351 1,005
    Service-providing 9,936 252,352 744 10,030 260,199 725
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,973 85,530 679 2,991 86,528 669
      Information 111 4,900 916 112 5,019 920
      Financial activities 958 13,854 1,337 966 13,987 1,170
      Professional & business services 1,727 35,866 1,012 1,763 36,243 967
      Education and health services 1,747 65,916 810 1,754 66,868 844
      Leisure and hospitality 1,224 34,362 306 1,231 39,256 295
      Other services 1,196 11,925 544 1,213 12,297 570

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 4.2 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.9 4.8
Unemployment 11,761 9,747 9,233 9,066 8,235 11,022 11,277 11,602 10,744 11,498 12,509 14,036 13,545
Employment 268,169 265,524 266,987 265,382 267,813 265,629 265,861 266,290 267,082 268,078 269,232 269,966 270,062
Labor Force279,930275,271276,220274,448276,048276,651277,138277,892277,826279,576281,741284,002283,607

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
Cocalico SdDenver 42062702142071PA 3,174 23,657 4,606
Columbia Borough SdColumbia 42063602142071PA 1,360 10,603 1,630
Conestoga Valley SdLancaster 42064802142071PA 4,286 33,675 6,300
Donegal SdMount Joy 42076504142071PA 2,876 20,959 3,543
Eastern Lancaster County SdNew Holland 42088202142071PA 3,162 32,779 6,503
Elizabethtown Area SdElizabethtown 42091202142071PA 3,978 30,656 4,904
Ephrata Area SdEphrata 42092702142071PA 4,202 33,623 5,569
Hempfield SdLandisville 42117902142071PA 6,913 47,901 8,068
Lampeter-Strasburg SdLancaster 42131102142071PA 3,103 23,205 4,159
Lancaster SdLancaster 42131401342071PA 11,174 76,348 12,519
Manheim Central SdManheim 42145502142071PA 2,954 24,560 4,108
Manheim Township SdLancaster 42145802142071PA 5,869 38,913 6,647
Penn Manor SdLancaster 42186302142071PA 5,069 42,127 6,169
Pequea Valley SdKinzers 42189004142071PA 1,683 21,831 5,208
Solanco SdQuarryville 42218104142071PA 3,683 32,449 6,702
Warwick SdLititz 42249602142071PA 4,381 31,640 5,658

Number of districts: 16 ... Total enrollment: 67,867
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
Consolidated School of Business-Lancaster Lancaster, PA2603543 99 95 0 0
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA2121977 1,788 1,749 34 34
Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies Elizabethtown, PA4801347 346 0 76 0
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA2125775 2,209 2,174 0 0
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA2134009 1,407 835 604 60
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street, PA4185333 462 273 0 0
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA2140418 7,171 6,358 876 246
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA2150535 200 193 0 0
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, PA4423565 1,447 491 0 0
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA2162963 913 867 0 0

  Number of institutions: 10 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 16,042
  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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