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Situation & Outlook Report

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 30700)
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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 Lincoln, NE MSA metro changed from 302,985 in 2010 to 319,840 in 2015, a change of 20,593 (6.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 158 in 2010 and 154 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,658 (2011), 1,741 (2012), 1,779 (2013), 3,032 (2014), 3,032 (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 337,177. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 34,255 (11.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 34,697 (2010) to 54,137 (2020), a change of 19,440 (56.0%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 177 in 2008 and 195 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $38,804 in 2008 to $43,399 in 2014, a change of $4,595 (11.8%). 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 129 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $13,992 in 2009 to $17,626 in 2014 a change of $3,634 (25.97%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $13,992 in 2009 to $16,037 in 2014, a change of $2,045 (14.62%). 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 78 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 30700; 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.
  •   Lincoln

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
  Lincoln, NE (3128000) 258,379 259,102 262,389 265,568 268,955 272,996 13,894 5.40

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 302,985 100.0 306,728 100.0 310,601 100.0 314,642 100.0 319,840 100.0 323,578 100.0
  Lancaster County, NE (31109) 286,187 94.5 289,989 94.5 293,624 94.5 297,577 94.6 302,742 94.7 306,468 94.7
  Seward County, NE (31159) 16,798 5.5 16,739 5.5 16,977 5.5 17,065 5.4 17,098 5.3 17,110 5.3

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, NE

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 316,941 320,227 3,286 1.04
  One race 307,856 312,357 4,501 1.46
    White 274,828 281,773 6,945 2.53
    Black/African American 274,828 281,773 6,945 2.53
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,143 873 -1,270 -59.26
    Asian alone 11,512 13,414 1,902 16.52
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 63 47 -16 -25.40
    Some other race alone 6,782 3,810 -2,972 -43.82
  Two or more races 9,085 7,870 -1,215 -13.37
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,158 20,465 1,307 6.82
Population 25 years and over 195,953 197,075 1,122 6.82
  % high school graduate or higher 93.1 92.8 -0.3 -0.32
  % bachelor's degree or higher 36.3 35.6 -0.7 -1.93
Total Households 123,469 125,923 2,454 -1.93
  Median household income ($) 52,300 52,046 -254 -0.49
  Mean household income ($) 68,463 68,621 158 0.23
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 316,941 320,227 3,286 1.04
  Male 158,312 158,883 571 0.23
  Female 158,629 161,344 2,715 0.23
  Under 5 years 21,658 21,732 74 0.23
  5 to 9 years 22,559 21,622 -937 -4.15
  10 to 14 years 18,919 20,118 1,199 6.34
  15 to 19 years 23,388 23,498 110 0.47
  20 to 24 years 34,464 36,182 1,718 4.98
  25 to 34 years 45,983 45,312 -671 -1.46
  35 to 44 years 37,360 38,408 1,048 2.81
  45 to 54 years 38,730 36,599 -2,131 -5.50
  55 to 59 years 18,102 20,428 2,326 12.85
  55 to 59 years 18,102 20,428 2,326 12.85
  60 to 64 years 17,891 16,944 -947 -5.29
  65 to 74 years 20,783 22,626 1,843 8.87
  75 to 84 years 11,623 11,577 -46 -0.40
  85 years and over 5,481 5,181 -300 -5.47
  Median age 32.9 33.2 0.3 0.91
  18 years and over 242,658 245,717 3,059 1.26
  21 years and over 222,908 225,011 2,103 0.94
  62 years and over 47,175 48,621 1,446 3.07
  65 years and over 37,887 39,384 1,497 3.95

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 127,750 127,868 128,638 129,457 130,473 131,814 3,946 3.09

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 130,673 131,847 1,174 0.90
  1-unit, detached 80,761 80,899 138 0.17
  1-unit, attached 9,210 9,140 -70 -0.76
  2 units 3,690 5,213 1,523 41.27
  3 or 4 units 3,107 4,628 1,521 48.95
  5 to 9 units 6,853 5,919 -934 -13.63
  10 to 20 units 9,861 11,201 1,340 13.59
  20 or more units 14,270 12,078 -2,192 -15.36
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 130,673 131,847 1,174 0.90
  Occupied Housing Units 123,469 125,923 2,454 1.99
    Owner 75,720 76,442 722 0.95
    Renter 47,749 49,481 1,732 3.63
  Vacant Housing Units 7,204 5,924 -1,280 -17.77
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.20 1.20 1.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.60 2.40 -3.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.61 2.57 -0.04 -1.53
Average household size; renter-occ 2.20 2.20 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 153,600 150,300 -3,300 -2.15
Median Rent $ renter occupied 719 751 32 4.45

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 170 198 190 189 132 121 111 167 261 240 224 69
  in 1 unit bldgs 89 93 94 71 69 50 67 98 103 104 116 65
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 81 105 96 118 63 69 44 67 156 136 108 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 6 3 4 0
  Percent Coverage 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 96 96 96 96
Value ($000), Total Units 25,285 28,612 27,531 25,228 19,242 16,852 17,338 26,080 38,430 36,317 36,402 15,978
  1 unit structures 17,673 18,744 18,509 14,138 13,321 10,167 13,203 19,583 21,722 21,969 25,008 14,528
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 200 250 0 0 1,450
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 7,612 9,868 9,022 11,090 5,921 6,485 4,135 6,297 16,458 14,348 11,394 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
    175.22 174.45 175.73 180.51 181.08
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.44 0.73 2.72 0.32 3.34
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 12,309,690 13,100,373 13,148,732 13,776,253 14,280,552 1,970,862 16.0
  Net earnings 1/ 8,195,865 8,658,563 8,786,000 9,183,026 9,492,545 1,296,680 15.8
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,792,061 1,822,467 1,860,003 1,942,009 2,051,675 259,614 14.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 169,015 171,014 176,960 177,790 179,339 10,324 6.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 48,208 38,318 25,137 17,281 14,843 -33,365 -69.2
    Retirement and other 1,574,838 1,613,135 1,657,906 1,746,938 1,857,493 282,655 17.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,321,764 2,619,343 2,502,729 2,651,218 2,736,332 414,568 17.9
  Population 4/ 306,728 310,601 314,642 319,840 323,578 16,850 5.5
  Per capita personal income 40,132 42,177 41,790 43,072 44,133 4,001 10.0
  Per capita net earnings 26,720 27,877 27,924 28,711 29,336 2,616 9.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,843 5,868 5,911 6,072 6,341 498 8.5
    Per capita income maintenance 551 551 562 556 554 3 0.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 157 123 80 54 46 -111 -70.7
    Per capita retirement and other 5,134 5,194 5,269 5,462 5,740 606 11.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,569 8,433 7,954 8,289 8,456 887 11.7
  Earnings by place of work 9,378,394 9,879,555 10,153,674 10,613,974 10,970,244 1,591,850 17.0
    Wages and salaries 6,791,711 7,128,342 7,331,839 7,671,336 8,057,500 1,265,789 18.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,732,910 1,869,405 1,864,385 1,981,640 1,965,556 232,646 13.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,200,153 1,326,643 1,312,439 1,402,889 1,362,764 162,611 13.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 532,757 542,762 551,946 578,751 602,792 70,035 13.1
    Proprietors' income 853,773 881,808 957,450 960,998 947,188 93,415 10.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 172,850 89,086 195,327 124,784 94,062 -78,788 -45.6
      Farm proprietors' income 680,923 792,722 762,123 836,214 853,126 172,203 25.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 210,779 215,132 218,788 221,845 226,318 15,539 7.4
  Wage and salary jobs 172,602 176,500 179,559 182,271 185,796 13,194 7.6
  Number of proprietors 38,177 38,632 39,229 39,574 40,522 2,345 6.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,381 2,398 2,395 2,349 2,331 -50 -2.1
    Number of farm proprietors 35,796 36,234 36,834 37,225 38,191 2,395 6.7
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,494 45,923 46,409 47,844 48,473 3,979 8.9
  Average wages and salaries 39,349 40,387 40,832 42,088 43,367 4,018 10.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,022 21,878 20,691 22,464 22,338 3,316 17.4
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 13,992 14,557 15,082 16,327 17,159 17,626 3,634 25.97
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 13,992 14,422 14,663 15,469 15,914 16,037 2,045 14.62

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 10,452 280,016 794 10,577 286,405 775
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 72 5,299 1,412 69 5,354 1,189
 Total, all industries - St Govt 169 26,345 948 167 26,909 1,045
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 74 23,748 784 74 24,493 803
 Total, all industries - Private 10,137 224,624 762 10,267 229,649 731
    Goods-producing 1,414 35,923 942 1,427 38,048 911
      Natural resources and mining 70 678 653 70 771 611
      Construction 1,076 12,387 798 1,089 14,030 823
      Manufacturing 268 22,858 1,031 268 23,247 976
    Service-providing 8,723 188,702 728 8,840 191,601 695
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,760 54,082 676 1,758 54,280 663
      Information 121 4,212 1,121 122 4,216 989
      Financial activities 910 20,932 1,115 913 21,177 954
      Professional & business services 1,642 31,206 918 1,682 32,289 864
      Education and health services 2,556 41,529 766 2,624 41,795 760
      Leisure and hospitality 883 28,635 257 884 29,600 273
      Other services 851 8,106 613 857 8,243 618

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 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.0
Unemployment 4,263 4,098 4,078 3,727 4,309 5,015 4,830 4,795 4,656 4,289 5,161 5,393 5,048
Employment 163,496 164,148 167,401 167,366 165,919 163,358 165,348 166,019 166,231 164,661 163,081 164,721 162,530
Labor Force167,759168,246171,479171,093170,228168,373170,178170,814170,887168,950168,242170,114167,578

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
Centennial Public SchoolsUtica 31000994331159NE 457 3,442 597
Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln 31728401131109NE 36,943 272,592 43,222
Malcolm Public SchoolsMalcolm 31732904131109NE 492 2,187 423
Milford Public SchoolsMilford 31737104231159NE 702 4,195 740
Norris School Dist 160Firth 31000884231109NE 2,062 9,239 2,193
Raymond Central Public SchoolsRaymond 31049504231109NE 588 4,476 882
Seward Public SchoolsSeward 31765603231159NE 1,416 10,635 1,809
Waverly School District 145Waverly 31000214131109NE 1,845 10,559 2,175

Number of districts: 8 ... Total enrollment: 44,505
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
Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE1808789 617 309 74 47
College of Hair Design-Downtown Lincoln, NE1809574 98 98 0 0
College of Hair Design-East Campus Lincoln, NE4562874 112 112 0 0
Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE1809847 1,607 1,186 725 609
Doane College-Lincoln Grand Island and Master Lincoln, NE4482847 669 440 890 384
Joseph's College Lincoln, NE1811904 229 229 0 0
Kaplan University-Lincoln Campus Lincoln, NE1812428 548 353 45 31
Myotherapy Institute Lincoln, NE4344323 15 15 0 0
Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE1814468 1,832 1,511 251 38
Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE1816403 9,392 4,572 0 0
Union College Lincoln, NE1817387 798 713 89 89
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE1814649 19,979 18,660 5,027 2,704

  Number of institutions: 12 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 35,896
  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
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  • 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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