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Situation & Outlook Report

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 30980)
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 Longview, TX MSA metro changed from 214,732 in 2010 to 216,795 in 2015, a change of 3,049 (1.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 200 in 2010 and 201 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 415 (2011), -147 (2012), -1,101 (2013), -333 (2014), -333 (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 233,358. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 18,626 (8.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 31,051 (2010) to 43,901 (2020), a change of 12,850 (41.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 168 in 2008 and 184 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $39,080 in 2008 to $43,684 in 2014, a change of $4,604 (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 172 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,428 in 2009 to $12,407 in 2014 a change of $2,979 (31.6%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,428 in 2009 to $11,023 in 2014, a change of $1,595 (16.92%). 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 45 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 30980; 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.
  •   Longview

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
  Henderson, TX (4833212) 13,712 13,724 13,771 13,820 13,672 13,604 -120 -0.90
  Kilgore, TX (4839124) 12,975 13,495 13,739 14,100 14,550 14,948 1,453 10.80
  Longview, TX (4843888) 80,455 80,605 81,014 81,295 81,466 81,593 988 1.20

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 214,732 100.0 215,934 100.0 216,722 100.0 216,425 100.0 216,795 100.0 217,781 100.0
  Gregg County, TX (48183) 122,015 56.8 122,482 56.7 122,942 56.7 123,197 56.9 123,159 56.8 124,108 57.0
  Rusk County, TX (48401) 53,338 24.8 53,692 24.9 53,835 24.8 53,420 24.7 53,270 24.6 53,070 24.4
  Upshur County, TX (48459) 39,379 18.3 39,760 18.4 39,945 18.4 39,808 18.4 40,366 18.6 40,603 18.6

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.
  Gregg County, TX

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 216,530 217,481 951 0.44
  One race 213,275 214,090 815 0.38
    White 168,356 168,897 541 0.32
    Black/African American 168,356 168,897 541 0.32
    American Indian/Alaska Native 360 950 590 163.89
    Asian alone 1,751 1,927 176 10.05
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 3,687 2,897 -790 -21.43
  Two or more races 3,255 3,391 136 4.18
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 32,934 34,086 1,152 3.50
Population 25 years and over 141,171 141,812 641 3.50
  % high school graduate or higher 82.7 81.6 -1.1 -1.33
  % bachelor's degree or higher 16.1 17.5 1.4 8.70
Total Households 76,957 78,567 1,610 8.70
  Median household income ($) 45,175 49,500 4,325 9.57
  Mean household income ($) 61,076 63,709 2,633 4.31
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 216,530 217,481 951 0.44
  Male 109,031 110,238 1,207 4.31
  Female 107,499 107,243 -256 4.31
  Under 5 years 15,292 15,837 545 4.31
  5 to 9 years 12,552 15,894 3,342 26.63
  10 to 14 years 17,562 14,018 -3,544 -20.18
  15 to 19 years 14,952 14,157 -795 -5.32
  20 to 24 years 15,001 15,763 762 5.08
  25 to 34 years 27,427 27,055 -372 -1.36
  35 to 44 years 26,550 26,427 -123 -0.46
  45 to 54 years 27,981 28,770 789 2.82
  55 to 59 years 16,384 14,301 -2,083 -12.71
  55 to 59 years 16,384 14,301 -2,083 -12.71
  60 to 64 years 11,055 13,005 1,950 17.64
  65 to 74 years 17,739 18,248 509 2.87
  75 to 84 years 11,059 10,100 -959 -8.67
  85 years and over 2,976 3,906 930 31.25
  Median age 37.3 37.3 0.0 0.00
  18 years and over 162,585 163,319 734 0.45
  21 years and over 153,479 153,490 11 0.01
  62 years and over 38,283 39,802 1,519 3.97
  65 years and over 31,774 32,254 480 1.51

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 87,318 87,357 87,740 88,142 88,771 89,529 2,172 2.49

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 88,427 89,542 1,115 1.26
  1-unit, detached 58,883 62,449 3,566 6.06
  1-unit, attached 1,092 891 -201 -18.41
  2 units 3,755 2,903 -852 -22.69
  3 or 4 units 2,504 2,877 373 14.90
  5 to 9 units 3,007 1,646 -1,361 -45.26
  10 to 20 units 3,348 1,906 -1,442 -43.07
  20 or more units 2,472 3,192 720 29.13
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 88,427 89,542 1,115 1.26
  Occupied Housing Units 76,957 78,567 1,610 2.09
    Owner 49,648 53,478 3,830 7.71
    Renter 27,309 25,089 -2,220 -8.13
  Vacant Housing Units 11,470 10,975 -495 -4.32
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.30 1.00 0.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.50 10.00 4.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.81 2.70 -0.11 -3.91
Average household size; renter-occ 2.48 2.53 0.05 2.02
Median Value $ owner occupied 117,700 113,300 -4,400 -3.74
Median Rent $ renter occupied 718 777 59 8.22

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 23 23 24 20 24 20 13 12 5 12 10 11
  in 1 unit bldgs 16 16 15 13 12 13 13 12 5 12 10 11
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 2 4 2 12 2 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 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 72 72 72 72
Value ($000), Total Units 3,442 3,442 3,387 2,896 3,183 2,896 2,765 2,084 1,345 2,735 2,087 2,251
  1 unit structures 2,913 2,913 2,731 2,367 2,352 2,367 2,765 2,084 1,345 2,735 2,087 2,251
  2 unit structures 126 126 253 126 831 126 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 403 403 403 403 0 403 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
    194.76 198.20 193.88 194.82 202.93
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.77 -2.18 0.48 4.16 4.19
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 8,718,597 8,860,958 8,822,080 9,209,069 9,172,549 453,952 5.2
  Net earnings 1/ 5,395,614 5,727,981 5,740,671 5,938,298 5,758,136 362,522 6.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,787,873 1,778,267 1,834,627 1,910,666 2,019,833 231,960 13.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 175,596 174,346 176,692 176,969 178,764 3,168 1.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 43,966 37,080 28,957 17,688 23,943 -20,023 -45.5
    Retirement and other 1,568,311 1,566,841 1,628,978 1,716,009 1,817,126 248,815 15.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,535,110 1,354,710 1,246,782 1,360,105 1,394,580 -140,530 -9.2
  Population 4/ 215,934 216,722 216,425 216,795 217,781 1,847 0.9
  Per capita personal income 40,376 40,886 40,763 42,478 42,118 1,742 4.3
  Per capita net earnings 24,987 26,430 26,525 27,391 26,440 1,453 5.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,280 8,205 8,477 8,813 9,275 995 12.0
    Per capita income maintenance 813 804 816 816 821 8 1.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 204 171 134 82 110 -94 -46.1
    Per capita retirement and other 7,263 7,230 7,527 7,915 8,344 1,081 14.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,109 6,251 5,761 6,274 6,404 -705 -9.9
  Earnings by place of work 6,210,110 6,577,780 6,735,182 6,991,926 6,699,264 489,154 7.9
    Wages and salaries 4,220,796 4,531,783 4,641,858 4,843,898 4,647,718 426,922 10.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 866,102 934,668 972,024 997,754 997,863 131,761 15.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 564,117 608,600 639,454 655,662 667,387 103,270 18.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 301,985 326,068 332,570 342,092 330,476 28,491 9.4
    Proprietors' income 1,123,212 1,111,329 1,121,300 1,150,274 1,053,683 -69,529 -6.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -5,291 11,310 27,241 30,290 41,504 46,795...
      Farm proprietors' income 1,128,503 1,100,019 1,094,059 1,119,984 1,012,179 -116,324 -10.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 132,975 137,292 139,118 140,296 138,601 5,626 4.2
  Wage and salary jobs 100,860 104,086 105,507 106,483 104,079 3,219 3.2
  Number of proprietors 32,115 33,206 33,611 33,813 34,522 2,407 7.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 3,338 3,332 3,337 3,251 3,202 -136 -4.1
    Number of farm proprietors 28,777 29,874 30,274 30,562 31,320 2,543 8.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,701 47,911 48,413 49,837 48,335 1,634 3.5
  Average wages and salaries 41,848 43,539 43,996 45,490 44,656 2,808 6.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 39,215 36,822 36,139 36,646 32,317 -6,898 -17.6
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 9,428 10,396 10,484 11,142 11,874 12,407 2,979 31.60
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,428 10,023 9,703 10,267 10,672 11,023 1,595 16.92

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 5,627 165,298 858 5,636 162,376 825
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 38 772 1,303 38 770 1,099
 Total, all industries - St Govt 53 979 910 53 983 921
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 165 17,610 689 165 17,760 701
 Total, all industries - Private 5,371 145,937 876 5,380 142,863 838
    Goods-producing 1,019 46,927 1,136 1,024 43,482 1,076
      Natural resources and mining 313 11,931 1,606 308 10,330 1,432
      Construction 416 17,262 914 424 16,225 953
      Manufacturing 290 17,734 1,038 292 16,928 979
    Service-providing 4,352 99,009 754 4,356 99,381 735
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,333 32,759 870 1,336 32,908 808
      Information 67 2,157 917 65 2,166 843
      Financial activities 587 6,647 1,060 579 6,564 965
      Professional & business services 818 15,132 869 816 14,654 925
      Education and health services 631 24,799 722 640 24,949 731
      Leisure and hospitality 480 13,734 272 483 14,436 281
      Other services 429 3,759 638 428 3,671 659
      Unclassified 7 22 296 9 32 306

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.6 6.9 6.8
Unemployment 3,174 3,137 3,075 3,062 2,958 3,149 3,107 3,238 3,238 3,232 3,969 4,182 4,117
Employment 55,782 55,768 56,013 56,422 56,101 55,996 56,617 56,711 56,375 56,143 56,003 56,201 56,247
Labor Force58,95658,90559,08859,48459,05959,14559,72459,94959,61359,37559,97260,38360,364

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
Big Sandy ISDBig Sandy 48101404248459TX 716 4,370 777
Carlisle ISDHenderson 48128704248401TX 663 2,470 545
Gilmer ISDGilmer 48207004148459TX 2,393 15,781 2,675
Gladewater ISDGladewater 48207602348183TX 1,986 12,084 2,201
Harmony ISDBig Sandy 48225604248459TX 1,099 6,409 924
Henderson ISDHenderson 48229703248401TX 3,446 23,687 3,477
Kilgore ISDKilgore 48256203148183TX 3,924 21,384 3,773
Laneville ISDLaneville 48267004248401TX 158 1,505 264
Leveretts Chapel ISDOverton 48272704248401TX 256 927 201
Longview ISDLongview 48281101348183TX 8,846 56,973 9,290
Mount Enterprise ISDMount Enterprise 48316504348401TX 386 1,770 256
New Diana ISDDiana 48324604248459TX 1,025 4,345 881
Ore City ISDOre City 48338404248459TX 847 4,543 817
Overton ISDOverton 48338704248401TX 517 3,380 578
Pine Tree ISDLongview 48349801348183TX 4,617 25,200 4,775
Sabine ISDGladewater 48384604148183TX 1,327 6,689 1,285
Spring Hill ISDLongview 48411901348183TX 1,913 8,720 2,043
Tatum ISDTatum 48422404248401TX 1,631 5,912 1,063
Union Grove ISDGladewater 48435304148459TX 755 2,914 583
Union Hill ISDGilmer 48435604248459TX 284 1,970 307
West Rusk County Consolidated ISDNew London 48451504248401TX 998 5,720 1,067
White Oak ISDWhite Oak 48454802348183TX 1,439 6,666 1,450

Number of districts: 22 ... Total enrollment: 39,226
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
Kilgore College Kilgore, TX2260193 5,768 2,586 0 0
LeTourneau University Longview, TX2262317 2,250 1,341 417 58

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,018
  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).

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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