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Situation & Outlook Report

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 31180)
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 Lubbock, TX MSA metro changed from 292,203 in 2010 to 306,680 in 2015, a change of 18,951 (6.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 163 in 2010 and 161 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,416 (2011), 918 (2012), 1,822 (2013), 3,020 (2014), 3,020 (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 334,871. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 42,719 (14.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 33,580 (2010) to 50,639 (2020), a change of 17,059 (50.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 461 in 2008 and 460 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,589 in 2008 to $37,434 in 2014, a change of $4,845 (14.9%). 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 166 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,904 in 2009 to $13,145 in 2014 a change of $3,241 (32.72%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,904 in 2009 to $11,903 in 2014, a change of $1,999 (20.18%). 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 74 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 31180; 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.
  •   Lubbock

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
  Lubbock, TX (4845000) 229,573 230,581 233,586 236,256 240,056 243,839 13,258 5.70

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 292,203 100.0 295,384 100.0 297,967 100.0 301,580 100.0 306,680 100.0 311,154 100.0
  Crosby County, TX (48107) 6,045 2.1 6,085 2.1 6,096 2.0 5,988 2.0 5,888 1.9 5,977 1.9
  Lubbock County, TX (48303) 280,256 95.9 283,420 95.9 286,098 96.0 289,899 96.1 295,039 96.2 299,453 96.2
  Lynn County, TX (48305) ** 5,902 2.0 5,879 2.0 5,773 1.9 5,693 1.9 5,753 1.9 5,724 1.8
  ** 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.
  Lubbock 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 304,830 305,262 432 0.14
  One race 296,143 295,741 -402 -0.14
    White 242,921 236,849 -6,072 -2.50
    Black/African American 242,921 236,849 -6,072 -2.50
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,369 2,287 -82 -3.46
    Asian alone 5,728 5,901 173 3.02
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 16 28 12 75.00
    Some other race alone 24,245 28,379 4,134 17.05
  Two or more races 8,687 9,521 834 9.60
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 105,343 104,847 -496 -0.47
Population 25 years and over 178,269 179,120 851 -0.47
  % high school graduate or higher 84.1 85.5 1.4 1.66
  % bachelor's degree or higher 26.9 27.0 0.1 0.37
Total Households 110,295 115,322 5,027 0.37
  Median household income ($) 47,172 45,825 -1,347 -2.86
  Mean household income ($) 65,462 65,186 -276 -0.42
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 304,830 305,262 432 0.14
  Male 150,800 150,729 -71 -0.42
  Female 154,030 154,533 503 -0.42
  Under 5 years 21,120 20,905 -215 -0.42
  5 to 9 years 21,955 19,305 -2,650 -12.07
  10 to 14 years 20,235 22,599 2,364 11.68
  15 to 19 years 25,231 24,947 -284 -1.13
  20 to 24 years 38,020 38,386 366 0.96
  25 to 34 years 42,695 44,476 1,781 4.17
  35 to 44 years 34,414 33,402 -1,012 -2.94
  45 to 54 years 34,061 33,014 -1,047 -3.07
  55 to 59 years 16,970 17,994 1,024 6.03
  55 to 59 years 16,970 17,994 1,024 6.03
  60 to 64 years 14,629 13,397 -1,232 -8.42
  65 to 74 years 19,530 20,801 1,271 6.51
  75 to 84 years 12,545 11,623 -922 -7.35
  85 years and over 3,425 4,413 988 28.85
  Median age 30.9 31.0 0.1 0.32
  18 years and over 230,265 230,994 729 0.32
  21 years and over 208,381 207,971 -410 -0.20
  62 years and over 44,037 44,738 701 1.59
  65 years and over 35,500 36,837 1,337 3.77

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 120,642 120,855 122,101 123,441 124,763 126,683 5,828 4.82

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 124,579 126,878 2,299 1.85
  1-unit, detached 83,055 87,573 4,518 5.44
  1-unit, attached 4,027 4,775 748 18.57
  2 units 3,508 3,277 -231 -6.58
  3 or 4 units 4,157 3,696 -461 -11.09
  5 to 9 units 4,119 3,715 -404 -9.81
  10 to 20 units 7,313 7,098 -215 -2.94
  20 or more units 9,116 10,430 1,314 14.41
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 124,579 126,878 2,299 1.85
  Occupied Housing Units 110,295 115,322 5,027 4.56
    Owner 64,825 64,936 111 0.17
    Renter 45,470 50,386 4,916 10.81
  Vacant Housing Units 14,284 11,556 -2,728 -19.10
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.40 0.50 -0.90...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.00 7.80 -1.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.78 2.67 -0.11 -3.96
Average household size; renter-occ 2.48 2.38 -0.10 -4.03
Median Value $ owner occupied 104,800 111,200 6,400 6.11
Median Rent $ renter occupied 799 817 18 2.25

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 192 97 205 179 200 155 181 189 148 219 320 152
  in 1 unit bldgs 92 97 91 71 78 73 84 98 90 83 100 83
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 0 4 4 6 4 6 6 6 0 4 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 96 0 110 104 116 78 91 85 52 136 216 65
  Bldgs with 5+ units 6 0 8 7 10 6 8 7 3 9 15 3
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 27,131 26,158 27,855 22,718 25,329 21,623 25,172 27,987 27,382 47,155 46,312 25,488
  1 unit structures 21,165 26,158 21,080 16,290 17,999 16,698 19,287 22,449 23,335 19,900 25,068 20,721
  2 unit structures 415 0 415 415 623 415 623 623 500 0 333 333
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 5,551 0 6,360 6,013 6,707 4,510 5,262 4,915 3,547 27,255 20,911 4,434

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
    176.41 176.89 178.73 181.85 183.38
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.27 1.04 1.75 0.84 3.95
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 10,110,433 10,677,381 10,999,813 11,434,029 11,945,909 1,835,476 18.2
  Net earnings 1/ 6,445,099 6,794,087 7,220,047 7,403,799 7,722,278 1,277,179 19.8
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,080,842 2,054,877 2,114,478 2,207,173 2,337,489 256,647 12.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 237,533 236,507 236,756 239,205 239,019 1,486 0.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 53,306 45,489 33,968 21,098 25,552 -27,754 -52.1
    Retirement and other 1,790,003 1,772,881 1,843,754 1,946,870 2,072,918 282,915 15.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,584,492 1,828,417 1,665,288 1,823,057 1,886,142 301,650 19.0
  Population 4/ 295,384 297,967 301,580 306,680 311,154 15,770 5.3
  Per capita personal income 34,228 35,834 36,474 37,283 38,392 4,164 12.2
  Per capita net earnings 21,819 22,801 23,941 24,142 24,818 2,999 13.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,045 6,896 7,011 7,197 7,512 467 6.6
    Per capita income maintenance 804 794 785 780 768 -36 -4.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 180 153 113 69 82 -98 -54.4
    Per capita retirement and other 6,060 5,950 6,114 6,348 6,662 602 9.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,364 6,136 5,522 5,944 6,062 698 13.0
  Earnings by place of work 7,048,885 7,379,985 7,915,174 8,101,420 8,528,327 1,479,442 21.0
    Wages and salaries 4,826,267 5,100,317 5,314,009 5,640,874 5,919,421 1,093,154 22.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,130,606 1,201,952 1,268,027 1,336,248 1,398,446 267,840 23.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 803,507 857,032 908,645 957,439 1,004,075 200,568 25.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 327,099 344,920 359,382 378,809 394,371 67,272 20.6
    Proprietors' income 1,092,012 1,077,716 1,333,138 1,124,298 1,210,460 118,448 10.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 51,161 29,003 236,950 -14,363 11,887 -39,274 -76.8
      Farm proprietors' income 1,040,851 1,048,713 1,096,188 1,138,661 1,198,573 157,722 15.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 174,222 176,591 181,235 184,461 188,308 14,086 8.1
  Wage and salary jobs 134,300 136,264 139,770 142,505 145,396 11,096 8.3
  Number of proprietors 39,922 40,327 41,465 41,956 42,912 2,990 7.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,751 1,732 1,751 1,756 1,731 -20 -1.1
    Number of farm proprietors 38,171 38,595 39,714 40,200 41,181 3,010 7.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,459 41,791 43,674 43,919 45,289 4,830 11.9
  Average wages and salaries 35,936 37,430 38,020 39,584 40,712 4,776 13.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 27,268 27,172 27,602 28,325 29,105 1,837 6.7
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 9,904 10,441 10,400 11,419 12,569 13,145 3,241 32.72
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,904 10,257 9,978 10,749 11,575 11,903 1,999 20.18

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 7,718 223,905 759 7,717 227,152 747
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 58 2,250 1,393 58 2,091 1,194
 Total, all industries - St Govt 49 17,895 1,144 49 17,597 1,143
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 100 27,488 809 100 27,848 766
 Total, all industries - Private 7,511 176,273 704 7,510 179,616 700
    Goods-producing 1,406 21,410 783 1,404 21,474 801
      Natural resources and mining 449 3,300 843 448 3,002 772
      Construction 702 ...... 706 ......
      Manufacturing 255 ...... 250 ......
    Service-providing 6,105 154,863 693 6,106 158,142 687
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,666 48,310 689 1,649 48,801 710
      Information 90 ...... 93 ......
      Financial activities 949 12,452 1,162 948 12,496 1,012
      Professional & business services 1,097 17,375 681 1,096 18,149 734
      Education and health services 881 35,355 824 886 35,683 810
      Leisure and hospitality 704 28,222 303 712 29,279 316
      Other services 695 6,975 543 701 7,462 547
      Unclassified 23 ...... 21 ......

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 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 5.2 5.7 5.1
Unemployment 116 108 105 99 94 103 107 111 111 113 142 148 135
Employment 2,477 2,518 2,519 2,452 2,471 2,391 2,539 2,594 2,600 2,654 2,563 2,461 2,509
Labor Force2,5932,6262,6242,5512,5652,4942,6462,7052,7112,7672,7052,6092,644

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
Crosbyton CisdCrosbyton 48000014348107TX 388 2,223 421
Frenship ISDWolfforth 48198301248303TX 7,992 43,924 8,498
Idalou ISDIdalou 48241204248303TX 931 3,997 855
Lorenzo ISDLorenzo 48282304248107TX 305 1,562 323
Lubbock ISDLubbock 48285001248303TX 29,219 194,106 30,927
Lubbock-Cooper ISDLubbock 48151804148303TX 4,633 23,193 4,685
New Deal ISDNew Deal 48324304148303TX 712 3,682 755
New Home ISDNew Home 48324904248305TX 262 768 133
O'donnell ISDO'donnell 48333904348305TX 290 1,242 280
Ralls ISDRalls 48363904248107TX 572 2,308 508
Roosevelt ISDLubbock 48378004248303TX 1,057 5,796 1,171
Shallowater ISDShallowater 48398703148303TX 1,559 5,650 1,346
Slaton ISDSlaton 48404403148303TX 1,297 7,941 1,586
Southland ISDSouthland 48408904248303TX 174 282 43
Tahoka ISDTahoka 48420903248305TX 610 2,944 582
Wilson ISDWilson 48459904248305TX 139 860 168

Number of districts: 16 ... Total enrollment: 50,140
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
Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health Lubbock, TX2266754 327 327 0 0
Kaplan College-Lubbock Lubbock, TX4453463 314 314 0 0
Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX2263837 1,439 1,222 463 44
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX2291159 28,632 25,589 6,526 4,261
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX2293379 1,467 1,238 3,464 2,540
Virginia College-Lubbock Lubbock, TX4833193 167 163 0 0

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 32,346
  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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