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Situation & Outlook Report

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 32900)
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 Merced, CA MSA metro changed from 256,832 in 2010 to 266,087 in 2015, a change of 11,623 (4.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 174 in 2010 and 178 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 154 (2011), -742 (2012), -1,034 (2013), 399 (2014), 399 (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 291,523. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 34,792 (13.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 24,808 (2010) to 37,515 (2020), a change of 12,707 (51.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 804 in 2008 and 691 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $27,418 in 2008 to $33,865 in 2014, a change of $6,447 (23.5%). 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 236 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,131 in 2009 to $7,225 in 2014 a change of $1,094 (17.84%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,131 in 2009 to $6,167 in 2014, a change of $36 (0.59%). 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 49 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 32900; 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.
  •   Merced

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
  Atwater, CA (0603162) 28,168 28,246 28,529 28,682 28,839 29,022 776 2.70
  Livingston, CA (0642006) 13,058 13,076 13,394 13,469 13,536 13,815 739 5.70
  Los Banos, CA (0644028) 35,972 36,071 36,436 36,642 36,837 37,126 1,055 2.90
  Merced, CA (0646898) 78,958 79,132 79,831 80,527 81,181 81,743 2,611 3.30

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 256,832 100.0 259,784 100.0 261,788 100.0 263,312 100.0 266,087 100.0 268,455 100.0
  Merced County (06047) 256,832 100.0 259,784 100.0 261,788 100.0 263,312 100.0 266,087 100.0 268,455 100.0

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.
  Merced County, CA

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 263,228 266,353 3,125 1.19
  One race 247,898 255,589 7,691 3.10
    White 155,090 161,624 6,534 4.21
    Black/African American 155,090 161,624 6,534 4.21
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,509 914 -595 -39.43
    Asian alone 21,317 19,573 -1,744 -8.18
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 179 310 131 73.18
    Some other race alone 61,310 64,124 2,814 4.59
  Two or more races 15,330 10,764 -4,566 -29.78
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 149,418 153,161 3,743 2.51
Population 25 years and over 151,987 155,212 3,225 2.51
  % high school graduate or higher 67.9 70.3 2.4 3.53
  % bachelor's degree or higher 13.5 13.9 0.4 2.96
Total Households 77,651 79,255 1,604 2.96
  Median household income ($) 40,687 44,084 3,397 8.35
  Mean household income ($) 55,311 59,701 4,390 7.94
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 263,228 266,353 3,125 1.19
  Male 133,668 134,395 727 7.94
  Female 129,560 131,958 2,398 7.94
  Under 5 years 21,690 21,098 -592 7.94
  5 to 9 years 21,200 23,079 1,879 8.86
  10 to 14 years 23,522 22,636 -886 -3.77
  15 to 19 years 23,443 22,331 -1,112 -4.74
  20 to 24 years 21,386 21,997 611 2.86
  25 to 34 years 36,238 37,095 857 2.36
  35 to 44 years 33,123 33,281 158 0.48
  45 to 54 years 30,695 31,162 467 1.52
  55 to 59 years 14,997 15,748 751 5.01
  55 to 59 years 14,997 15,748 751 5.01
  60 to 64 years 9,930 9,627 -303 -3.05
  65 to 74 years 15,391 16,217 826 5.37
  75 to 84 years 8,309 8,517 208 2.50
  85 years and over 3,304 3,565 261 7.90
  Median age 30.4 31.0 0.6 1.97
  18 years and over 183,251 186,584 3,333 1.82
  21 years and over 169,249 170,949 1,700 1.00
  62 years and over 32,717 33,236 519 1.59
  65 years and over 27,004 28,299 1,295 4.80

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 83,698 83,718 83,798 83,933 84,039 84,167 449 0.54

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 83,842 84,180 338 0.40
  1-unit, detached 63,723 62,758 -965 -1.51
  1-unit, attached 1,766 2,028 262 14.84
  2 units 3,330 2,364 -966 -29.01
  3 or 4 units 3,090 4,424 1,334 43.17
  5 to 9 units 3,996 4,488 492 12.31
  10 to 20 units 1,280 1,671 391 30.55
  20 or more units 1,305 1,820 515 39.46
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 83,842 84,180 338 0.40
  Occupied Housing Units 77,651 79,255 1,604 2.07
    Owner 40,650 39,437 -1,213 -2.98
    Renter 37,001 39,818 2,817 7.61
  Vacant Housing Units 6,191 4,925 -1,266 -20.45
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.20 2.30 1.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.90 3.20 -1.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.15 3.15 0.00 0.00
Average household size; renter-occ 3.46 3.41 -0.05 -1.45
Median Value $ owner occupied 147,200 173,000 25,800 17.53
Median Rent $ renter occupied 864 858 -6 -0.69

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 17 1 1 11 4 9 17 10 16 4 11 11
  in 1 unit bldgs 17 1 1 11 4 9 17 10 16 4 11 11
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30
Value ($000), Total Units 4,754 195 260 2,045 831 1,944 3,546 1,972 4,018 1,152 2,792 1,893
  1 unit structures 4,754 195 260 2,045 831 1,944 3,546 1,972 4,018 1,152 2,792 1,893
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 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
    184.05 188.22 190.07 192.94 197.99
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.27 0.98 1.51 2.62 7.57
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 7,896,678 8,069,312 8,652,013 9,197,957 9,714,034 1,817,356 23.0
  Net earnings 1/ 4,926,438 4,955,753 5,362,495 5,603,016 5,844,451 918,013 18.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,996,170 2,035,335 2,130,340 2,275,387 2,476,743 480,573 24.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 342,633 345,158 352,053 358,085 360,271 17,638 5.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 139,982 119,865 99,019 67,767 64,442 -75,540 -54.0
    Retirement and other 1,513,555 1,570,312 1,679,268 1,849,535 2,052,030 538,475 35.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 974,070 1,078,224 1,159,178 1,319,554 1,392,840 418,770 43.0
  Population 4/ 259,784 261,788 263,312 266,087 268,455 8,671 3.3
  Per capita personal income 30,397 30,824 32,858 34,567 36,185 5,788 19.0
  Per capita net earnings 18,964 18,930 20,366 21,057 21,771 2,807 14.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,684 7,775 8,091 8,551 9,226 1,542 20.1
    Per capita income maintenance 1,319 1,318 1,337 1,346 1,342 23 1.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 539 458 376 255 240 -299 -55.5
    Per capita retirement and other 5,826 5,998 6,377 6,951 7,644 1,818 31.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 3,750 4,119 4,402 4,959 5,188 1,438 38.3
  Earnings by place of work 4,762,697 4,855,659 5,300,349 5,522,764 5,728,758 966,061 20.3
    Wages and salaries 2,531,370 2,715,353 2,819,223 2,935,473 3,179,879 648,509 25.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 901,646 924,394 967,544 1,019,870 1,070,386 168,740 18.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 720,495 725,942 764,707 810,141 847,692 127,197 17.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 181,151 198,452 202,837 209,729 222,694 41,543 22.9
    Proprietors' income 1,329,681 1,215,912 1,513,582 1,567,421 1,478,493 148,812 11.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 761,583 654,644 992,613 1,045,438 929,595 168,012 22.1
      Farm proprietors' income 568,098 561,268 520,969 521,983 548,898 -19,200 -3.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 88,552 92,199 94,741 97,879 99,946 11,394 12.9
  Wage and salary jobs 69,591 73,458 75,753 78,500 79,911 10,320 14.8
  Number of proprietors 18,961 18,741 18,988 19,379 20,035 1,074 5.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,099 2,098 2,114 2,178 2,181 82 3.9
    Number of farm proprietors 16,862 16,643 16,874 17,201 17,854 992 5.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 53,784 52,665 55,946 56,424 57,319 3,535 6.6
  Average wages and salaries 36,375 36,965 37,216 37,395 39,793 3,418 9.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 33,691 33,724 30,874 30,346 30,744 -2,947 -8.7
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 6,131 6,226 6,920 6,789 7,180 7,225 1,094 17.84
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,131 6,054 6,312 6,026 6,231 6,167 36 0.59

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 6,010 119,238 734 6,044 125,304 715
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 27 1,228 1,402 27 1,256 1,155
 Total, all industries - St Govt 21 5,544 1,140 21 5,710 1,120
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 174 22,257 882 174 22,424 888
 Total, all industries - Private 5,788 90,209 663 5,822 95,913 647
    Goods-producing 1,154 35,735 698 1,165 41,055 690
      Natural resources and mining 764 18,831 540 768 22,716 566
      Construction 255 2,936 807 262 3,158 793
      Manufacturing 135 13,969 885 135 15,182 858
    Service-providing 4,634 54,474 640 4,657 54,858 613
      Trade, transportation & utilities 759 19,764 649 766 19,652 641
      Information 28 533 1,022 26 518 880
      Financial activities 259 2,534 879 259 2,579 806
      Professional & business services 331 6,177 888 339 6,162 747
      Education and health services 2,522 14,384 709 2,539 14,626 689
      Leisure and hospitality 329 8,698 284 329 8,979 296
      Other services 256 1,893 484 263 1,963 504
      Unclassified 150 491 473 136 380 535

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 9.5 8.3 9.2 11.2 11.8 12.7 12.5 12.4 11.1 9.6 10.4 10.4 9.3
Unemployment 10,985 9,773 10,640 12,870 13,494 14,506 14,462 14,344 12,702 11,067 12,146 11,879 10,823
Employment 104,822 107,281 105,618 102,234 101,218 99,656 101,065 100,990 101,644 103,723 104,101 102,381 105,571
Labor Force115,807117,054116,258115,104114,712114,162115,527115,334114,346114,790116,247114,260116,394

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
Atwater ElemAtwater 06034202206047CA 4,710 34,788 4,989
Ballico-Cressey ElemBallico 06037504106047CA 312 2,141 313
Delhi UnfDelhi 06000392306047CA 2,720 13,221 3,245
Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnfDos Palos 06000333206047CA 2,265 10,749 2,482
El Nido ElemEl Nido 06121504206047CA 192 1,731 180
Gustine UnfGustine 06163234106047CA 1,759 8,962 1,909
Hilmar UnfHilmar 06172204106047CA 2,242 10,186 2,000
Le Grand Union ElemLe Grand 06212404206047CA 421 2,323 354
Le Grand Union HighLe Grand 06212704206047CA 513 8,457 663
Livingston Union ElemLivingston 06221702306047CA 2,578 15,983 2,469
Los Banos UnfLos Banos 06227403206047CA 9,892 40,606 9,590
Mcswain Union ElemMerced 06243604106047CA 858 5,577 804
Merced City ElemMerced 06246001306047CA 10,671 85,959 12,061
Merced River Union ElemWinton 06246304106047CA 172 828 138
Merced Union HighAtwater 06246601306047CA 10,078 171,487 12,160
Plainsburg Union ElemMerced 06308104206047CA 133 457 62
Planada ElemPlanada 06308403106047CA 764 5,677 910
Snelling-Merced Falls Union ElemSnelling 06369604206047CA 104 695 89
Weaver UnionMerced 06418801306047CA 2,630 13,032 2,339
Winton ElemWinton 06429602206047CA 1,870 10,753 1,814

Number of districts: 20 ... Total enrollment: 54,884
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
Merced College Merced, CA1187184 10,214 4,956 0 0
University of California-Merced Merced, CA4451889 5,884 5,811 384 382

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 16,098
  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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  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
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  • 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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