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Situation & Outlook Report

Moses Lake, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 34180)
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 Moses Lake, WA MISA metro changed from 89,627 in 2010 to 92,838 in 2015, a change of 3,632 (4.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 411 in 2010 and 406 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 208 (2011), -43 (2012), -505 (2013), 169 (2014), 169 (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 104,705. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 15,113 (16.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 10,868 (2010) to 16,101 (2020), a change of 5,233 (48.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 691 in 2008 and 651 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,695 in 2008 to $34,438 in 2014, a change of $4,743 (16%). 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.

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 16 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 34180; 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.
  •   Moses Lake

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
  Moses Lake, WA (5347245) 20,366 20,506 20,929 21,182 21,347 21,713 1,207 5.90

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 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Grant County (53025) 89,627 45.5 90,756 44.8 91,589 45.3 91,906 45.5 92,838 45.6 93,259 45.7

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.
  Grant County, WA

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 91,878 93,147 1,269 1.38
  One race 89,276 90,133 857 0.96
    White 65,335 70,502 5,167 7.91
    Black/African American 65,335 70,502 5,167 7.91
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,301 1,125 -176 -13.53
    Asian alone 1,362 1,055 -307 -22.54
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 49 108 59 120.41
    Some other race alone 20,716 16,829 -3,887 -18.76
  Two or more races 2,602 3,014 412 15.83
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 36,183 37,166 983 2.72
Population 25 years and over 54,108 56,116 2,008 2.72
  % high school graduate or higher 75.5 74.3 -1.2 -1.59
  % bachelor's degree or higher 14.4 15.4 1.0 6.94
Total Households 29,888 29,758 -130 6.94
  Median household income ($) 46,728 51,949 5,221 11.17
  Mean household income ($) 53,693 64,281 10,588 19.72
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 91,878 93,147 1,269 1.38
  Male 46,324 46,928 604 19.72
  Female 45,554 46,219 665 19.72
  Under 5 years 7,794 7,797 3 19.72
  5 to 9 years 9,019 7,032 -1,987 -22.03
  10 to 14 years 6,276 8,542 2,266 36.11
  15 to 19 years 7,546 6,186 -1,360 -18.02
  20 to 24 years 7,135 7,474 339 4.75
  25 to 34 years 10,791 12,195 1,404 13.01
  35 to 44 years 11,595 11,400 -195 -1.68
  45 to 54 years 9,407 10,329 922 9.80
  55 to 59 years 5,388 4,767 -621 -11.53
  55 to 59 years 5,388 4,767 -621 -11.53
  60 to 64 years 5,599 5,685 86 1.54
  65 to 74 years 6,525 6,985 460 7.05
  75 to 84 years 3,564 3,409 -155 -4.35
  85 years and over 1,239 1,346 107 8.64
  Median age 32.5 32.6 0.1 0.31
  18 years and over 63,828 65,325 1,497 2.35
  21 years and over 59,035 62,203 3,168 5.37
  62 years and over 14,324 15,072 748 5.22
  65 years and over 11,328 11,740 412 3.64

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 35,083 35,104 35,181 35,223 35,356 35,499 395 1.13

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 35,122 35,521 399 1.14
  1-unit, detached 18,882 18,582 -300 -1.59
  1-unit, attached 1,757 1,607 -150 -8.54
  2 units 1,058 917 -141 -13.33
  3 or 4 units 1,362 918 -444 -32.60
  5 to 9 units 714 845 131 18.35
  10 to 20 units 90 738 648 720.00
  20 or more units 794 1,261 467 58.82
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 35,122 35,521 399 1.14
  Occupied Housing Units 29,888 29,758 -130 -0.43
    Owner 18,012 17,658 -354 -1.97
    Renter 11,876 12,100 224 1.89
  Vacant Housing Units 5,234 5,763 529 10.11
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.10 0.50 -1.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.80 9.20 2.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.98 2.89 -0.09 -3.02
Average household size; renter-occ 3.12 3.39 0.27 8.65
Median Value $ owner occupied 146,300 160,400 14,100 9.64
Median Rent $ renter occupied 695 755 60 8.63

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 2,959,625 3,119,524 3,202,225 3,260,748 3,551,382 591,757 20.0
  Net earnings 1/ 1,801,106 1,934,446 1,988,690 1,954,571 2,235,785 434,679 24.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 711,009 709,484 714,339 785,626 779,350 68,341 9.6
    Income maintenance 2/ 114,244 111,425 108,748 98,959 99,442 -14,802 -13.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 42,506 42,584 33,125 23,840 22,739 -19,767 -46.5
    Retirement and other 554,259 555,475 572,466 662,827 657,169 102,910 18.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 447,510 475,594 499,196 520,551 536,247 88,737 19.8
  Population 4/ 90,756 91,589 91,906 92,838 93,259 2,503 2.8
  Per capita personal income 32,611 34,060 34,842 35,123 38,081 5,470 16.8
  Per capita net earnings 19,846 21,121 21,638 21,054 23,974 4,128 20.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,834 7,746 7,772 8,462 8,357 523 6.7
    Per capita income maintenance 1,259 1,217 1,183 1,066 1,066 -193 -15.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 468 465 360 257 244 -224 -47.9
    Per capita retirement and other 6,107 6,065 6,229 7,140 7,047 940 15.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,931 5,193 5,432 5,607 5,750 819 16.6
  Earnings by place of work 2,046,451 2,207,719 2,280,098 2,262,783 2,554,861 508,410 24.8
    Wages and salaries 1,234,700 1,345,611 1,395,916 1,464,781 1,545,156 310,456 25.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 360,606 390,994 400,158 423,741 424,006 63,400 17.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 235,586 256,509 263,834 276,663 274,243 38,657 16.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 125,020 134,485 136,324 147,078 149,763 24,743 19.8
    Proprietors' income 451,145 471,114 484,024 374,261 585,699 134,554 29.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 306,485 291,639 279,964 209,431 411,811 105,326 34.4
      Farm proprietors' income 144,660 179,475 204,060 164,830 173,888 29,228 20.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 42,834 44,645 46,303 47,552 47,598 4,764 11.1
  Wage and salary jobs 35,071 37,060 38,328 39,566 39,398 4,327 12.3
  Number of proprietors 7,763 7,585 7,975 7,986 8,200 437 5.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,227 1,153 1,162 1,190 1,167 -60 -4.9
    Number of farm proprietors 6,536 6,432 6,813 6,796 7,033 497 7.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 47,776 49,451 49,243 47,585 53,676 5,900 12.3
  Average wages and salaries 35,206 36,309 36,420 37,021 39,219 4,013 11.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 22,133 27,903 29,952 24,254 24,725 2,592 11.7
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.

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

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 5.5 5.3 5.7 7.5 9.7 10.8 10.2 8.6 7.3 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.6
Unemployment 2,591 2,489 2,637 3,289 4,092 4,592 4,345 3,710 3,167 2,866 2,944 3,069 2,999
Employment 44,495 44,558 43,725 40,494 37,967 38,037 38,199 39,200 40,475 41,259 44,407 44,315 42,640
Labor Force47,08647,04746,36243,78342,05942,62942,54442,91043,64244,12547,35147,38445,639

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
Coulee-Hartline School DistrictCoulee City 53034404353025WA 176 1,426 199
Ephrata School DistrictEphrata 53026103253025WA 2,346 11,992 2,486
Moses Lake School DistrictMoses Lake 53052203353025WA 8,065 40,893 8,640
Quincy School DistrictQuincy 53070803253025WA 2,723 12,113 2,882
Royal School DistrictRoyal City 53076204353025WA 1,581 6,636 1,694
Soap Lake School DistrictSoap Lake 53080704253025WA 437 3,412 492
Wahluke School DistrictMattawa 53093604153025WA 2,194 8,600 2,185
Warden School DistrictWarden 53095103353025WA 987 4,146 1,015
Wilson Creek School DistrictWilson Creek 53099004353025WA 162 601 91

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 18,671
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
Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA2347113 2,016 1,458 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 2,016
  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
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • 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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Terms of Use go top
Situation & Outlook Reports are a proprietary resource developed by ProximityOne. There is no warranty of any type associated with any aspect of this report. The user of this document is solely responsible to any use, direct or indirect, that might be made of this document.

Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • 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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