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Situation & Outlook Report

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 39580)
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 Raleigh, NC MSA metro changed from 1,137,445 in 2010 to 1,243,035 in 2015, a change of 136,123 (12%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 47 in 2010 and 44 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 16,001 (2011), 16,704 (2012), 16,920 (2013), 18,973 (2014), 18,973 (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 1,311,576. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 174,230 (15.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 105,402 (2010) to 188,464 (2020), a change of 83,062 (78.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 65 in 2008 and 121 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $44,265 in 2008 to $46,636 in 2014, a change of $2,371 (5.4%). 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 45 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $56,274 in 2009 to $71,574 in 2014 a change of $15,300 (27.19%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $56,274 in 2009 to $65,741 in 2014, a change of $9,467 (16.82%). 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 224 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 39580; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Alliance One International, Inc.
  • Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
  • The Pantry, Inc.

Number in this metro: 3. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
  •   Raleigh

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
  Apex, NC (3701520) 37,476 37,766 38,786 40,452 42,219 43,907 6,141 16.30
  Cary, NC (3710740) 135,234 136,528 141,773 145,766 151,103 155,227 18,699 13.70
  Clayton, NC (3712860) 16,116 16,302 16,730 17,135 17,745 18,445 2,143 13.10
  Fuquay-Varina, NC (3725300) 17,937 18,188 19,146 19,979 21,286 22,644 4,456 24.50
  Garner, NC (3725480) 25,745 25,887 26,355 26,758 26,800 27,814 1,927 7.40
  Holly Springs, NC (3732260) 24,661 24,900 25,777 26,874 28,932 30,157 5,257 21.10
  Knightdale, NC (3736080) 11,401 11,527 12,054 12,733 13,291 13,871 2,344 20.30
  Morrisville, NC (3744520) 18,576 18,800 19,545 20,599 21,934 22,772 3,972 21.10
  Raleigh, NC (3755000) 403,892 406,295 414,135 423,411 431,717 439,896 33,601 8.30
  Smithfield, NC (3762520) 10,966 11,009 11,209 11,339 11,528 11,735 726 6.60
  Wake Forest, NC (3770540) 30,117 30,349 31,662 32,989 34,764 36,693 6,344 20.90

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 1,137,445 100.0 1,163,234 100.0 1,188,974 100.0 1,214,747 100.0 1,243,035 100.0 1,273,568 100.0
  Franklin County, NC (37069) 60,837 5.3 61,109 5.3 61,586 5.2 62,272 5.1 62,805 5.1 63,710 5.0
  Johnston County, NC (37101) 169,643 14.9 172,791 14.9 174,812 14.7 177,758 14.6 180,959 14.6 185,660 14.6
  Wake County, NC (37183) 906,965 79.7 929,334 79.9 952,576 80.1 974,717 80.2 999,271 80.4 1,024,198 80.4

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.
  Johnston County, NC
  Wake County, NC

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 1,214,516 1,242,974 28,458 2.34
  One race 1,188,031 1,210,441 22,410 1.89
    White 840,655 850,434 9,779 1.16
    Black/African American 840,655 850,434 9,779 1.16
    American Indian/Alaska Native 4,452 4,985 533 11.97
    Asian alone 60,178 64,527 4,349 7.23
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 738 515 -223 -30.22
    Some other race alone 38,208 43,492 5,284 13.83
  Two or more races 26,485 32,533 6,048 22.84
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 125,349 129,007 3,658 2.92
Population 25 years and over 792,759 815,244 22,485 2.92
  % high school graduate or higher 90.0 91.1 1.1 1.22
  % bachelor's degree or higher 43.7 43.4 -0.3 -0.69
Total Households 449,589 457,547 7,958 -0.69
  Median household income ($) 61,710 62,313 603 0.98
  Mean household income ($) 82,896 84,855 1,959 2.36
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 1,214,516 1,242,974 28,458 2.34
  Male 592,710 605,508 12,798 2.36
  Female 621,806 637,466 15,660 2.36
  Under 5 years 80,599 80,222 -377 2.36
  5 to 9 years 89,529 88,448 -1,081 -1.21
  10 to 14 years 87,823 94,238 6,415 7.30
  15 to 19 years 84,197 83,855 -342 -0.41
  20 to 24 years 79,609 80,967 1,358 1.71
  25 to 34 years 170,078 173,597 3,519 2.07
  35 to 44 years 190,592 191,820 1,228 0.64
  45 to 54 years 176,126 181,112 4,986 2.83
  55 to 59 years 74,877 73,068 -1,809 -2.42
  55 to 59 years 74,877 73,068 -1,809 -2.42
  60 to 64 years 56,919 63,432 6,513 11.44
  65 to 74 years 75,891 82,063 6,172 8.13
  75 to 84 years 33,890 37,481 3,591 10.60
  85 years and over 14,386 12,671 -1,715 -11.92
  Median age 35.7 36.1 0.4 1.12
  18 years and over 906,168 930,297 24,129 2.66
  21 years and over 855,923 877,611 21,688 2.53
  62 years and over 155,862 168,566 12,704 8.15
  65 years and over 124,167 132,215 8,048 6.48

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 466,095 467,060 471,260 476,667 488,558 499,008 31,948 6.84

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 487,363 499,039 11,676 2.40
  1-unit, detached 302,724 309,176 6,452 2.13
  1-unit, attached 41,058 40,435 -623 -1.52
  2 units 6,324 7,467 1,143 18.07
  3 or 4 units 13,903 13,219 -684 -4.92
  5 to 9 units 26,603 22,547 -4,056 -15.25
  10 to 20 units 32,603 36,368 3,765 11.55
  20 or more units 31,747 31,563 -184 -0.58
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 487,363 499,039 11,676 2.40
  Occupied Housing Units 449,589 457,547 7,958 1.77
    Owner 291,693 294,801 3,108 1.07
    Renter 157,896 162,746 4,850 3.07
  Vacant Housing Units 37,774 41,492 3,718 9.84
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.80 1.90 0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.50 6.20 1.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.73 2.75 0.02 0.73
Average household size; renter-occ 2.48 2.50 0.02 0.81
Median Value $ owner occupied 202,900 212,900 10,000 4.93
Median Rent $ renter occupied 908 938 30 3.30

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 960 702 756 1,018 673 548 741 813 1,309 1,514 1,378 1,666
  in 1 unit bldgs 753 663 670 558 673 546 725 793 1,027 849 908 872
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 207 39 86 460 0 0 5 20 282 663 468 794
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 4 2 16 0 0 1 1 6 14 5 16
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 185,245 156,739 152,688 159,875 145,738 117,201 155,509 175,144 258,521 242,714 256,683 239,218
  1 unit structures 160,717 152,052 143,020 118,580 145,738 116,885 154,301 173,634 225,882 179,114 196,152 174,784
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 316 0 0 0 259 340 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 958 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 24,528 4,687 9,668 41,295 0 0 250 1,510 32,639 63,341 60,191 64,434

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
    174.11 175.24 179.61 183.02 185.54
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.65 2.49 1.90 1.38 6.56
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 50,658,079 54,004,238 54,864,417 58,486,504 61,655,331 10,997,252 21.7
  Net earnings 1/ 35,986,830 38,525,143 39,167,796 41,683,730 44,098,294 8,111,464 22.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 6,305,223 6,429,144 6,578,158 6,879,872 7,337,961 1,032,738 16.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 669,297 688,579 707,210 700,908 700,048 30,751 4.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 448,140 310,168 168,304 57,261 36,694 -411,446 -91.8
    Retirement and other 5,187,786 5,430,397 5,702,644 6,121,703 6,601,219 1,413,433 27.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 8,366,026 9,049,951 9,118,463 9,922,902 10,219,076 1,853,050 22.1
  Population 4/ 1,163,234 1,188,974 1,214,747 1,243,035 1,273,568 110,334 9.5
  Per capita personal income 43,549 45,421 45,165 47,051 48,411 4,862 11.2
  Per capita net earnings 30,937 32,402 32,244 33,534 34,626 3,689 11.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,420 5,407 5,415 5,535 5,762 342 6.3
    Per capita income maintenance 575 579 582 564 550 -25 -4.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 385 261 139 46 29 -356 -92.5
    Per capita retirement and other 4,460 4,567 4,695 4,925 5,183 723 16.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,192 7,612 7,506 7,983 8,024 832 11.6
  Earnings by place of work 33,696,978 36,090,861 37,488,754 40,340,926 43,513,057 9,816,079 29.1
    Wages and salaries 25,886,524 27,200,435 28,467,157 30,085,982 32,674,009 6,787,485 26.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 5,628,868 6,039,616 6,038,266 6,661,372 6,951,084 1,322,216 23.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 3,679,504 3,991,936 3,900,312 4,373,008 4,501,677 822,173 22.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 1,949,364 2,047,680 2,137,954 2,288,364 2,449,407 500,043 25.7
    Proprietors' income 2,181,586 2,850,810 2,983,331 3,593,572 3,887,964 1,706,378 78.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 84,702 102,258 107,609 157,031 108,189 23,487 27.7
      Farm proprietors' income 2,096,884 2,748,552 2,875,722 3,436,541 3,779,775 1,682,891 80.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 688,727 708,851 729,666 757,957 788,778 100,051 14.5
  Wage and salary jobs 538,558 555,975 571,343 591,983 617,575 79,017 14.7
  Number of proprietors 150,169 152,876 158,323 165,974 171,203 21,034 14.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,120 2,085 2,089 2,061 2,029 -91 -4.3
    Number of farm proprietors 148,049 150,791 156,234 163,913 169,174 21,125 14.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 48,926 50,915 51,378 53,223 55,165 6,239 12.8
  Average wages and salaries 48,066 48,924 49,825 50,822 52,907 4,841 10.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 14,163 18,228 18,407 20,966 22,343 8,180 57.8
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 56,274 59,374 61,779 64,375 68,452 71,574 15,300 27.19
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 56,274 58,900 60,453 61,482 64,091 65,741 9,467 16.82

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 35,751 919,375 1,006 35,960 941,039 953
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 111 8,874 1,488 109 9,234 1,279
 Total, all industries - St Govt 92 66,465 975 94 68,011 960
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 345 72,462 840 346 73,032 765
 Total, all industries - Private 35,203 771,574 1,018 35,411 790,763 966
    Goods-producing 4,646 111,332 1,347 4,654 114,121 1,212
      Natural resources and mining 210 2,966 787 211 3,206 769
      Construction 3,511 52,127 914 3,522 54,361 963
      Manufacturing 925 56,239 1,780 921 56,554 1,479
    Service-providing 30,557 660,241 963 30,757 676,642 925
      Trade, transportation & utilities 6,723 167,915 881 6,744 170,598 911
      Information 820 32,197 1,928 822 32,266 1,615
      Financial activities 3,574 45,971 1,593 3,597 47,762 1,285
      Professional & business services 9,558 175,147 1,182 9,667 179,453 1,142
      Education and health services 3,774 110,526 832 3,782 111,468 880
      Leisure and hospitality 3,027 101,838 349 3,065 107,394 331
      Other services 3,081 26,647 678 3,080 27,701 674

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 6.0 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.0 5.1
Unemployment 1,737 1,569 1,634 1,607 1,536 1,677 1,694 1,598 1,509 1,438 1,571 1,498 1,513
Employment 27,373 27,434 27,573 27,669 27,738 27,640 27,919 28,367 28,265 28,272 28,309 28,664 28,087
Labor Force29,11029,00329,20729,27629,27429,31729,61329,96529,77429,71029,88030,16229,600

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
Franklin County SchoolsLouisburg 37015304137069NC 8,685 62,260 10,945
Johnston County SchoolsSmithfield 37023704137101NC 33,711 177,967 35,789
Wake County SchoolsCary 37047202137183NC 150,956 974,289 181,251

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 193,352
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
Harrison College-Morrisville Morrisville, NC4683983 200 159 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Cary Cary, NC4519365 278 233 0 0
Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC1987743 4,021 1,823 0 0
Living Arts College Raleigh, NC4218325 413 413 0 0
Louisburg College Louisburg, NC1988713 701 692 0 0
Meredith College Raleigh, NC1989507 1,645 1,571 241 131
Miller-Motte College-Cary Cary, NC4491173 316 232 0 0
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh, NC4562054 375 285 0 0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC1991939 24,473 21,402 9,516 5,563
Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC1995825 1,016 1,001 0 0
Shaw University Raleigh, NC1996437 1,664 1,519 138 80
Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary, NC4614857 8 0 67 28
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC1997599 516 297 2,232 1,238
Strayer University-North Carolina Morrisville, NC4531637 2,500 218 1,592 134
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC1998563 21,384 7,612 0 0
William Peace University Raleigh, NC1992725 1,077 903 0 0

  Number of institutions: 16 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 60,587
  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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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).

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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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