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Situation & Outlook Report

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 39740)
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 Reading, PA MSA metro changed from 411,984 in 2010 to 414,360 in 2015, a change of 3,287 (0.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 126 in 2010 and 128 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -255 (2011), -424 (2012), -597 (2013), -444 (2014), -444 (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 433,914. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 22,009 (5.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 61,297 (2010) to 84,823 (2020), a change of 23,526 (38.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 233 in 2008 and 217 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $37,382 in 2008 to $42,856 in 2014, a change of $5,474 (14.6%). 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 135 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $14,734 in 2009 to $16,750 in 2014 a change of $2,016 (13.68%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $14,734 in 2009 to $15,439 in 2014, a change of $705 (4.78%). 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 90 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 39740; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Carpenter Technology Corporation
  • EnerSys
  • Penn National Gaming, 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.
  •   Reading

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
  Reading, PA (4263624) 88,082 88,083 88,119 88,047 88,112 87,812 -271 -0.30
  Wyomissing, PA (4286880) 10,461 10,467 10,466 10,475 10,481 10,472 5 0.00

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 411,984 100.0 412,715 100.0 413,516 100.0 413,965 100.0 414,360 100.0 415,271 100.0
  Berks County, PA (42011) 411,984 100.0 412,715 100.0 413,516 100.0 413,965 100.0 414,360 100.0 415,271 100.0

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.
  Berks County, PA

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 413,521 413,691 170 0.04
  One race 396,492 382,286 -14,206 -3.58
    White 342,426 338,562 -3,864 -1.13
    Black/African American 342,426 338,562 -3,864 -1.13
    American Indian/Alaska Native 3,120 3,176 56 1.79
    Asian alone 5,760 6,162 402 6.98
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 417 47 -370 -88.73
    Some other race alone 26,502 12,627 -13,875 -52.35
  Two or more races 17,029 31,405 14,376 84.42
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 74,683 77,274 2,591 3.47
Population 25 years and over 276,946 278,679 1,733 3.47
  % high school graduate or higher 84.4 85.8 1.4 1.66
  % bachelor's degree or higher 22.5 23.1 0.6 2.67
Total Households 153,271 152,908 -363 2.67
  Median household income ($) 56,043 56,059 16 0.03
  Mean household income ($) 71,525 69,160 -2,365 -3.31
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 413,521 413,691 170 0.04
  Male 203,410 203,335 -75 -3.31
  Female 210,111 210,356 245 -3.31
  Under 5 years 24,309 24,262 -47 -3.31
  5 to 9 years 26,462 24,667 -1,795 -6.78
  10 to 14 years 27,900 28,355 455 1.63
  15 to 19 years 29,260 29,689 429 1.47
  20 to 24 years 28,644 28,039 -605 -2.11
  25 to 34 years 47,836 49,161 1,325 2.77
  35 to 44 years 49,414 49,086 -328 -0.66
  45 to 54 years 62,090 60,406 -1,684 -2.71
  55 to 59 years 27,318 27,284 -34 -0.12
  55 to 59 years 27,318 27,284 -34 -0.12
  60 to 64 years 25,825 26,293 468 1.81
  65 to 74 years 33,845 35,896 2,051 6.06
  75 to 84 years 21,195 21,468 273 1.29
  85 years and over 9,423 9,085 -338 -3.59
  Median age 39.9 40.1 0.2 0.50
  18 years and over 318,696 319,250 554 0.17
  21 years and over 297,608 300,799 3,191 1.07
  62 years and over 80,311 81,812 1,501 1.87
  65 years and over 64,463 66,449 1,986 3.08

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 164,827 164,832 164,862 164,792 164,704 164,822 -10 -0.01

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 164,253 164,846 593 0.36
  1-unit, detached 94,404 89,391 -5,013 -5.31
  1-unit, attached 38,132 39,564 1,432 3.76
  2 units 6,114 7,977 1,863 30.47
  3 or 4 units 6,088 6,905 817 13.42
  5 to 9 units 4,271 5,511 1,240 29.03
  10 to 20 units 3,014 3,713 699 23.19
  20 or more units 6,978 7,357 379 5.43
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 164,253 164,846 593 0.36
  Occupied Housing Units 153,271 152,908 -363 -0.24
    Owner 112,841 107,124 -5,717 -5.07
    Renter 40,430 45,784 5,354 13.24
  Vacant Housing Units 10,982 11,938 956 8.71
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.30 2.50 1.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.60 8.40 3.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.63 2.67 0.04 1.52
Average household size; renter-occ 2.55 2.48 -0.07 -2.75
Median Value $ owner occupied 166,900 168,600 1,700 1.02
Median Rent $ renter occupied 826 864 38 4.60

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 7 8 2 1 14 2 3 1 9 2 2 1
  in 1 unit bldgs 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 9 2 2 1
  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 5 5 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 7 7 7 7
Value ($000), Total Units 579 820 307 241 999 381 591 149 897 403 350 175
  1 unit structures 279 520 307 241 279 381 591 149 897 403 350 175
  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 300 300 0 0 720 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
    161.60 160.42 158.86 160.81 165.78
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.73 -0.97 1.23 3.09 2.59
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 16,485,958 17,297,417 17,038,716 17,878,287 18,609,429 2,123,471 12.9
  Net earnings 1/ 10,593,019 10,873,984 10,902,464 11,356,659 11,857,004 1,263,985 11.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,439,513 3,474,418 3,526,516 3,616,062 3,768,668 329,155 9.6
    Income maintenance 2/ 319,202 331,130 336,569 338,904 341,924 22,722 7.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 203,706 173,576 133,036 72,323 67,312 -136,394 -67.0
    Retirement and other 2,916,605 2,969,712 3,056,911 3,204,835 3,359,432 442,827 15.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,453,426 2,949,015 2,609,736 2,905,566 2,983,757 530,331 21.6
  Population 4/ 412,715 413,516 413,965 414,360 415,271 2,556 0.6
  Per capita personal income 39,945 41,830 41,160 43,147 44,813 4,868 12.2
  Per capita net earnings 25,667 26,296 26,337 27,408 28,552 2,885 11.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,334 8,402 8,519 8,727 9,075 741 8.9
    Per capita income maintenance 773 801 813 818 823 50 6.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 494 420 321 175 162 -332 -67.2
    Per capita retirement and other 7,067 7,182 7,384 7,734 8,090 1,023 14.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,945 7,132 6,304 7,012 7,185 1,240 20.9
  Earnings by place of work 10,561,870 10,869,452 11,040,497 11,544,100 12,156,825 1,594,955 15.1
    Wages and salaries 7,363,776 7,610,296 7,682,647 8,078,020 8,442,490 1,078,714 14.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,162,998 2,134,331 2,216,537 2,237,047 2,393,026 230,028 10.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,566,254 1,522,293 1,591,079 1,584,234 1,709,832 143,578 9.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 596,744 612,038 625,458 652,813 683,194 86,450 14.5
    Proprietors' income 1,035,096 1,124,825 1,141,313 1,229,033 1,321,309 286,213 27.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 61,827 61,187 77,138 104,355 83,542 21,715 35.1
      Farm proprietors' income 973,269 1,063,638 1,064,175 1,124,678 1,237,767 264,498 27.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 214,488 215,385 216,898 219,891 223,732 9,244 4.3
  Wage and salary jobs 173,986 175,349 175,807 178,565 181,164 7,178 4.1
  Number of proprietors 40,502 40,036 41,091 41,326 42,568 2,066 5.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,811 1,801 1,837 1,831 1,800 -11 -0.6
    Number of farm proprietors 38,691 38,235 39,254 39,495 40,768 2,077 5.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 49,242 50,465 50,902 52,499 54,337 5,095 10.3
  Average wages and salaries 42,324 43,401 43,699 45,239 46,601 4,277 10.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,155 27,818 27,110 28,476 30,361 5,206 20.7
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 14,734 15,053 15,357 15,827 16,144 16,750 2,016 13.68
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 14,734 14,821 14,816 15,022 15,148 15,439 705 4.78

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 8,871 277,922 881 8,926 283,168 892
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 68 1,488 1,382 71 1,506 1,153
 Total, all industries - St Govt 31 5,446 1,095 31 5,335 1,149
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 277 27,594 814 277 27,719 956
 Total, all industries - Private 8,495 243,394 881 8,547 248,608 878
    Goods-producing 1,459 65,956 1,004 1,463 67,777 1,095
      Natural resources and mining 113 4,566 648 118 4,804 700
      Construction 823 10,531 1,014 823 11,746 1,111
      Manufacturing 523 50,859 1,034 522 51,227 1,129
    Service-providing 7,036 177,438 835 7,084 180,832 796
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,865 53,904 730 1,868 54,114 736
      Information 75 1,841 945 73 1,859 959
      Financial activities 668 9,567 1,695 676 9,701 1,156
      Professional & business services 1,280 35,568 1,159 1,300 36,320 1,150
      Education and health services 1,424 45,563 861 1,426 46,143 834
      Leisure and hospitality 887 23,001 283 892 24,376 285
      Other services 837 7,994 480 849 8,318 490

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 4.9 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.6 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.6
Unemployment 10,474 9,093 8,621 8,423 7,705 9,910 10,322 10,783 10,400 11,036 11,150 12,133 12,170
Employment 203,690 203,567 205,040 205,642 205,934 204,133 204,946 205,249 205,089 205,925 206,675 207,094 205,812
Labor Force214,164212,660213,661214,065213,639214,043215,268216,032215,489216,961217,825219,227217,982

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
Antietam SdReading 42024802142011PA 1,065 7,617 1,185
Boyertown Area SdBoyertown 42039602242011PA 7,130 46,767 8,180
Brandywine Heights Area SdTopton 42040502142011PA 1,616 12,971 1,976
Conrad Weiser Area SdRobesonia 42067802142011PA 2,774 19,370 3,175
Daniel Boone Area SdBirdsboro 42072902242011PA 3,737 21,349 4,305
Exeter Township SdReading 42094802142011PA 4,161 27,488 4,848
Fleetwood Area SdFleetwood 42097802142011PA 2,650 16,688 3,057
Governor Mifflin SdShillington 42108602142011PA 4,217 31,070 4,724
Hamburg Area SdHamburg 42113404142011PA 2,368 17,694 2,664
Kutztown Area SdKutztown 42129303142011PA 1,511 19,099 1,914
Muhlenberg SdLaureldale 42162002142011PA 3,520 23,652 3,698
Oley Valley SdOley 42181502142011PA 1,755 13,268 2,092
Reading SdReading 42200401342011PA 17,651 88,493 18,302
Schuylkill Valley SdLeesport 42209702142011PA 1,963 14,853 2,206
Tulpehocken Area SdBethel 42238204242011PA 1,467 12,329 2,230
Twin Valley SdElverson 42240004142011PA 3,398 24,365 4,525
Wilson SdWest Lawn 42265802142011PA 5,876 39,163 6,332
Wyomissing Area SdWyomissing 42267602142011PA 1,904 12,405 2,042

Number of districts: 18 ... Total enrollment: 68,763
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
Albright College Reading, PA2105717 2,360 2,330 33 0
Alvernia University Reading, PA2107759 2,442 1,798 475 133
Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing, PA2135343 985 706 0 0
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA2133497 8,562 8,041 656 278
Pace Institute Reading, PA2148383 5 5 0 0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA2147045 2,828 2,480 11 0
Reading Area Community College Reading, PA2155853 4,198 913 0 0
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Reading, PA2155944 345 155 0 0

  Number of institutions: 8 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 21,725
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
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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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