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Situation & Outlook Report

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 40340)
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 Rochester, MN MSA metro changed from 207,173 in 2010 to 212,672 in 2015, a change of 6,700 (3.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 208 in 2010 and 207 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -229 (2011), -275 (2012), 627 (2013), -341 (2014), -341 (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 224,818. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 17,678 (8.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 29,086 (2010) to 40,650 (2020), a change of 11,564 (39.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 129 in 2008 and 122 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $40,532 in 2008 to $46,611 in 2014, a change of $6,079 (15%). 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 189 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,130 in 2009 to $10,561 in 2014 a change of $1,431 (15.67%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,130 in 2009 to $9,725 in 2014, a change of $595 (6.52%). 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 50 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 40340; 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.
  •   Rochester

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
  Rochester, MN (2754880) 106,769 106,960 108,171 109,079 110,713 111,402 4,442 4.20

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 207,173 100.0 208,507 100.0 209,580 100.0 211,620 100.0 212,672 100.0 213,873 100.0
  Dodge County, MN (27039) 20,156 9.7 20,186 9.7 20,242 9.7 20,311 9.6 20,347 9.6 20,364 9.5
  Fillmore County, MN (27045) ** 20,832 10.1 20,870 10.0 20,882 10.0 20,817 9.8 20,812 9.8 20,834 9.7
  Olmsted County, MN (27109) 144,522 69.8 145,928 70.0 147,048 70.2 149,070 70.4 150,199 70.6 151,436 70.8
  Wabasha County, MN (27157) 21,663 10.5 21,523 10.3 21,408 10.2 21,422 10.1 21,314 10.0 21,239 9.9
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Olmsted County, MN

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 211,853 212,778 925 0.44
  One race 207,208 209,639 2,431 1.17
    White 188,605 188,986 381 0.20
    Black/African American 188,605 188,986 381 0.20
    American Indian/Alaska Native 331 376 45 13.60
    Asian alone 8,130 10,003 1,873 23.04
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 1,941 1,484 -457 -23.54
  Two or more races 4,645 3,139 -1,506 -32.42
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8,571 8,687 116 1.35
Population 25 years and over 143,046 144,869 1,823 1.35
  % high school graduate or higher 94.2 93.6 -0.6 -0.64
  % bachelor's degree or higher 35.3 35.9 0.6 1.70
Total Households 82,956 83,812 856 1.70
  Median household income ($) 62,645 66,214 3,569 5.70
  Mean household income ($) 83,308 86,340 3,032 3.64
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 211,853 212,778 925 0.44
  Male 103,585 105,098 1,513 3.64
  Female 108,268 107,680 -588 3.64
  Under 5 years 14,485 14,196 -289 3.64
  5 to 9 years 14,179 15,938 1,759 12.41
  10 to 14 years 16,290 13,971 -2,319 -14.24
  15 to 19 years 12,087 12,199 112 0.93
  20 to 24 years 11,766 11,605 -161 -1.37
  25 to 34 years 28,660 29,240 580 2.02
  35 to 44 years 26,318 26,451 133 0.51
  45 to 54 years 31,051 29,510 -1,541 -4.96
  55 to 59 years 15,136 14,909 -227 -1.50
  55 to 59 years 15,136 14,909 -227 -1.50
  60 to 64 years 11,186 13,013 1,827 16.33
  65 to 74 years 16,330 16,838 508 3.11
  75 to 84 years 9,978 10,126 148 1.48
  85 years and over 4,387 4,782 395 9.00
  Median age 38.4 38.8 0.4 1.04
  18 years and over 159,101 160,630 1,529 0.96
  21 years and over 152,699 154,719 2,020 1.32
  62 years and over 36,794 39,754 2,960 8.04
  65 years and over 30,695 31,746 1,051 3.42

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 88,171 88,265 88,588 88,774 89,182 89,685 1,420 1.61

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 88,992 89,676 684 0.77
  1-unit, detached 61,945 63,870 1,925 3.11
  1-unit, attached 6,398 6,574 176 2.75
  2 units 2,320 1,588 -732 -31.55
  3 or 4 units 2,506 1,902 -604 -24.10
  5 to 9 units 2,126 2,345 219 10.30
  10 to 20 units 2,059 2,694 635 30.84
  20 or more units 7,097 7,426 329 4.64
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 88,992 89,676 684 0.77
  Occupied Housing Units 82,956 83,812 856 1.03
    Owner 63,445 63,237 -208 -0.33
    Renter 19,511 20,575 1,064 5.45
  Vacant Housing Units 6,036 5,864 -172 -2.85
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 1.40 0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.60 3.60 -4.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.64 2.57 -0.07 -2.65
Average household size; renter-occ 2.09 2.27 0.18 8.61
Median Value $ owner occupied 166,500 170,200 3,700 2.22
Median Rent $ renter occupied 763 830 67 8.78

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 35 32 417 24 44 219 222 34 42 73 121 153
  in 1 unit bldgs 35 32 54 24 44 27 17 34 38 58 44 36
  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 4 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 363 0 0 192 205 0 0 15 77 117
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 3
  Percent Coverage 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 85 85 85 85
Value ($000), Total Units 8,785 8,443 56,274 5,830 11,583 26,706 31,036 7,388 8,926 16,282 28,113 22,753
  1 unit structures 8,785 8,443 11,854 5,830 11,583 7,468 3,638 7,388 8,309 14,182 10,374 8,457
  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 0 617 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 44,420 0 0 19,238 27,398 0 0 2,100 17,739 14,296

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
    185.36 189.18 186.42 194.85 200.99
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.06 -1.46 4.52 3.15 8.43
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 9,110,359 9,632,626 9,672,091 10,029,262 10,454,270 1,343,911 14.8
  Net earnings 1/ 6,350,621 6,754,054 6,711,293 6,889,658 7,208,624 858,003 13.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,397,245 1,399,977 1,445,317 1,520,590 1,571,699 174,454 12.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 113,946 121,916 124,750 126,008 124,458 10,512 9.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 60,702 41,891 33,438 26,559 24,847 -35,855 -59.1
    Retirement and other 1,222,597 1,236,170 1,287,129 1,368,023 1,422,394 199,797 16.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,362,493 1,478,595 1,515,481 1,619,014 1,673,947 311,454 22.9
  Population 4/ 208,507 209,580 211,620 212,672 213,873 5,366 2.6
  Per capita personal income 43,693 45,962 45,705 47,158 48,881 5,188 11.9
  Per capita net earnings 30,458 32,227 31,714 32,396 33,705 3,247 10.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,701 6,680 6,830 7,150 7,349 648 9.7
    Per capita income maintenance 546 582 590 592 582 36 6.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 291 200 158 125 116 -175 -60.1
    Per capita retirement and other 5,864 5,898 6,082 6,433 6,651 787 13.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,535 7,055 7,161 7,613 7,827 1,292 19.8
  Earnings by place of work 7,250,333 7,688,917 7,789,069 7,983,770 8,314,367 1,064,034 14.7
    Wages and salaries 5,299,580 5,584,495 5,765,058 5,906,333 6,210,450 910,870 17.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,238,725 1,199,186 1,228,480 1,277,099 1,279,082 40,357 3.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 837,786 780,470 791,389 833,728 823,362 -14,424 -1.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 400,939 418,716 437,091 443,371 455,720 54,781 13.7
    Proprietors' income 712,028 905,236 795,531 800,338 824,835 112,807 15.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 219,175 267,556 190,779 171,815 122,875 -96,300 -43.9
      Farm proprietors' income 492,853 637,680 604,752 628,523 701,960 209,107 42.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 139,758 142,512 144,520 145,377 148,189 8,431 6.0
  Wage and salary jobs 111,573 114,623 116,293 116,545 118,650 7,077 6.3
  Number of proprietors 28,185 27,889 28,227 28,832 29,539 1,354 4.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 3,793 3,688 3,744 3,742 3,718 -75 -2.0
    Number of farm proprietors 24,392 24,201 24,483 25,090 25,821 1,429 5.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 51,878 53,953 53,896 54,918 56,107 4,229 8.2
  Average wages and salaries 47,499 48,721 49,574 50,679 52,343 4,844 10.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,206 26,349 24,701 25,051 27,186 6,980 34.5
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 9,130 9,850 9,808 10,095 10,341 10,561 1,431 15.67
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,130 9,729 9,527 9,600 9,670 9,725 595 6.52

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 5,075 181,316 1,069 4,999 186,830 950
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 56 1,630 1,343 55 1,638 1,133
 Total, all industries - St Govt 48 2,030 983 49 2,083 1,154
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 147 15,616 832 148 15,825 864
 Total, all industries - Private 4,824 162,040 1,090 4,747 167,284 954
    Goods-producing 966 25,360 1,178 958 26,919 1,098
      Natural resources and mining 153 1,815 566 155 2,116 573
      Construction 603 5,713 907 592 6,848 953
      Manufacturing 210 17,832 1,328 211 17,955 1,217
    Service-providing 3,858 136,680 1,074 3,789 140,366 926
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,133 28,338 595 1,128 29,093 594
      Information 83 3,255 1,071 82 3,277 939
      Financial activities 432 4,193 1,173 425 4,267 1,031
      Professional & business services 578 8,778 798 578 9,279 798
      Education and health services 465 71,261 1,503 453 72,351 1,247
      Leisure and hospitality 578 16,079 310 563 17,258 309
      Other services 589 4,777 496 560 4,840 503

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 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.5 4.9 5.0 5.1 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.4 3.5
Unemployment 362 349 342 327 408 578 579 602 372 322 423 398 412
Employment 11,208 11,033 11,266 11,205 11,136 11,226 11,089 11,179 11,167 11,151 11,201 11,293 11,232
Labor Force11,57011,38211,60811,53211,54411,80411,66811,78111,53911,47311,62411,69111,644

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Byron Public School DistrictByron 27073503127109MN 1,873 7,493 1,615
Chatfield Public SchoolsChatfield 27082204127109MN 913 5,053 1,004
Dover-Eyota Public School DistrictEyota 27110104227109MN 1,162 4,296 884
Fillmore CentralPreston 27001004227045MN 567 4,885 818
Hayfield Public School DistrictHayfield 27135904227039MN 772 4,804 887
Kasson-Mantorville School DistrictKasson 27169803127039MN 2,113 10,213 2,336
Kingsland Public School DistrictSpring Valley 27000074227045MN 621 5,193 905
Lake City Public School DistrictLake City 27175203227157MN 1,251 8,776 1,368
Lanesboro Public School DistrictLanesboro 27179104327045MN 337 1,702 272
Mabel-Canton Public School Dist.Mabel 27185404327045MN 263 2,457 498
Plainview-Elgin-MillvillePlainview 27002873227157MN 1,495 7,922 1,517
Rochester Public School DistrictRochester 27318001227109MN 16,451 123,811 21,097
Rushford-Peterson Public SchoolsRushford 27282904227045MN 668 4,048 676
Stewartville Public School DistrictStewartville 27381603127109MN 1,953 8,967 1,746
Triton School DistrictDodge Center 27406653227039MN 1,223 6,875 1,317
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School Dist.Wabasha 27410604327157MN 585 5,216 764
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School DistrictMazeppa 27457353227157MN 1,092 6,769 1,196

Number of districts: 17 ... Total enrollment: 33,339
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
Crossroads College Rochester, MN1742065 109 97 0 0
Mayo School of Health Sciences Rochester, MN1739669 199 199 276 276
Minnesota School of Business-Rochester Rochester, MN4476705 183 134 0 0
National American University-Rochester Rochester, MN4823435 155 4 0 0
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN1747384 5,894 2,661 0 0
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN4569595 488 462 0 0

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,028
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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

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

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