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Situation & Outlook Report

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 41500)
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 Salinas, CA MSA metro changed from 416,413 in 2010 to 431,293 in 2015, a change of 17,485 (4.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 123 in 2010 and 122 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 697 (2011), 594 (2012), -1,443 (2013), -1,729 (2014), -1,729 (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 462,371. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 46,007 (11.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 45,935 (2010) to 69,946 (2020), a change of 24,011 (52.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 112 in 2008 and 134 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $41,225 in 2008 to $46,109 in 2014, a change of $4,884 (11.8%). 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 114 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $17,856 in 2009 to $20,897 in 2014 a change of $3,041 (17.03%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $17,856 in 2009 to $18,264 in 2014, a change of $408 (2.28%). 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 94 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 41500; 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.
  •   Salinas

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
  Greenfield, CA (0630994) 16,330 16,411 16,576 16,748 16,859 16,929 518 3.20
  King City, CA (0638520) 12,874 12,902 13,031 13,172 13,267 13,580 678 5.30
  Marina, CA (0645778) 19,718 19,745 19,920 20,228 20,382 20,817 1,072 5.40
  Monterey, CA (0648872) 27,810 27,439 27,846 28,387 28,304 28,276 837 3.10
  Pacific Grove, CA (0654848) 15,041 15,082 15,251 15,416 15,525 15,601 519 3.40
  Salinas, CA (0664224) 150,441 150,789 152,667 154,328 155,761 156,677 5,888 3.90
  Seaside, CA (0670742) 33,025 33,096 33,413 33,872 34,130 34,182 1,086 3.30
  Soledad, CA (0672520) 25,738 26,026 26,416 26,508 25,855 25,336 -690 -2.70

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 416,413 100.0 421,466 100.0 426,441 100.0 429,109 100.0 431,293 100.0 433,898 100.0
  Monterey County, CA (06053) 416,413 100.0 421,466 100.0 426,441 100.0 429,109 100.0 431,293 100.0 433,898 100.0

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.
  Monterey County, CA

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 428,826 431,344 2,518 0.59
  One race 413,833 414,879 1,046 0.25
    White 333,814 333,058 -756 -0.23
    Black/African American 333,814 333,058 -756 -0.23
    American Indian/Alaska Native 4,140 3,950 -190 -4.59
    Asian alone 26,772 25,836 -936 -3.50
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2,267 1,886 -381 -16.81
    Some other race alone 35,464 38,838 3,374 9.51
  Two or more races 14,993 16,465 1,472 9.82
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 243,635 247,467 3,832 1.57
Population 25 years and over 268,578 271,489 2,911 1.57
  % high school graduate or higher 73.4 70.7 -2.7 -3.68
  % bachelor's degree or higher 22.2 23.1 0.9 4.05
Total Households 125,553 123,920 -1,633 4.05
  Median household income ($) 57,052 57,864 812 1.42
  Mean household income ($) 78,296 83,375 5,079 6.49
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 428,826 431,344 2,518 0.59
  Male 220,192 220,023 -169 6.49
  Female 208,634 211,321 2,687 6.49
  Under 5 years 33,086 33,268 182 6.49
  5 to 9 years 31,605 31,234 -371 -1.17
  10 to 14 years 31,831 32,274 443 1.39
  15 to 19 years 30,438 29,607 -831 -2.73
  20 to 24 years 33,288 33,472 184 0.55
  25 to 34 years 64,451 63,802 -649 -1.01
  35 to 44 years 55,513 55,891 378 0.68
  45 to 54 years 52,626 52,963 337 0.64
  55 to 59 years 23,272 24,910 1,638 7.04
  55 to 59 years 23,272 24,910 1,638 7.04
  60 to 64 years 22,790 22,771 -19 -0.08
  65 to 74 years 27,342 28,735 1,393 5.09
  75 to 84 years 15,754 14,759 -995 -6.32
  85 years and over 6,830 7,658 828 12.12
  Median age 33.4 33.7 0.3 0.90
  18 years and over 314,946 317,581 2,635 0.84
  21 years and over 293,513 296,613 3,100 1.06
  62 years and over 63,367 63,089 -278 -0.44
  65 years and over 49,926 51,152 1,226 2.46

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 139,048 139,091 139,343 139,489 139,721 140,144 1,053 0.76

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 139,386 140,143 757 0.54
  1-unit, detached 88,784 89,226 442 0.50
  1-unit, attached 8,643 9,228 585 6.77
  2 units 4,028 3,780 -248 -6.16
  3 or 4 units 7,768 8,339 571 7.35
  5 to 9 units 10,521 9,488 -1,033 -9.82
  10 to 20 units 6,704 5,627 -1,077 -16.07
  20 or more units 7,439 8,374 935 12.57
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 139,386 140,143 757 0.54
  Occupied Housing Units 125,553 123,920 -1,633 -1.30
    Owner 61,919 63,113 1,194 1.93
    Renter 63,634 60,807 -2,827 -4.44
  Vacant Housing Units 13,833 16,223 2,390 17.28
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.00 2.00 0.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.20 6.10 0.90...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.12 3.10 -0.02 -0.64
Average household size; renter-occ 3.42 3.58 0.16 4.68
Median Value $ owner occupied 363,800 391,200 27,400 7.53
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,217 1,233 16 1.31

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 31 121 30 10 44 70 36 23 24 79 33 25
  in 1 unit bldgs 26 16 20 5 39 30 36 23 19 20 28 25
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 5 105 10 5 5 40 0 0 5 53 5 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 9 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 0
  Percent Coverage 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 83 83 83 83
Value ($000), Total Units 7,149 18,253 6,064 1,756 10,913 13,606 9,620 5,900 5,684 11,394 8,055 6,838
  1 unit structures 6,658 4,276 5,273 1,265 10,422 7,785 9,620 5,900 5,106 5,544 7,477 6,838
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 940 0 0
  5+ unit structures 491 13,977 791 491 491 5,821 0 0 578 4,578 578 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
    231.61 237.31 241.45 246.00 251.05
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.46 1.74 1.88 2.05 8.39
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 17,866,246 18,651,438 19,184,163 20,028,430 21,623,627 3,757,381 21.0
  Net earnings 1/ 11,255,946 11,690,928 12,078,465 12,494,800 13,713,244 2,457,298 21.8
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,705,916 2,724,431 2,835,807 2,940,569 3,153,240 447,324 16.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 342,615 360,313 365,842 337,958 335,168 -7,447 -2.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 213,279 188,683 156,927 117,413 111,575 -101,704 -47.7
    Retirement and other 2,150,022 2,175,435 2,313,038 2,485,198 2,706,497 556,475 25.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 3,904,384 4,236,079 4,269,891 4,593,061 4,757,143 852,759 21.8
  Population 4/ 421,466 426,441 429,109 431,293 433,898 12,432 2.9
  Per capita personal income 42,391 43,737 44,707 46,438 49,836 7,445 17.6
  Per capita net earnings 26,707 27,415 28,148 28,971 31,605 4,898 18.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,420 6,389 6,609 6,818 7,267 847 13.2
    Per capita income maintenance 813 845 853 784 772 -41 -5.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 506 442 366 272 257 -249 -49.2
    Per capita retirement and other 5,101 5,101 5,390 5,762 6,238 1,137 22.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 9,264 9,934 9,951 10,650 10,964 1,700 18.4
  Earnings by place of work 12,262,520 12,775,548 13,294,836 13,749,517 15,011,164 2,748,644 22.4
    Wages and salaries 7,623,965 7,965,192 8,227,648 8,533,284 9,081,586 1,457,621 19.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,341,736 2,413,623 2,462,121 2,557,078 2,664,765 323,029 13.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,764,558 1,797,379 1,833,925 1,908,832 1,983,782 219,224 12.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 577,178 616,244 628,196 648,246 680,983 103,805 18.0
    Proprietors' income 2,296,819 2,396,733 2,605,067 2,659,155 3,264,813 967,994 42.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 598,282 692,786 995,339 917,841 1,285,896 687,614 114.9
      Farm proprietors' income 1,698,537 1,703,947 1,609,728 1,741,314 1,978,917 280,380 16.5
Total full-time and part-time employment 221,372 226,008 231,048 238,897 244,479 23,107 10.4
  Wage and salary jobs 177,211 182,519 186,611 193,801 197,962 20,751 11.7
  Number of proprietors 44,161 43,489 44,437 45,096 46,517 2,356 5.3
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 895 910 917 953 954 59 6.6
    Number of farm proprietors 43,266 42,579 43,520 44,143 45,563 2,297 5.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 55,393 56,527 57,541 57,554 61,401 6,008 10.8
  Average wages and salaries 43,022 43,640 44,090 44,031 45,875 2,853 6.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 39,258 40,018 36,988 39,447 43,433 4,175 10.6
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 17,856 18,214 18,413 19,204 20,398 20,897 3,041 17.03
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 17,856 17,611 17,062 17,445 18,162 18,264 408 2.28

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 13,004 264,465 850 13,047 315,468 809
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 65 8,532 1,613 67 8,557 1,577
 Total, all industries - St Govt 175 7,655 1,038 176 7,687 1,050
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 347 35,120 1,288 345 35,334 1,139
 Total, all industries - Private 12,417 213,158 743 12,459 263,890 734
    Goods-producing 1,649 69,550 659 1,681 115,567 678
      Natural resources and mining 555 52,733 587 553 97,783 633
      Construction 837 7,966 904 859 8,425 977
      Manufacturing 257 8,851 901 269 9,359 903
    Service-providing 10,768 143,607 786 10,778 148,323 779
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,890 40,728 863 1,872 41,791 857
      Information 81 2,148 1,752 83 2,102 1,219
      Financial activities 730 6,674 1,416 734 6,743 1,193
      Professional & business services 1,328 19,001 917 1,354 20,169 909
      Education and health services 4,493 29,537 823 4,480 29,934 855
      Leisure and hospitality 1,063 36,954 478 1,082 38,689 505
      Other services 840 7,612 614 852 8,028 628
      Unclassified 343 954 600 321 867 681

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 5.9 5.4 5.8 7.6 10.5 11.2 10.8 10.4 7.5 5.9 6.1 6.1 5.7
Unemployment 13,606 12,293 13,198 17,031 22,230 23,813 23,105 22,431 16,635 13,298 14,123 14,035 13,074
Employment 217,519 215,373 212,733 205,935 190,354 188,760 190,333 192,245 206,264 212,912 216,818 215,925 216,194
Labor Force231,125227,666225,931222,966212,584212,573213,438214,676222,899226,210230,941229,960229,268

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
Alisal UnionSalinas 06019501206053CA 8,748 59,179 7,849
Big Sur UnfBig Sur 06000314206053CA 77 458 26
Bitterwater-Tully ElemKing City 06051904306053CA 28 128 10
Bradley Union ElemBradley 06057304206053CA 79 456 39
Carmel UnfCarmel 06075302206053CA 2,358 23,751 2,893
Chualar UnionChualar 06085804206053CA 341 2,182 383
Gonzales UnfGonzales 06000463206053CA 2,443 11,288 2,351
Graves ElemSalinas 06158704106053CA 41 74 10
Greenfield Union ElemGreenfield 06160803206053CA 3,129 18,046 2,947
King City UnionKing City 06196803306053CA 2,577 16,428 2,601
Lagunita ElemSalinas 06204904106053CA 100 300 21
Mission Union ElemSoledad 06251104206053CA 123 317 52
Monterey Peninsula UnfMonterey 06255302206053CA 10,729 90,567 13,384
North Monterey County UnfMoss Landing 06275902206053CA 4,284 26,978 5,225
Pacific Grove UnfPacific Grove 06293702206053CA 2,046 18,137 2,171
Salinas City ElemSalinas 06339301206053CA 8,807 80,198 8,434
Salinas Union HighSalinas 06339801206053CA 13,879 176,811 17,257
San Antonio Union ElemLockwood 06340504306053CA 161 1,896 219
San Ardo Union ElemSan Ardo 06340804306053CA 101 773 126
San Lucas Union ElemSan Lucas 06347704206053CA 74 415 63
Santa Rita Union ElemSalinas 06357901206053CA 3,136 23,302 2,687
Soledad UnfSoledad 06370503206053CA 4,708 27,324 4,344
South Monterey County Joint Union HighKing City 06196503306053CA 1,971 38,143 2,640
Spreckels Union ElemSpreckels 06377102206053CA 987 6,604 722
Washington Union ElemSalinas 06416102206053CA 954 7,154 567

Number of districts: 25 ... Total enrollment: 71,881
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
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA4096987 6,231 5,783 400 253
Hartnell College Salinas, CA1153933 9,800 3,495 0 0
Heald College-Salinas Salinas, CA4098743 682 543 0 0
Monterey Institute of International Studies Monterey, CA1190587 22 20 689 615
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA1190674 7,727 2,410 0 0

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 24,462
  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.

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  • 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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  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
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  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

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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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