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Situation & Outlook Report

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 41540)
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 Salisbury, MD-DE MSA metro changed from 374,783 in 2010 to 389,811 in 2015, a change of 20,517 (5.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 138 in 2010 and 135 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 2,989 (2011), 2,944 (2012), 3,534 (2013), 4,418 (2014), 4,418 (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 416,010. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 41,248 (11.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 71,687 (2010) to 99,938 (2020), a change of 28,251 (39.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 261 in 2008 and 288 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,603 in 2008 to $40,774 in 2014, a change of $4,171 (11.4%). 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 156 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $13,517 in 2009 to $14,130 in 2014 a change of $613 (4.54%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $13,517 in 2009 to $12,823 in 2014, a change of ($694) (-5.13%). 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 98 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 41540; 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.
  •   Salisbury

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
  Salisbury, MD (2469925) 30,343 30,416 31,078 31,030 31,561 32,563 2,147 7.10

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 374,783 100.0 378,188 100.0 381,532 100.0 385,088 100.0 389,811 100.0 395,300 100.0
  Sussex County, DE (10005) ** 197,890 52.8 200,325 53.0 203,277 53.3 206,439 53.6 210,848 54.1 215,622 54.5
  Somerset County, MD (24039) 26,479 7.1 26,331 7.0 26,114 6.8 26,057 6.8 25,632 6.6 25,768 6.5
  Wicomico County, MD (24045) 98,938 26.4 100,097 26.5 100,590 26.4 101,087 26.3 101,768 26.1 102,370 25.9
  Worcester County, MD (24047) ** 51,476 13.7 51,435 13.6 51,551 13.5 51,505 13.4 51,563 13.2 51,540 13.0
  ** 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.
  Sussex County, DE
  Wicomico County, MD

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 385,438 389,922 4,484 1.16
  One race 377,272 383,144 5,872 1.56
    White 293,707 299,848 6,141 2.09
    Black/African American 293,707 299,848 6,141 2.09
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,431 1,240 -191 -13.35
    Asian alone 7,665 6,887 -778 -10.15
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 242 219 -23 -9.50
    Some other race alone 7,000 3,260 -3,740 -53.43
  Two or more races 8,166 6,778 -1,388 -17.00
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27,050 27,085 35 0.13
Population 25 years and over 268,745 271,997 3,252 0.13
  % high school graduate or higher 85.7 87.7 2.0 2.33
  % bachelor's degree or higher 22.5 25.4 2.9 12.89
Total Households 143,465 151,227 7,762 12.89
  Median household income ($) 50,009 54,128 4,119 8.24
  Mean household income ($) 65,421 71,776 6,355 9.71
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 385,438 389,922 4,484 1.16
  Male 188,407 191,111 2,704 9.71
  Female 197,031 198,811 1,780 9.71
  Under 5 years 22,094 20,873 -1,221 9.71
  5 to 9 years 20,487 22,222 1,735 8.47
  10 to 14 years 21,508 21,881 373 1.73
  15 to 19 years 21,905 24,221 2,316 10.57
  20 to 24 years 30,699 28,728 -1,971 -6.42
  25 to 34 years 42,142 42,188 46 0.11
  35 to 44 years 39,717 41,285 1,568 3.95
  45 to 54 years 51,927 50,285 -1,642 -3.16
  55 to 59 years 28,260 27,542 -718 -2.54
  55 to 59 years 28,260 27,542 -718 -2.54
  60 to 64 years 28,032 29,039 1,007 3.59
  65 to 74 years 47,421 49,658 2,237 4.72
  75 to 84 years 21,835 22,956 1,121 5.13
  85 years and over 9,411 9,044 -367 -3.90
  Median age 43.5 43.5 0.0 0.00
  18 years and over 309,166 312,568 3,402 1.10
  21 years and over 291,634 295,316 3,682 1.26
  62 years and over 95,372 99,443 4,071 4.27
  65 years and over 78,667 81,658 2,991 3.80

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 231,107 231,438 232,649 233,875 235,759 238,523 7,085 3.06

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 234,247 237,372 3,125 1.33
  1-unit, detached 136,722 137,602 880 0.64
  1-unit, attached 15,480 16,531 1,051 6.79
  2 units 2,830 3,269 439 15.51
  3 or 4 units 4,751 5,452 701 14.75
  5 to 9 units 9,711 10,285 574 5.91
  10 to 20 units 11,837 12,727 890 7.52
  20 or more units 21,074 20,617 -457 -2.17
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 234,247 237,372 3,125 1.33
  Occupied Housing Units 143,465 151,227 7,762 5.41
    Owner 103,400 109,845 6,445 6.23
    Renter 40,065 41,382 1,317 3.29
  Vacant Housing Units 90,782 86,145 -4,637 -5.11
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.50 2.90 0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 24.60 12.90 -11.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.44 -0.08 -3.17
Average household size; renter-occ 2.79 2.61 -0.18 -6.45
Median Value $ owner occupied 204,200 203,700 -500 -0.24
Median Rent $ renter occupied 937 1,013 76 8.11

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 261 233 231 200 233 238 248 274 237 240 235 205
  in 1 unit bldgs 231 197 202 181 199 194 191 226 226 210 216 180
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 14 12 0 12 8 10 14 8 14 10 12
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 10 4 4 3 12 7 12 7 3 0 4 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 16 18 13 16 10 29 35 27 0 16 5 13
  Bldgs with 5+ units 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 5 0 3 1 2
  Percent Coverage 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 93 93 93 93
Value ($000), Total Units 36,960 32,208 34,482 29,637 34,689 33,863 32,983 39,207 31,633 32,449 33,414 29,859
  1 unit structures 32,738 29,349 31,338 26,790 29,660 30,126 28,126 34,121 30,989 28,980 30,790 26,677
  2 unit structures 394 1,416 1,356 0 1,750 1,058 1,144 1,356 220 1,734 1,372 1,537
  3-4 unit structures 1,945 561 555 426 1,809 904 1,475 1,031 424 0 555 0
  5+ unit structures 1,883 882 1,233 2,421 1,470 1,775 2,238 2,699 0 1,735 697 1,645

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
    207.02 212.74 212.32 212.33 211.71
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.76 -0.20 0.00 -0.29 2.27
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 14,283,939 14,938,573 15,605,456 16,402,923 17,115,024 2,831,085 19.8
  Net earnings 1/ 7,772,727 8,140,482 8,660,583 9,037,638 9,384,171 1,611,444 20.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,628,248 3,737,157 3,902,525 4,120,762 4,374,048 745,800 20.6
    Income maintenance 2/ 288,075 310,551 324,141 326,208 327,148 39,073 13.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 127,245 108,079 86,291 52,081 45,257 -81,988 -64.4
    Retirement and other 3,212,928 3,318,527 3,492,093 3,742,473 4,001,643 788,715 24.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,882,964 3,060,934 3,042,348 3,244,523 3,356,805 473,841 16.4
  Population 4/ 378,188 381,532 385,088 389,811 395,300 17,112 4.5
  Per capita personal income 37,769 39,154 40,524 42,079 43,296 5,527 14.6
  Per capita net earnings 20,553 21,336 22,490 23,185 23,739 3,186 15.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,594 9,795 10,134 10,571 11,065 1,471 15.3
    Per capita income maintenance 762 814 842 837 828 66 8.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 336 283 224 134 114 -222 -66.1
    Per capita retirement and other 8,496 8,698 9,068 9,601 10,123 1,627 19.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,623 8,023 7,900 8,323 8,492 869 11.4
  Earnings by place of work 7,943,869 8,306,938 8,962,852 9,379,574 9,778,658 1,834,789 23.1
    Wages and salaries 5,320,738 5,446,161 5,609,850 5,872,000 6,241,784 921,046 17.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,535,314 1,530,999 1,561,442 1,654,999 1,698,165 162,851 10.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,104,879 1,086,042 1,114,558 1,189,629 1,207,942 103,063 9.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 430,435 444,957 446,884 465,370 490,223 59,788 13.9
    Proprietors' income 1,087,817 1,329,778 1,791,560 1,852,575 1,838,709 750,892 69.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 194,460 230,508 422,313 444,517 320,510 126,050 64.8
      Farm proprietors' income 893,357 1,099,270 1,369,247 1,408,058 1,518,199 624,842 69.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 196,805 199,266 202,028 206,083 211,235 14,430 7.3
  Wage and salary jobs 150,548 152,595 154,215 156,799 160,437 9,889 6.6
  Number of proprietors 46,257 46,671 47,813 49,284 50,798 4,541 9.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,960 1,897 1,950 1,974 1,966 6 0.3
    Number of farm proprietors 44,297 44,774 45,863 47,310 48,832 4,535 10.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,364 41,688 44,364 45,514 46,293 5,929 14.7
  Average wages and salaries 35,342 35,690 36,377 37,449 38,905 3,563 10.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,167 24,552 29,855 29,762 31,090 10,923 54.2
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 13,517 13,486 13,251 13,200 13,764 14,130 613 4.54
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 13,517 13,363 12,875 12,489 12,754 12,823 -694 -5.13

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 11,262 227,531 704 11,351 249,753 704
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 89 1,694 1,181 90 1,741 990
 Total, all industries - St Govt 36 ...... 36 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 200 ...... 200 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 10,937 189,687 679 11,025 210,720 678
    Goods-producing 1,809 37,058 761 1,821 38,476 775
      Natural resources and mining 164 1,876 664 166 2,468 624
      Construction 1,321 11,720 771 1,333 12,588 806
      Manufacturing 324 23,461 764 322 23,420 775
    Service-providing 9,128 152,629 659 9,204 172,244 656
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,709 47,479 615 2,726 49,948 612
      Information 111 1,949 1,146 116 1,938 953
      Financial activities 1,080 9,452 945 1,090 10,216 822
      Professional & business services 1,624 17,375 770 1,655 19,013 1,082
      Education and health services 1,298 37,698 868 1,299 38,080 881
      Leisure and hospitality 1,518 31,031 337 1,536 45,008 336
      Other services 788 7,646 503 781 8,040 514

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 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.1 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.7
Unemployment 4,385 4,429 4,545 4,561 4,720 5,496 5,271 4,824 4,063 3,765 4,307 4,052 3,961
Employment 98,968 95,169 93,817 92,215 91,883 90,923 91,501 93,454 95,270 97,675 102,099 103,953 103,130
Labor Force103,35399,59898,36296,77696,60396,41996,77298,27899,333101,440106,406108,005107,091

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
Cape Henlopen School DistrictLewes 10001703210005DE 4,930 48,372 5,545
Delmar School DistrictDelmar 10002702310005DE 1,321 6,619 1,211
Indian River School DistrictSelbyville 10006803210005DE 9,008 77,979 9,775
Laurel School DistrictLaurel 10008102310005DE 2,064 16,426 2,785
Milford School DistrictMilford 10010803110005DE 3,998 29,265 4,853
Seaford School DistrictSeaford 10015302310005DE 3,302 24,711 4,209
Woodbridge School DistrictBridgeville 10018503110005DE 2,258 15,716 2,765
Somerset County Public SchoolsWestover 24005703224039MD 2,943 26,273 3,066
Wicomico County Public SchoolsSalisbury 24006901324045MD 14,489 100,896 15,949
Worcester County Public SchoolsNewark 24007203224047MD 6,650 51,620 6,916

Number of districts: 10 ... Total enrollment: 50,963
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
Beebe Medical Center Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing Lewes, DE1308374 42 42 0 0
Delaware Technical Community College-Owens Georgetown, DE1308913 4,296 1,803 0 0
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD1638519 7,997 7,350 773 354
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD1633389 3,570 3,192 709 442
Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury, MD1643133 3,104 909 0 0

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 19,009
  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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  • 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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