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Situation & Outlook Report

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 42200)
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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA metro changed from 424,379 in 2010 to 441,228 in 2015, a change of 20,390 (4.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 120 in 2010 and 117 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -942 (2011), 1,973 (2012), 2,495 (2013), 2,273 (2014), 2,273 (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 457,254. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 32,923 (7.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 55,999 (2010) to 77,023 (2020), a change of 21,024 (37.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 58 in 2008 and 61 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $45,227 in 2008 to $50,523 in 2014, a change of $5,296 (11.7%). 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 100 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $19,982 in 2009 to $23,930 in 2014 a change of $3,948 (19.76%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $19,982 in 2009 to $21,680 in 2014, a change of $1,698 (8.5%). 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 42200; 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.
  •   Santa Barbara
  •   Santa Maria

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
  Carpinteria, CA (0611446) 13,040 13,058 13,078 13,223 13,558 13,671 613 4.70
  Goleta, CA (0630378) 29,888 29,957 30,020 30,266 30,547 30,797 840 2.80
  Lompoc, CA (0642524) 42,434 42,329 42,230 43,167 43,522 44,013 1,684 4.00
  Santa Barbara, CA (0669070) 88,410 88,525 88,757 89,541 90,428 91,196 2,671 3.00
  Santa Maria, CA (0669196) 99,553 99,717 100,422 101,366 102,405 103,410 3,693 3.70

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 424,379 100.0 426,131 100.0 430,873 100.0 436,248 100.0 441,228 100.0 444,769 100.0
  Santa Barbara County, CA (06083) 424,379 100.0 426,131 100.0 430,873 100.0 436,248 100.0 441,228 100.0 444,769 100.0

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.
  Santa Barbara 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 435,697 440,668 4,971 1.14
  One race 417,771 417,628 -143 -0.03
    White 279,064 339,492 60,428 21.65
    Black/African American 279,064 339,492 60,428 21.65
    American Indian/Alaska Native 3,761 3,018 -743 -19.76
    Asian alone 22,980 21,108 -1,872 -8.15
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 615 1,125 510 82.93
    Some other race alone 103,275 44,387 -58,888 -57.02
  Two or more races 17,926 23,040 5,114 28.53
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 192,114 195,856 3,742 1.95
Population 25 years and over 267,258 272,070 4,812 1.95
  % high school graduate or higher 78.3 80.6 2.3 2.94
  % bachelor's degree or higher 32.2 32.0 -0.2 -0.62
Total Households 140,665 142,912 2,247 -0.62
  Median household income ($) 62,421 63,833 1,412 2.26
  Mean household income ($) 92,050 88,181 -3,869 -4.20
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 435,697 440,668 4,971 1.14
  Male 218,766 219,796 1,030 -4.20
  Female 216,931 220,872 3,941 -4.20
  Under 5 years 28,442 28,347 -95 -4.20
  5 to 9 years 25,101 26,626 1,525 6.08
  10 to 14 years 28,628 27,655 -973 -3.40
  15 to 19 years 37,194 38,077 883 2.37
  20 to 24 years 49,074 47,893 -1,181 -2.41
  25 to 34 years 56,631 59,044 2,413 4.26
  35 to 44 years 49,668 49,894 226 0.46
  45 to 54 years 52,438 52,409 -29 -0.06
  55 to 59 years 26,929 25,373 -1,556 -5.78
  55 to 59 years 26,929 25,373 -1,556 -5.78
  60 to 64 years 21,850 23,945 2,095 9.59
  65 to 74 years 31,287 31,910 623 1.99
  75 to 84 years 18,256 18,791 535 2.93
  85 years and over 10,199 10,704 505 4.95
  Median age 33.6 33.7 0.1 0.30
  18 years and over 337,072 341,913 4,841 1.44
  21 years and over 303,649 307,839 4,190 1.38
  62 years and over 71,597 75,177 3,580 5.00
  65 years and over 59,742 61,405 1,663 2.78

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 152,834 152,899 153,293 153,527 153,987 154,401 1,502 0.98

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 153,526 154,414 888 0.58
  1-unit, detached 91,909 87,432 -4,477 -4.87
  1-unit, attached 10,367 10,944 577 5.57
  2 units 4,201 6,200 1,999 47.58
  3 or 4 units 8,985 11,255 2,270 25.26
  5 to 9 units 11,415 11,174 -241 -2.11
  10 to 20 units 9,958 8,642 -1,316 -13.22
  20 or more units 8,779 11,529 2,750 31.32
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 153,526 154,414 888 0.58
  Occupied Housing Units 140,665 142,912 2,247 1.60
    Owner 73,083 74,653 1,570 2.15
    Renter 67,582 68,259 677 1.00
  Vacant Housing Units 12,861 11,502 -1,359 -10.57
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.50 1.40 -0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.40 4.20 0.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.83 2.76 -0.07 -2.47
Average household size; renter-occ 3.10 3.15 0.05 1.61
Median Value $ owner occupied 437,300 476,400 39,100 8.94
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,336 1,395 59 4.42

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 11 5 6 68 4 4 66 11 16 5 16 4
  in 1 unit bldgs 11 5 6 6 4 4 5 5 10 5 3 4
  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 0 0 0 62 0 0 61 6 6 0 13 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 1 1 0 2 0
  Percent Coverage 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 34 34 34 34
Value ($000), Total Units 5,155 1,820 3,014 12,515 1,114 5,407 11,589 2,480 5,705 2,450 4,159 6,486
  1 unit structures 5,155 1,820 3,014 4,615 1,114 5,407 6,375 1,655 5,183 2,450 2,725 6,486
  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 0 0 0 7,900 0 0 5,214 825 522 0 1,434 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
    269.41 273.53 271.62 276.84 280.30
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.53 -0.70 1.92 1.25 4.04
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 20,633,539 21,771,888 21,753,134 22,870,971 24,207,771 3,574,232 17.3
  Net earnings 1/ 11,972,008 12,578,285 12,642,671 13,094,971 14,058,298 2,086,290 17.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,669,866 2,679,799 2,784,993 2,934,725 3,129,389 459,523 17.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 267,759 270,269 276,845 267,692 270,075 2,316 0.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 142,628 118,663 95,081 58,241 54,841 -87,787 -61.5
    Retirement and other 2,259,479 2,290,867 2,413,067 2,608,792 2,804,473 544,994 24.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 5,991,665 6,513,804 6,325,470 6,841,275 7,020,084 1,028,419 17.2
  Population 4/ 426,131 430,873 436,248 441,228 444,769 18,638 4.4
  Per capita personal income 48,421 50,530 49,864 51,835 54,428 6,007 12.4
  Per capita net earnings 28,095 29,193 28,980 29,678 31,608 3,513 12.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,265 6,219 6,384 6,651 7,036 771 12.3
    Per capita income maintenance 628 627 635 607 607 -21 -3.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 335 275 218 132 123 -212 -63.3
    Per capita retirement and other 5,302 5,317 5,531 5,913 6,305 1,003 18.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 14,061 15,118 14,500 15,505 15,784 1,723 12.3
  Earnings by place of work 13,968,157 14,671,756 14,910,345 15,466,202 16,579,331 2,611,174 18.7
    Wages and salaries 8,908,184 9,468,451 9,623,224 10,077,768 10,788,377 1,880,193 21.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,530,300 2,583,828 2,663,767 2,779,822 2,907,477 377,177 14.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,888,084 1,897,493 1,976,706 2,057,697 2,147,526 259,442 13.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 642,216 686,335 687,061 722,125 759,951 117,735 18.3
    Proprietors' income 2,529,673 2,619,477 2,623,354 2,608,612 2,883,477 353,804 14.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 196,379 241,676 359,853 309,464 410,614 214,235 109.1
      Farm proprietors' income 2,333,294 2,377,801 2,263,501 2,299,148 2,472,863 139,569 6.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 250,994 257,042 261,029 269,107 274,020 23,026 9.2
  Wage and salary jobs 191,486 197,399 199,880 206,192 209,127 17,641 9.2
  Number of proprietors 59,508 59,643 61,149 62,915 64,893 5,385 9.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,156 1,148 1,154 1,169 1,170 14 1.2
    Number of farm proprietors 58,352 58,495 59,995 61,746 63,723 5,371 9.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 55,651 57,079 57,121 57,472 60,504 4,853 8.7
  Average wages and salaries 46,521 47,966 48,145 48,876 51,588 5,067 10.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 39,987 40,650 37,728 37,236 38,806 -1,181 -3.0
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 19,982 20,448 21,718 22,647 23,510 23,930 3,948 19.76
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 19,982 20,038 20,723 21,269 21,648 21,680 1,698 8.50

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 14,697 310,210 936 14,831 326,772 957
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 73 5,883 1,459 73 5,998 1,196
 Total, all industries - St Govt 27 9,590 1,282 27 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 281 39,158 1,048 283 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 14,316 255,580 894 14,448 270,728 930
    Goods-producing 2,078 62,163 921 2,123 73,509 910
      Natural resources and mining 519 29,131 621 533 39,683 700
      Construction 1,081 12,439 974 1,103 12,729 1,018
      Manufacturing 478 20,593 1,343 487 21,097 1,241
    Service-providing 12,238 193,417 885 12,325 197,219 937
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,011 45,203 768 2,023 45,483 767
      Information 186 7,301 1,706 189 7,311 2,987
      Financial activities 1,158 10,560 1,446 1,182 10,690 1,364
      Professional & business services 2,108 36,668 1,290 2,120 36,900 1,287
      Education and health services 3,805 41,078 912 3,839 41,904 975
      Leisure and hospitality 1,257 41,744 423 1,295 44,154 425
      Other services 1,191 9,243 588 1,209 9,477 621
      Unclassified 522 1,619 704 468 1,299 690

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 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.3 4.5 3.9 4.9 5.0 4.8
Unemployment 10,817 9,821 10,810 11,745 12,287 12,545 12,241 11,699 10,010 8,785 10,985 11,274 10,737
Employment 208,675 208,069 209,369 209,136 206,614 205,681 208,169 210,869 213,545 214,165 212,548 213,033 213,114
Labor Force219,492217,890220,179220,881218,901218,226220,410222,568223,555222,950223,533224,307223,851

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
Ballard ElemSolvang 06037204106083CA 117 1,475 147
Blochman Union ElemSanta Maria 06052804106083CA 820 747 74
Buellton Union ElemBuellton 06063303206083CA 652 5,791 687
Carpinteria UnfCarpinteria 06075602206083CA 2,308 18,427 2,684
Cold Spring ElemSanta Barbara 06092702206083CA 175 3,034 169
College ElemSanta Ynez 06093303206083CA 426 5,979 495
Cuyama Joint UnfNew Cuyama 06000094306083CA 240 1,188 235
Goleta Union ElemGoleta 06155102206083CA 3,611 78,150 4,332
Guadalupe Union ElemGuadalupe 06162603106083CA 1,182 7,353 1,212
Hope ElemSanta Barbara 06174901306083CA 986 15,889 1,242
Lompoc UnfLompoc 06224102306083CA 9,811 58,894 10,764
Los Olivos ElemLos Olivos 06229203206083CA 471 1,972 198
Montecito Union ElemSanta Barbara 06255002206083CA 471 6,353 489
Orcutt Union ElemOrcutt 06287102206083CA 5,087 37,283 4,384
Santa Barbara UnfSanta Barbara 06014141306083CA 15,489 189,239 16,757
Santa Maria Joint Union HighSanta Maria 06356701206083CA 7,636 146,480 9,616
Santa Maria-BonitaSanta Maria 06055801206083CA 15,050 101,096 14,625
Santa Ynez Valley Union HighSanta Ynez 06358503206083CA 1,018 21,610 1,432
Solvang ElemSolvang 06371103206083CA 618 5,874 568
Vista Del Mar UnionGaviota 06412204206083CA 102 519 46

Number of districts: 20 ... Total enrollment: 66,270
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
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA1088074 11,047 3,363 0 0
Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA2458479 192 99 231 210
Santa Barbara Business College-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA1228525 204 204 0 0
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA1228894 17,927 8,356 0 0
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA1107059 20,238 19,914 2,813 2,619
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA1257275 1,300 1,295 0 0

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 50,908
  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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  • 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

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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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