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Situation & Outlook Report

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 46060)
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 Tucson, AZ MSA metro changed from 981,870 in 2010 to 1,004,244 in 2015, a change of 28,155 (2.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 53 in 2010 and 53 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 2,740 (2011), 1,981 (2012), 850 (2013), 3,585 (2014), 3,585 (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 1,043,774. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 61,839 (6.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 155,749 (2010) to 213,670 (2020), a change of 57,921 (37.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 295 in 2008 and 483 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $35,756 in 2008 to $37,031 in 2014, a change of $1,275 (3.6%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 74 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $32,425 in 2009 to $35,717 in 2014 a change of $3,292 (10.15%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $32,425 in 2009 to $32,856 in 2014, a change of $431 (1.33%). 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 241 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 46060; 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.
  •   Tucson

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
  Marana, AZ (0444270) 34,961 34,705 35,587 36,710 38,348 39,888 5,183 14.90
  Oro Valley, AZ (0451600) 41,011 41,073 41,251 41,394 41,699 42,018 945 2.30
  Sahuarita, AZ (0462140) 25,259 25,564 25,825 26,316 26,953 27,547 1,983 7.80
  Tucson, AZ (0477000) 520,116 521,215 524,192 525,273 526,522 527,972 6,757 1.30

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 981,870 100.0 988,024 100.0 992,973 100.0 997,418 100.0 1,004,244 100.0 1,010,025 100.0
  Pima County, AZ (04019) 981,870 100.0 988,024 100.0 992,973 100.0 997,418 100.0 1,004,244 100.0 1,010,025 100.0

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.
  Pima County, AZ

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 996,554 1,004,516 7,962 0.80
  One race 957,306 960,943 3,637 0.38
    White 775,006 777,131 2,125 0.27
    Black/African American 775,006 777,131 2,125 0.27
    American Indian/Alaska Native 31,306 32,490 1,184 3.78
    Asian alone 25,044 26,807 1,763 7.04
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1,649 1,901 252 15.28
    Some other race alone 90,384 88,436 -1,948 -2.16
  Two or more races 39,248 43,573 4,325 11.02
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 355,741 362,438 6,697 1.88
Population 25 years and over 655,656 661,359 5,703 1.88
  % high school graduate or higher 87.1 88.0 0.9 1.03
  % bachelor's degree or higher 30.1 30.8 0.7 2.33
Total Households 391,975 389,737 -2,238 2.33
  Median household income ($) 43,824 45,856 2,032 4.64
  Mean household income ($) 61,719 64,136 2,417 3.92
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 996,554 1,004,516 7,962 0.80
  Male 491,516 494,124 2,608 3.92
  Female 505,038 510,392 5,354 3.92
  Under 5 years 59,297 59,503 206 3.92
  5 to 9 years 60,993 59,643 -1,350 -2.21
  10 to 14 years 62,447 63,525 1,078 1.73
  15 to 19 years 69,203 68,498 -705 -1.02
  20 to 24 years 88,958 91,988 3,030 3.41
  25 to 34 years 122,233 122,536 303 0.25
  35 to 44 years 114,966 114,817 -149 -0.13
  45 to 54 years 121,659 119,379 -2,280 -1.87
  55 to 59 years 66,124 64,590 -1,534 -2.32
  55 to 59 years 66,124 64,590 -1,534 -2.32
  60 to 64 years 59,633 61,992 2,359 3.96
  65 to 74 years 95,593 100,484 4,891 5.12
  75 to 84 years 56,161 57,313 1,152 2.05
  85 years and over 19,287 20,248 961 4.98
  Median age 38.0 38.0 0.0 0.00
  18 years and over 776,882 784,677 7,795 1.00
  21 years and over 724,824 732,951 8,127 1.12
  62 years and over 207,501 213,918 6,417 3.09
  65 years and over 171,041 178,045 7,004 4.09

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 440,909 441,155 442,373 444,143 446,358 448,843 7,688 1.74

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 446,987 448,835 1,848 0.41
  1-unit, detached 266,833 266,209 -624 -0.23
  1-unit, attached 31,241 30,447 -794 -2.54
  2 units 10,081 8,577 -1,504 -14.92
  3 or 4 units 14,139 14,539 400 2.83
  5 to 9 units 14,673 15,937 1,264 8.61
  10 to 20 units 24,930 26,711 1,781 7.14
  20 or more units 36,980 38,224 1,244 3.36
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 446,987 448,835 1,848 0.41
  Occupied Housing Units 391,975 389,737 -2,238 -0.57
    Owner 237,045 234,179 -2,866 -1.21
    Renter 154,930 155,558 628 0.41
  Vacant Housing Units 55,012 59,098 4,086 7.43
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.60 2.60 0.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.70 8.50 0.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.51 2.55 0.04 1.59
Average household size; renter-occ 2.42 2.43 0.01 0.41
Median Value $ owner occupied 155,300 158,400 3,100 2.00
Median Rent $ renter occupied 798 814 16 2.01

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 325 288 296 294 279 237 296 312 240 188 239 165
  in 1 unit bldgs 239 196 223 198 186 153 211 238 224 165 219 151
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 82 88 69 94 91 82 83 70 14 21 18 12
  Bldgs with 5+ units 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 1 1 1 1
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 72,435 62,586 67,846 61,690 61,047 51,860 68,637 73,020 66,323 52,278 67,709 45,662
  1 unit structures 62,599 52,045 59,538 50,543 50,252 42,123 58,783 64,595 63,505 48,224 64,185 43,197
  2 unit structures 197 197 197 98 98 98 98 197 346 346 346 346
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 9,639 10,344 8,111 11,049 10,697 9,639 9,756 8,228 2,472 3,708 3,178 2,119

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
    173.71 176.93 178.58 182.49 183.04
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.85 0.93 2.19 0.30 5.37
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 34,737,686 35,985,709 36,453,218 37,893,093 38,922,402 4,184,716 12.0
  Net earnings 1/ 19,402,686 20,277,951 20,366,599 20,637,206 20,895,133 1,492,447 7.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 8,177,515 8,136,195 8,394,353 9,043,581 9,585,619 1,408,104 17.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 773,120 783,633 784,540 789,643 784,850 11,730 1.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 181,508 125,670 78,320 53,007 47,207 -134,301 -74.0
    Retirement and other 7,222,887 7,226,892 7,531,493 8,200,931 8,753,562 1,530,675 21.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 7,157,485 7,571,563 7,692,266 8,212,306 8,441,650 1,284,165 17.9
  Population 4/ 988,024 992,973 997,418 1,004,244 1,010,025 22,001 2.2
  Per capita personal income 35,159 36,240 36,548 37,733 38,536 3,377 9.6
  Per capita net earnings 19,638 20,421 20,419 20,550 20,688 1,050 5.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,277 8,194 8,416 9,005 9,490 1,213 14.7
    Per capita income maintenance 782 789 787 786 777 -5 -0.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 184 127 79 53 47 -137 -74.5
    Per capita retirement and other 7,310 7,278 7,551 8,166 8,667 1,357 18.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,244 7,625 7,712 8,178 8,358 1,114 15.4
  Earnings by place of work 21,745,565 22,660,760 23,087,093 23,386,357 23,659,448 1,913,883 8.8
    Wages and salaries 15,596,138 16,141,668 16,450,992 16,872,854 17,163,408 1,567,270 10.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 4,061,117 4,116,675 4,186,529 4,249,355 4,232,672 171,555 4.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,880,822 2,907,809 2,960,044 3,017,123 2,981,242 100,420 3.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 1,180,295 1,208,866 1,226,485 1,232,232 1,251,430 71,135 6.0
    Proprietors' income 2,088,310 2,402,417 2,449,572 2,264,148 2,263,368 175,058 8.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 5,943 3,168 13,617 19,773 17,761 11,818 198.9
      Farm proprietors' income 2,082,367 2,399,249 2,435,955 2,244,375 2,245,607 163,240 7.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 478,153 484,803 490,005 495,697 500,592 22,439 4.7
  Wage and salary jobs 371,532 378,912 382,928 385,716 387,321 15,789 4.2
  Number of proprietors 106,621 105,891 107,077 109,981 113,271 6,650 6.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 696 737 736 755 751 55 7.9
    Number of farm proprietors 105,925 105,154 106,341 109,226 112,520 6,595 6.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 45,478 46,742 47,116 47,179 47,263 1,785 3.9
  Average wages and salaries 41,978 42,600 42,961 43,744 44,313 2,335 5.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,659 22,817 22,907 20,548 19,957 298 1.5
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 32,425 33,206 33,314 34,463 34,865 35,717 3,292 10.15
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 32,425 32,828 32,408 32,898 32,694 32,856 431 1.33

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 18,922 590,720 820 18,976 590,825 828
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 105 20,675 1,510 107 20,651 1,296
 Total, all industries - St Govt 44 29,065 1,069 41 29,419 1,247
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 80 67,198 754 80 65,953 799
 Total, all industries - Private 18,693 473,781 784 18,748 474,802 786
    Goods-producing 2,278 64,741 1,329 2,268 66,175 1,261
      Natural resources and mining 90 4,959 1,480 90 4,948 1,152
      Construction 1,572 23,421 732 1,565 24,157 788
      Manufacturing 616 36,361 1,695 613 37,070 1,584
    Service-providing 16,415 409,040 698 16,480 408,627 709
      Trade, transportation & utilities 3,447 98,602 658 3,427 97,307 665
      Information 240 7,344 1,219 245 7,334 1,158
      Financial activities 1,974 26,801 1,069 1,993 26,965 970
      Professional & business services 3,770 83,564 805 3,746 82,157 814
      Education and health services 2,485 102,059 782 2,486 102,687 840
      Leisure and hospitality 1,802 71,405 350 1,798 72,328 351
      Other services 1,881 17,621 585 1,876 18,108 593
      Unclassified 816 1,644 519 909 1,741 570

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 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.7 5.8 5.4
Unemployment 27,632 25,628 25,360 24,288 23,581 23,186 22,873 22,665 23,642 23,767 27,120 27,301 25,064
Employment 431,756 439,784 440,858 443,626 444,452 448,536 456,383 455,868 454,345 454,942 446,139 442,528 443,067
Labor Force459,388465,412466,218467,914468,033471,722479,256478,533477,987478,709473,259469,829468,131

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
Ajo Unified DistrictAjo 04005203304019AZ 429 3,359 425
Altar Valley Elementary DistrictTucson 04047704204019AZ 946 7,396 1,348
Amphitheater Unified DistrictTucson 04006802104019AZ 14,247 138,471 19,100
Baboquivari Unified School District #40Sells 04039504304019AZ 1,036 7,293 1,643
Catalina Foothills Unified DistrictTucson 04017602104019AZ 4,954 31,706 4,666
Continental Elementary DistrictGreen Valley 04022504104019AZ 679 26,448 688
Empire Elementary DistrictSonoita 04028204204019AZ 12 455 70
Flowing Wells Unified DistrictTucson 04030102104019AZ 5,494 30,509 5,182
Marana Unified DistrictMarana 04046302104019AZ 12,250 88,053 15,553
Redington Elementary DistrictTucson 04069301104019AZ 8 98 15
Sahuarita Unified DistrictSahuarita 04073003204019AZ 5,292 27,491 5,812
San Fernando Elementary DistrictSasabe 04073804304019AZ 24 53 6
Sunnyside Unified DistrictTucson 04081701104019AZ 17,470 89,229 19,791
Tanque Verde Unified DistrictTucson 04082802104019AZ 1,912 11,672 1,926
Tucson Unified DistrictTucson 04088001104019AZ 50,771 480,531 73,274
Vail Unified DistrictVail 04088501104019AZ 11,440 53,405 11,034

Number of districts: 16 ... Total enrollment: 126,964
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
Brookline College-Tucson Tucson, AZ4381795 507 324 0 0
Brown Mackie College-Tucson Tucson, AZ1043645 611 611 0 0
Carrington College-Tucson Tucson, AZ1039273 424 424 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ1051635 400 304 0 0
Pima Community College Tucson, AZ1055253 28,070 9,303 0 0
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ1055345 1,948 1,948 0 0
Southwest University of Visual Arts-Tucson Tucson, AZ1041887 161 116 11 11
The Art Institute of Tucson Tucson, AZ4449275 388 298 0 0
Tohono O'Odham Community College Sells, AZ4427814 225 84 0 0
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ1041799 32,987 29,529 9,249 7,051

  Number of institutions: 10 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 65,721
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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

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

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

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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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