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Situation & Outlook Report

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 47380)
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 Waco, TX MSA metro changed from 253,821 in 2010 to 260,264 in 2015, a change of 8,992 (3.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 178 in 2010 and 180 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 544 (2011), -156 (2012), 488 (2013), 1 (2014), 1 (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 279,773. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 25,936 (10.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 33,047 (2010) to 46,986 (2020), a change of 13,939 (42.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 658 in 2008 and 598 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,985 in 2008 to $35,340 in 2014, a change of $5,355 (17.9%). 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 187 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $8,604 in 2009 to $10,637 in 2014 a change of $2,033 (23.63%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $8,604 in 2009 to $9,750 in 2014, a change of $1,146 (13.32%). 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 57 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 47380; 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.
  •   Waco

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
  Hewitt, TX (4833428) 13,549 13,616 13,790 13,906 14,062 14,166 550 4.00
  Robinson, TX (4862588) 10,509 10,580 10,853 11,066 11,281 11,416 836 7.90
  Waco, TX (4876000) 124,805 125,430 126,534 127,703 129,250 130,194 4,764 3.80

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 253,821 100.0 255,696 100.0 257,021 100.0 258,784 100.0 260,264 100.0 262,813 100.0
  Falls County, TX (48145) ** 17,882 7.0 17,869 7.0 17,605 6.8 17,260 6.7 17,176 6.6 17,142 6.5
  McLennan County, TX (48309) 235,939 93.0 237,827 93.0 239,416 93.2 241,524 93.3 243,088 93.4 245,671 93.5
  ** 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.
  McLennan County, TX

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 257,083 261,958 4,875 1.90
  One race 251,028 255,448 4,420 1.76
    White 190,423 200,222 9,799 5.15
    Black/African American 190,423 200,222 9,799 5.15
    American Indian/Alaska Native 715 1,325 610 85.31
    Asian alone 4,231 3,131 -1,100 -26.00
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 34 45 11 32.35
    Some other race alone 17,243 11,591 -5,652 -32.78
  Two or more races 6,055 6,510 455 7.51
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 63,920 66,056 2,136 3.34
Population 25 years and over 155,881 159,143 3,262 3.34
  % high school graduate or higher 83.3 83.0 -0.3 -0.36
  % bachelor's degree or higher 19.7 21.2 1.5 7.61
Total Households 93,195 93,166 -29 7.61
  Median household income ($) 40,170 43,184 3,014 7.50
  Mean household income ($) 57,593 57,873 280 0.49
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 257,083 261,958 4,875 1.90
  Male 125,193 126,940 1,747 0.49
  Female 131,890 135,018 3,128 0.49
  Under 5 years 17,432 18,307 875 0.49
  5 to 9 years 18,954 18,131 -823 -4.34
  10 to 14 years 16,086 17,620 1,534 9.54
  15 to 19 years 21,458 22,491 1,033 4.81
  20 to 24 years 27,272 26,266 -1,006 -3.69
  25 to 34 years 32,997 32,948 -49 -0.15
  35 to 44 years 28,476 29,385 909 3.19
  45 to 54 years 31,160 32,360 1,200 3.85
  55 to 59 years 15,762 16,392 630 4.00
  55 to 59 years 15,762 16,392 630 4.00
  60 to 64 years 13,361 12,993 -368 -2.75
  65 to 74 years 18,714 19,453 739 3.95
  75 to 84 years 9,708 11,183 1,475 15.19
  85 years and over 5,703 4,429 -1,274 -22.34
  Median age 33.4 33.5 0.1 0.30
  18 years and over 194,162 197,374 3,212 1.65
  21 years and over 177,547 178,466 919 0.52
  62 years and over 41,589 41,644 55 0.13
  65 years and over 34,125 35,065 940 2.75

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 102,848 102,982 103,444 103,844 104,410 105,003 2,021 1.96

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 104,191 105,853 1,662 1.60
  1-unit, detached 67,953 73,289 5,336 7.85
  1-unit, attached 3,788 3,015 -773 -20.41
  2 units 5,520 3,944 -1,576 -28.55
  3 or 4 units 4,234 4,663 429 10.13
  5 to 9 units 4,873 4,364 -509 -10.45
  10 to 20 units 5,103 6,536 1,433 28.08
  20 or more units 4,782 4,304 -478 -10.00
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 104,191 105,853 1,662 1.60
  Occupied Housing Units 93,195 93,166 -29 -0.03
    Owner 51,838 55,017 3,179 6.13
    Renter 41,357 38,149 -3,208 -7.76
  Vacant Housing Units 10,996 12,687 1,691 15.38
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.50 1.90 0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.80 6.40 1.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.79 2.82 0.03 1.08
Average household size; renter-occ 2.45 2.51 0.06 2.45
Median Value $ owner occupied 109,000 113,400 4,400 4.04
Median Rent $ renter occupied 725 767 42 5.79

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 176 30 78 305 54 296 43 261 121 30 57 57
  in 1 unit bldgs 16 28 24 40 30 14 35 39 35 22 41 47
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 2 2 0 4 0 8 10 6 8 16 10
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 16 0 52 0 20 0 0 32 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 144 0 0 265 0 282 0 180 80 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 4 0 0 1 0 17 0 1 8 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 85 85 85 85
Value ($000), Total Units 20,321 4,843 16,091 43,964 10,328 22,910 8,038 47,136 10,440 5,306 10,450 10,303
  1 unit structures 3,736 4,698 5,679 7,626 6,052 4,510 7,344 7,791 5,946 4,806 8,894 9,343
  2 unit structures 0 145 400 0 425 0 694 845 345 500 1,556 960
  3-4 unit structures 3,081 0 10,012 0 3,851 0 0 4,000 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 13,504 0 0 36,338 0 18,400 0 34,500 4,149 0 0 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
    190.45 188.31 188.81 196.93 203.83
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.12 0.27 4.30 3.50 7.03
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 8,240,751 8,603,174 8,778,110 9,217,085 9,702,223 1,461,472 17.7
  Net earnings 1/ 5,095,627 5,329,151 5,435,292 5,743,880 6,066,333 970,706 19.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,927,359 1,918,367 1,962,320 2,053,295 2,168,510 241,151 12.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 227,802 229,875 234,745 232,049 231,459 3,657 1.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 53,797 45,863 34,480 21,808 24,035 -29,762 -55.3
    Retirement and other 1,645,760 1,642,629 1,693,095 1,799,438 1,913,016 267,256 16.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,217,765 1,355,656 1,380,498 1,419,910 1,467,380 249,615 20.5
  Population 4/ 255,696 257,021 258,784 260,264 262,813 7,117 2.8
  Per capita personal income 32,229 33,473 33,921 35,414 36,917 4,688 14.5
  Per capita net earnings 19,928 20,734 21,003 22,069 23,082 3,154 15.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,538 7,464 7,583 7,889 8,251 713 9.5
    Per capita income maintenance 891 894 907 892 881 -10 -1.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 210 178 133 84 91 -119 -56.7
    Per capita retirement and other 6,436 6,391 6,543 6,914 7,279 843 13.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,763 5,274 5,335 5,456 5,583 820 17.2
  Earnings by place of work 5,857,292 6,116,788 6,310,114 6,632,258 7,009,730 1,152,438 19.7
    Wages and salaries 4,257,212 4,430,825 4,535,885 4,747,197 4,999,479 742,267 17.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 992,415 1,033,915 1,073,204 1,114,697 1,167,548 175,133 17.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 692,311 721,354 752,411 780,499 818,093 125,782 18.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 300,104 312,561 320,793 334,198 349,455 49,351 16.4
    Proprietors' income 607,665 652,048 701,025 770,364 842,703 235,038 38.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 4,771 19,053 30,984 28,905 23,890 19,119 400.7
      Farm proprietors' income 602,894 632,995 670,041 741,459 818,813 215,919 35.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 142,890 144,528 147,153 149,858 152,403 9,513 6.7
  Wage and salary jobs 111,356 112,499 115,088 117,034 118,847 7,491 6.7
  Number of proprietors 31,534 32,029 32,065 32,824 33,556 2,022 6.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 4,112 4,171 4,186 4,099 4,038 -74 -1.8
    Number of farm proprietors 27,422 27,858 27,879 28,725 29,518 2,096 7.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,992 42,323 42,881 44,257 45,995 5,003 12.2
  Average wages and salaries 38,231 39,385 39,412 40,563 42,067 3,836 10.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 21,986 22,722 24,034 25,812 27,739 5,753 26.2
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 8,604 9,092 9,141 9,725 10,223 10,637 2,033 23.63
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 8,604 9,005 8,873 9,212 9,513 9,750 1,146 13.32

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 5,287 179,769 793 5,322 182,706 787
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 53 4,341 1,228 53 4,392 1,084
 Total, all industries - St Govt 51 4,781 868 51 4,824 877
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 152 20,644 717 151 20,620 732
 Total, all industries - Private 5,031 150,002 788 5,067 152,870 784
    Goods-producing 808 36,058 1,065 808 38,368 1,011
      Natural resources and mining 84 885 716 84 898 743
      Construction 479 10,323 764 480 10,585 786
      Manufacturing 245 24,850 1,202 244 26,885 1,108
    Service-providing 4,223 113,945 700 4,259 114,502 707
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,270 32,505 654 1,266 33,035 656
      Information 67 ...... 68 1,826 969
      Financial activities 573 9,762 1,223 577 9,802 1,161
      Professional & business services 696 18,492 683 707 17,554 738
      Education and health services 598 28,466 848 621 28,806 867
      Leisure and hospitality 528 18,231 281 527 18,709 286
      Other services 483 4,658 629 486 4,751 608
      Unclassified 8 ...... 7 19 521

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 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.9 4.8 4.6
Unemployment 272 270 266 262 251 268 263 291 285 272 322 314 306
Employment 6,171 6,194 6,155 6,133 6,148 6,089 6,240 6,276 6,280 6,337 6,278 6,245 6,279
Labor Force6,4436,4646,4216,3956,3996,3576,5036,5676,5656,6096,6006,5596,585

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
Axtell ISDAxtell 48091504248309TX 784 3,212 631
Bosqueville ISDWaco 48109104148309TX 625 2,244 424
Bruceville-Eddy ISDEddy 48117304248309TX 789 4,153 777
Chilton ISDChilton 48139204248145TX 525 2,095 412
China Spring ISDWaco 48139604148309TX 2,398 11,247 2,378
Connally ISDWaco 48149704148309TX 2,396 15,315 2,870
Crawford ISDCrawford 48156004248309TX 576 2,574 547
Gholson ISDWaco 48206104248309TX 201 1,380 236
Hallsburg ISDWaco 48221404248309TX 141 1,093 190
La Vega ISDWaco 48262802248309TX 2,880 13,645 2,634
Lorena ISDLorena 48282004148309TX 1,650 7,474 1,635
Marlin ISDMarlin 48291303248145TX 987 9,105 1,165
Mart ISDMart 48291904248309TX 560 3,544 794
Mcgregor ISDMcgregor 48298203148309TX 1,361 6,116 1,206
Midway ISDWoodway 48306401248309TX 7,350 41,279 7,486
Moody ISDMoody 48312904248309TX 658 4,560 821
Riesel ISDRiesel 48371104248309TX 609 2,321 455
Robinson ISDRobinson 48374104148309TX 2,248 10,783 2,128
Rosebud-Lott ISDLott 48379004248145TX 687 4,834 812
Valley Mills ISDValley Mills 48437604248309TX 628 3,358 617
Waco ISDWaco 48442801248309TX 15,221 105,635 16,710
West ISDWest 48450403148309TX 1,450 8,212 1,539
Westphalia ISDWestphalia 48453304248145TX 155 368 48

Number of districts: 23 ... Total enrollment: 44,879
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
Baylor University Waco, TX2232329 13,859 13,613 2,404 2,011
ITT Technical Institute-Waco Waco, TX4708985 174 144 0 0
McLennan Community College Waco, TX2265783 8,294 3,566 0 0
Texas State Technical College-Waco Waco, TX2286803 4,114 2,734 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 26,441
  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).

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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