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Situation & Outlook Report

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 47940)
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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA metro changed from 167,919 in 2010 to 170,096 in 2015, a change of 2,693 (1.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 242 in 2010 and 245 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -89 (2011), -212 (2012), 334 (2013), 30 (2014), 30 (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 176,631. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 8,743 (5.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 25,339 (2010) to 34,540 (2020), a change of 9,201 (36.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 245 in 2008 and 275 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,925 in 2008 to $41,192 in 2014, a change of $4,267 (11.6%). 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 202 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $7,771 in 2009 to $9,572 in 2014 a change of $1,801 (23.18%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $7,771 in 2009 to $8,688 in 2014, a change of $917 (11.8%). 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 50 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 47940; 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.
  •   Cedar Falls
  •   Waterloo

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
  Cedar Falls, IA (1911755) 39,260 39,327 39,566 39,806 40,541 40,859 1,532 3.90
  Waterloo, IA (1982425) 68,406 68,399 68,386 68,328 68,427 68,364 -35 -0.10

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 167,919 100.0 168,286 100.0 168,624 100.0 169,590 100.0 170,096 100.0 170,612 100.0
  Black Hawk County, IA (19013) 131,174 78.1 131,454 78.1 131,734 78.1 132,716 78.3 133,121 78.3 133,455 78.2
  Bremer County, IA (19017) 24,286 14.5 24,363 14.5 24,459 14.5 24,553 14.5 24,598 14.5 24,722 14.5
  Grundy County, IA (19075) 12,459 7.4 12,469 7.4 12,431 7.4 12,321 7.3 12,377 7.3 12,435 7.3

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.
  Black Hawk County, IA

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 169,484 169,993 509 0.30
  One race 167,186 166,591 -595 -0.36
    White 151,107 148,933 -2,174 -1.44
    Black/African American 151,107 148,933 -2,174 -1.44
    American Indian/Alaska Native 368 343 -25 -6.79
    Asian alone 2,328 2,962 634 27.23
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 84 84...
    Some other race alone 320 2,305 1,985 620.31
  Two or more races 2,298 3,402 1,104 48.04
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,869 5,842 -27 -0.46
Population 25 years and over 107,143 108,886 1,743 -0.46
  % high school graduate or higher 91.0 93.1 2.1 2.31
  % bachelor's degree or higher 25.0 27.3 2.3 9.20
Total Households 66,602 67,957 1,355 9.20
  Median household income ($) 49,050 52,991 3,941 8.03
  Mean household income ($) 64,448 65,200 752 1.17
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 169,484 169,993 509 0.30
  Male 82,690 82,986 296 1.17
  Female 86,794 87,007 213 1.17
  Under 5 years 10,588 10,320 -268 1.17
  5 to 9 years 9,441 10,237 796 8.43
  10 to 14 years 10,339 10,314 -25 -0.24
  15 to 19 years 14,365 14,557 192 1.34
  20 to 24 years 17,608 15,679 -1,929 -10.96
  25 to 34 years 21,226 22,943 1,717 8.09
  35 to 44 years 17,816 18,295 479 2.69
  45 to 54 years 20,534 19,661 -873 -4.25
  55 to 59 years 11,675 11,183 -492 -4.21
  55 to 59 years 11,675 11,183 -492 -4.21
  60 to 64 years 9,743 10,309 566 5.81
  65 to 74 years 13,338 13,697 359 2.69
  75 to 84 years 8,565 9,449 884 10.32
  85 years and over 4,246 3,349 -897 -21.13
  Median age 35.6 35.4 -0.2 -0.56
  18 years and over 132,251 133,169 918 0.69
  21 years and over 120,496 121,425 929 0.77
  62 years and over 31,993 32,577 584 1.83
  65 years and over 26,149 26,495 346 1.32

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 71,332 71,377 71,581 71,830 72,266 72,575 1,198 1.68

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 72,089 72,567 478 0.66
  1-unit, detached 52,560 53,846 1,286 2.45
  1-unit, attached 2,276 2,575 299 13.14
  2 units 3,000 1,988 -1,012 -33.73
  3 or 4 units 2,992 2,804 -188 -6.28
  5 to 9 units 3,129 2,931 -198 -6.33
  10 to 20 units 2,481 2,752 271 10.92
  20 or more units 3,409 3,589 180 5.28
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 72,089 72,567 478 0.66
  Occupied Housing Units 66,602 67,957 1,355 2.03
    Owner 46,438 46,848 410 0.88
    Renter 20,164 21,109 945 4.69
  Vacant Housing Units 5,487 4,610 -877 -15.98
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 1.70 -0.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.50 4.80 -4.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.50 2.44 -0.06 -2.40
Average household size; renter-occ 2.26 2.30 0.04 1.77
Median Value $ owner occupied 131,400 137,500 6,100 4.64
Median Rent $ renter occupied 685 707 22 3.21

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 8 9 8 9 4 9 16 17 12 12 69 9
  in 1 unit bldgs 8 9 8 9 4 9 4 17 12 12 15 9
  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 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 54 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
  Percent Coverage 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 39 39 39 39
Value ($000), Total Units 1,931 1,995 2,299 2,409 911 1,917 1,795 3,664 2,760 2,674 11,013 2,137
  1 unit structures 1,931 1,995 2,299 2,409 911 1,917 894 3,664 2,760 2,674 3,612 2,137
  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 0 0 0 901 0 0 0 7,401 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
    215.21 216.86 213.71 214.25 221.97
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.77 -1.45 0.25 3.60 3.14
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 6,477,143 6,793,109 6,795,468 6,945,088 7,076,586 599,443 9.3
  Net earnings 1/ 4,103,232 4,329,271 4,328,997 4,366,022 4,386,085 282,853 6.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,260,657 1,246,187 1,272,673 1,327,400 1,398,789 138,132 11.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 114,958 116,064 118,369 119,839 120,539 5,581 4.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 45,970 36,273 30,342 27,542 29,895 -16,075 -35.0
    Retirement and other 1,099,729 1,093,850 1,123,962 1,180,019 1,248,355 148,626 13.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,113,254 1,217,651 1,193,798 1,251,666 1,291,712 178,458 16.0
  Population 4/ 168,286 168,624 169,590 170,096 170,612 2,326 1.4
  Per capita personal income 38,489 40,286 40,070 40,830 41,478 2,989 7.8
  Per capita net earnings 24,382 25,674 25,526 25,668 25,708 1,326 5.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,491 7,390 7,504 7,804 8,199 708 9.5
    Per capita income maintenance 683 688 698 705 707 24 3.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 273 215 179 162 175 -98 -35.9
    Per capita retirement and other 6,535 6,487 6,628 6,937 7,317 782 12.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,615 7,221 7,039 7,359 7,571 956 14.5
  Earnings by place of work 4,981,755 5,255,724 5,332,312 5,376,253 5,382,723 400,968 8.0
    Wages and salaries 3,564,333 3,770,890 3,841,708 3,953,998 3,978,985 414,652 11.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 879,880 950,317 937,459 989,949 955,269 75,389 8.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 590,001 648,441 636,817 686,818 661,525 71,524 12.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 289,879 301,876 300,642 303,131 293,744 3,865 1.3
    Proprietors' income 537,542 534,517 553,145 432,306 448,469 -89,073 -16.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 205,217 160,577 201,978 73,707 78,365 -126,852 -61.8
      Farm proprietors' income 332,325 373,940 351,167 358,599 370,104 37,779 11.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 112,015 113,882 114,504 114,633 113,937 1,922 1.7
  Wage and salary jobs 92,408 94,335 94,815 94,979 93,829 1,421 1.5
  Number of proprietors 19,607 19,547 19,689 19,654 20,108 501 2.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,169 2,160 2,169 2,140 2,127 -42 -1.9
    Number of farm proprietors 17,438 17,387 17,520 17,514 17,981 543 3.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,474 46,151 46,569 46,900 47,243 2,769 6.2
  Average wages and salaries 38,572 39,973 40,518 41,630 42,407 3,835 9.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,058 21,507 20,044 20,475 20,583 1,525 8.0
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 7,771 7,831 7,828 9,293 9,458 9,572 1,801 23.18
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 7,771 7,814 7,661 8,822 8,757 8,688 917 11.80

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 4,905 145,443 806 4,938 147,741 783
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 44 1,021 1,236 44 1,043 1,039
 Total, all industries - St Govt 53 4,540 1,069 54 4,589 1,117
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 135 15,623 751 133 15,833 780
 Total, all industries - Private 4,673 124,259 800 4,707 126,276 770
    Goods-producing 734 33,267 1,099 737 33,901 1,050
      Natural resources and mining 97 1,023 816 98 1,127 735
      Construction 409 4,540 893 411 6,055 922
      Manufacturing 228 27,704 1,143 228 26,719 1,093
    Service-providing 3,939 90,993 691 3,970 92,375 667
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,121 28,319 651 1,125 28,753 650
      Information 64 1,440 863 65 1,410 824
      Financial activities 541 8,020 1,175 557 8,135 1,002
      Professional & business services 659 12,793 794 657 13,067 821
      Education and health services 596 22,094 774 594 21,984 738
      Leisure and hospitality 451 13,021 255 457 13,640 262
      Other services 507 5,306 612 515 5,386 573

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 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.5 5.5 6.0 5.8
Unemployment 3,032 2,771 2,664 2,777 3,112 3,684 3,744 3,675 3,284 3,115 3,792 4,193 4,002
Employment 65,998 66,814 67,829 67,995 67,407 66,171 67,013 66,986 66,982 66,131 65,529 65,701 65,140
Labor Force69,03069,58570,49370,77270,51969,85570,75770,66170,26669,24669,32169,89469,142

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
Bcluw Comm School DistrictConrad 19044404219075IA 603 3,399 625
Cedar Falls Comm School DistrictCedar Falls 19065101319013IA 4,946 41,469 5,197
Denver Comm School DistrictDenver 19089404219017IA 757 3,905 737
Dike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictDike 19091204219075IA 931 4,288 824
Dunkerton Comm School DistrictDunkerton 19095404219013IA 512 2,598 519
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School DistrictReinbeck 19126604219075IA 611 4,223 652
Grundy Center Comm School DistrictGrundy Center 19132904219075IA 636 3,752 616
Hudson Comm School DistrictHudson 19143402219013IA 692 3,741 742
Janesville Consolidated School DistrictJanesville 19151804219017IA 409 2,407 393
Sumner Comm School DistrictSumner 19276004219017IA 611 3,318 562
Tripoli Comm School DistrictTripoli 19280504219017IA 462 2,554 479
Union Comm School DistrictLa Porte City 19000224219013IA 1,209 6,215 1,236
Wapsie Valley Comm School DistrictFairbank 19297604219017IA 768 3,910 794
Waterloo Comm School DistrictWaterloo 19304801319013IA 11,282 78,421 12,608
Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictWaverly 19305403219017IA 2,044 14,014 2,150

Number of districts: 15 ... Total enrollment: 26,473
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
Allen College Waterloo, IA1527989 379 243 196 35
College of Hair Design Waterloo, IA1545454 40 40 0 0
Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA1534453 5,291 2,659 0 0
Kaplan University-Cedar Falls Campus Cedar Falls, IA2609108 347 219 56 44
La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA1537464 61 61 0 0
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA1540959 10,142 9,122 1,786 597
Wartburg College Waverly, IA1545275 1,661 1,596 0 0

  Number of institutions: 7 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 17,921
  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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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • 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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