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Situation & Outlook Report

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 49620)
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 York-Hanover, PA MSA metro changed from 435,539 in 2010 to 441,177 in 2015, a change of 7,328 (1.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 114 in 2010 and 120 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 193 (2011), -288 (2012), 552 (2013), 753 (2014), 753 (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 455,024. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 19,481 (4.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 62,921 (2010) to 92,010 (2020), a change of 29,089 (46.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 180 in 2008 and 209 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $38,752 in 2008 to $43,037 in 2014, a change of $4,285 (11.1%). 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 134 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $15,729 in 2009 to $16,891 in 2014 a change of $1,162 (7.39%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $15,729 in 2009 to $15,672 in 2014, a change of ($57) (-0.36%). 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 49620; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • DENTSPLY International Inc.
  • The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

Number in this metro: 2. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
  •   Hanover
  •   York

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
  Hanover, PA (4232448) 15,289 15,295 15,323 15,339 15,362 15,454 159 1.00
  York, PA (4287048) 43,718 43,870 43,737 43,644 43,977 43,865 -5 0.00

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 435,539 100.0 436,902 100.0 437,833 100.0 439,521 100.0 441,177 100.0 442,867 100.0
  York County, PA (42133) 435,539 100.0 436,902 100.0 437,833 100.0 439,521 100.0 441,177 100.0 442,867 100.0

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.
  York County, PA

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 438,965 440,755 1,790 0.41
  One race 428,269 430,219 1,950 0.46
    White 391,637 391,891 254 0.06
    Black/African American 391,637 391,891 254 0.06
    American Indian/Alaska Native 389 125 -264 -67.87
    Asian alone 6,066 6,369 303 5.00
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 248 248...
    Some other race alone 5,251 6,471 1,220 23.23
  Two or more races 10,696 10,536 -160 -1.50
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27,731 28,841 1,110 4.00
Population 25 years and over 302,075 304,198 2,123 4.00
  % high school graduate or higher 88.2 88.7 0.5 0.57
  % bachelor's degree or higher 21.9 23.7 1.8 8.22
Total Households 164,937 169,212 4,275 8.22
  Median household income ($) 57,065 58,587 1,522 2.67
  Mean household income ($) 71,587 73,379 1,792 2.50
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 438,965 440,755 1,790 0.41
  Male 217,140 218,592 1,452 2.50
  Female 221,825 222,163 338 2.50
  Under 5 years 25,150 25,064 -86 2.50
  5 to 9 years 28,737 26,502 -2,235 -7.78
  10 to 14 years 27,736 29,782 2,046 7.38
  15 to 19 years 28,502 28,144 -358 -1.26
  20 to 24 years 26,765 27,065 300 1.12
  25 to 34 years 50,679 51,430 751 1.48
  35 to 44 years 56,898 56,315 -583 -1.02
  45 to 54 years 67,084 65,683 -1,401 -2.09
  55 to 59 years 35,559 33,168 -2,391 -6.72
  55 to 59 years 35,559 33,168 -2,391 -6.72
  60 to 64 years 23,684 27,380 3,696 15.61
  65 to 74 years 38,565 40,149 1,584 4.11
  75 to 84 years 22,184 22,593 409 1.84
  85 years and over 7,422 7,480 58 0.78
  Median age 40.8 41.3 0.5 1.23
  18 years and over 339,892 342,103 2,211 0.65
  21 years and over 323,874 325,879 2,005 0.62
  62 years and over 80,506 85,019 4,513 5.61
  65 years and over 68,171 70,222 2,051 3.01

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 178,671 178,857 179,486 179,727 180,127 180,653 1,796 1.00

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 179,614 180,662 1,048 0.58
  1-unit, detached 112,040 113,782 1,742 1.55
  1-unit, attached 31,821 32,035 214 0.67
  2 units 8,439 5,254 -3,185 -37.74
  3 or 4 units 7,078 8,259 1,181 16.69
  5 to 9 units 4,768 4,319 -449 -9.42
  10 to 20 units 2,364 3,601 1,237 52.33
  20 or more units 4,276 3,936 -340 -7.95
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 179,614 180,662 1,048 0.58
  Occupied Housing Units 164,937 169,212 4,275 2.59
    Owner 120,619 126,916 6,297 5.22
    Renter 44,318 42,296 -2,022 -4.56
  Vacant Housing Units 14,677 11,450 -3,227 -21.99
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 1.10 -1.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.50 3.10 -2.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.66 2.60 -0.06 -2.26
Average household size; renter-occ 2.47 2.42 -0.05 -2.02
Median Value $ owner occupied 165,300 167,000 1,700 1.03
Median Rent $ renter occupied 834 856 22 2.64

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 7 5 7 8 3 2 8 5 11 7 22 5
  in 1 unit bldgs 7 5 7 6 3 2 8 5 11 7 20 5
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 8 8 8 8
Value ($000), Total Units 1,396 1,142 1,329 1,430 709 983 1,272 2,041 2,292 1,431 3,781 1,431
  1 unit structures 1,396 1,142 1,329 1,253 709 983 1,272 2,041 2,292 1,431 3,389 1,431
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 177 0 0 0 0 0 0 392 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 0 0 0 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
    160.68 162.91 159.79 164.43 164.67
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.39 -1.92 2.90 0.15 2.48
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 18,168,159 18,572,749 18,499,713 19,014,158 19,774,280 1,606,121 8.8
  Net earnings 1/ 12,265,950 12,279,317 12,323,356 12,567,617 13,074,393 808,443 6.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,277,442 3,324,927 3,425,875 3,566,777 3,734,220 456,778 13.9
    Income maintenance 2/ 249,465 259,126 263,142 273,968 276,468 27,003 10.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 200,181 175,994 127,460 76,475 66,700 -133,481 -66.7
    Retirement and other 2,827,796 2,889,807 3,035,273 3,216,334 3,391,052 563,256 19.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,624,767 2,968,505 2,750,482 2,879,764 2,965,667 340,900 13.0
  Population 4/ 436,902 437,833 439,521 441,177 442,867 5,965 1.4
  Per capita personal income 41,584 42,420 42,091 43,099 44,651 3,067 7.4
  Per capita net earnings 28,075 28,046 28,038 28,487 29,522 1,447 5.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,502 7,594 7,795 8,085 8,432 930 12.4
    Per capita income maintenance 571 592 599 621 624 53 9.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 458 402 290 173 151 -307 -67.0
    Per capita retirement and other 6,472 6,600 6,906 7,290 7,657 1,185 18.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,008 6,780 6,258 6,527 6,697 689 11.5
  Earnings by place of work 10,837,659 10,804,500 10,924,656 11,126,243 11,588,309 750,650 6.9
    Wages and salaries 7,588,948 7,675,252 7,797,621 7,998,488 8,301,076 712,128 9.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,157,537 2,107,727 2,192,016 2,171,526 2,312,330 154,793 7.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,536,324 1,482,017 1,548,987 1,514,683 1,630,490 94,166 6.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 621,213 625,710 643,029 656,843 681,840 60,627 9.8
    Proprietors' income 1,091,174 1,021,521 935,019 956,229 974,903 -116,271 -10.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 18,701 27,985 26,216 8,182 -6,387 -25,088 -134.2
      Farm proprietors' income 1,072,473 993,536 908,803 948,047 981,290 -91,183 -8.5
Total full-time and part-time employment 224,968 226,024 227,343 229,584 232,528 7,560 3.4
  Wage and salary jobs 180,505 181,887 182,254 183,748 185,332 4,827 2.7
  Number of proprietors 44,463 44,137 45,089 45,836 47,196 2,733 6.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,002 1,950 1,983 1,968 1,936 -66 -3.3
    Number of farm proprietors 42,461 42,187 43,106 43,868 45,260 2,799 6.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 48,174 47,802 48,054 48,463 49,836 1,662 3.4
  Average wages and salaries 42,043 42,198 42,784 43,530 44,790 2,747 6.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,258 23,551 21,083 21,611 21,681 -3,577 -14.2
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 15,729 16,155 16,088 15,944 16,473 16,891 1,162 7.39
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 15,729 16,080 15,836 15,370 15,567 15,672 -57 -0.36

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 8,959 284,537 854 9,057 290,076 827
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 74 6,673 1,381 83 6,796 1,235
 Total, all industries - St Govt 24 1,622 926 26 1,585 934
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 265 24,979 884 262 25,272 908
 Total, all industries - Private 8,596 251,262 836 8,686 256,423 808
    Goods-producing 1,485 68,207 1,055 1,494 70,631 1,030
      Natural resources and mining 69 1,118 735 69 1,749 809
      Construction 821 14,829 956 827 16,397 1,043
      Manufacturing 595 52,260 1,091 598 52,485 1,034
    Service-providing 7,111 183,056 755 7,192 185,792 723
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,933 61,756 731 1,948 62,442 699
      Information 73 2,661 832 74 2,674 752
      Financial activities 752 8,106 1,196 755 8,095 1,000
      Professional & business services 1,260 31,154 1,000 1,275 31,178 972
      Education and health services 1,317 42,598 882 1,340 43,113 863
      Leisure and hospitality 881 25,448 264 897 26,527 274
      Other services 895 11,333 499 903 11,763 514

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 4.7 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.2
Unemployment 11,055 9,376 8,936 8,676 7,979 10,469 10,615 10,950 10,328 11,079 11,669 12,836 12,545
Employment 222,906 223,467 223,763 224,499 226,163 224,962 224,420 225,165 225,412 227,395 228,116 228,910 227,227
Labor Force233,961232,843232,699233,175234,142235,431235,035236,115235,740238,474239,785241,746239,772

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
Central York SdYork 42054902242133PA 5,765 37,880 6,332
Dallastown Area SdDallastown 42072302242133PA 6,118 41,467 6,699
Dover Area SdDover 42076802242133PA 3,627 25,983 4,214
Eastern York SdWrightsville 42087904142133PA 2,570 19,718 3,138
Hanover Public SdHanover 42114501342133PA 1,630 15,416 2,021
Northeastern York SdManchester 42175202242133PA 3,738 23,584 4,105
Northern York County SdDillsburg 42177604142133PA 3,177 21,274 3,518
Red Lion Area SdRed Lion 42201002242133PA 5,546 38,613 6,927
South Eastern SdFawn Grove 42221704242133PA 2,826 19,722 3,721
South Western SdHanover 42224702342133PA 4,026 26,986 4,514
Southern York County SdGlen Rock 42223804142133PA 3,150 21,030 3,546
Spring Grove Area SdSpring Grove 42225902242133PA 3,797 27,666 4,626
West Shore SdLewisberry 42258302142133PA 7,875 63,495 9,242
West York Area SdYork 42259802242133PA 2,988 23,851 3,784
York City SdYork 42268201342133PA 4,947 44,204 8,333
York Suburban SdYork 42268502242133PA 2,849 21,767 3,168

Number of districts: 16 ... Total enrollment: 64,629
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
Consolidated School of Business-York York, PA2118203 107 106 0 0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA2148297 1,126 838 46 1
The Art Institutes of York-PA York, PA2109065 369 271 0 0
YTI Career Institute-York York, PA2170773 1,677 1,677 0 0
York College Pennsylvania York, PA2170599 4,853 4,340 214 38
Yorktowne Business Institute York, PA2170863 105 98 0 0

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,237
  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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