In addition, intercensal estimated poverty rate data are presented for 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2003 in this system. Poverty rates estimates are provided for all central cities but only for incorporated suburban places during the intercensal years. Estimated population data for 2003 are also available.
Note that 2000 Census data released to date on employed residents by occupation are not directly comparable to data from previous Censuses.
The following table depicts the number of central/principal cities and suburban places contained in SOCDS. Metropolitan areas as defined in the 1990 OMB standard or the 2000 OMB standard, and the census places contained in these areas according to the 2000 census, serve as the basis for the collection of cities presented in SOCDS during all years.
METROPOLITAN CITIES MSAs/PMSAs |
METROPOLITAN CITIES CBSAs |
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CENSUSA AND ACS 1-YEAR ESTIMATES |
METROPOLITAN | MICROPOLITAN | ||||
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Central Cities | Suburban Places | Principal Cities | Suburban Places | Principal Cities | Suburban Places |
1970 | 539 | 4080 | 623 | 4215 | 584 | 772 |
1980 | 542 | 9363 | 642 | 10411 | 599 | 4195 |
1990 | 542 | 10351 | 644 | 11438 | 606 | 4434 |
2000 | 542 | 11397 | 645 | 12585 | 608 | 4873 |
2005 | N/A | N/A | 342 | 148 | N/A | N/A |
2006 | N/A | N/A | 347 | 155 | N/A | N/A |
2007 | N/A | N/A | 361 | 152 | N/A | N/A |
2008 | N/A | N/A | 365 | 159 | N/A | N/A |
2009 | N/A | N/A | 368 | 159 | N/A | N/A |
ACS 3-YEAR ESTIMATES |
Central Cities | Suburban Places | Principal Cities | Suburban Places | Principal Cities | Suburban Places |
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2005-2007 | N/A | N/A | 611 | 1292 | 155 | N/A |
2006-2008 | N/A | N/A | 621 | 1312 | 157 | N/A |
ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES |
Central Cities | Suburban Places | Principal Cities | Suburban Places | Principal Cities | Suburban Places |
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2005-2009 | N/A | N/A | 683 | 12538 | 607 | 4875 |
SOCDS provides two options for selecting Census data based on the Office of Management and Budget's(OMB) definition of metropolitan areas; 1) the past 1990 Standard for Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs/PMSAs) as established in June 30, 1999 and 2) the present 2000 Standard including both Metropolitan and Micropolitan Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as established in December 2006. In New England States, under the 1990 OMB standard option, you can choose whether metropolitan areas follow the standard MSA/PMSA definition, or the New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA) definition.
ACS data is available only for CBSAs, principal cities and suburban places with populations of 65,000 or more. In cases where the ACS data do not cover all principal cities of a CBSA, aggregate suburb data are not computed. ACS data are not provided for 1999 MSA/PMSA/NECMA definition areas because data are not available for component parts of these areas with populations of less than 65,000.
To retrieve a city's data,
First choose its
State or Metropolitan Statistical Area (1990 Metropolitan Standard)
or its
State or Core Based Statistical Area (2000 Metropolitan Standard)
Select the Frames version of the Census tables for faster access by clicking on:
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