POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS BY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

US CENSUS

Nolan Zaroff | Ian Freimuth

 

MSA's with population below 500,000 are excluded from the sample.

Area
Population
Civilian Labor Force
Private Nonfarm Businesses
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
Area (sq mi)
Rank
Population
Rank
Total
Persons below poverty (1999)
Number of unemployed
Unemployment rate
Establishments
Employment
Annual payroll per employee (2002)
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
1,582.7
87
678,275
72
254,431
35.4%
23,207
9.1
8,782
122,326
$21,523
El Paso, TX
1,014.7
94
721,598
68
290,119
23.4%
22,700
7.8
12,403
194,012
$23,411
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
1,776.4
80
550,546
86
278,004
10.5%
17,978
6.5
13,600
223,592
$26,712
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
3,162.9
58
594,899
81
290,125
13.6%
15,514
5.3
14,660
208,693
$27,869
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
1,740.7
81
593,168
82
280,415
11.1%
20,303
7.2
14,056
210,102
$27,985
Jackson, MS
3,795.3
52
522,580
92
260,934
16.4%
13,418
5.1
12,342
202,604
$28,056
Oklahoma City, OK
5,581.8
29
1,156,812
46
576,297
13.1%
25,560
4.4
30,202
437,342
$28,080
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
3,896.5
49
1,647,346
33
777,793
10.2%
32,260
4.1
35,284
583,509
$28,234
Lakeland, FL
2,010.0
77
542,912
89
248,359
12.6%
12,426
5.0
9,807
156,908
$28,372
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
1,211.9
93
544,758
87
247,719
9.6%
9,556
3.9
13,768
155,807
$28,422
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL
1,617.9
85
673,035
74
298,354
8.6%
12,087
4.1
17,999
207,513
$28,499
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
27,408.5
1
3,909,954
13
1,647,915
14.7%
93,946
5.7
57,650
914,837
$29,093
Fresno, CA
6,017.4
25
877,584
56
409,472
22.4%
42,464
10.4
15,553
220,182
$29,157
San Antonio, TX
7,384.7
17
1,889,797
29
883,166
14.7%
49,835
5.6
36,897
640,934
$29,188
Columbia, SC
3,833.9
51
689,878
70
349,852
11.8%
20,019
5.7
16,195
267,755
$29,400
Tucson, AZ
9,188.8
11
924,786
52
439,127
14.3%
20,219
4.6
19,147
293,113
$29,586
Modesto, CA
1,514.7
90
505,505
97
226,124
15.8%
20,606
9.1
8,668
131,702
$29,587
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
4,198.2
43
643,272
80
324,531
11.8%
16,444
5.1
16,600
274,540
$29,794
Albuquerque, NM
9,297.0
8
797,940
61
391,796
13.7%
20,513
5.2
18,087
274,426
$29,893
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
7,097.0
18
1,319,367
40
613,148
18.0%
27,983
4.6
31,599
525,160
$30,339
Baton Rouge, LA
4,214.6
42
733,802
67
351,569
16.5%
21,321
6.1
16,308
278,604
$30,399
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
2,366.7
69
1,147,711
47
586,572
11.6%
34,122
5.8
27,248
469,860
$30,621
Springfield, MA
1,904.3
79
687,264
71
352,473
12.4%
18,657
5.3
15,890
247,409
$30,681
Orlando-Kissimee, FL
4,011.8
47
1,933,255
28
960,639
10.5%
43,685
4.5
47,229
793,083
$30,735
Knoxville, TN
1,931.7
78
655,400
78
337,030
11.9%
13,850
4.1
15,988
280,453
$30,745
Bakersfield, CA
8,161.4
14
756,825
66
318,655
19.8%
31,210
9.8
11,268
154,185
$30,746
Greensboro-High Point, NC
2,020.0
76
674,500
73
357,938
10.4%
19,985
5.6
18,139
322,040
$30,834
Boise City-Nampa, ID
11,833.1
3
544,201
88
267,602
9.1%
11,626
4.3
14,431
198,012
$30,840
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
3,324.5
56
520,332
95
246,659
15.0%
13,355
5.4
10,094
180,422
$30,887
Stockton, CA
1,426.3
92
664,116
76
285,200
17.2%
24,244
8.5
10,831
161,040
$30,952
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
8,090.7
15
1,710,551
31
827,958
10.6%
36,184
4.4
32,567
665,118
$31,171
Jacksonville, FL
3,698.1
53
1,248,371
42
608,406
10.5%
29,404
4.8
30,379
491,231
$31,220
Wichita, KS
4,181.1
45
587,055
85
304,798
9.0%
18,780
6.2
14,715
254,068
$31,602
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
1,664.4
83
521,812
94
279,913
7.9%
12,588
4.5
12,965
264,726
$31,745
Honolulu, HI
2,126.9
74
905,266
53
431,677
9.6%
13,692
3.2
20,952
317,533
$31,756
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
1,557.0
89
531,250
91
249,982
93.0%
11,092
4.4
11,878
167,108
$31,764
Salt Lake City, UT
9,977.0
5
1,034,484
50
534,889
7.7%
28,830
5.4
28,833
492,324
$31,910
Colorado Springs, CO
2,688.5
68
587,500
84
296,726
7.7%
16,817
5.7
14,992
209,821
$31,919
Tulsa, OK
6,460.2
20
887,715
55
443,241
11.5%
22,014
5.0
23,446
370,917
$31,950
Toledo, OH
2,208.9
71
656,696
77
336,451
11.8%
23,598
7.0
16,079
291,866
$32,000
Louisville, KY-IN
4,196.3
44
1,208,452
43
602,059
10.7%
30,601
5.1
29,817
525,004
$32,014
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
2,236.2
70
1,622,520
35
849,649
10.9%
46,500
5.5
58,680
599,074
$32,027
Greenville, SC
2,030.8
75
591,251
83
295,086
11.2%
18,327
6.2
14,509
270,129
$32,068
Syracuse, NY
2,779.4
66
651,763
79
328,548
11.8%
17,913
5.5
15,350
267,078
$32,316
Dayton, OH
1,716.1
82
843,577
59
428,304
9.7%
26,693
6.2
18,969
358,042
$32,342
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
1,663.9
84
667,742
75
321,040
8.8%
14,205
4.4
15,543
196,208
$32,502
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
4,406.2
39
813,170
60
442,019
8.2%
19,056
4.3
20,848
382,328
$32,629
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
3,330.9
55
2,647,658
20
1,268,218
11.0%
57,816
4.6
63,864
1,009,648
$32,704
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME
2,858.4
64
514,227
96
286,977
7.9%
10,289
3.6
16,826
212,531
$32,777
Pittsburgh, PA
5,343.1
31
2,386,074
21
1,217,830
10.6%
70,287
5.8
60,828
1,055,581
$32,917
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
2,878.3
63
848,879
57
452,566
900.0%
19,037
4.2
19,743
317,209
$33,012
Akron, OH
927.2
95
702,235
69
373,273
9.6%
22,354
6.0
17,758
289,151
$33,118
Madison, WI
2,802.1
65
537,039
90
332,612
8.6%
11,008
3.3
14,854
254,924
$33,185
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
6,137.2
23
5,422,200
6
2,621,674
13.8%
135,984
5.2
160,867
1,900,015
$33,228
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
14,598.4
2
3,865,077
14
1,851,316
11.8%
82,196
4.4
77,539
1,390,433
$33,323
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
4,699.6
35
1,260,905
41
597,092
15.3%
35,499
5.9
26,253
528,944
$33,498
Raleigh-Cary, NC
2,147.6
73
949,681
51
484,107
8.6%
21,059
4.4
24,698
378,506
$33,646
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
5,369.8
30
1,090,126
48
533,028
13.3%
25,810
4.8
25,867
450,925
$33,683
Rochester, NY
4,870.1
34
1,039,028
49
530,253
10.1%
28,236
5.3
23,307
432,379
$33,722
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
2,890.7
62
771,185
65
400,969
8.5%
27,876
7.0
18,668
359,094
$33,819
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
1,475.7
91
790,535
63
404,991
8.0%
21,551
5.3
18,073
288,496
$33,849
Richmond, VA
5,841.7
26
1,175,654
45
600,345
9.1%
23,183
3.9
29,360
502,829
$34,003
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN
5,762.7
27
1,422,544
39
732,403
10.0%
31,375
4.3
34,926
637,295
$34,015
Des Moines, IA
2,912.2
61
522,454
93
290,000
7.3%
13,531
4.7
14,075
267,473
$34,027
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA
5,309.3
32
2,042,283
26
1,003,214
12.5%
53,792
5.4
42,752
653,250
$34,575
St. Louis, MO-IL
8,844.0
6
2,778,518
18
1,453,133
9.8%
86,535
6.0
69,287
1,214,875
$34,607
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
4,465.9
38
2,070,441
25
1,083,362
9.3%
57,394
5.3
47,748
916,575
$34,824
Columbus, OH
4,013.6
46
1,708,625
32
916,311
9.6%
49,559
5.4
39,642
785,150
$34,907
Kansas City, MO-KS
7,949.4
16
1,947,694
27
1,034,715
8.4%
62,048
6.0
50,471
889,834
$35,091
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
3,978.9
48
2,126,318
23
1,100,716
10.5%
64,815
5.9
56,335
970,650
$35,139
Worcester, MA
1,579.0
88
783,262
64
400,729
8.9%
21,936
5.5
18,294
291,262
$35,155
Indianapolis, IN
3,887.9
50
1,640,591
34
867,103
8.3%
40,419
4.7
40,999
765,159
$35,727
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3,322.3
57
1,512,855
37
801,566
10.4%
43,290
5.4
39,731
759,715
$35,998
Baltimore-Towson, MD
3,104.5
60
2,655,675
19
1,346,001
9.5%
61,195
4.5
63,694
1,049,283
$36,431
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
6,817.8
19
2,095,861
24
1,094,183
9.3%
78,376
7.2
57,429
844,882
$36,473
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
3,147.2
59
1,521,278
36
778,270
9.2%
43,513
5.6
39,926
734,833
$36,636
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
2,208.2
72
796,106
62
416,060
9.1%
22,259
5.3
17,949
251,825
$36,690
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
4,525.5
36
2,933,462
17
1,490,333
12.0%
70,292
4.7
71,330
1,083,047
$37,412
New Haven-Milford, CT
862.0
96
846,766
58
429,670
9.2%
22,384
5.2
20,705
333,360
$37,425
Austin-Round Rock, TX
4,279.9
40
1,452,529
38
778,097
10.8%
39,391
5.1
33,362
549,172
$38,111
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
8,480.3
12
4,917,717
9
2,454,115
9.3%
112,927
4.6
119,863
2,066,678
$38,356
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
5,700.3
28
12,923,547
2
6,396,271
15.9%
383,333
6.0
313,622
5,174,665
$38,732
Denver-Aurora, CO
8,387.2
13
2,359,994
22
1,296,362
7.8%
74,633
5.8
69,993
1,055,380
$39,322
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
9,284.2
9
5,819,475
5
2,965,577
10.6%
174,761
5.9
130,270
2,501,040
$39,359
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
4,870.6
33
5,823,233
4
2,916,970
10.5%
151,909
5.2
144,549
2,497,789
$39,379
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
6,364.1
21
3,142,779
16
1,849,010
6.6%
82,331
4.5
87,843
1,591,041
$40,197
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
10,061.9
4
5,280,077
7
2,573,882
13.5%
162,229
6.3
110,685
1,992,206
$40,435
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
9,579.2
7
9,443,356
3
4,733,077
10.3%
288,055
6.1
230,115
4,028,005
$40,878
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
4,235.1
41
4,488,335
10
2,206,277
10.4%
157,141
7.1
105,651
1,892,160
$41,443
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
1,606.7
86
1,188,241
44
607,091
7.9%
30,827
5.1
29,891
561,896
$41,444
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
6,309.4
22
3,203,314
15
1,698,510
8.4%
95,815
5.6
90,730
1,373,253
$43,193
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
6,028.0
24
5,214,666
8
2,801,375
7.2%
103,874
3.7
129,718
2,216,101
$44,152
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
4,511.5
37
4,411,835
11
2,373,906
8.3%
115,721
4.9
125,649
2,303,251
$45,709
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
3,424.4
54
4,152,688
12
2,178,653
9.0%
121,318
5.6
118,782
1,912,175
$49,720
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
9,212.2
10
18,747,320
1
9,092,696
13.4%
514,588
5.7
521,372
7,470,229
$50,172
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
837.0
97
902,775
54
454,667
6.8%
19,943
4.4
28,385
462,542
$56,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2,694.7
67
1,754,988
30
854,249
7.5%
57,002
6.7
45,333
906,018
$62,395

Source: US Census Bureau