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Situation & Outlook Report

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 10500)
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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 Albany, GA MSA metro changed from 157,665 in 2010 to 155,020 in 2015, a change of -4,139 (-2.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 257 in 2010 and 270 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -1,039 (2011), -1,243 (2012), -2,216 (2013), -1,399 (2014), -1,399 (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 170,546. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 12,883 (8.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 19,521 (2010) to 30,300 (2020), a change of 10,779 (55.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 676 in 2008 and 697 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,820 in 2008 to $33,692 in 2014, a change of $3,872 (13%). 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 299 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,007 in 2009 to $5,201 in 2014 a change of $194 (3.87%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,007 in 2009 to $4,677 in 2014, a change of ($330) (-6.59%). 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 43 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 10500; 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.
  •   Albany

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
  Albany, GA (1301052) 77,434 77,446 77,746 77,474 76,270 75,769 -1,677 -2.20

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 157,665 100.0 157,805 100.0 157,370 100.0 155,864 100.0 155,020 100.0 153,526 100.0
  Baker County, GA (13007) 3,435 2.2 3,317 2.1 3,367 2.1 3,324 2.1 3,274 2.1 3,180 2.1
  Dougherty County, GA (13095) 94,564 60.0 94,889 60.1 94,587 60.1 93,225 59.8 92,515 59.7 91,332 59.5
  Lee County, GA (13177) 28,424 18.0 28,604 18.1 28,719 18.2 29,046 18.6 29,159 18.8 29,202 19.0
  Terrell County, GA (13273) 9,517 6.0 9,384 5.9 9,233 5.9 9,217 5.9 9,120 5.9 9,113 5.9
  Worth County, GA (13321) 21,725 13.8 21,611 13.7 21,464 13.6 21,052 13.5 20,952 13.5 20,699 13.5

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.
  Dougherty County, GA

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 156,277 152,596 -3,681 -2.36
  One race 154,155 149,870 -4,285 -2.78
    White 67,125 67,666 541 0.81
    Black/African American 67,125 67,666 541 0.81
    American Indian/Alaska Native 238 69 -169 -71.01
    Asian alone 1,583 1,151 -432 -27.29
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 39 0 -39 -100.00
    Some other race alone 1,209 1,321 112 9.26
  Two or more races 2,122 2,726 604 28.46
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,471 3,892 421 12.13
Population 25 years and over 99,391 98,047 -1,344 12.13
  % high school graduate or higher 80.1 81.5 1.4 1.75
  % bachelor's degree or higher 16.4 19.0 2.6 15.85
Total Households 56,505 57,795 1,290 15.85
  Median household income ($) 34,756 39,071 4,315 12.42
  Mean household income ($) 49,937 51,306 1,369 2.74
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 156,277 152,596 -3,681 -2.36
  Male 74,286 71,387 -2,899 2.74
  Female 81,991 81,209 -782 2.74
  Under 5 years 10,061 10,186 125 2.74
  5 to 9 years 10,288 11,018 730 7.10
  10 to 14 years 12,570 10,501 -2,069 -16.46
  15 to 19 years 12,151 11,251 -900 -7.41
  20 to 24 years 11,816 11,593 -223 -1.89
  25 to 34 years 19,574 19,552 -22 -0.11
  35 to 44 years 19,452 18,261 -1,191 -6.12
  45 to 54 years 20,606 19,341 -1,265 -6.14
  55 to 59 years 8,905 8,653 -252 -2.83
  55 to 59 years 8,905 8,653 -252 -2.83
  60 to 64 years 10,625 10,582 -43 -0.40
  65 to 74 years 11,798 13,242 1,444 12.24
  75 to 84 years 5,342 5,867 525 9.83
  85 years and over 3,089 2,549 -540 -17.48
  Median age 35.9 36.4 0.5 1.39
  18 years and over 116,858 114,242 -2,616 -2.24
  21 years and over 107,825 107,593 -232 -0.22
  62 years and over 27,144 27,130 -14 -0.05
  65 years and over 20,229 21,658 1,429 7.06

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 66,060 66,149 66,209 66,237 66,291 66,380 231 0.35

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 66,184 66,262 78 0.12
  1-unit, detached 41,954 41,489 -465 -1.11
  1-unit, attached 1,999 1,637 -362 -18.11
  2 units 4,190 5,792 1,602 38.23
  3 or 4 units 4,416 2,336 -2,080 -47.10
  5 to 9 units 3,494 4,436 942 26.96
  10 to 20 units 1,325 1,306 -19 -1.43
  20 or more units 470 939 469 99.79
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 66,184 66,262 78 0.12
  Occupied Housing Units 56,505 57,795 1,290 2.28
    Owner 30,923 31,235 312 1.01
    Renter 25,582 26,560 978 3.82
  Vacant Housing Units 9,679 8,467 -1,212 -12.52
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.40 1.70 -0.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 11.40 11.10 -0.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.62 2.49 -0.13 -4.96
Average household size; renter-occ 2.69 2.60 -0.09 -3.35
Median Value $ owner occupied 104,300 104,400 100 0.10
Median Rent $ renter occupied 658 712 54 8.21

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 21 11 17 18 20 19 16 21 14 24 15 8
  in 1 unit bldgs 14 7 15 16 18 17 14 17 12 22 15 8
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 91 91 91 91
Value ($000), Total Units 1,749 1,095 2,158 2,028 2,257 2,147 1,878 2,677 1,485 2,934 1,779 1,165
  1 unit structures 1,411 795 2,008 1,878 2,107 1,997 1,728 2,377 1,335 2,784 1,779 1,165
  2 unit structures 150 300 150 150 150 150 150 300 150 150 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 188 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
    145.95 145.17 147.12 147.13 151.13
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.53 1.34 0.00 2.72 3.55
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 5,177,853 5,206,835 5,164,637 5,204,590 5,269,927 92,074 1.8
  Net earnings 1/ 2,922,093 3,058,105 3,030,735 2,962,864 2,970,279 48,186 1.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,318,821 1,289,844 1,320,288 1,381,962 1,416,897 98,076 7.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 232,170 236,997 241,523 241,820 237,941 5,771 2.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 42,395 33,085 22,725 9,478 7,439 -34,956 -82.5
    Retirement and other 1,044,256 1,019,762 1,056,040 1,130,664 1,171,517 127,261 12.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 936,939 858,886 813,614 859,764 882,751 -54,188 -5.8
  Population 4/ 157,805 157,370 155,864 155,020 153,526 -4,279 -2.7
  Per capita personal income 32,812 33,087 33,136 33,574 34,326 1,514 4.6
  Per capita net earnings 18,517 19,433 19,445 19,113 19,347 830 4.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,357 8,196 8,471 8,915 9,229 872 10.4
    Per capita income maintenance 1,471 1,506 1,550 1,560 1,550 79 5.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 269 210 146 61 48 -221 -82.2
    Per capita retirement and other 6,617 6,480 6,775 7,294 7,631 1,014 15.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,937 5,458 5,220 5,546 5,750 -187 -3.1
  Earnings by place of work 3,338,481 3,475,273 3,493,957 3,425,039 3,420,794 82,313 2.5
    Wages and salaries 2,387,910 2,438,984 2,444,863 2,481,473 2,484,594 96,684 4.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 652,647 652,559 671,443 658,757 637,720 -14,927 -2.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 481,948 479,443 496,743 482,996 461,488 -20,460 -4.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 170,699 173,116 174,700 175,761 176,232 5,533 3.2
    Proprietors' income 297,924 383,730 377,651 284,809 298,480 556 0.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 101,716 158,410 158,431 51,581 71,985 -29,731 -29.2
      Farm proprietors' income 196,208 225,320 219,220 233,228 226,495 30,287 15.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 80,443 80,637 80,762 81,688 82,424 1,981 2.5
  Wage and salary jobs 63,969 63,846 63,458 63,551 63,771 -198 -0.3
  Number of proprietors 16,474 16,791 17,304 18,137 18,653 2,179 13.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 993 985 989 975 961 -32 -3.2
    Number of farm proprietors 15,481 15,806 16,315 17,162 17,692 2,211 14.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,501 43,098 43,262 41,928 41,502 1 0.0
  Average wages and salaries 37,329 38,201 38,527 39,047 38,961 1,632 4.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 12,674 14,255 13,437 13,590 12,802 128 1.0
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 5,007 4,960 4,999 5,106 5,182 5,201 194 3.87
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,007 4,877 4,800 4,778 4,744 4,677 -330 -6.59

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 3,655 97,222 717 3,651 97,023 696
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 59 4,701 1,410 60 4,585 1,196
 Total, all industries - St Govt 59 ...... 59 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 85 ...... 85 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 3,452 76,728 684 3,447 76,656 677
    Goods-producing 492 13,155 972 493 13,332 953
      Natural resources and mining 111 1,667 646 112 1,594 658
      Construction 265 ...... 262 ......
      Manufacturing 116 ...... 119 ......
    Service-providing 2,960 63,573 625 2,954 63,324 620
      Trade, transportation & utilities 963 19,294 614 955 19,162 593
      Information 42 1,334 741 40 1,316 688
      Financial activities 371 3,304 913 374 3,308 929
      Professional & business services 478 ...... 485 ......
      Education and health services 389 15,414 816 386 15,068 827
      Leisure and hospitality 306 9,263 276 314 9,687 290
      Other services 294 ...... 297 3,043 530
      Unclassified 117 207 670 103 ......

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 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.8 7.4 6.9 6.5 7.6 8.0 8.3
Unemployment 85 80 79 79 81 84 89 89 81 79 94 93 98
Employment 1,019 1,028 1,059 1,132 1,132 1,140 1,052 1,117 1,086 1,136 1,138 1,074 1,080
Labor Force1,1041,1081,1381,2111,2131,2241,1411,2061,1671,2151,2321,1671,178

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
Baker CountyNewton 13001804213007GA 335 3,341 533
Dougherty CountyAlbany 13018301313095GA 15,816 92,969 16,409
Lee CountyLeesburg 13032703113177GA 6,312 29,071 5,933
Terrell CountyDawson 13048603213273GA 1,486 9,022 1,510
Worth CountySylvester 13058503213321GA 3,416 21,291 3,636

Number of districts: 5 ... Total enrollment: 27,365
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
Albany State University Albany, GA1387168 3,316 2,780 594 208
Albany Technical College Albany, GA1386824 3,640 1,840 0 0
Darton State College Albany, GA1386915 5,623 2,629 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 12,579
  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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