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Situation & Outlook Report

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 10540)
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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, OR MSA metro changed from 116,890 in 2010 to 119,269 in 2015, a change of 3,657 (3.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 336 in 2010 and 333 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 918 (2011), -91 (2012), -87 (2013), 459 (2014), 459 (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 126,616. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 9,745 (8.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 18,551 (2010) to 26,919 (2020), a change of 8,368 (45.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 692 in 2008 and 667 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,670 in 2008 to $34,239 in 2014, a change of $4,569 (15.4%). 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 359 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,090 in 2009 to $3,593 in 2014 a change of $503 (16.28%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,090 in 2009 to $3,260 in 2014, a change of $170 (5.5%). 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 21 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 10540; 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, OR (4101000) 50,158 50,360 51,053 51,273 51,384 51,980 1,620 3.20
  Lebanon, OR (4141650) 15,518 15,530 15,662 15,751 15,900 15,982 452 2.90

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 116,890 100.0 118,137 100.0 118,359 100.0 118,545 100.0 119,269 100.0 120,547 100.0
  Linn County, OR (41043) 116,890 100.0 118,137 100.0 118,359 100.0 118,545 100.0 119,269 100.0 120,547 100.0

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

Selected Characteristics
  Item2010Pct2011Pct2012Pct2013PctChange
2010-2013		Pct
Total Population.................. 118,765100.0......
    White alone.................. 110,936 93.4......
    Black alone.................. 281 0.2......
    American Indian/Alaska Native alone.................. 1,481 1.2......
    Asian alone.................. 1,847 1.6......
    Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander alone.................. 222 0.2......
    Other race alone .................. 762 0.6......
    MultiRace .................. 3,236 2.7......
    Hispanic .................. 9,774 8.2......
  Median Age .................. 39.6.........
  Median Household Income .................. 45,130.........
  Percent High School Graduates.................. 88.9.........
  Percent College Graduates.................. 18.3.........
 
  Housing Units.................. 48,832 100.0......
    Occupied.................. 43,911 37.0......
  Median Housing Value.................. 173,800.........
  Median Gross Rent.................. 821.........

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.
  Linn County, OR

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 118,765 119,356 591 0.50
  One race 115,529 116,529 1,000 0.87
    White 110,936 110,045 -891 -0.80
    Black/African American 110,936 110,045 -891 -0.80
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,481 2,518 1,037 70.02
    Asian alone 1,847 1,257 -590 -31.94
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 222 0 -222 -100.00
    Some other race alone 762 2,388 1,626 213.39
  Two or more races 3,236 2,827 -409 -12.64
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9,774 9,973 199 2.04
Population 25 years and over 80,061 82,699 2,638 2.04
  % high school graduate or higher 88.9 91.1 2.2 2.47
  % bachelor's degree or higher 18.3 20.5 2.2 12.02
Total Households 43,911 45,907 1,996 12.02
  Median household income ($) 45,130 43,428 -1,702 -3.77
  Mean household income ($) 53,222 55,665 2,443 4.59
  Item20132014Change
2013-14		%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 118,765 119,356 591 0.50
  Male 58,803 59,310 507 4.59
  Female 59,962 60,046 84 4.59
  Under 5 years 7,365 7,203 -162 4.59
  5 to 9 years 7,009 7,427 418 5.96
  10 to 14 years 8,286 8,100 -186 -2.24
  15 to 19 years 7,875 7,339 -536 -6.81
  20 to 24 years 8,169 6,588 -1,581 -19.35
  25 to 34 years 14,408 15,031 623 4.32
  35 to 44 years 14,873 14,289 -584 -3.93
  45 to 54 years 14,733 15,909 1,176 7.98
  55 to 59 years 9,004 8,675 -329 -3.65
  55 to 59 years 9,004 8,675 -329 -3.65
  60 to 64 years 7,547 8,075 528 7.00
  65 to 74 years 11,342 12,353 1,011 8.91
  75 to 84 years 5,889 5,809 -80 -1.36
  85 years and over 2,265 2,558 293 12.94
  Median age 39.6 40.7 1.1 2.78
  18 years and over 90,689 91,516 827 0.91
  21 years and over 85,220 87,592 2,372 2.78
  62 years and over 24,237 25,022 785 3.24
  65 years and over 19,496 20,720 1,224 6.28

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 48,821 48,843 48,860 48,933 49,011 49,300 457 0.94

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 48,832 49,304 472 0.97
  1-unit, detached 34,260 34,963 703 2.05
  1-unit, attached 1,186 841 -345 -29.09
  2 units 2,112 1,427 -685 -32.43
  3 or 4 units 2,104 2,667 563 26.76
  5 to 9 units 1,329 1,923 594 44.70
  10 to 20 units 1,450 461 -989 -68.21
  20 or more units 1,912 1,233 -679 -35.51
  Item20132014Change
2013-14		%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 48,832 49,304 472 0.97
  Occupied Housing Units 43,911 45,907 1,996 4.55
    Owner 28,243 30,662 2,419 8.56
    Renter 15,668 15,245 -423 -2.70
  Vacant Housing Units 4,921 3,397 -1,524 -30.97
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 1.60 -0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.70 3.70 -4.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.62 2.66 0.04 1.53
Average household size; renter-occ 2.78 2.40 -0.38 -13.67
Median Value $ owner occupied 173,800 167,400 -6,400 -3.68
Median Rent $ renter occupied 821 842 21 2.56

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 31 23 21 16 26 19 25 23 14 26 25 41
  in 1 unit bldgs 31 23 21 16 21 19 25 23 14 26 25 41
  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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 87 87 87 87
Value ($000), Total Units 7,925 5,834 4,867 3,937 4,751 4,730 5,566 5,453 3,147 6,196 6,653 11,517
  1 unit structures 7,925 5,834 4,867 3,937 4,343 4,730 5,566 5,453 3,147 6,196 6,653 11,517
  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 0 408 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
    186.74 184.76 195.40 193.60 205.01
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.06 5.76 -0.92 5.89 9.78
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 3,794,021 3,921,881 3,991,947 4,219,670 4,503,061 709,040 18.7
  Net earnings 1/ 2,118,376 2,232,553 2,222,083 2,280,120 2,437,131 318,755 15.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,098,890 1,103,928 1,146,361 1,261,795 1,360,902 262,012 23.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 119,279 121,865 117,090 118,198 119,430 151 0.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 72,753 55,164 38,568 19,562 20,116 -52,637 -72.4
    Retirement and other 906,858 926,899 990,703 1,124,035 1,221,356 314,498 34.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 576,755 585,400 623,503 677,755 705,028 128,273 22.2
  Population 4/ 118,137 118,359 118,545 119,269 120,547 2,410 2.0
  Per capita personal income 32,115 33,135 33,675 35,379 37,355 5,240 16.3
  Per capita net earnings 17,932 18,863 18,745 19,117 20,217 2,285 12.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,302 9,327 9,670 10,579 11,289 1,987 21.4
    Per capita income maintenance 1,010 1,030 988 991 991 -19 -1.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 616 466 325 164 167 -449 -72.9
    Per capita retirement and other 7,676 7,831 8,357 9,424 10,132 2,456 32.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,882 4,946 5,260 5,683 5,849 967 19.8
  Earnings by place of work 2,253,741 2,375,960 2,380,760 2,454,795 2,610,797 357,056 15.8
    Wages and salaries 1,559,027 1,610,915 1,645,680 1,733,172 1,836,692 277,665 17.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 413,296 445,516 429,710 435,620 463,966 50,670 12.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 270,068 294,002 272,879 269,412 290,996 20,928 7.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 143,228 151,514 156,831 166,208 172,970 29,742 20.8
    Proprietors' income 281,418 319,529 305,370 286,003 310,139 28,721 10.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -13,645 2,611 2,760 62 12,109 25,754...
      Farm proprietors' income 295,063 316,918 302,610 285,941 298,030 2,967 1.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 55,411 55,713 56,189 57,548 58,968 3,557 6.4
  Wage and salary jobs 42,168 42,523 42,941 44,221 45,256 3,088 7.3
  Number of proprietors 13,243 13,190 13,248 13,327 13,712 469 3.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,041 1,961 1,953 1,917 1,917 -124 -6.1
    Number of farm proprietors 11,202 11,229 11,295 11,410 11,795 593 5.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,673 42,646 42,371 42,656 44,275 3,602 8.9
  Average wages and salaries 36,972 37,883 38,324 39,193 40,584 3,612 9.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 26,340 28,223 26,792 25,061 25,267 -1,073 -4.1
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 3,090 3,078 3,163 3,309 3,412 3,593 503 16.28
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,090 2,998 3,014 3,125 3,178 3,260 170 5.50

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 3,277 70,475 733 3,308 71,840 743
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 26 533 1,323 26 525 1,234
 Total, all industries - St Govt 30 2,173 613 30 2,219 610
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 112 9,538 691 112 9,707 788
 Total, all industries - Private 3,109 58,231 739 3,140 59,389 736
    Goods-producing 719 19,296 973 719 19,791 956
      Natural resources and mining 202 3,567 656 205 3,801 698
      Construction 320 3,867 796 318 4,007 866
      Manufacturing 197 11,863 1,126 196 11,983 1,069
    Service-providing 2,390 38,935 623 2,421 39,598 626
      Trade, transportation & utilities 634 14,356 645 632 14,544 667
      Information 32 604 803 33 567 849
      Financial activities 242 2,093 741 243 2,093 728
      Professional & business services 313 5,081 632 320 5,065 651
      Education and health services 278 8,954 813 283 9,118 780
      Leisure and hospitality 265 5,023 278 268 5,495 284
      Other services 611 2,799 385 635 2,713 419
      Unclassified 15 24 314 7 3 2,444

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 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.2 6.3 6.7 6.6
Unemployment 3,796 3,539 3,617 3,752 3,517 3,430 3,479 3,363 3,086 2,926 3,548 3,773 3,748
Employment 51,167 51,273 51,504 51,628 51,364 51,297 51,932 52,457 52,670 52,911 53,090 52,927 53,060
Labor Force54,96354,81255,12155,38054,88154,72755,41155,82055,75655,83756,63856,70056,808

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 Linn Sd 552Brownsville 41029104241043OR 672 5,359 1,018
Greater Albany Public Sd 8jAlbany 41011201341043OR 9,185 61,841 10,665
Harrisburg Sd 7jHarrisburg 41000193141043OR 877 5,221 1,073
Lebanon Community Sd 9Lebanon 41073803141043OR 4,450 29,311 4,881
Santiam Canyon Sd 129jMill City 41081004241043OR 535 4,093 693
Scio Sd 95Scio 41110404241043OR 4,025 4,025 744
Sweet Home Sd 55Sweet Home 41119703241043OR 2,370 14,912 2,577

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 22,114
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
Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR2090743 5,314 2,395 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,314
  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
  • Metros main page
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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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