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Situation & Outlook Report

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 11260)
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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 Anchorage, AK MSA metro changed from 383,166 in 2010 to 398,642 in 2015, a change of 16,624 (4.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 133 in 2010 and 134 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 930 (2011), 353 (2012), 1,299 (2013), -2,936 (2014), -2,936 (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 438,258. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 55,138 (14.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 29,550 (2010) to 63,554 (2020), a change of 34,004 (115.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 25 in 2008 and 28 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $51,311 in 2008 to $57,131 in 2014, a change of $5,820 (11.3%). 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 82 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $26,620 in 2009 to $30,714 in 2014 a change of $4,094 (15.38%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $26,620 in 2009 to $26,262 in 2014, a change of ($358) (-1.34%). 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 79 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 11260; 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.
  •   Anchorage

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
  Anchorage municipality, AK (0203000) 291,826 293,337 296,282 298,633 301,629 301,010 7,673 2.60

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 383,166 100.0 388,174 100.0 392,404 100.0 397,414 100.0 398,642 100.0 399,790 100.0
  Anchorage Municipality (02020) 293,405 76.6 296,333 76.3 298,613 76.1 301,537 75.9 300,357 75.3 298,695 74.7
  Matanuska-Susitna Borough (02170) 89,761 23.4 91,841 23.7 93,791 23.9 95,877 24.1 98,285 24.7 101,095 25.3

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.
  Anchorage Municipality, AK
  Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

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 396,142 398,892 2,750 0.69
  One race 362,058 362,410 352 0.10
    White 276,689 276,592 -97 -0.04
    Black/African American 276,689 276,592 -97 -0.04
    American Indian/Alaska Native 27,385 25,976 -1,409 -5.15
    Asian alone 25,924 29,579 3,655 14.10
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 6,885 6,810 -75 -1.09
    Some other race alone 6,312 5,698 -614 -9.73
  Two or more races 34,084 36,482 2,398 7.04
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 30,272 31,397 1,125 3.72
Population 25 years and over 248,675 251,736 3,061 3.72
  % high school graduate or higher 92.4 93.3 0.9 0.97
  % bachelor's degree or higher 30.0 29.7 -0.3 -1.00
Total Households 133,717 135,449 1,732 -1.00
  Median household income ($) 76,831 75,682 -1,149 -1.50
  Mean household income ($) 96,026 94,657 -1,369 -1.43
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 396,142 398,892 2,750 0.69
  Male 203,396 204,572 1,176 -1.43
  Female 192,746 194,320 1,574 -1.43
  Under 5 years 28,724 28,734 10 -1.43
  5 to 9 years 26,765 28,356 1,591 5.94
  10 to 14 years 30,703 29,046 -1,657 -5.40
  15 to 19 years 26,792 26,749 -43 -0.16
  20 to 24 years 34,483 34,271 -212 -0.61
  25 to 34 years 62,882 64,687 1,805 2.87
  35 to 44 years 50,233 51,434 1,201 2.39
  45 to 54 years 54,064 52,060 -2,004 -3.71
  55 to 59 years 28,191 27,108 -1,083 -3.84
  55 to 59 years 28,191 27,108 -1,083 -3.84
  60 to 64 years 19,400 20,084 684 3.53
  65 to 74 years 21,646 23,264 1,618 7.47
  75 to 84 years 9,138 10,105 967 10.58
  85 years and over 3,121 2,994 -127 -4.07
  Median age 32.9 32.7 -0.2 -0.61
  18 years and over 294,152 297,079 2,927 1.00
  21 years and over 276,451 279,956 3,505 1.27
  62 years and over 45,031 47,828 2,797 6.21
  65 years and over 33,905 36,363 2,458 7.25

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 154,361 154,440 154,720 154,987 155,318 155,645 1,205 0.78

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 155,006 155,631 625 0.40
  1-unit, detached 92,796 87,921 -4,875 -5.25
  1-unit, attached 15,341 15,201 -140 -0.91
  2 units 7,354 6,286 -1,068 -14.52
  3 or 4 units 12,949 17,070 4,121 31.82
  5 to 9 units 8,689 8,533 -156 -1.80
  10 to 20 units 4,374 4,828 454 10.38
  20 or more units 8,457 9,014 557 6.59
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 155,006 155,631 625 0.40
  Occupied Housing Units 133,717 135,449 1,732 1.30
    Owner 84,337 84,469 132 0.16
    Renter 49,380 50,980 1,600 3.24
  Vacant Housing Units 21,289 20,182 -1,107 -5.20
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.90 1.30 -0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.00 5.10 0.10...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.98 2.99 0.01 0.34
Average household size; renter-occ 2.72 2.66 -0.06 -2.21
Median Value $ owner occupied 275,100 272,700 -2,400 -0.87
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,150 1,234 84 7.30

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 85 83 85 69 73 75 84 91 122 98 102 84
  in 1 unit bldgs 62 61 67 48 53 54 63 71 66 74 79 61
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 6 2
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 3 3 3 11
  in 5+ unit bldgs 16 17 13 18 17 16 16 13 53 17 14 10
  Bldgs with 5+ units 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 22,868 21,438 23,262 18,459 19,874 19,085 21,865 25,029 26,845 26,180 28,238 22,174
  1 unit structures 19,335 17,977 20,399 15,098 16,671 15,782 18,562 22,004 20,605 22,405 24,629 18,828
  2 unit structures 488 258 293 0 0 258 258 0 0 564 873 282
  3-4 unit structures 515 515 515 515 515 515 515 970 523 523 523 1,483
  5+ unit structures 2,530 2,688 2,055 2,846 2,688 2,530 2,530 2,055 5,717 2,688 2,213 1,581

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
    225.64 225.37 226.44 226.24 225.41
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.12 0.47 -0.09 -0.37 -0.10
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 21,158,378 21,768,397 21,436,898 22,748,728 23,442,919 2,284,541 10.8
  Net earnings 1/ 14,882,662 15,353,163 15,160,137 15,700,182 16,181,137 1,298,475 8.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,827,091 2,739,778 2,759,962 3,313,081 3,415,156 588,065 20.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 402,495 402,087 405,789 409,842 406,682 4,187 1.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 129,005 109,733 91,287 54,431 45,826 -83,179 -64.5
    Retirement and other 2,295,591 2,227,958 2,262,886 2,848,808 2,962,648 667,057 29.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 3,448,625 3,675,456 3,516,799 3,735,465 3,846,626 398,001 11.5
  Population 4/ 388,174 392,404 397,414 398,642 399,790 11,616 3.0
  Per capita personal income 54,507 55,474 53,941 57,066 58,638 4,131 7.6
  Per capita net earnings 38,340 39,126 38,147 39,384 40,474 2,134 5.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,283 6,982 6,945 8,311 8,542 1,259 17.3
    Per capita income maintenance 1,037 1,025 1,021 1,028 1,017 -20 -1.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 332 280 230 137 115 -217 -65.4
    Per capita retirement and other 5,914 5,678 5,694 7,146 7,411 1,497 25.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 8,884 9,367 8,849 9,370 9,622 738 8.3
  Earnings by place of work 15,401,790 15,898,648 15,916,438 16,316,558 16,788,914 1,387,124 9.0
    Wages and salaries 10,086,127 10,558,347 10,772,662 11,116,093 11,437,860 1,351,733 13.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,957,791 3,186,757 3,284,333 3,354,787 3,439,897 482,106 16.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,158,264 2,322,037 2,389,704 2,476,990 2,565,562 407,298 18.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 799,527 864,720 894,629 877,797 874,335 74,808 9.4
    Proprietors' income 2,357,872 2,153,544 1,859,443 1,845,678 1,911,157 -446,715 -18.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -3,429 -1,602 -2,674 -6,282 -2,909 520...
      Farm proprietors' income 2,361,301 2,155,146 1,862,117 1,851,960 1,914,066 -447,235 -18.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 237,015 243,061 244,516 244,198 246,276 9,261 3.9
  Wage and salary jobs 190,520 195,121 196,222 195,993 196,495 5,975 3.1
  Number of proprietors 46,495 47,940 48,294 48,205 49,781 3,286 7.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 247 247 249 247 244 -3 -1.2
    Number of farm proprietors 46,248 47,693 48,045 47,958 49,537 3,289 7.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 64,982 65,410 65,094 66,817 68,171 3,189 4.9
  Average wages and salaries 52,940 54,112 54,900 56,717 58,209 5,269 10.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 51,057 45,188 38,758 38,616 38,639 -12,418 -24.3
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 26,620 28,328 29,955 30,656 30,756 30,714 4,094 15.38
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 26,620 26,222 26,504 27,404 26,647 26,262 -358 -1.34

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 10,369 286,903 1,063 10,425 295,183 1,037
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 129 14,169 1,661 130 14,333 1,452
 Total, all industries - St Govt 122 ...... 126 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 19 ...... 19 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 10,099 230,358 1,035 10,150 238,910 990
    Goods-producing 1,637 25,450 2,086 1,663 27,988 1,789
      Natural resources and mining 129 6,723 4,300 130 6,863 3,058
      Construction 1,303 15,104 1,375 1,326 17,055 1,501
      Manufacturing 205 3,623 918 207 4,070 941
    Service-providing 8,462 204,908 904 8,487 210,922 881
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,904 62,051 907 1,888 63,991 869
      Information 173 7,485 1,364 177 7,484 1,386
      Financial activities 789 12,635 1,275 793 12,916 1,026
      Professional & business services 2,038 33,525 1,197 2,035 35,060 1,206
      Education and health services 1,382 47,697 904 1,391 47,974 906
      Leisure and hospitality 1,050 31,362 400 1,074 32,967 413
      Other services 912 9,692 684 928 10,204 703
      Unclassified 214 461 779 201 325 636

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 4.6 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.0
Unemployment 7,171 7,498 7,631 8,003 8,061 8,591 9,100 8,624 8,341 8,359 8,703 8,162 7,778
Employment 148,720 149,066 151,014 152,235 153,543 149,099 147,638 147,451 148,090 149,193 149,897 149,975 148,250
Labor Force155,891156,564158,645160,238161,604157,690156,738156,075156,431157,552158,600158,137156,028

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
Aleutian Region School DistrictAnchorage 02000104302020AK 27 599 30
Anchorage School DistrictAnchorage 02001801102020AK 48,790 300,950 53,216
Chugach School DistrictAnchorage 02008001102020AK 310 474 66
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictPalmer 02005103202170AK 17,484 95,192 19,340

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 66,611
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
Alaska Bible College Palmer, AK1025805 46 23 0 0
Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK1035013 479 479 0 0
Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK1026699 326 215 253 66
Charter College-Anchorage Anchorage, AK1028457 3,256 3,256 11 11
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK1025539 16,291 7,484 860 227

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 20,398
  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
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • 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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