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Situation & Outlook Report

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 11460)
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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 Ann Arbor, MI MSA metro changed from 345,563 in 2010 to 357,029 in 2015, a change of 13,317 (3.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 148 in 2010 and 147 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,803 (2011), 437 (2012), 1,491 (2013), 1,352 (2014), 1,352 (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 377,234. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 31,709 (9.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 36,286 (2010) to 61,722 (2020), a change of 25,436 (70.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 64 in 2008 and 92 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $44,466 in 2008 to $48,365 in 2014, a change of $3,899 (8.8%). 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 117 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $18,382 in 2009 to $20,401 in 2014 a change of $2,019 (10.98%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $18,382 in 2009 to $18,992 in 2014, a change of $610 (3.32%). 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 100 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 11460; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Con-way Inc.

Number in this metro: 1. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
  •   Ann Arbor

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
  Ann Arbor, MI (2603000) 113,934 114,008 115,276 115,879 116,991 117,770 3,762 3.30
  Ypsilanti, MI (2689140) 19,435 19,580 19,752 19,815 20,030 20,081 501 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 345,563 100.0 349,048 100.0 351,213 100.0 354,289 100.0 357,029 100.0 358,880 100.0
  Washtenaw County (26161) 345,563 100.0 349,048 100.0 351,213 100.0 354,289 100.0 357,029 100.0 358,880 100.0

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.
  Washtenaw County, MI

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 354,240 356,874 2,634 0.74
  One race 339,281 341,386 2,105 0.62
    White 263,185 265,066 1,881 0.71
    Black/African American 263,185 265,066 1,881 0.71
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,029 571 -458 -44.51
    Asian alone 28,654 31,462 2,808 9.80
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 380 380...
    Some other race alone 3,267 2,755 -512 -15.67
  Two or more races 14,959 15,488 529 3.54
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 15,434 15,842 408 2.64
Population 25 years and over 219,688 221,693 2,005 2.64
  % high school graduate or higher 94.9 94.7 -0.2 -0.21
  % bachelor's degree or higher 53.5 53.0 -0.5 -0.93
Total Households 137,728 137,240 -488 -0.93
  Median household income ($) 59,660 62,845 3,185 5.34
  Mean household income ($) 83,022 87,399 4,377 5.27
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 354,240 356,874 2,634 0.74
  Male 174,523 176,319 1,796 5.27
  Female 179,717 180,555 838 5.27
  Under 5 years 18,769 18,639 -130 5.27
  5 to 9 years 21,344 18,972 -2,372 -11.11
  10 to 14 years 17,963 20,397 2,434 13.55
  15 to 19 years 30,812 31,970 1,158 3.76
  20 to 24 years 45,664 45,203 -461 -1.01
  25 to 34 years 49,768 50,043 275 0.55
  35 to 44 years 42,307 41,777 -530 -1.25
  45 to 54 years 45,093 45,184 91 0.20
  55 to 59 years 21,134 20,747 -387 -1.83
  55 to 59 years 21,134 20,747 -387 -1.83
  60 to 64 years 20,573 20,898 325 1.58
  65 to 74 years 24,065 26,240 2,175 9.04
  75 to 84 years 11,988 11,363 -625 -5.21
  85 years and over 4,760 5,441 681 14.31
  Median age 33.6 33.5 -0.1 -0.30
  18 years and over 283,658 286,519 2,861 1.01
  21 years and over 257,109 257,855 746 0.29
  62 years and over 52,374 55,476 3,102 5.92
  65 years and over 40,813 43,044 2,231 5.47

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 147,573 147,748 148,004 148,409 147,868 148,470 722 0.49

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 148,451 148,496 45 0.03
  1-unit, detached 86,789 85,367 -1,422 -1.64
  1-unit, attached 9,664 10,031 367 3.80
  2 units 4,210 4,422 212 5.04
  3 or 4 units 6,108 6,288 180 2.95
  5 to 9 units 12,751 13,779 1,028 8.06
  10 to 20 units 11,674 11,684 10 0.09
  20 or more units 11,749 12,414 665 5.66
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 148,451 148,496 45 0.03
  Occupied Housing Units 137,728 137,240 -488 -0.35
    Owner 81,821 82,580 759 0.93
    Renter 55,907 54,660 -1,247 -2.23
  Vacant Housing Units 10,723 11,256 533 4.97
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.40 0.70 -0.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.00 4.60 1.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.62 2.57 -0.05 -1.91
Average household size; renter-occ 2.17 2.30 0.13 5.99
Median Value $ owner occupied 207,500 212,400 4,900 2.36
Median Rent $ renter occupied 930 981 51 5.48

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 41 15 23 21 14 14 20 19 17 18 22 26
  in 1 unit bldgs 17 15 23 21 14 14 20 19 17 18 22 26
  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 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 57 57 57 57
Value ($000), Total Units 5,471 4,306 5,412 4,751 3,423 3,376 5,056 4,691 4,425 4,318 4,854 6,290
  1 unit structures 4,097 4,306 5,412 4,751 3,423 3,376 5,056 4,691 4,425 4,318 4,854 6,290
  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 1,374 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
    176.68 181.58 178.61 182.38 186.79
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.77 -1.64 2.11 2.42 5.72
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 15,542,579 16,525,471 16,793,103 17,569,590 18,446,608 2,904,029 18.7
  Net earnings 1/ 10,606,538 11,268,507 11,243,192 11,611,087 12,269,523 1,662,985 15.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,086,544 2,064,790 2,147,243 2,252,262 2,378,113 291,569 14.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 187,733 186,212 179,610 173,779 167,285 -20,448 -10.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 95,780 68,983 54,273 28,123 24,005 -71,775 -74.9
    Retirement and other 1,803,031 1,809,595 1,913,360 2,050,360 2,186,823 383,792 21.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,849,497 3,192,174 3,402,668 3,706,241 3,798,972 949,475 33.3
  Population 4/ 349,048 351,213 354,289 357,029 358,880 9,832 2.8
  Per capita personal income 44,528 47,053 47,399 49,211 51,400 6,872 15.4
  Per capita net earnings 30,387 32,085 31,735 32,521 34,188 3,801 12.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,978 5,879 6,061 6,308 6,626 648 10.8
    Per capita income maintenance 538 530 507 487 466 -72 -13.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 274 196 153 79 67 -207 -75.5
    Per capita retirement and other 5,166 5,152 5,401 5,743 6,093 927 17.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 8,164 9,089 9,604 10,381 10,586 2,422 29.7
  Earnings by place of work 12,852,589 13,520,085 13,835,453 14,030,601 14,800,805 1,948,216 15.2
    Wages and salaries 9,225,414 9,639,839 9,942,378 10,299,793 10,893,116 1,667,702 18.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,751,271 2,768,254 2,826,245 2,780,461 2,924,415 173,144 6.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,064,390 2,054,139 2,091,532 2,027,758 2,138,163 73,773 3.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 686,881 714,115 734,713 752,703 786,252 99,371 14.5
    Proprietors' income 875,904 1,111,992 1,066,830 950,347 983,274 107,370 12.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 28,631 1,646 26,770 1,560 -64 -28,695 -100.2
      Farm proprietors' income 847,273 1,110,346 1,040,060 948,787 983,338 136,065 16.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 246,151 247,774 251,734 253,782 259,217 13,066 5.3
  Wage and salary jobs 199,887 201,363 204,774 206,202 210,151 10,264 5.1
  Number of proprietors 46,264 46,411 46,960 47,580 49,066 2,802 6.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,058 1,032 1,052 1,058 1,054 -4 -0.4
    Number of farm proprietors 45,206 45,379 45,908 46,522 48,012 2,806 6.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 52,214 54,566 54,961 55,286 57,098 4,884 9.4
  Average wages and salaries 46,153 47,873 48,553 49,950 51,835 5,682 12.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,742 24,468 22,655 20,394 20,481 1,739 9.3
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 18,382 19,131 19,065 19,153 20,100 20,401 2,019 10.98
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 18,382 19,006 18,757 18,439 19,027 18,992 610 3.32

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 8,065 331,470 1,033 8,084 338,417 1,030
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 35 6,596 1,603 35 6,619 1,402
 Total, all industries - St Govt 20 99,451 1,069 20 100,289 1,156
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 133 18,410 937 134 19,318 879
 Total, all industries - Private 7,877 207,014 1,006 7,895 212,191 974
    Goods-producing 937 29,010 1,159 941 29,943 1,122
      Natural resources and mining 41 224 641 42 314 653
      Construction 498 5,484 1,037 499 6,023 1,073
      Manufacturing 398 23,301 1,193 400 23,606 1,141
    Service-providing 6,940 178,004 981 6,954 182,248 950
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,470 40,073 853 1,453 40,327 804
      Information 184 7,411 1,814 190 7,482 1,496
      Financial activities 633 10,759 1,463 624 10,995 1,464
      Professional & business services 1,802 43,125 1,353 1,790 44,489 1,297
      Education and health services 968 42,548 928 964 43,167 963
      Leisure and hospitality 811 25,943 327 817 27,289 339
      Other services 972 7,844 603 1,019 8,182 560
      Unclassified 100 301 1,064 97 317 922

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 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.2 3.5 4.1 3.5
Unemployment 6,400 5,746 5,741 5,148 4,923 5,535 5,690 5,919 5,450 6,305 6,802 7,806 6,759
Employment 180,173 179,592 186,605 188,272 188,353 187,258 191,825 192,403 193,954 189,251 187,406 184,061 185,305
Labor Force186,573185,338192,346193,420193,276192,793197,515198,322199,404195,556194,208191,867192,064

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
Ann Arbor Public SchoolsAnn Arbor 26028201226161MI 16,654 168,137 20,017
Chelsea School DistrictChelsea 26089403126161MI 2,498 16,115 2,781
Dexter Community School DistrictDexter 26120302126161MI 3,544 20,104 4,102
Lincoln Consolidated School DistrictYpsilanti 26215704126161MI 4,355 31,475 6,303
Manchester Community SchoolsManchester 26223804226161MI 1,186 7,405 1,324
Saline Area SchoolsSaline 26306602126161MI 5,261 27,077 5,833
School District of YpsilantiYpsilanti 26366302126161MI 3,333 58,902 7,836

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 36,831
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
Cleary University Ann Arbor, MI1693277 441 285 96 72
Concordia University-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI1693638 671 589 158 35
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI1697989 18,340 13,101 4,061 1,015
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI1709769 28,395 27,395 15,230 13,706
Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI1726173 12,295 3,690 0 0

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 60,142
  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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