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Situation & Outlook Report

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 12700)
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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 Barnstable Town, MA MSA metro changed from 215,930 in 2010 to 214,665 in 2015, a change of -1,597 (-0.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 199 in 2010 and 205 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 812 (2011), 570 (2012), 1,023 (2013), 1,309 (2014), 1,309 (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 214,359. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is -1,544 (-0.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 55,269 (2010) to 67,527 (2020), a change of 12,258 (22.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 29 in 2008 and 21 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $50,156 in 2008 to $59,892 in 2014, a change of $9,736 (19.4%). 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 190 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $8,841 in 2009 to $10,551 in 2014 a change of $1,710 (19.34%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $8,841 in 2009 to $9,663 in 2014, a change of $822 (9.3%). 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 57 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 12700; 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).

 
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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.
  •   Barnstable Town

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
  Barnstable Town, MA (2503690) 45,193 45,146 44,831 44,720 44,604 44,529 -617 -1.40

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 215,930 100.0 215,339 100.0 214,806 100.0 214,685 100.0 214,665 100.0 214,333 100.0
  Barnstable County (25001) 215,930 100.0 215,339 100.0 214,806 100.0 214,685 100.0 214,665 100.0 214,333 100.0

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.
  Barnstable County, MA

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 214,990 214,914 -76 -0.04
  One race 211,539 211,039 -500 -0.24
    White 199,074 199,233 159 0.08
    Black/African American 199,074 199,233 159 0.08
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,397 965 -432 -30.92
    Asian alone 2,776 3,396 620 22.33
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 2,577 1,133 -1,444 -56.03
  Two or more races 3,451 3,875 424 12.29
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,534 5,772 238 4.30
Population 25 years and over 164,797 165,103 306 4.30
  % high school graduate or higher 95.0 96.4 1.4 1.47
  % bachelor's degree or higher 37.1 44.3 7.2 19.41
Total Households 94,479 95,697 1,218 19.41
  Median household income ($) 61,026 65,384 4,358 7.14
  Mean household income ($) 80,103 88,287 8,184 10.22
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 214,990 214,914 -76 -0.04
  Male 101,704 102,195 491 10.22
  Female 113,286 112,719 -567 10.22
  Under 5 years 8,099 7,577 -522 10.22
  5 to 9 years 9,672 8,595 -1,077 -11.14
  10 to 14 years 10,082 11,299 1,217 12.07
  15 to 19 years 11,492 10,916 -576 -5.01
  20 to 24 years 10,848 11,424 576 5.31
  25 to 34 years 18,098 18,270 172 0.95
  35 to 44 years 20,395 19,298 -1,097 -5.38
  45 to 54 years 31,456 30,683 -773 -2.46
  55 to 59 years 18,357 17,596 -761 -4.15
  55 to 59 years 18,357 17,596 -761 -4.15
  60 to 64 years 18,205 19,265 1,060 5.82
  65 to 74 years 31,276 32,569 1,293 4.13
  75 to 84 years 17,639 19,924 2,285 12.95
  85 years and over 9,371 7,498 -1,873 -19.99
  Median age 51.5 51.8 0.3 0.58
  18 years and over 180,108 180,808 700 0.39
  21 years and over 174,278 174,662 384 0.22
  62 years and over 69,388 72,341 2,953 4.26
  65 years and over 58,286 59,991 1,705 2.93

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 160,281 160,348 160,604 160,853 161,215 161,718 1,370 0.85

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 160,975 161,721 746 0.46
  1-unit, detached 129,021 133,007 3,986 3.09
  1-unit, attached 4,937 4,967 30 0.61
  2 units 5,709 5,263 -446 -7.81
  3 or 4 units 7,079 6,926 -153 -2.16
  5 to 9 units 4,647 3,547 -1,100 -23.67
  10 to 20 units 3,489 2,790 -699 -20.03
  20 or more units 5,096 4,360 -736 -14.44
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 160,975 161,721 746 0.46
  Occupied Housing Units 94,479 95,697 1,218 1.29
    Owner 73,293 75,965 2,672 3.65
    Renter 21,186 19,732 -1,454 -6.86
  Vacant Housing Units 66,496 66,024 -472 -0.71
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.50 1.50 -1.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.30 8.10 -1.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.24 2.26 0.02 0.89
Average household size; renter-occ 2.27 2.05 -0.22 -9.69
Median Value $ owner occupied 361,300 359,700 -1,600 -0.44
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,072 1,054 -18 -1.68

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 26 8 9 7 10 5 5 9 8 8 7 9
  in 1 unit bldgs 26 8 9 7 10 5 5 9 8 8 7 9
  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 18 18 18 18
Value ($000), Total Units 10,238 2,151 3,387 2,301 3,505 1,435 1,251 2,634 3,336 2,876 3,125 2,637
  1 unit structures 10,238 2,151 3,387 2,301 3,505 1,435 1,251 2,634 3,336 2,876 3,125 2,637
  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 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
    274.32 274.95 276.12 280.77 284.40
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.23 0.43 1.68 1.29 3.67
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 11,886,519 12,463,475 12,674,647 13,220,778 13,873,772 1,987,253 16.7
  Net earnings 1/ 6,435,069 6,731,917 6,744,267 6,835,767 7,236,696 801,627 12.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,345,551 2,377,356 2,432,132 2,501,411 2,634,358 288,807 12.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 135,742 137,519 138,083 136,925 134,610 -1,132 -0.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 142,536 115,570 88,683 60,181 55,456 -87,080 -61.1
    Retirement and other 2,067,273 2,124,267 2,205,366 2,304,305 2,444,292 377,019 18.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 3,105,899 3,354,202 3,498,248 3,883,600 4,002,718 896,819 28.9
  Population 4/ 215,339 214,806 214,685 214,665 214,333 -1,006 -0.5
  Per capita personal income 55,199 58,022 59,038 61,588 64,730 9,531 17.3
  Per capita net earnings 29,883 31,340 31,415 31,844 33,764 3,881 13.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 10,892 11,067 11,329 11,653 12,291 1,399 12.8
    Per capita income maintenance 630 640 643 638 628 -2 -0.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 662 538 413 280 259 -403 -60.9
    Per capita retirement and other 9,600 9,889 10,273 10,734 11,404 1,804 18.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 14,423 15,615 16,295 18,091 18,675 4,252 29.5
  Earnings by place of work 5,989,342 6,272,951 6,433,289 6,650,873 7,039,073 1,049,731 17.5
    Wages and salaries 3,818,028 3,969,016 4,105,733 4,277,980 4,496,349 678,321 17.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,057,241 1,101,255 1,111,800 1,123,054 1,177,006 119,765 11.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 755,899 789,019 797,905 798,140 850,296 94,397 12.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 301,342 312,236 313,895 324,914 326,710 25,368 8.4
    Proprietors' income 1,114,073 1,202,680 1,215,756 1,249,839 1,365,718 251,645 22.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 4,752 3,806 1,959 -571 -317 -5,069 -106.7
      Farm proprietors' income 1,109,321 1,198,874 1,213,797 1,250,410 1,366,035 256,714 23.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 136,842 139,415 142,617 144,959 147,639 10,797 7.9
  Wage and salary jobs 94,021 96,456 98,181 99,682 100,981 6,960 7.4
  Number of proprietors 42,821 42,959 44,436 45,277 46,658 3,837 9.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 276 258 262 261 261 -15 -5.4
    Number of farm proprietors 42,545 42,701 44,174 45,016 46,397 3,852 9.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,768 44,995 45,109 45,881 47,678 3,910 8.9
  Average wages and salaries 40,608 41,148 41,818 42,916 44,527 3,919 9.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 26,074 28,076 27,478 27,777 29,442 3,368 12.9
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 8,841 9,069 9,446 9,985 10,297 10,551 1,710 19.34
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 8,841 8,979 9,229 9,546 9,649 9,663 822 9.30

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 9,172 137,307 840 9,258 156,095 805
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 81 2,637 1,399 81 2,755 1,221
 Total, all industries - St Govt 74 4,062 1,215 76 4,786 1,014
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 199 16,555 988 200 17,410 1,022
 Total, all industries - Private 8,818 114,054 792 8,901 131,144 762
    Goods-producing 1,399 11,987 1,033 1,425 13,186 1,054
      Natural resources and mining 88 395 773 90 507 844
      Construction 1,129 8,150 971 1,151 9,034 1,047
      Manufacturing 182 3,442 1,210 184 3,644 1,101
    Service-providing 7,419 102,066 764 7,476 117,958 730
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,865 28,987 638 1,875 31,466 648
      Information 153 2,371 973 155 2,384 964
      Financial activities 615 5,534 1,416 612 5,787 1,245
      Professional & business services 1,519 11,204 1,039 1,544 14,086 975
      Education and health services 1,202 28,926 890 1,195 29,183 928
      Leisure and hospitality 1,358 19,545 437 1,374 28,875 430
      Other services 707 5,499 632 721 6,176 629

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 4.4 4.9 4.9 6.0 6.8 8.2 7.9 7.5 5.2 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.4
Unemployment 5,379 5,569 5,428 6,497 7,228 8,713 8,283 7,988 5,629 4,820 4,982 4,578 4,256
Employment 117,614 107,248 104,623 101,372 99,681 97,271 96,992 98,455 102,582 106,215 113,698 120,565 120,505
Labor Force122,993112,817110,051107,869106,909105,984105,275106,443108,211111,035118,680125,143124,761

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
BarnstableHyannis 25023101325001MA 4,941 45,001 5,737
BourneBourne 25028202225001MA 2,105 19,672 2,551
BrewsterOrleans 25029702225001MA 469 9,779 452
EasthamOrleans 25045302225001MA 205 4,935 196
FalmouthEast Falmouth 25048602225001MA 3,536 31,400 3,868
MashpeeMashpee 25074402225001MA 1,725 13,948 1,900
OrleansOrleans 25092102225001MA 216 5,866 157
ProvincetownProvincetown 25098403225001MA 107 2,930 135
SandwichEast Sandwich 25104702225001MA 3,124 20,589 3,749
TruroTruro 25117304125001MA 142 1,995 100
WellfleetOrleans 25123004125001MA 140 2,739 118

Number of districts: 11 ... Total enrollment: 16,710
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
Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, MA1651943 3,818 1,105 0 0
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA1666927 1,401 1,373 96 0
National Graduate School of Quality Management Falmouth, MA4414789 109 109 130 130

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,328
  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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ProximityOne develops geographic-demographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Follow ProximityOne on Twitter at www.twitter.com/proximityone. Contact us (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest.

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