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Situation & Outlook Report

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 13460)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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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 Bend-Redmond, OR MSA metro changed from 157,839 in 2010 to 170,398 in 2015, a change of 17,429 (11%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 256 in 2010 and 238 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,314 (2011), 1,671 (2012), 4,040 (2013), 3,704 (2014), 3,704 (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 175,315. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 17,487 (11.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 24,302 (2010) to 37,937 (2020), a change of 13,635 (56.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 190 in 2008 and 256 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $38,446 in 2008 to $41,675 in 2014, a change of $3,229 (8.4%). 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 239 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,999 in 2009 to $7,060 in 2014 a change of $1,061 (17.69%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,999 in 2009 to $6,518 in 2014, a change of $519 (8.65%). 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 24 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 13460; 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.
  •   Bend
  •   Redmond

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
  Bend, OR (4105800) 76,639 76,683 77,628 78,845 81,268 84,080 7,397 9.60
  Redmond, OR (4161200) 26,215 26,238 26,617 26,749 27,412 27,941 1,703 6.50

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 157,839 100.0 159,765 100.0 161,749 100.0 165,930 100.0 170,398 100.0 175,268 100.0
  Deschutes County (41017) 157,839 100.0 159,765 100.0 161,749 100.0 165,930 100.0 170,398 100.0 175,268 100.0

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.
  Deschutes 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 165,954 170,388 4,434 2.67
  One race 162,735 166,054 3,319 2.04
    White 155,768 159,453 3,685 2.37
    Black/African American 155,768 159,453 3,685 2.37
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,149 913 -236 -20.54
    Asian alone 2,346 2,158 -188 -8.01
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 587 0 -587 -100.00
    Some other race alone 2,429 2,874 445 18.32
  Two or more races 3,219 4,334 1,115 34.64
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12,743 13,284 541 4.25
Population 25 years and over 117,742 122,494 4,752 4.25
  % high school graduate or higher 93.2 92.7 -0.5 -0.54
  % bachelor's degree or higher 33.8 30.4 -3.4 -10.06
Total Households 65,065 66,218 1,153 -10.06
  Median household income ($) 46,791 52,006 5,215 11.15
  Mean household income ($) 65,182 71,797 6,615 10.15
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 165,954 170,388 4,434 2.67
  Male 83,560 84,094 534 10.15
  Female 82,394 86,294 3,900 10.15
  Under 5 years 8,918 8,869 -49 10.15
  5 to 9 years 9,986 9,260 -726 -7.27
  10 to 14 years 10,447 12,101 1,654 15.83
  15 to 19 years 9,844 8,839 -1,005 -10.21
  20 to 24 years 9,017 8,825 -192 -2.13
  25 to 34 years 20,333 21,626 1,293 6.36
  35 to 44 years 21,203 22,478 1,275 6.01
  45 to 54 years 22,452 21,637 -815 -3.63
  55 to 59 years 14,032 13,208 -824 -5.87
  55 to 59 years 14,032 13,208 -824 -5.87
  60 to 64 years 11,223 13,227 2,004 17.86
  65 to 74 years 17,591 18,770 1,179 6.70
  75 to 84 years 7,863 7,845 -18 -0.23
  85 years and over 3,045 3,703 658 21.61
  Median age 42.3 42.2 -0.1 -0.24
  18 years and over 130,001 133,730 3,729 2.87
  21 years and over 124,772 128,880 4,108 3.29
  62 years and over 34,920 37,155 2,235 6.40
  65 years and over 28,499 30,318 1,819 6.38

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 80,139 80,189 80,375 80,646 81,267 82,414 2,225 2.77

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 80,984 82,420 1,436 1.77
  1-unit, detached 59,229 62,496 3,267 5.52
  1-unit, attached 2,205 2,536 331 15.01
  2 units 2,973 3,105 132 4.44
  3 or 4 units 5,170 3,231 -1,939 -37.50
  5 to 9 units 1,692 2,738 1,046 61.82
  10 to 20 units 1,059 1,276 217 20.49
  20 or more units 2,646 2,362 -284 -10.73
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 80,984 82,420 1,436 1.77
  Occupied Housing Units 65,065 66,218 1,153 1.77
    Owner 41,646 43,461 1,815 4.36
    Renter 23,419 22,757 -662 -2.83
  Vacant Housing Units 15,919 16,202 283 1.78
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.20 2.30 -0.90...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.60 4.40 -4.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.47 2.52 0.05 2.02
Average household size; renter-occ 2.64 2.62 -0.02 -0.76
Median Value $ owner occupied 240,000 257,200 17,200 7.17
Median Rent $ renter occupied 900 945 45 5.00

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 149 169 387 220 234 126 151 169 187 241 158 168
  in 1 unit bldgs 142 141 145 101 101 124 145 127 136 163 148 130
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 4 6 0 4 2 6 0 0 4 2 14
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 5 24 236 119 129 0 0 42 48 74 5 24
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 5 3 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 1
  Percent Coverage 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98
Value ($000), Total Units 37,754 39,609 68,295 37,797 34,442 24,547 36,749 33,711 43,280 50,793 38,623 40,847
  1 unit structures 37,061 33,612 41,719 28,367 24,374 24,260 35,693 29,280 37,092 43,304 37,043 35,699
  2 unit structures 513 709 950 0 480 287 1,056 0 0 865 270 3,241
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 900 0 900 0
  5+ unit structures 180 5,288 25,626 9,430 9,588 0 0 4,431 5,288 6,624 410 1,907

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
    257.86 259.66 267.79 273.46 286.20
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.70 3.13 2.12 4.66 10.99
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 5,771,831 6,222,909 6,671,402 7,128,574 7,788,057 2,016,226 34.9
  Net earnings 1/ 2,938,473 3,269,095 3,510,364 3,919,671 4,414,895 1,476,422 50.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,319,078 1,326,387 1,394,223 1,517,369 1,636,541 317,463 24.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 114,694 116,492 122,087 118,400 115,800 1,106 1.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 118,612 85,623 57,779 30,626 30,888 -87,724 -74.0
    Retirement and other 1,085,772 1,124,272 1,214,357 1,368,343 1,489,853 404,081 37.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,514,280 1,627,427 1,766,815 1,691,534 1,736,621 222,341 14.7
  Population 4/ 159,765 161,749 165,930 170,398 175,268 15,503 9.7
  Per capita personal income 36,127 38,473 40,206 41,835 44,435 8,308 23.0
  Per capita net earnings 18,392 20,211 21,156 23,003 25,189 6,797 37.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,256 8,200 8,402 8,905 9,337 1,081 13.1
    Per capita income maintenance 718 720 736 695 661 -57 -7.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 742 529 348 180 176 -566 -76.3
    Per capita retirement and other 6,796 6,951 7,318 8,030 8,500 1,704 25.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 9,478 10,061 10,648 9,927 9,908 430 4.5
  Earnings by place of work 3,306,507 3,641,512 3,980,721 4,473,490 5,051,471 1,744,964 52.8
    Wages and salaries 2,325,188 2,410,581 2,599,119 2,864,163 3,195,656 870,468 37.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 593,909 643,821 660,116 691,340 764,433 170,524 28.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 376,649 415,265 412,027 417,210 466,461 89,812 23.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 217,260 228,556 248,089 274,130 297,972 80,712 37.1
    Proprietors' income 387,410 587,110 721,486 917,987 1,091,382 703,972 181.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -18,902 -10,420 -9,863 -10,037 -8,497 10,405...
      Farm proprietors' income 406,312 597,530 731,349 928,024 1,099,879 693,567 170.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 91,619 93,026 97,007 102,551 108,348 16,729 18.3
  Wage and salary jobs 62,820 63,808 67,025 71,425 76,290 13,470 21.4
  Number of proprietors 28,799 29,218 29,982 31,126 32,058 3,259 11.3
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,281 1,239 1,236 1,218 1,216 -65 -5.1
    Number of farm proprietors 27,518 27,979 28,746 29,908 30,842 3,324 12.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 36,090 39,145 41,035 43,622 46,623 10,533 29.2
  Average wages and salaries 37,013 37,779 38,778 40,100 41,888 4,875 13.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 14,765 21,356 25,442 31,029 35,662 20,897 141.5
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 5,999 5,888 5,760 6,060 6,518 7,060 1,061 17.69
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,999 5,851 5,664 5,840 6,154 6,518 519 8.65

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 7,374 113,950 749 7,534 119,914 769
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 36 1,297 1,316 36 1,455 1,101
 Total, all industries - St Govt 41 2,267 852 42 2,335 846
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 155 11,683 821 155 11,974 1,002
 Total, all industries - Private 7,142 98,704 731 7,301 104,151 736
    Goods-producing 1,355 15,855 809 1,391 17,276 811
      Natural resources and mining 85 594 761 84 793 673
      Construction 947 7,533 788 976 8,363 833
      Manufacturing 323 7,728 834 331 8,120 801
    Service-providing 5,787 82,848 716 5,910 86,875 721
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,311 22,112 640 1,334 22,885 642
      Information 148 2,628 1,130 153 2,683 1,082
      Financial activities 745 5,268 1,084 760 5,453 997
      Professional & business services 1,305 12,366 840 1,344 13,637 824
      Education and health services 739 18,947 923 755 19,255 1,009
      Leisure and hospitality 625 17,060 364 634 18,449 360
      Other services 866 4,397 539 897 4,466 547
      Unclassified 48 71 832 33 48 859

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 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 4.5 4.2 5.0 5.3 5.1
Unemployment 4,787 4,461 4,635 4,777 4,845 4,895 4,983 4,465 3,943 3,724 4,542 4,844 4,713
Employment 82,365 81,349 80,964 80,820 80,056 81,068 81,861 82,706 84,200 84,639 85,588 86,711 87,597
Labor Force87,15285,81085,59985,59784,90185,96386,84487,17188,14388,36390,13091,55592,310

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
Bend-Lapine Administrative Sd 1Bend 41019801341017OR 16,586 112,983 18,022
Redmond Sd 2jRedmond 41103503241017OR 7,084 47,657 8,197
Sisters Sd 6Sisters 41114904241017OR 1,136 7,992 1,355

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 24,806
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
Central Oregon Community College Bend, OR2083183 6,312 2,736 0 0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR4408287 812 237 168 101
Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College Bend, OR2096764 117 117 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,241
  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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