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Situation & Outlook Report

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 13780)
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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 Binghamton, NY MSA metro changed from 251,456 in 2010 to 247,446 in 2015, a change of -5,436 (-2.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 184 in 2010 and 189 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -921 (2011), -1,361 (2012), -672 (2013), -1,029 (2014), -1,029 (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 256,514. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 5,045 (2.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 41,948 (2010) to 55,288 (2020), a change of 13,340 (31.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 398 in 2008 and 429 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,829 in 2008 to $38,050 in 2014, a change of $4,221 (12.5%). 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 206 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $8,600 in 2009 to $9,120 in 2014 a change of $520 (6.05%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $8,600 in 2009 to $8,495 in 2014, a change of ($105) (-1.22%). 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 65 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 13780; 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.
  •   Binghamton

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
  Binghamton, NY (3606607) 47,376 47,317 47,019 46,697 46,544 46,299 -1,018 -2.20
  Endicott, NY (3624515) 13,392 13,374 13,290 13,204 13,150 13,083 -291 -2.20
  Johnson City, NY (3638748) 15,174 15,157 15,048 14,963 14,901 14,832 -325 -2.10

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 251,456 100.0 250,401 100.0 249,157 100.0 248,432 100.0 247,446 100.0 246,020 100.0
  Broome County (36007) 200,382 79.7 199,379 79.6 198,779 79.8 198,222 79.8 197,516 79.8 196,567 79.9
  Tioga County (36107) 51,074 20.3 51,022 20.4 50,378 20.2 50,210 20.2 49,930 20.2 49,453 20.1

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.
  Broome County, NY

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 247,777 247,219 -558 -0.23
  One race 242,556 240,949 -1,607 -0.66
    White 220,165 219,150 -1,015 -0.46
    Black/African American 220,165 219,150 -1,015 -0.46
    American Indian/Alaska Native 888 631 -257 -28.94
    Asian alone 7,698 8,795 1,097 14.25
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 170 170...
    Some other race alone 2,647 1,507 -1,140 -43.07
  Two or more races 5,221 6,270 1,049 20.09
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8,276 8,507 231 2.79
Population 25 years and over 166,689 166,447 -242 2.79
  % high school graduate or higher 89.5 89.9 0.4 0.45
  % bachelor's degree or higher 26.4 26.0 -0.4 -1.52
Total Households 96,729 99,298 2,569 -1.52
  Median household income ($) 46,836 48,188 1,352 2.89
  Mean household income ($) 63,774 62,800 -974 -1.53
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 247,777 247,219 -558 -0.23
  Male 120,461 120,409 -52 -1.53
  Female 127,316 126,810 -506 -1.53
  Under 5 years 12,609 13,289 680 -1.53
  5 to 9 years 14,057 12,883 -1,174 -8.35
  10 to 14 years 15,275 14,532 -743 -4.86
  15 to 19 years 18,156 18,506 350 1.93
  20 to 24 years 20,991 21,562 571 2.72
  25 to 34 years 27,706 28,118 412 1.49
  35 to 44 years 26,535 25,200 -1,335 -5.03
  45 to 54 years 35,761 34,353 -1,408 -3.94
  55 to 59 years 18,319 17,232 -1,087 -5.93
  55 to 59 years 18,319 17,232 -1,087 -5.93
  60 to 64 years 15,437 17,970 2,533 16.41
  65 to 74 years 22,070 22,985 915 4.15
  75 to 84 years 15,010 13,732 -1,278 -8.51
  85 years and over 5,851 6,857 1,006 17.19
  Median age 40.4 41.1 0.7 1.73
  18 years and over 197,536 198,001 465 0.24
  21 years and over 183,093 184,466 1,373 0.75
  62 years and over 52,398 54,758 2,360 4.50
  65 years and over 42,931 43,574 643 1.50

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 112,766 112,740 112,544 112,368 112,196 112,011 -729 -0.65

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 111,780 112,006 226 0.20
  1-unit, detached 69,021 69,299 278 0.40
  1-unit, attached 2,201 1,652 -549 -24.94
  2 units 11,909 12,138 229 1.92
  3 or 4 units 8,160 7,834 -326 -4.00
  5 to 9 units 4,445 4,273 -172 -3.87
  10 to 20 units 3,269 4,383 1,114 34.08
  20 or more units 4,546 4,672 126 2.77
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 111,780 112,006 226 0.20
  Occupied Housing Units 96,729 99,298 2,569 2.66
    Owner 67,539 66,277 -1,262 -1.87
    Renter 29,190 33,021 3,831 13.12
  Vacant Housing Units 15,051 12,708 -2,343 -15.57
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.50 1.90 0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.20 8.00 -0.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.56 2.47 -0.09 -3.52
Average household size; renter-occ 2.19 2.19 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 107,600 113,600 6,000 5.58
Median Rent $ renter occupied 638 732 94 14.73

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
    172.84 178.28 171.26 170.62 165.52
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  3.15 -3.94 -0.37 -2.99 -4.24
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 9,119,644 9,374,484 9,367,809 9,440,758 9,770,514 650,870 7.1
  Net earnings 1/ 5,640,834 5,769,278 5,703,054 5,679,893 5,834,426 193,592 3.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,249,320 2,238,635 2,263,723 2,300,687 2,422,012 172,692 7.7
    Income maintenance 2/ 248,858 251,452 257,989 265,948 267,481 18,623 7.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 95,700 87,305 60,973 30,601 29,598 -66,102 -69.1
    Retirement and other 1,904,762 1,899,878 1,944,761 2,004,138 2,124,933 220,171 11.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,229,490 1,366,571 1,401,032 1,460,178 1,514,076 284,586 23.1
  Population 4/ 250,401 249,157 248,432 247,446 246,020 -4,381 -1.7
  Per capita personal income 36,420 37,625 37,708 38,153 39,714 3,294 9.0
  Per capita net earnings 22,527 23,155 22,956 22,954 23,715 1,188 5.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,983 8,985 9,112 9,298 9,845 862 9.6
    Per capita income maintenance 994 1,009 1,038 1,075 1,087 93 9.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 382 350 245 124 120 -262 -68.6
    Per capita retirement and other 7,607 7,625 7,828 8,099 8,637 1,030 13.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,910 5,485 5,639 5,901 6,154 1,244 25.3
  Earnings by place of work 6,295,874 6,383,181 6,360,808 6,339,084 6,487,499 191,625 3.0
    Wages and salaries 4,206,705 4,228,468 4,218,742 4,265,206 4,358,550 151,845 3.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,512,428 1,529,454 1,559,736 1,523,622 1,571,027 58,599 3.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,165,891 1,180,825 1,207,332 1,164,480 1,207,070 41,179 3.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 346,537 348,629 352,404 359,142 363,957 17,420 5.0
    Proprietors' income 576,741 625,259 582,330 550,256 557,922 -18,819 -3.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 13,198 6,598 11,850 13,553 1,805 -11,393 -86.3
      Farm proprietors' income 563,543 618,661 570,480 536,703 556,117 -7,426 -1.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 132,645 132,068 130,679 129,657 129,416 -3,229 -2.4
  Wage and salary jobs 108,276 107,729 106,147 105,053 104,014 -4,262 -3.9
  Number of proprietors 24,369 24,339 24,532 24,604 25,402 1,033 4.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,034 1,004 1,022 1,026 1,025 -9 -0.9
    Number of farm proprietors 23,335 23,335 23,510 23,578 24,377 1,042 4.5
Average earnings per job (dollars) 47,464 48,333 48,675 48,891 50,129 2,665 5.6
  Average wages and salaries 38,852 39,251 39,744 40,601 41,903 3,051 7.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 24,150 26,512 24,265 22,763 22,813 -1,337 -5.5
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 8,600 8,721 8,787 8,926 8,995 9,120 520 6.05
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 8,600 8,668 8,656 8,623 8,528 8,495 -105 -1.22

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 5,512 162,499 785 5,549 167,302 793
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 66 1,104 1,291 65 1,098 1,107
 Total, all industries - St Govt 74 11,233 829 74 11,104 894
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 150 22,980 780 149 23,797 903
 Total, all industries - Private 5,222 127,182 778 5,261 131,303 763
    Goods-producing 782 24,767 1,296 784 25,814 1,188
      Natural resources and mining 45 531 472 47 646 551
      Construction 534 5,259 928 534 6,083 973
      Manufacturing 203 18,976 1,421 203 19,085 1,281
    Service-providing 4,440 102,415 653 4,477 105,489 657
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,216 31,015 622 1,214 31,295 633
      Information 71 3,060 830 69 3,138 724
      Financial activities 441 5,716 1,049 443 5,774 913
      Professional & business services 697 14,695 768 703 15,041 771
      Education and health services 566 26,841 775 566 26,844 840
      Leisure and hospitality 679 15,140 309 688 17,130 303
      Other services 568 5,806 413 570 6,022 428
      Unclassified 202 141 439 224 246 453

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 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.6 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.0
Unemployment 4,804 4,691 4,556 4,620 4,833 5,506 5,184 5,000 4,627 4,161 4,360 4,517 4,185
Employment 81,572 81,192 81,871 82,092 81,842 81,433 81,983 82,255 81,619 82,227 81,763 80,191 79,819
Labor Force86,37685,88386,42786,71286,67586,93987,16787,25586,24686,38886,12384,70884,004

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
Binghamton City School DistrictBinghamton 36048701336007NY 5,824 46,652 6,269
Candor Central School DistrictCandor 36064204236107NY 786 5,257 900
Chenango Forks Central School DistrictBinghamton 36072602236007NY 1,572 9,629 1,677
Chenango Valley Central School DistrictBinghamton 36072904136007NY 1,799 12,796 1,898
Harpursville Central School DistrictHarpursville 36137104236007NY 851 5,185 903
Johnson City Central School DistrictJohnson City 36159002236007NY 2,536 19,819 2,696
Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictEndwell 36181502236007NY 2,508 14,783 2,416
Newark Valley Central School DistrictNewark Valley 36206704236107NY 1,286 7,664 1,307
Owego-Apalachin Central School DistrictOwego 36221703136107NY 2,178 14,355 2,295
Spencer-Van Etten Central School DistrictSpencer 36277504236107NY 1,011 6,028 1,086
Susquehanna Valley Central School DistrictConklin 36283804136007NY 1,600 10,787 1,855
Tioga Central School DistrictTioga Center 36287104236107NY 1,042 5,541 1,047
Union-Endicott Central School DistrictEndicott 36107102236007NY 3,929 31,220 4,600
Vestal Central School DistrictVestal 36296102236007NY 3,447 31,300 3,998
Waverly Central School DistrictWaverly 36302703236107NY 1,632 9,944 1,663
Whitney Point Central School DistrictWhitney Point 36313804236007NY 1,470 8,941 1,449
Windsor Central School DistrictWindsor 36027304236007NY 1,791 10,610 1,900

Number of districts: 17 ... Total enrollment: 35,262
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
Davis College Johnson City, NY1945695 396 218 0 0
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton, NY1895473 5,944 4,337 0 0
SUNY at Binghamton Vestal, NY1960799 13,412 12,908 3,283 1,944

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 19,752
  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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Learn more about accessing and using demographic-economic data and related analytical tools. Join us in a Data Analytics Lab session. There is no fee for these one-hour Web sessions. Each informal session is focused on a specific topic. The open structure also provides for Q&A and discussion of application issues of interest to participants.

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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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