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Situation & Outlook Report

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 13980)
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 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA metro changed from 178,525 in 2010 to 181,438 in 2015, a change of 3,222 (1.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 232 in 2010 and 231 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 210 (2011), 399 (2012), 1,205 (2013), 485 (2014), 485 (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 187,567. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 9,055 (5.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 23,366 (2010) to 34,115 (2020), a change of 10,749 (46.0%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 756 in 2008 and 766 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $28,596 in 2008 to $32,627 in 2014, a change of $4,031 (14.1%). 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 248 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,425 in 2009 to $6,636 in 2014 a change of $1,211 (22.32%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,425 in 2009 to $6,096 in 2014, a change of $671 (12.37%). 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 36 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 13980; 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.
  •   Blacksburg
  •   Christiansburg
  •   Radford

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
  Blacksburg, VA (5107784) 42,620 42,696 42,791 42,808 43,729 43,985 1,289 3.00
  Christiansburg, VA (5116608) 21,041 21,017 21,179 21,485 21,619 21,805 788 3.70
  Radford, VA (5165392) 16,408 16,452 16,824 16,766 17,277 17,646 1,194 7.30

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 178,525 100.0 178,890 100.0 179,502 100.0 180,836 100.0 181,438 100.0 181,747 100.0
  Floyd County (51063) ** 15,355 8.6 15,416 8.6 15,442 8.6 15,527 8.6 15,581 8.6 15,651 8.6
  Giles County (51071) 17,317 9.7 17,119 9.6 16,979 9.5 16,942 9.4 16,786 9.3 16,708 9.2
  Montgomery County (51121) 94,597 53.0 94,842 53.0 95,691 53.3 96,782 53.5 97,369 53.7 97,653 53.7
  Pulaski County (51155) 34,806 19.5 34,743 19.4 34,744 19.4 34,510 19.1 34,312 18.9 34,332 18.9
  Radford City (51750) 16,450 9.2 16,770 9.4 16,646 9.3 17,075 9.4 17,390 9.6 17,403 9.6
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

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.
  Montgomery County, VA

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 179,738 181,249 1,511 0.84
  One race 175,916 178,641 2,725 1.55
    White 161,060 162,745 1,685 1.05
    Black/African American 161,060 162,745 1,685 1.05
    American Indian/Alaska Native 227 990 763 336.12
    Asian alone 5,859 5,496 -363 -6.20
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 20 0 -20 -100.00
    Some other race alone 381 964 583 153.02
  Two or more races 3,822 2,608 -1,214 -31.76
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,489 5,282 793 17.67
Population 25 years and over 105,433 110,173 4,740 17.67
  % high school graduate or higher 86.4 87.2 0.8 0.93
  % bachelor's degree or higher 29.3 33.2 3.9 13.31
Total Households 69,246 67,185 -2,061 13.31
  Median household income ($) 42,242 43,709 1,467 3.47
  Mean household income ($) 58,595 57,499 -1,096 -1.87
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 179,738 181,249 1,511 0.84
  Male 90,404 93,870 3,466 -1.87
  Female 89,334 87,379 -1,955 -1.87
  Under 5 years 7,954 7,705 -249 -1.87
  5 to 9 years 7,086 8,983 1,897 26.77
  10 to 14 years 9,460 7,752 -1,708 -18.05
  15 to 19 years 18,360 19,732 1,372 7.47
  20 to 24 years 31,445 26,904 -4,541 -14.44
  25 to 34 years 20,872 23,533 2,661 12.75
  35 to 44 years 18,768 18,706 -62 -0.33
  45 to 54 years 20,413 22,251 1,838 9.00
  55 to 59 years 11,271 10,458 -813 -7.21
  55 to 59 years 11,271 10,458 -813 -7.21
  60 to 64 years 10,132 9,178 -954 -9.42
  65 to 74 years 14,301 15,660 1,359 9.50
  75 to 84 years 6,403 7,382 979 15.29
  85 years and over 3,273 3,005 -268 -8.19
  Median age 32.4 33.1 0.7 2.16
  18 years and over 149,848 151,094 1,246 0.83
  21 years and over 128,116 129,644 1,528 1.19
  62 years and over 30,616 31,292 676 2.21
  65 years and over 23,977 26,047 2,070 8.63

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 78,340 78,424 78,540 78,719 78,925 79,287 863 1.10

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 79,237 78,992 -245 -0.31
  1-unit, detached 48,122 46,796 -1,326 -2.76
  1-unit, attached 4,907 6,392 1,485 30.26
  2 units 2,163 2,646 483 22.33
  3 or 4 units 2,738 2,415 -323 -11.80
  5 to 9 units 3,171 2,563 -608 -19.17
  10 to 20 units 6,917 7,559 642 9.28
  20 or more units 1,993 1,372 -621 -31.16
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 79,237 78,992 -245 -0.31
  Occupied Housing Units 69,246 67,185 -2,061 -2.98
    Owner 42,236 41,064 -1,172 -2.77
    Renter 27,010 26,121 -889 -3.29
  Vacant Housing Units 9,991 11,807 1,816 18.18
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.60 1.70 1.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.70 6.20 0.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.43 2.59 0.16 6.58
Average household size; renter-occ 2.38 2.34 -0.04 -1.68
Median Value $ owner occupied 151,300 164,800 13,500 8.92
Median Rent $ renter occupied 782 782 0 0.00

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 5 139 18 34 5 10 0 16 6 10 1 4
  in 1 unit bldgs 5 139 18 34 5 5 0 16 6 10 1 4
  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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 49 49 49 49
Value ($000), Total Units 1,607 13,000 2,124 4,625 1,532 1,734 0 1,915 2,669 0 205 1,240
  1 unit structures 1,607 13,000 2,124 4,625 1,532 1,446 0 1,915 2,669 0 205 1,240
  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 0 288 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
    189.81 196.56 199.61 198.81 198.21
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  3.56 1.55 -0.40 -0.30 4.43
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 5,385,937 5,630,010 5,668,403 5,968,914 6,246,717 860,780 16.0
  Net earnings 1/ 3,205,580 3,353,403 3,386,521 3,549,104 3,736,464 530,884 16.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,167,124 1,172,917 1,201,540 1,253,072 1,296,771 129,647 11.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 110,712 111,955 113,676 111,878 110,037 -675 -0.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 22,190 19,930 14,476 9,603 6,749 -15,441 -69.6
    Retirement and other 1,034,222 1,041,032 1,073,388 1,131,591 1,179,985 145,763 14.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,013,233 1,103,690 1,080,342 1,166,738 1,213,482 200,249 19.8
  Population 4/ 178,890 179,502 180,836 181,438 181,747 2,857 1.6
  Per capita personal income 30,108 31,365 31,346 32,898 34,370 4,262 14.2
  Per capita net earnings 17,919 18,682 18,727 19,561 20,559 2,640 14.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,524 6,534 6,644 6,906 7,135 611 9.4
    Per capita income maintenance 619 624 629 617 605 -14 -2.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 124 111 80 53 37 -87 -70.2
    Per capita retirement and other 5,781 5,800 5,936 6,237 6,492 711 12.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,664 6,149 5,974 6,431 6,677 1,013 17.9
  Earnings by place of work 3,591,287 3,766,303 3,867,674 4,058,842 4,249,334 658,047 18.3
    Wages and salaries 2,628,378 2,757,068 2,808,465 2,931,666 3,042,890 414,512 15.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 755,406 783,537 830,343 871,391 922,256 166,850 22.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 558,478 575,636 620,155 653,498 696,716 138,238 24.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 196,928 207,901 210,188 217,893 225,540 28,612 14.5
    Proprietors' income 207,503 225,698 228,866 255,785 284,188 76,685 37.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -337 -868 -2,209 1,954 854 1,191...
      Farm proprietors' income 207,840 226,566 231,075 253,831 283,334 75,494 36.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 88,406 89,758 90,733 91,732 93,940 5,534 6.3
  Wage and salary jobs 70,995 72,362 73,149 73,920 75,650 4,655 6.6
  Number of proprietors 17,411 17,396 17,584 17,812 18,290 879 5.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,030 2,027 2,041 2,032 1,979 -51 -2.5
    Number of farm proprietors 15,381 15,369 15,543 15,780 16,311 930 6.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,623 41,961 42,627 44,247 45,235 4,612 11.4
  Average wages and salaries 37,022 38,101 38,394 39,660 40,223 3,201 8.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 13,513 14,742 14,867 16,086 17,371 3,858 28.6
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 5,425 5,508 5,767 6,366 6,451 6,636 1,211 22.32
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,425 5,489 5,678 6,087 6,053 6,096 671 12.37

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 3,939 112,521 745 3,947 115,647 728
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 46 746 1,258 45 755 1,183
 Total, all industries - St Govt 60 18,795 996 61 19,000 878
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 167 12,736 620 167 13,060 640
 Total, all industries - Private 3,666 80,244 701 3,674 82,833 703
    Goods-producing 551 23,223 1,018 551 23,705 1,023
      Natural resources and mining 53 637 703 53 738 752
      Construction 349 3,216 734 352 3,323 712
      Manufacturing 149 19,369 1,076 146 19,644 1,087
    Service-providing 3,115 57,021 572 3,123 59,128 574
      Trade, transportation & utilities 731 17,041 487 719 17,389 508
      Information 56 900 1,054 54 1,066 984
      Financial activities 324 3,413 755 323 3,496 755
      Professional & business services 582 9,350 815 585 9,805 831
      Education and health services 727 11,762 737 734 11,901 711
      Leisure and hospitality 378 11,910 258 390 12,770 264
      Other services 317 2,645 526 318 2,701 530

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 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.4
Unemployment 313 294 282 289 297 357 391 358 261 281 304 298 366
Employment 7,984 8,089 7,930 7,847 7,917 7,456 7,898 7,863 7,973 7,846 7,698 7,841 7,862
Labor Force8,2978,3838,2128,1368,2147,8138,2898,2218,2348,1278,0028,1398,228

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
Floyd Co Pblc SchsFloyd 51013504251063VA 2,034 15,528 2,439
Giles Co Pblc SchsPearisburg 51015903251071VA 2,448 16,925 2,677
Montgomery Co Pblc SchsChristiansburg 51025201351121VA 9,742 96,207 10,917
Pulaski Co Pblc SchsPulaski 51031504151155VA 4,520 34,507 4,710
Radford City Pblc SchsRadford 51031801351750VA 1,570 17,184 1,631

Number of districts: 5 ... Total enrollment: 20,314
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
New River Community College Dublin, VA2328673 4,585 1,870 0 0
Radford University Radford, VA2332779 8,885 8,507 913 574
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA2339219 24,247 23,685 6,977 4,819

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 37,717
  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
  • Metros main page
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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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