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Situation & Outlook Report

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 14010)
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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 Bloomington, IL MSA metro changed from 186,444 in 2010 to 190,356 in 2015, a change of 2,969 (1.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 224 in 2010 and 227 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -51 (2011), 669 (2012), 1,130 (2013), -1,897 (2014), -1,897 (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 201,268. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 14,847 (8.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 20,720 (2010) to 31,689 (2020), a change of 10,969 (52.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 173 in 2008 and 207 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $39,010 in 2008 to $43,064 in 2014, a change of $4,054 (10.4%). 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 184 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,549 in 2009 to $11,126 in 2014 a change of $1,577 (16.51%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,549 in 2009 to $10,192 in 2014, a change of $643 (6.73%). 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 46 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 14010; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • COUNTRY Financial
  • State Farm Insurance Cos.

Number in this metro: 2. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Bloomington

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
  Bloomington, IL (1706613) 76,610 76,757 77,120 77,803 79,043 78,730 1,973 2.60
  Normal, IL (1753234) 52,497 52,638 53,053 53,878 54,707 54,594 1,956 3.70

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 186,444 100.0 187,368 100.0 189,102 100.0 191,271 100.0 190,356 100.0 189,413 100.0
  De Witt County (17039) ** 16,586 8.9 16,555 8.8 16,503 8.7 16,389 8.6 16,246 8.5 16,247 8.6
  McLean County (17113) 169,858 91.1 170,813 91.2 172,599 91.3 174,882 91.4 174,110 91.5 173,166 91.4
  ** 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.
  McLean County, IL

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 192,140 188,917 -3,223 -1.68
  One race 187,419 185,396 -2,023 -1.08
    White 163,265 158,958 -4,307 -2.64
    Black/African American 163,265 158,958 -4,307 -2.64
    American Indian/Alaska Native 318 143 -175 -55.03
    Asian alone 8,647 8,397 -250 -2.89
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 118 0 -118 -100.00
    Some other race alone 1,900 2,659 759 39.95
  Two or more races 4,721 3,521 -1,200 -25.42
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8,748 8,663 -85 -0.97
Population 25 years and over 117,215 115,464 -1,751 -0.97
  % high school graduate or higher 95.2 94.5 -0.7 -0.74
  % bachelor's degree or higher 41.8 41.9 0.1 0.24
Total Households 72,165 72,551 386 0.24
  Median household income ($) 61,401 57,592 -3,809 -6.20
  Mean household income ($) 77,606 74,022 -3,584 -4.62
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 192,140 188,917 -3,223 -1.68
  Male 94,030 92,389 -1,641 -4.62
  Female 98,110 96,528 -1,582 -4.62
  Under 5 years 11,794 11,247 -547 -4.62
  5 to 9 years 12,692 11,983 -709 -5.59
  10 to 14 years 11,729 11,187 -542 -4.62
  15 to 19 years 14,833 15,715 882 5.95
  20 to 24 years 23,877 23,321 -556 -2.33
  25 to 34 years 25,821 24,239 -1,582 -6.13
  35 to 44 years 23,563 24,219 656 2.78
  45 to 54 years 24,491 22,462 -2,029 -8.28
  55 to 59 years 12,048 12,275 227 1.88
  55 to 59 years 12,048 12,275 227 1.88
  60 to 64 years 9,115 9,452 337 3.70
  65 to 74 years 12,209 12,710 501 4.10
  75 to 84 years 7,276 6,354 -922 -12.67
  85 years and over 2,692 3,753 1,061 39.41
  Median age 33.1 33.6 0.5 1.51
  18 years and over 149,284 147,914 -1,370 -0.92
  21 years and over 135,576 135,230 -346 -0.26
  62 years and over 27,466 27,557 91 0.33
  65 years and over 22,177 22,817 640 2.89

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 77,177 77,265 77,544 78,005 78,392 78,919 1,654 2.14

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 78,220 78,513 293 0.37
  1-unit, detached 50,323 49,534 -789 -1.57
  1-unit, attached 3,518 2,940 -578 -16.43
  2 units 2,651 1,340 -1,311 -49.45
  3 or 4 units 3,882 4,735 853 21.97
  5 to 9 units 5,742 5,644 -98 -1.71
  10 to 20 units 4,969 5,612 643 12.94
  20 or more units 4,337 4,460 123 2.84
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 78,220 78,513 293 0.37
  Occupied Housing Units 72,165 72,551 386 0.53
    Owner 49,365 46,970 -2,395 -4.85
    Renter 22,800 25,581 2,781 12.20
  Vacant Housing Units 6,055 5,962 -93 -1.54
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.00 1.00 0.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.80 6.30 0.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.64 2.59 -0.05 -1.89
Average household size; renter-occ 2.37 2.33 -0.04 -1.69
Median Value $ owner occupied 154,800 157,800 3,000 1.94
Median Rent $ renter occupied 741 751 10 1.35

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 22 23 56 33 4 5 20 25 21 33 13
  in 1 unit bldgs 23 22 23 16 9 4 5 20 17 21 21 13
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 40 24 0 0 0 8 0 12 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  Percent Coverage 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 86 86 86 86
Value ($000), Total Units 3,589 3,719 3,065 5,390 3,053 558 1,106 3,558 3,019 3,497 4,812 1,944
  1 unit structures 3,404 3,719 3,065 2,728 1,748 558 1,106 3,558 2,505 3,497 2,812 1,944
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 2,662 1,305 0 0 0 514 0 2,000 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
    147.53 146.54 148.31 149.78 148.43
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.67 1.21 0.99 -0.90 0.61
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 7,890,275 8,048,150 8,379,097 8,263,511 8,409,356 519,081 6.6
  Net earnings 1/ 5,797,656 5,867,851 6,125,261 5,932,510 5,986,543 188,887 3.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 996,700 996,537 1,034,712 1,061,418 1,118,534 121,834 12.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 101,923 105,189 108,793 108,175 108,509 6,586 6.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 61,779 49,586 41,659 24,122 22,294 -39,485 -63.9
    Retirement and other 832,998 841,762 884,260 929,121 987,731 154,733 18.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,095,919 1,183,762 1,219,124 1,269,583 1,304,279 208,360 19.0
  Population 4/ 187,368 189,102 191,271 190,356 189,413 2,045 1.1
  Per capita personal income 42,111 42,560 43,807 43,411 44,397 2,286 5.4
  Per capita net earnings 30,943 31,030 32,024 31,165 31,606 663 2.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,319 5,270 5,410 5,576 5,905 586 11.0
    Per capita income maintenance 544 556 569 568 573 29 5.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 330 262 218 127 118 -212 -64.2
    Per capita retirement and other 4,446 4,451 4,623 4,881 5,215 769 17.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,849 6,260 6,374 6,670 6,886 1,037 17.7
  Earnings by place of work 6,770,611 6,858,299 7,234,499 6,985,130 7,014,602 243,991 3.6
    Wages and salaries 4,841,485 5,033,952 5,170,738 5,133,394 5,285,120 443,635 9.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,210,175 1,237,731 1,258,534 1,211,359 1,210,482 307 0.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 888,017 897,030 915,153 875,751 875,565 -12,452 -1.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 322,158 340,701 343,381 335,608 334,917 12,759 4.0
    Proprietors' income 718,951 586,616 805,227 640,377 519,000 -199,951 -27.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 251,275 150,716 350,647 156,222 10,892 -240,383 -95.7
      Farm proprietors' income 467,676 435,900 454,580 484,155 508,108 40,432 8.6
Total full-time and part-time employment 119,749 120,681 119,039 118,181 120,161 412 0.3
  Wage and salary jobs 100,308 101,508 99,939 99,108 100,623 315 0.3
  Number of proprietors 19,441 19,173 19,100 19,073 19,538 97 0.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,654 1,629 1,644 1,631 1,611 -43 -2.6
    Number of farm proprietors 17,787 17,544 17,456 17,442 17,927 140 0.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 56,540 56,830 60,774 59,105 58,377 1,837 3.2
  Average wages and salaries 48,266 49,592 51,739 51,796 52,524 4,258 8.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 26,293 24,846 26,041 27,758 28,343 2,050 7.8
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 9,549 9,835 10,105 10,587 11,356 11,126 1,577 16.51
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,549 9,717 9,767 10,022 10,542 10,192 643 6.73

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 4,413 147,478 1,032 4,446 151,626 953
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 43 1,005 972 43 812 957
 Total, all industries - St Govt 2 ...... 2 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 144 ...... 144 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 4,224 125,901 1,062 4,257 129,887 969
    Goods-producing 772 12,886 980 773 14,369 940
      Natural resources and mining 75 1,068 987 78 1,113 860
      Construction 559 3,935 881 557 5,511 1,003
      Manufacturing 138 7,884 1,029 138 7,745 907
    Service-providing 3,452 113,015 1,071 3,484 115,518 972
      Trade, transportation & utilities 938 24,022 746 940 24,913 685
      Information 50 1,199 1,073 51 1,277 901
      Financial activities 420 31,519 2,090 420 32,581 1,747
      Professional & business services 699 15,943 897 702 15,658 922
      Education and health services 391 17,443 766 395 17,554 811
      Leisure and hospitality 508 18,092 295 516 18,609 300
      Other services 428 4,744 645 432 4,808 608
      Unclassified 18 52 270 28 118 399

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 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.4 7.6 7.5 6.8 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.6
Unemployment 426 405 426 484 512 604 586 538 480 455 417 419 436
Employment 7,389 7,486 7,538 7,532 7,432 7,306 7,253 7,341 7,386 7,421 7,312 7,424 7,393
Labor Force7,8157,8917,9648,0167,9447,9107,8397,8797,8667,8767,7297,8437,829

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
Bloomington Sd 87Bloomington 17064801317113IL 5,697 45,774 6,731
Blue Ridge Cusd 18Farmer City 17000034217039IL 793 5,156 812
Clinton Cusd 15Clinton 17104403217039IL 2,015 11,980 1,973
Heyworth Cusd 4Heyworth 17188703117113IL 968 5,021 1,015
Leroy Cusd 2Le Roy 17226203217113IL 811 4,580 829
Lexington Cusd 7Lexington 17227104217113IL 510 3,104 571
Mclean County Usd 5Normal 17286202217113IL 13,660 97,049 15,343
Olympia Cusd 16Stanford 17298904217113IL 1,926 12,299 2,171
Ridgeview Cusd 19Colfax 17001094217113IL 600 3,618 624
Tri Valley Cusd 3Downs 17139203117113IL 1,000 4,820 1,129

Number of districts: 10 ... Total enrollment: 27,980
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
Heartland Community College Normal, IL3843423 5,286 2,073 0 0
Illinois State University Normal, IL1458139 18,155 17,040 2,460 1,179
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL1456465 1,893 1,885 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 25,334
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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