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Situation & Outlook Report

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 14540)
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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 Bowling Green, KY MSA metro changed from 159,154 in 2010 to 165,947 in 2015, a change of 9,282 (5.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 255 in 2010 and 249 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,019 (2011), 829 (2012), 1,281 (2013), 1,251 (2014), 1,251 (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 178,446. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 19,265 (12.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 20,077 (2010) to 31,083 (2020), a change of 11,006 (54.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 672 in 2008 and 708 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,865 in 2008 to $33,600 in 2014, a change of $3,735 (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 263 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,990 in 2009 to $6,173 in 2014 a change of $1,183 (23.71%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,990 in 2009 to $5,664 in 2014, a change of $674 (13.51%). 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 39 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 14540; 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.
  •   Bowling Green

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
  Bowling Green, KY (2108902) 58,067 59,134 59,395 60,770 61,636 62,479 3,345 5.70

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 159,154 100.0 160,716 100.0 162,102 100.0 164,022 100.0 165,947 100.0 168,436 100.0
  Allen County (21003) ** 20,033 12.6 20,168 12.5 20,240 12.5 20,293 12.4 20,436 12.3 20,640 12.3
  Butler County (21031) ** 12,719 8.0 12,763 7.9 12,791 7.9 12,802 7.8 12,879 7.8 12,938 7.7
  Edmonson County (21061) 12,192 7.7 12,267 7.6 12,135 7.5 12,083 7.4 12,031 7.2 12,007 7.1
  Warren County (21227) 114,210 71.8 115,518 71.9 116,936 72.1 118,844 72.5 120,601 72.7 122,851 72.9
  ** 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.
  Warren County, KY

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 163,300 165,928 2,628 1.61
  One race 160,701 162,441 1,740 1.08
    White 140,701 141,742 1,041 0.74
    Black/African American 140,701 141,742 1,041 0.74
    American Indian/Alaska Native 626 219 -407 -65.02
    Asian alone 3,199 3,972 773 24.16
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 900 900...
    Some other race alone 4,061 4,128 67 1.65
  Two or more races 2,599 3,487 888 34.17
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,879 7,268 389 5.65
Population 25 years and over 104,584 104,850 266 5.65
  % high school graduate or higher 85.4 83.9 -1.5 -1.76
  % bachelor's degree or higher 25.3 21.4 -3.9 -15.42
Total Households 62,741 61,834 -907 -15.42
  Median household income ($) 46,586 47,277 691 1.48
  Mean household income ($) 59,425 58,042 -1,383 -2.33
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 163,300 165,928 2,628 1.61
  Male 79,409 81,910 2,501 -2.33
  Female 83,891 84,018 127 -2.33
  Under 5 years 9,594 10,829 1,235 -2.33
  5 to 9 years 11,207 9,564 -1,643 -14.66
  10 to 14 years 10,410 11,565 1,155 11.10
  15 to 19 years 12,588 13,958 1,370 10.88
  20 to 24 years 14,917 15,162 245 1.64
  25 to 34 years 23,338 22,040 -1,298 -5.56
  35 to 44 years 18,942 20,849 1,907 10.07
  45 to 54 years 22,120 20,914 -1,206 -5.45
  55 to 59 years 10,967 10,758 -209 -1.91
  55 to 59 years 10,967 10,758 -209 -1.91
  60 to 64 years 7,508 9,083 1,575 20.98
  65 to 74 years 12,825 12,638 -187 -1.46
  75 to 84 years 6,677 6,756 79 1.18
  85 years and over 2,207 1,812 -395 -17.90
  Median age 34.8 34.9 0.1 0.29
  18 years and over 126,094 127,613 1,519 1.20
  21 years and over 117,186 117,229 43 0.04
  62 years and over 25,738 26,531 793 3.08
  65 years and over 21,709 21,206 -503 -2.32

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 68,874 68,939 69,399 70,149 70,971 71,412 2,473 3.59

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 69,942 71,018 1,076 1.54
  1-unit, detached 46,559 47,424 865 1.86
  1-unit, attached 941 491 -450 -47.82
  2 units 2,517 2,721 204 8.10
  3 or 4 units 3,947 3,534 -413 -10.46
  5 to 9 units 3,637 3,278 -359 -9.87
  10 to 20 units 917 2,044 1,127 122.90
  20 or more units 2,646 2,809 163 6.16
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 69,942 71,018 1,076 1.54
  Occupied Housing Units 62,741 61,834 -907 -1.45
    Owner 41,085 38,263 -2,822 -6.87
    Renter 21,656 23,571 1,915 8.84
  Vacant Housing Units 7,201 9,184 1,983 27.54
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.90 1.70 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.00 2.90 -6.10...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.49 2.55 0.06 2.41
Average household size; renter-occ 2.51 2.58 0.07 2.79
Median Value $ owner occupied 125,200 124,900 -300 -0.24
Median Rent $ renter occupied 676 685 9 1.33

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 47 43 52 29 41 26 70 131 125 59 161 56
  in 1 unit bldgs 45 43 52 29 41 23 54 69 63 59 60 52
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 50 12 0 0 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 0 0 3 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 50 0 98 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0
  Percent Coverage 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 99 99 99 99
Value ($000), Total Units 10,305 9,704 11,735 6,544 9,252 5,490 13,121 17,813 19,951 13,444 16,001 12,115
  1 unit structures 10,155 9,704 11,735 6,544 9,252 5,190 12,186 15,571 14,355 13,444 13,671 11,849
  2 unit structures 150 0 0 0 0 0 155 1,642 3,000 0 0 266
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 300 0 600 0 0 80 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 780 0 2,596 0 2,250 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
    162.96 164.29 164.49 166.24 168.47
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.82 0.12 1.06 1.34 3.38
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 4,998,262 5,174,602 5,253,055 5,511,050 5,804,520 806,258 16.1
  Net earnings 1/ 3,116,062 3,273,664 3,326,223 3,426,333 3,611,771 495,709 15.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,197,457 1,196,657 1,222,425 1,337,799 1,418,956 221,499 18.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 135,855 140,552 141,509 139,719 137,826 1,971 1.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 48,130 35,381 27,330 13,786 10,864 -37,266 -77.4
    Retirement and other 1,013,472 1,020,724 1,053,586 1,184,294 1,270,266 256,794 25.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 684,743 704,281 704,407 746,918 773,793 89,050 13.0
  Population 4/ 160,716 162,102 164,022 165,947 168,436 7,720 4.8
  Per capita personal income 31,100 31,922 32,027 33,210 34,461 3,361 10.8
  Per capita net earnings 19,389 20,195 20,279 20,647 21,443 2,054 10.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,451 7,382 7,453 8,062 8,424 973 13.1
    Per capita income maintenance 845 867 863 842 818 -27 -3.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 299 218 167 83 64 -235 -78.6
    Per capita retirement and other 6,306 6,297 6,423 7,137 7,542 1,236 19.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,261 4,345 4,295 4,501 4,594 333 7.8
  Earnings by place of work 3,458,815 3,626,221 3,753,267 3,896,325 4,105,879 647,064 18.7
    Wages and salaries 2,403,413 2,495,773 2,582,883 2,729,464 2,890,648 487,235 20.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 680,745 719,971 712,260 719,235 761,211 80,466 11.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 495,061 525,448 510,930 505,158 536,904 41,843 8.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 185,684 194,523 201,330 214,077 224,307 38,623 20.8
    Proprietors' income 374,657 410,477 458,124 447,626 454,020 79,363 21.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 48,311 47,445 88,277 55,533 43,404 -4,907 -10.2
      Farm proprietors' income 326,346 363,032 369,847 392,093 410,616 84,270 25.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 89,526 91,027 92,340 94,174 96,041 6,515 7.3
  Wage and salary jobs 69,213 70,871 71,900 73,231 74,591 5,378 7.8
  Number of proprietors 20,313 20,156 20,440 20,943 21,450 1,137 5.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 3,764 3,675 3,669 3,644 3,641 -123 -3.3
    Number of farm proprietors 16,549 16,481 16,771 17,299 17,809 1,260 7.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 38,635 39,837 40,646 41,374 42,751 4,116 10.7
  Average wages and salaries 34,725 35,216 35,923 37,272 38,753 4,028 11.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,720 22,027 22,053 22,666 23,057 3,337 16.9
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

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

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

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

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 4,990 5,285 5,405 5,741 5,970 6,173 1,183 23.71
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,990 5,237 5,273 5,456 5,577 5,664 674 13.51

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 4,373 112,584 757 4,381 116,408 728
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 49 993 1,207 49 1,051 1,033
 Total, all industries - St Govt 80 7,325 780 79 7,558 810
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 57 10,360 631 58 10,511 746
 Total, all industries - Private 4,187 93,906 764 4,195 97,287 717
    Goods-producing 554 22,570 994 554 23,638 1,001
      Natural resources and mining 53 433 766 52 450 741
      Construction 349 ...... 345 ......
      Manufacturing 152 ...... 157 ......
    Service-providing 3,633 71,336 690 3,641 73,649 626
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,034 21,409 606 1,030 21,735 622
      Information 57 ...... 58 ......
      Financial activities 408 4,401 1,047 413 4,461 904
      Professional & business services 573 13,458 1,007 577 13,712 753
      Education and health services 686 15,986 804 689 16,121 765
      Leisure and hospitality 362 12,585 263 366 13,995 277
      Other services 496 ...... 490 ......
      Unclassified 17 31 505 18 33 395

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.5 3.9
Unemployment 377 386 372 420 423 472 470 451 346 386 410 373 332
Employment 7,928 7,967 8,026 8,175 8,075 8,105 8,143 8,317 8,366 8,278 8,324 7,937 8,137
Labor Force8,3058,3538,3988,5958,4988,5778,6138,7688,7128,6648,7348,3108,469

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
Allen CoScottsville 21000704121003KY 3,023 20,311 3,557
Bowling Green IndBowling Green 21005701321227KY 3,992 27,773 3,153
Butler CoMorgantown 21008104221031KY 2,171 12,793 2,185
Edmonson CountyBrownsville 21016204221061KY 2,025 12,062 1,835
Warren CountyBowling Gre 21057304121227KY 14,382 90,597 16,072

Number of districts: 5 ... Total enrollment: 25,593
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
Daymar College-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY3634395 239 182 0 0
Lindsey Institute of Cosmetology Bowling Green, KY4617224 102 86 0 0
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY1563104 250 214 0 0
Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY4805503 168 168 0 0
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY1563383 4,014 1,706 0 0
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY1579519 17,452 13,297 2,719 931

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 22,225
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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