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Situation & Outlook Report

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 15980)
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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA metro changed from 620,532 in 2010 to 679,233 in 2015, a change of 81,450 (13.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 84 in 2010 and 79 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 10,026 (2011), 13,108 (2012), 16,151 (2013), 16,623 (2014), 16,623 (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 663,701. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 43,180 (7.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 148,956 (2010) to 180,866 (2020), a change of 31,910 (21.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 148 in 2008 and 236 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $39,889 in 2008 to $42,243 in 2014, a change of $2,354 (5.9%). 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 106 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $19,868 in 2009 to $23,347 in 2014 a change of $3,479 (17.51%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $19,868 in 2009 to $21,492 in 2014, a change of $1,624 (8.17%). 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 167 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 15980; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Chico's FAS, Inc.

Number in this metro: 1. 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.
  •   Cape Coral
  •   Fort Myers

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
  Bonita Springs, FL (1207525) 43,914 43,973 44,927 46,230 47,571 49,299 5,326 12.10
  Cape Coral, FL (1210275) 154,305 154,793 157,680 161,233 165,412 169,854 15,061 9.70
  Fort Myers, FL (1224125) 62,298 62,425 63,838 65,642 68,096 70,918 8,493 13.60

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 620,532 100.0 631,368 100.0 644,865 100.0 660,929 100.0 679,233 100.0 701,982 100.0
  Lee County (12071) 620,532 100.0 631,368 100.0 644,865 100.0 660,929 100.0 679,233 100.0 701,982 100.0

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Lee County, FL

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 661,115 679,513 18,398 2.78
  One race 649,988 668,039 18,051 2.78
    White 555,372 577,950 22,578 4.07
    Black/African American 555,372 577,950 22,578 4.07
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,143 1,414 271 23.71
    Asian alone 9,936 10,591 655 6.59
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 168 732 564 335.71
    Some other race alone 25,499 16,805 -8,694 -34.10
  Two or more races 11,127 11,474 347 3.12
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 126,363 132,908 6,545 5.18
Population 25 years and over 486,827 501,098 14,271 5.18
  % high school graduate or higher 86.2 86.3 0.1 0.12
  % bachelor's degree or higher 26.2 26.5 0.3 1.15
Total Households 241,238 263,295 22,057 1.15
  Median household income ($) 46,383 49,055 2,672 5.76
  Mean household income ($) 66,957 67,172 215 0.32
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 661,115 679,513 18,398 2.78
  Male 323,810 332,755 8,945 0.32
  Female 337,305 346,758 9,453 0.32
  Under 5 years 32,628 32,785 157 0.32
  5 to 9 years 35,091 35,326 235 0.67
  10 to 14 years 36,410 36,868 458 1.26
  15 to 19 years 35,210 37,246 2,036 5.78
  20 to 24 years 34,949 36,190 1,241 3.55
  25 to 34 years 70,592 71,570 978 1.39
  35 to 44 years 71,486 72,247 761 1.06
  45 to 54 years 82,570 83,617 1,047 1.27
  55 to 59 years 47,559 46,142 -1,417 -2.98
  55 to 59 years 47,559 46,142 -1,417 -2.98
  60 to 64 years 45,461 49,295 3,834 8.43
  65 to 74 years 96,490 101,775 5,285 5.48
  75 to 84 years 50,837 54,439 3,602 7.09
  85 years and over 21,832 22,013 181 0.83
  Median age 46.8 47.3 0.5 1.07
  18 years and over 535,807 552,067 16,260 3.03
  21 years and over 513,998 531,396 17,398 3.38
  62 years and over 195,424 207,587 12,163 6.22
  65 years and over 169,159 178,227 9,068 5.36

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 371,099 371,111 371,466 372,157 373,341 375,682 4,571 1.23

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 371,983 375,688 3,705 1.00
  1-unit, detached 195,373 202,609 7,236 3.70
  1-unit, attached 36,525 28,005 -8,520 -23.33
  2 units 8,881 11,040 2,159 24.31
  3 or 4 units 15,002 16,690 1,688 11.25
  5 to 9 units 17,733 19,725 1,992 11.23
  10 to 20 units 19,016 22,883 3,867 20.34
  20 or more units 37,543 34,644 -2,899 -7.72
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 371,983 375,688 3,705 1.00
  Occupied Housing Units 241,238 263,295 22,057 9.14
    Owner 167,114 176,471 9,357 5.60
    Renter 74,124 86,824 12,700 17.13
  Vacant Housing Units 130,745 112,393 -18,352 -14.04
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.90 3.10 0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 13.50 8.60 -4.90...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.50 2.38 -0.12 -4.80
Average household size; renter-occ 3.14 2.87 -0.27 -8.60
Median Value $ owner occupied 154,800 163,400 8,600 5.56
Median Rent $ renter occupied 937 940 3 0.32

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 494 1,168 430 422 550 339 318 465 543 370 544 339
  in 1 unit bldgs 326 321 338 244 340 295 263 377 333 336 465 305
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 0 0 14 8 0 2 8 8 8 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 24 40 4 0 16 0 4 44 24 20 28 8
  in 5+ unit bldgs 142 807 88 178 180 36 51 42 178 6 43 26
  Bldgs with 5+ units 5 35 1 4 16 2 5 2 6 1 7 3
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 112,243 237,278 94,371 84,139 102,817 75,229 73,332 100,326 180,165 88,121 120,908 79,756
  1 unit structures 94,539 79,745 82,359 59,903 80,563 68,989 63,350 88,861 84,558 82,729 110,516 73,325
  2 unit structures 180 0 0 0 736 395 0 300 613 447 772 0
  3-4 unit structures 5,388 7,064 995 0 2,795 0 995 6,167 5,892 4,252 3,809 2,209
  5+ unit structures 12,136 150,469 11,017 24,236 18,723 5,845 8,987 4,998 89,102 693 5,811 4,222

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
    204.90 212.86 215.18 222.45 225.57
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  3.88 1.09 3.38 1.40 10.09
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 26,367,086 26,534,683 27,202,858 29,715,450 31,296,442 4,929,356 18.7
  Net earnings 1/ 11,422,384 11,499,859 11,774,176 12,607,862 13,597,180 2,174,796 19.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 5,461,164 5,578,453 5,832,750 6,269,342 6,685,683 1,224,519 22.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 450,436 462,662 489,448 480,373 485,846 35,410 7.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 138,310 86,570 56,759 28,121 16,624 -121,686 -88.0
    Retirement and other 4,872,418 5,029,221 5,286,543 5,760,848 6,183,213 1,310,795 26.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 9,483,538 9,456,371 9,595,932 10,838,246 11,013,579 1,530,041 16.1
  Population 4/ 631,368 644,865 660,929 679,233 701,982 70,614 11.2
  Per capita personal income 41,762 41,148 41,159 43,749 44,583 2,821 6.8
  Per capita net earnings 18,091 17,833 17,815 18,562 19,370 1,279 7.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,650 8,651 8,825 9,230 9,524 874 10.1
    Per capita income maintenance 713 717 741 707 692 -21 -2.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 219 134 86 41 24 -195 -89.0
    Per capita retirement and other 7,717 7,799 7,999 8,481 8,808 1,091 14.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 15,021 14,664 14,519 15,957 15,689 668 4.4
  Earnings by place of work 12,843,668 13,198,139 13,635,841 14,803,574 16,050,369 3,206,701 25.0
    Wages and salaries 8,481,278 8,866,110 9,350,641 10,133,728 11,112,151 2,630,873 31.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,982,475 2,073,614 2,193,907 2,294,459 2,500,987 518,512 26.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,361,120 1,418,461 1,511,250 1,560,723 1,720,925 359,805 26.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 621,355 655,153 682,657 733,736 780,062 158,707 25.5
    Proprietors' income 2,379,915 2,258,415 2,091,293 2,375,387 2,437,231 57,316 2.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 15,241 23,602 21,466 15,517 24,211 8,970 58.9
      Farm proprietors' income 2,364,674 2,234,813 2,069,827 2,359,870 2,413,020 48,346 2.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 292,927 302,114 314,802 334,507 352,206 59,279 20.2
  Wage and salary jobs 211,268 217,683 227,236 242,494 257,460 46,192 21.9
  Number of proprietors 81,659 84,431 87,566 92,013 94,746 13,087 16.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 683 655 656 651 647 -36 -5.3
    Number of farm proprietors 80,976 83,776 86,910 91,362 94,099 13,123 16.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,846 43,686 43,316 44,255 45,571 1,725 3.9
  Average wages and salaries 40,145 40,729 41,149 41,790 43,161 3,016 7.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 29,202 26,676 23,816 25,830 25,643 -3,559 -12.2
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 19,868 19,709 19,576 20,802 21,992 23,347 3,479 17.51
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 19,868 19,572 19,183 19,952 20,680 21,492 1,624 8.17

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 20,599 398,746 762 20,748 399,360 775
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 53 4,194 1,434 54 4,257 1,158
 Total, all industries - St Govt 72 6,282 808 71 6,301 913
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 57 54,810 904 57 53,719 1,031
 Total, all industries - Private 20,417 333,459 729 20,566 335,084 727
    Goods-producing 3,534 48,763 740 3,613 51,126 746
      Natural resources and mining 114 5,670 408 118 6,702 441
      Construction 2,896 34,351 765 2,962 35,515 781
      Manufacturing 524 8,743 848 533 8,909 834
    Service-providing 16,883 284,696 727 16,953 283,957 724
      Trade, transportation & utilities 4,295 83,754 634 4,316 83,349 633
      Information 248 5,057 1,111 261 5,032 1,234
      Financial activities 2,504 19,148 1,065 2,531 19,329 1,022
      Professional & business services 4,146 49,838 963 4,254 49,599 929
      Education and health services 1,780 44,654 945 1,804 44,695 959
      Leisure and hospitality 1,962 68,936 435 1,973 68,767 428
      Other services 1,670 13,014 589 1,687 13,114 604
      Unclassified 278 294 518 127 71 636

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 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.6 4.9 4.7
Unemployment 16,909 15,977 15,325 14,870 14,068 15,367 14,173 14,038 13,461 13,090 14,963 15,740 14,942
Employment 298,386 301,143 305,360 308,523 309,927 311,226 313,043 315,758 315,575 313,568 309,203 306,939 305,012
Labor Force315,295317,120320,685323,393323,995326,593327,216329,796329,036326,658324,166322,679319,954

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
LeeFort Myers 12010802112071FL 85,765 661,115 92,340

Number of districts: 1 ... Total enrollment: 85,765
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
Edison State College Fort Myers, FL1335085 15,389 5,116 0 0
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL4336609 13,345 10,578 1,128 374
Fort Myers Institute of Technology Fort Myers, FL1352674 705 630 0 0
Heritage Institute-Ft Myers Fort Myers, FL1351243 738 738 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL4564365 357 253 0 0
Southwest Florida College Fort Myers, FL3665535 1,259 883 0 0

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 31,793
  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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