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Situation & Outlook Report

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 16820)
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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 Charlottesville, VA MSA metro changed from 219,094 in 2010 to 226,860 in 2015, a change of 10,420 (4.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 197 in 2010 and 196 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,230 (2011), 1,052 (2012), 912 (2013), 1,451 (2014), 1,451 (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 239,583. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 20,507 (9.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 30,811 (2010) to 46,321 (2020), a change of 15,510 (50.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 74 in 2008 and 54 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $43,702 in 2008 to $50,971 in 2014, a change of $7,269 (16.6%). 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 179 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,581 in 2009 to $11,734 in 2014 a change of $2,153 (22.47%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,581 in 2009 to $10,763 in 2014, a change of $1,182 (12.34%). 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 48 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 16820; 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.
  •   Charlottesville

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
  Charlottesville, VA (5114968) 43,475 43,546 43,770 44,521 45,093 45,593 2,047 4.70

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 219,094 100.0 221,300 100.0 223,085 100.0 224,590 100.0 226,860 100.0 229,514 100.0
  Albemarle County (51003) 99,236 45.3 100,643 45.5 101,962 45.7 102,883 45.8 104,351 46.0 105,703 46.1
  Buckingham County (51029) ** 17,111 7.8 17,181 7.8 17,051 7.6 17,149 7.6 16,927 7.5 17,032 7.4
  Fluvanna County (51065) 25,760 11.8 25,977 11.7 25,919 11.6 25,883 11.5 26,056 11.5 26,235 11.4
  Greene County (51079) 18,480 8.4 18,728 8.5 18,847 8.4 18,892 8.4 19,061 8.4 19,162 8.3
  Nelson County (51125) 14,992 6.8 15,050 6.8 14,823 6.6 14,788 6.6 14,843 6.5 14,785 6.4
  Charlottesville City (51540) 43,515 19.9 43,721 19.8 44,483 19.9 44,995 20.0 45,622 20.1 46,597 20.3
  ** 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.
  Albemarle 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 225,531 227,738 2,207 0.98
  One race 217,617 222,561 4,944 2.27
    White 176,282 177,998 1,716 0.97
    Black/African American 176,282 177,998 1,716 0.97
    American Indian/Alaska Native 143 1,040 897 627.27
    Asian alone 7,254 9,018 1,764 24.32
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 131 31 -100 -76.34
    Some other race alone 2,007 3,423 1,416 70.55
  Two or more races 7,914 5,177 -2,737 -34.58
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11,362 10,609 -753 -6.63
Population 25 years and over 149,642 153,851 4,209 -6.63
  % high school graduate or higher 88.4 87.4 -1.0 -1.13
  % bachelor's degree or higher 42.2 39.9 -2.3 -5.45
Total Households 84,595 87,139 2,544 -5.45
  Median household income ($) 58,375 58,189 -186 -0.32
  Mean household income ($) 79,178 80,138 960 1.21
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 225,531 227,738 2,207 0.98
  Male 108,533 109,555 1,022 1.21
  Female 116,998 118,183 1,185 1.21
  Under 5 years 12,587 11,435 -1,152 1.21
  5 to 9 years 14,269 12,105 -2,164 -15.17
  10 to 14 years 12,244 13,318 1,074 8.77
  15 to 19 years 19,358 17,979 -1,379 -7.12
  20 to 24 years 17,431 19,050 1,619 9.29
  25 to 34 years 30,770 31,165 395 1.28
  35 to 44 years 27,744 26,759 -985 -3.55
  45 to 54 years 28,379 30,017 1,638 5.77
  55 to 59 years 15,985 15,733 -252 -1.58
  55 to 59 years 15,985 15,733 -252 -1.58
  60 to 64 years 13,035 15,149 2,114 16.22
  65 to 74 years 20,033 19,101 -932 -4.65
  75 to 84 years 9,244 10,569 1,325 14.33
  85 years and over 4,452 5,358 906 20.35
  Median age 37.1 38.5 1.4 3.77
  18 years and over 179,025 183,257 4,232 2.36
  21 years and over 161,434 167,759 6,325 3.92
  62 years and over 41,110 44,297 3,187 7.75
  65 years and over 33,729 35,028 1,299 3.85

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 96,378 96,506 97,429 98,271 99,325 100,192 3,686 3.82

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 99,512 99,207 -305 -0.31
  1-unit, detached 65,691 63,329 -2,362 -3.60
  1-unit, attached 7,827 6,426 -1,401 -17.90
  2 units 2,443 3,798 1,355 55.46
  3 or 4 units 2,232 2,616 384 17.20
  5 to 9 units 4,684 3,967 -717 -15.31
  10 to 20 units 5,453 5,582 129 2.37
  20 or more units 5,282 5,939 657 12.44
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 99,512 99,207 -305 -0.31
  Occupied Housing Units 84,595 87,139 2,544 3.01
    Owner 56,503 53,526 -2,977 -5.27
    Renter 28,092 33,613 5,521 19.65
  Vacant Housing Units 14,917 12,068 -2,849 -19.10
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 1.40 0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.60 5.90 -0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.55 2.51 -0.04 -1.57
Average household size; renter-occ 2.37 2.34 -0.03 -1.27
Median Value $ owner occupied 261,500 261,800 300 0.11
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,059 1,040 -19 -1.79

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 54 117 52 46 48 33 45 68 63 67 233 62
  in 1 unit bldgs 43 44 42 36 38 33 45 60 52 48 51 43
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 9 73 10 10 10 0 0 8 11 17 182 17
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 15 2
  Percent Coverage 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 74 74 74 74
Value ($000), Total Units 13,253 19,596 12,935 11,262 11,820 15,332 12,345 19,070 18,971 16,247 36,743 14,750
  1 unit structures 11,727 13,207 11,449 9,776 10,334 15,332 12,345 17,881 17,345 13,882 16,871 12,385
  2 unit structures 189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 191 0 191
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 1,337 6,389 1,486 1,486 1,486 0 0 1,189 1,626 2,174 19,872 2,174

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
    220.21 221.71 224.05 227.74 224.70
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.68 1.06 1.65 -1.33 2.04
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 10,133,708 10,979,164 10,818,843 11,462,416 12,117,182 1,983,474 19.6
  Net earnings 1/ 5,956,207 6,312,940 6,178,639 6,500,059 6,995,463 1,039,256 17.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,333,623 1,360,572 1,419,699 1,495,385 1,578,121 244,498 18.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 121,533 123,267 125,904 122,739 120,805 -728 -0.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 25,699 20,116 13,056 9,715 7,368 -18,331 -71.3
    Retirement and other 1,186,391 1,217,189 1,280,739 1,362,931 1,449,948 263,557 22.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,843,878 3,305,652 3,220,505 3,466,972 3,543,598 699,720 24.6
  Population 4/ 221,300 223,085 224,590 226,860 229,514 8,214 3.7
  Per capita personal income 45,792 49,215 48,172 50,526 52,795 7,003 15.3
  Per capita net earnings 26,915 28,298 27,511 28,652 30,479 3,564 13.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,026 6,099 6,321 6,592 6,876 850 14.1
    Per capita income maintenance 549 553 561 541 526 -23 -4.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 116 90 58 43 32 -84 -72.4
    Per capita retirement and other 5,361 5,456 5,703 6,008 6,317 956 17.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 12,851 14,818 14,339 15,282 15,440 2,589 20.1
  Earnings by place of work 6,887,862 7,284,352 7,268,215 7,643,976 8,240,862 1,353,000 19.6
    Wages and salaries 4,776,466 4,986,152 5,127,118 5,390,820 5,789,434 1,012,968 21.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,259,090 1,285,065 1,364,759 1,440,268 1,555,183 296,093 23.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 916,654 928,635 996,103 1,057,261 1,144,816 228,162 24.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 342,436 356,430 368,656 383,007 410,367 67,931 19.8
    Proprietors' income 852,306 1,013,135 776,338 812,888 896,245 43,939 5.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -3,581 1,775 -9,359 -15,160 -15,061 -11,480...
      Farm proprietors' income 855,887 1,011,360 785,697 828,048 911,306 55,419 6.5
Total full-time and part-time employment 138,969 140,941 142,447 145,919 150,717 11,748 8.5
  Wage and salary jobs 107,501 108,747 109,482 112,204 116,023 8,522 7.9
  Number of proprietors 31,468 32,194 32,965 33,715 34,694 3,226 10.3
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,976 1,973 1,994 1,994 1,939 -37 -1.9
    Number of farm proprietors 29,492 30,221 30,971 31,721 32,755 3,263 11.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 49,564 51,684 51,024 52,385 54,678 5,114 10.3
  Average wages and salaries 44,432 45,851 46,831 48,045 49,899 5,467 12.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 29,021 33,465 25,369 26,104 27,822 -1,199 -4.1
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 9,581 10,069 10,552 11,005 11,523 11,734 2,153 22.47
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,581 9,949 10,284 10,499 10,787 10,763 1,182 12.34

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 7,396 171,603 929 7,471 179,633 872
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 66 2,253 1,573 65 2,324 1,620
 Total, all industries - St Govt 93 33,711 1,198 93 36,922 1,058
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 76 16,375 741 75 16,554 769
 Total, all industries - Private 7,161 119,264 866 7,238 123,833 817
    Goods-producing 1,048 17,048 1,018 1,053 17,688 914
      Natural resources and mining 149 1,954 621 150 2,178 618
      Construction 668 8,515 828 677 8,816 903
      Manufacturing 231 6,579 1,381 226 6,694 1,027
    Service-providing 6,113 102,216 841 6,185 106,145 801
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,106 22,508 626 1,109 22,663 621
      Information 153 3,445 1,518 154 ......
      Financial activities 634 6,594 1,596 637 ......
      Professional & business services 1,302 21,449 1,185 1,309 23,282 1,065
      Education and health services 1,428 20,631 842 1,482 21,071 912
      Leisure and hospitality 658 20,576 373 667 21,589 385
      Other services 832 7,013 800 827 7,268 796

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 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.4 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.6
Unemployment 2,019 1,911 1,945 1,764 1,804 1,958 1,840 1,881 1,463 1,692 1,987 1,979 1,915
Employment 51,180 52,441 52,028 52,847 52,604 51,762 53,168 52,967 53,527 53,257 52,755 52,415 51,928
Labor Force53,19954,35253,97354,61154,40853,72055,00854,84854,99054,94954,74254,39453,843

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
Albemarle Co Pblc SchsCharlottesville 51000904151540VA 13,263 103,000 16,088
Buckingham Co Pblc SchsBuckingham 51005404351029VA 2,121 17,136 2,341
Charlottesville Cty Pblc SchsCharlottesville 51007801351540VA 4,236 44,349 4,333
Fluvanna Co Pblc SchsPalmyra 51013804251065VA 3,775 25,977 4,246
Greene Co Pblc SchsStanardsville 51017103151079VA 3,003 18,804 3,347
Nelson Co Pblc SchsLovingston 51025804251125VA 1,992 14,789 2,108

Number of districts: 6 ... Total enrollment: 28,390
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
Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA2331163 5,554 1,234 0 0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA2340769 16,483 15,622 7,249 6,018

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 22,037
  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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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
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  • 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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