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Situation & Outlook Report

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 17020)
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 Chico, CA MSA metro changed from 219,977 in 2010 to 224,033 in 2015, a change of 5,434 (2.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 196 in 2010 and 197 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -100 (2011), 1,055 (2012), 800 (2013), 1,658 (2014), 1,658 (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 228,196. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 8,272 (3.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 34,829 (2010) to 48,158 (2020), a change of 13,329 (38.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 532 in 2008 and 485 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,668 in 2008 to $37,005 in 2014, a change of $5,337 (16.9%). 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 244 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,237 in 2009 to $6,891 in 2014 a change of $654 (10.49%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,237 in 2009 to $6,160 in 2014, a change of ($77) (-1.23%). 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 51 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 17020; 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.
  •   Chico

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
  Chico, CA (0613014) 86,187 86,171 86,687 87,477 88,078 89,180 3,009 3.50
  Oroville, CA (0654386) 15,546 15,949 15,877 15,929 16,048 16,220 271 1.70
  Paradise, CA (0655520) 26,218 26,193 26,090 26,218 26,343 26,449 256 1.00

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 219,977 100.0 220,019 100.0 221,205 100.0 222,154 100.0 224,033 100.0 225,411 100.0
  Butte County, CA (06007) 219,977 100.0 220,019 100.0 221,205 100.0 222,154 100.0 224,033 100.0 225,411 100.0

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.
  Butte County, CA

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 222,090 224,241 2,151 0.97
  One race 208,173 210,107 1,934 0.93
    White 185,187 183,737 -1,450 -0.78
    Black/African American 185,187 183,737 -1,450 -0.78
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,868 4,523 2,655 142.13
    Asian alone 9,970 9,265 -705 -7.07
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 321 305 -16 -4.98
    Some other race alone 7,491 8,709 1,218 16.26
  Two or more races 13,917 14,134 217 1.56
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 33,642 34,649 1,007 2.99
Population 25 years and over 141,998 144,423 2,425 2.99
  % high school graduate or higher 88.5 88.5 0.0 0.00
  % bachelor's degree or higher 26.6 27.1 0.5 1.88
Total Households 85,158 85,366 208 1.88
  Median household income ($) 42,752 42,365 -387 -0.91
  Mean household income ($) 59,522 64,663 5,141 8.64
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 222,090 224,241 2,151 0.97
  Male 109,574 111,819 2,245 8.64
  Female 112,516 112,422 -94 8.64
  Under 5 years 12,092 11,685 -407 8.64
  5 to 9 years 12,516 13,451 935 7.47
  10 to 14 years 12,754 12,613 -141 -1.11
  15 to 19 years 15,625 16,307 682 4.36
  20 to 24 years 27,105 25,762 -1,343 -4.95
  25 to 34 years 26,667 28,846 2,179 8.17
  35 to 44 years 23,227 23,208 -19 -0.08
  45 to 54 years 25,653 24,764 -889 -3.47
  55 to 59 years 15,375 14,961 -414 -2.69
  55 to 59 years 15,375 14,961 -414 -2.69
  60 to 64 years 14,119 14,589 470 3.33
  65 to 74 years 19,867 21,365 1,498 7.54
  75 to 84 years 11,046 11,063 17 0.15
  85 years and over 6,044 5,627 -417 -6.90
  Median age 36.4 36.4 0.0 0.00
  18 years and over 176,936 178,645 1,709 0.97
  21 years and over 164,205 164,636 431 0.26
  62 years and over 43,771 46,087 2,316 5.29
  65 years and over 36,957 38,055 1,098 2.97

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 95,835 95,923 96,411 96,628 96,967 97,486 1,563 1.63

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 96,586 97,491 905 0.94
  1-unit, detached 61,773 62,463 690 1.12
  1-unit, attached 2,825 4,196 1,371 48.53
  2 units 2,371 1,672 -699 -29.48
  3 or 4 units 5,342 5,783 441 8.26
  5 to 9 units 4,205 3,042 -1,163 -27.66
  10 to 20 units 2,735 2,974 239 8.74
  20 or more units 5,116 5,209 93 1.82
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 96,586 97,491 905 0.94
  Occupied Housing Units 85,158 85,366 208 0.24
    Owner 48,961 50,643 1,682 3.44
    Renter 36,197 34,723 -1,474 -4.07
  Vacant Housing Units 11,428 12,125 697 6.10
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.10 1.50 -0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.30 5.70 2.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.54 2.48 -0.06 -2.36
Average household size; renter-occ 2.55 2.69 0.14 5.49
Median Value $ owner occupied 217,600 225,400 7,800 3.58
Median Rent $ renter occupied 864 887 23 2.66

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 57 30 19 95 23 22 37 48 13 21 72 31
  in 1 unit bldgs 31 30 19 19 23 22 37 33 13 21 40 26
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 8 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 18 0 0 56 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 5
  Bldgs with 5+ units 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
  Percent Coverage 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 86 86 86 86
Value ($000), Total Units 8,362 5,587 4,234 10,446 5,048 4,296 7,348 7,670 2,931 4,683 10,693 6,131
  1 unit structures 6,104 5,587 4,234 3,541 5,048 4,296 7,348 6,875 2,931 4,683 8,309 5,397
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 639 0 0 1,942 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,384 0
  5+ unit structures 1,619 0 0 4,963 0 0 0 795 0 0 0 734

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
    207.96 210.76 214.49 215.79 221.71
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.35 1.77 0.61 2.74 6.61
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 7,575,042 7,791,282 8,138,162 8,418,228 9,009,925 1,434,883 18.9
  Net earnings 1/ 4,239,268 4,333,373 4,525,316 4,496,203 4,834,948 595,680 14.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,012,062 2,050,307 2,128,948 2,269,292 2,441,495 429,433 21.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 240,105 240,827 244,727 252,217 255,953 15,848 6.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 99,000 81,184 61,995 36,539 31,931 -67,069 -67.7
    Retirement and other 1,672,957 1,728,296 1,822,226 1,980,536 2,153,611 480,654 28.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,323,712 1,407,602 1,483,898 1,652,733 1,733,482 409,770 31.0
  Population 4/ 220,019 221,205 222,154 224,033 225,411 5,392 2.5
  Per capita personal income 34,429 35,222 36,633 37,576 39,971 5,542 16.1
  Per capita net earnings 19,268 19,590 20,370 20,069 21,449 2,181 11.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,145 9,269 9,583 10,129 10,831 1,686 18.4
    Per capita income maintenance 1,091 1,089 1,102 1,126 1,135 44 4.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 450 367 279 163 142 -308 -68.4
    Per capita retirement and other 7,604 7,813 8,203 8,840 9,554 1,950 25.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,016 6,363 6,680 7,377 7,690 1,674 27.8
  Earnings by place of work 4,485,995 4,594,985 4,854,292 4,832,262 5,185,241 699,246 15.6
    Wages and salaries 2,711,080 2,864,961 2,978,166 3,101,988 3,348,819 637,739 23.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 886,140 888,368 938,384 973,290 1,026,263 140,123 15.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 689,301 678,848 720,861 746,479 785,656 96,355 14.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 196,839 209,520 217,523 226,811 240,607 43,768 22.2
    Proprietors' income 888,775 841,656 937,742 756,984 810,159 -78,616 -8.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 157,295 159,436 274,698 86,146 100,029 -57,266 -36.4
      Farm proprietors' income 731,480 682,220 663,044 670,838 710,130 -21,350 -2.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 97,888 100,739 104,422 107,397 110,348 12,460 12.7
  Wage and salary jobs 73,031 75,941 79,493 81,972 84,205 11,174 15.3
  Number of proprietors 24,857 24,798 24,929 25,425 26,143 1,286 5.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,735 1,744 1,752 1,767 1,768 33 1.9
    Number of farm proprietors 23,122 23,054 23,177 23,658 24,375 1,253 5.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 45,828 45,613 46,487 44,994 46,990 1,162 2.5
  Average wages and salaries 37,122 37,726 37,465 37,842 39,770 2,648 7.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 31,636 29,592 28,608 28,356 29,134 -2,502 -7.9
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 6,237 6,348 6,395 6,392 6,683 6,891 654 10.49
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,237 6,239 6,100 5,960 6,098 6,160 -77 -1.23

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 7,862 126,491 726 7,895 130,852 728
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 34 851 1,231 34 883 1,048
 Total, all industries - St Govt 218 4,959 1,060 224 5,183 1,052
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 221 18,583 769 220 19,316 840
 Total, all industries - Private 7,389 102,098 698 7,417 105,471 689
    Goods-producing 1,037 15,793 782 1,049 16,915 820
      Natural resources and mining 406 4,353 685 406 4,918 757
      Construction 450 5,029 821 462 5,287 850
      Manufacturing 181 6,411 818 181 6,710 842
    Service-providing 6,352 86,305 682 6,368 88,556 664
      Trade, transportation & utilities 929 22,055 726 930 22,407 687
      Information 51 1,751 1,056 55 1,769 895
      Financial activities 476 5,289 1,176 489 5,763 865
      Professional & business services 707 9,118 811 702 9,187 801
      Education and health services 3,147 28,600 723 3,184 29,141 767
      Leisure and hospitality 444 13,085 293 448 13,691 297
      Other services 393 5,813 445 407 6,159 456
      Unclassified 205 594 587 153 438 557

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 7.0 6.2 6.3 6.8 6.9 7.3 7.1 7.2 6.4 5.8 7.1 7.3 6.7
Unemployment 7,036 6,236 6,485 6,939 7,064 7,406 7,261 7,237 6,558 5,890 7,277 7,448 6,902
Employment 93,485 94,270 96,337 95,334 94,856 94,191 94,388 93,917 95,268 95,653 95,415 94,455 96,216
Labor Force100,521100,506102,822102,273101,920101,597101,649101,154101,826101,543102,692101,903103,118

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
Bangor Union ElemBangor 06037804206007CA 117 1,263 140
Biggs UnfBiggs 06050404206007CA 548 3,522 701
Chico UnfChico 06083701306007CA 13,875 108,200 14,994
Durham UnfDurham 06117304106007CA 991 5,206 954
Feather Falls Union ElemOroville 06137104306007CA 60 401 32
Golden Feather Union ElemOroville 06154804106007CA 156 2,698 208
Gridley UnfGridley 06000513206007CA 2,112 10,269 2,022
Manzanita ElemGridley 06237004106007CA 300 1,111 218
Oroville City ElemOroville 06291003206007CA 2,622 22,299 2,304
Oroville Union HighOroville 06291303206007CA 2,452 53,536 3,114
Palermo Union ElemPalermo 06295404106007CA 1,297 8,214 997
Paradise UnfParadise 06298203106007CA 4,282 39,738 5,126
Pioneer Union ElemBerry Creek 06305204206007CA 64 1,531 87
Thermalito Union ElemOroville 06391803206007CA 1,332 17,129 2,159

Number of districts: 14 ... Total enrollment: 30,208
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
Butte College Oroville, CA1102464 12,161 5,799 0 0
California State University-Chico Chico, CA1105387 16,081 14,886 1,206 885

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 28,242
  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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