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Situation & Outlook Report

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 17300)
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 Clarksville, TN-KY MSA metro changed from 261,691 in 2010 to 277,894 in 2015, a change of 19,330 (7.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 172 in 2010 and 166 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -101 (2011), 7,422 (2012), -5,540 (2013), 1,702 (2014), 1,702 (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 325,371. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 63,557 (24.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 24,868 (2010) to 42,000 (2020), a change of 17,132 (68.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 316 in 2008 and 419 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $35,425 in 2008 to $38,259 in 2014, a change of $2,834 (8%). 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 185 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,288 in 2009 to $10,866 in 2014 a change of $1,578 (16.99%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,288 in 2009 to $9,997 in 2014, a change of $709 (7.63%). 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 63 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 17300; 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.
  •   Clarksville

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
  Clarksville, TN (4715160) 132,929 133,647 136,442 143,229 142,773 146,806 13,159 9.80
  Hopkinsville, KY (2137918) 31,577 32,170 32,037 33,134 32,664 32,634 464 1.40

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 261,691 100.0 264,464 100.0 275,353 100.0 273,211 100.0 277,894 100.0 281,021 100.0
  Christian County, KY (21047) 74,158 28.3 73,584 27.8 75,652 27.5 74,284 27.2 73,965 26.6 73,309 26.1
  Trigg County, KY (21221) 14,344 5.5 14,199 5.4 14,390 5.2 14,292 5.2 14,134 5.1 14,233 5.1
  Montgomery County, TN (47125) 173,189 66.2 176,681 66.8 185,311 67.3 184,635 67.6 189,795 68.3 193,479 68.8

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.
  Christian County, KY
  Montgomery County, TN

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 272,452 279,593 7,141 2.62
  One race 259,156 266,129 6,973 2.69
    White 198,443 201,156 2,713 1.37
    Black/African American 198,443 201,156 2,713 1.37
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,328 1,076 -252 -18.98
    Asian alone 4,713 5,195 482 10.23
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 148 229 81 54.73
    Some other race alone 4,885 4,481 -404 -8.27
  Two or more races 13,296 13,464 168 1.26
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 22,799 23,908 1,109 4.86
Population 25 years and over 163,736 169,068 5,332 4.86
  % high school graduate or higher 89.3 89.6 0.3 0.34
  % bachelor's degree or higher 23.2 21.6 -1.6 -6.90
Total Households 96,258 97,747 1,489 -6.90
  Median household income ($) 48,938 45,130 -3,808 -7.78
  Mean household income ($) 62,454 58,273 -4,181 -6.69
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 272,452 279,593 7,141 2.62
  Male 136,956 141,091 4,135 -6.69
  Female 135,496 138,502 3,006 -6.69
  Under 5 years 23,369 24,441 1,072 -6.69
  5 to 9 years 20,106 22,226 2,120 10.54
  10 to 14 years 20,750 18,835 -1,915 -9.23
  15 to 19 years 18,377 18,112 -265 -1.44
  20 to 24 years 26,114 26,911 797 3.05
  25 to 34 years 47,348 49,563 2,215 4.68
  35 to 44 years 34,611 34,227 -384 -1.11
  45 to 54 years 29,922 32,006 2,084 6.96
  55 to 59 years 12,925 12,839 -86 -0.67
  55 to 59 years 12,925 12,839 -86 -0.67
  60 to 64 years 12,459 12,434 -25 -0.20
  65 to 74 years 16,229 17,301 1,072 6.61
  75 to 84 years 7,551 8,603 1,052 13.93
  85 years and over 2,691 2,095 -596 -22.15
  Median age 30.4 30.4 0.0 0.00
  18 years and over 198,191 204,224 6,033 3.04
  21 years and over 183,989 191,915 7,926 4.31
  62 years and over 33,158 35,402 2,244 6.77
  65 years and over 26,471 27,999 1,528 5.77

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 107,367 107,681 109,380 111,191 112,906 114,569 6,888 6.40

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 112,829 114,809 1,980 1.75
  1-unit, detached 79,882 79,315 -567 -0.71
  1-unit, attached 3,449 2,112 -1,337 -38.76
  2 units 5,227 5,848 621 11.88
  3 or 4 units 6,324 6,598 274 4.33
  5 to 9 units 6,126 7,064 938 15.31
  10 to 20 units 2,016 2,880 864 42.86
  20 or more units 2,055 2,846 791 38.49
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 112,829 114,809 1,980 1.75
  Occupied Housing Units 96,258 97,747 1,489 1.55
    Owner 57,247 55,545 -1,702 -2.97
    Renter 39,011 42,202 3,191 8.18
  Vacant Housing Units 16,571 17,062 491 2.96
  Homeowner vacancy rate 4.90 3.70 -1.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 10.90 10.70 -0.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.81 2.82 0.01 0.36
Average household size; renter-occ 2.62 2.68 0.06 2.29
Median Value $ owner occupied 139,900 137,100 -2,800 -2.00
Median Rent $ renter occupied 847 816 -31 -3.66

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 140 131 102 93 131 134 114 150 148 101 127 97
  in 1 unit bldgs 126 127 56 79 110 90 107 142 140 89 121 75
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 4 46 4 4 2 4 0 8 6 6 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 4 28 3 8 0 6 0 4
  in 5+ unit bldgs 14 0 0 10 13 14 0 0 0 0 0 14
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 18,207 17,473 10,610 11,420 16,519 15,212 15,058 20,107 18,515 12,951 17,931 11,685
  1 unit structures 17,707 17,113 7,720 10,743 15,311 13,391 14,408 19,682 17,845 12,325 17,721 10,695
  2 unit structures 0 360 2,890 258 258 250 420 0 670 426 210 140
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 211 1,071 230 425 0 200 0 220
  5+ unit structures 500 0 0 419 739 500 0 0 0 0 0 630

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
    177.69 178.07 175.24 181.51 181.77
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.21 -1.59 3.58 0.14 2.30
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 10,240,849 10,414,548 10,312,126 10,435,991 10,834,362 593,513 5.8
  Net earnings 1/ 6,760,006 6,861,789 6,674,368 6,611,298 6,787,759 27,753 0.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,809,207 1,830,985 1,906,889 2,029,386 2,174,995 365,788 20.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 243,054 245,846 242,573 248,975 242,515 -539 -0.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 59,463 38,100 29,330 14,965 12,845 -46,618 -78.4
    Retirement and other 1,506,690 1,547,039 1,634,986 1,765,446 1,919,635 412,945 27.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,671,636 1,721,774 1,730,869 1,795,307 1,871,608 199,972 12.0
  Population 4/ 264,464 275,353 273,211 277,894 281,021 16,557 6.3
  Per capita personal income 38,723 37,823 37,744 37,554 38,554 -169 -0.4
  Per capita net earnings 25,561 24,920 24,429 23,791 24,154 -1,407 -5.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,841 6,650 6,980 7,303 7,740 899 13.1
    Per capita income maintenance 919 893 888 896 863 -56 -6.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 225 138 107 54 46 -179 -79.6
    Per capita retirement and other 5,697 5,618 5,984 6,353 6,831 1,134 19.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,321 6,253 6,335 6,460 6,660 339 5.4
  Earnings by place of work 7,722,983 7,791,566 7,625,240 7,538,334 7,714,523 -8,460 -0.1
    Wages and salaries 5,124,505 5,144,051 5,049,125 5,121,819 5,248,385 123,880 2.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,799,489 1,827,023 1,735,780 1,709,346 1,727,560 -71,929 -4.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,328,845 1,352,422 1,280,685 1,251,957 1,261,381 -67,464 -5.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 470,644 474,601 455,095 457,389 466,179 -4,465 -0.9
    Proprietors' income 798,989 820,492 840,335 707,169 738,578 -60,411 -7.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 57,600 56,320 130,159 23,357 17,105 -40,495 -70.3
      Farm proprietors' income 741,389 764,172 710,176 683,812 721,473 -19,916 -2.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 142,684 142,612 142,298 143,679 145,978 3,294 2.3
  Wage and salary jobs 119,347 119,807 118,752 119,570 121,203 1,856 1.6
  Number of proprietors 23,337 22,805 23,546 24,109 24,775 1,438 6.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,188 2,134 2,146 2,147 2,144 -44 -2.0
    Number of farm proprietors 21,149 20,671 21,400 21,962 22,631 1,482 7.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 54,126 54,635 53,586 52,466 52,847 -1,279 -2.4
  Average wages and salaries 42,938 42,936 42,518 42,835 43,302 364 0.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 35,056 36,968 33,186 31,136 31,880 -3,176 -9.1
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 9,288 9,749 10,498 10,777 10,795 10,866 1,578 16.99
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,288 9,599 10,168 10,246 10,118 9,997 709 7.63

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 4,767 139,541 677 4,783 142,546 692
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 67 9,325 994 67 9,505 1,045
 Total, all industries - St Govt 70 4,685 737 69 4,967 723
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 63 16,873 706 63 17,214 744
 Total, all industries - Private 4,567 108,658 643 4,584 110,860 653
    Goods-producing 656 22,823 907 657 22,560 940
      Natural resources and mining 54 973 1,076 55 996 942
      Construction 428 4,406 752 428 4,532 860
      Manufacturing 174 17,444 936 174 17,032 961
    Service-providing 3,911 85,835 573 3,927 88,300 579
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,133 25,899 589 1,140 27,025 590
      Information 51 1,900 850 51 2,240 825
      Financial activities 510 5,016 865 509 5,056 827
      Professional & business services 667 14,344 605 679 13,610 650
      Education and health services 619 18,304 736 618 19,115 726
      Leisure and hospitality 516 17,147 254 516 18,004 273
      Other services 407 3,211 456 405 3,235 492
      Unclassified 8 13 1,673 9 15 1,019

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 6.4 6.0 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.5 5.6 6.0 6.7 6.5 6.0
Unemployment 1,573 1,486 1,390 1,513 1,574 1,682 1,720 1,659 1,418 1,528 1,716 1,642 1,522
Employment 23,083 23,256 23,381 23,519 23,369 23,267 23,569 23,887 24,074 24,071 23,779 23,598 23,844
Labor Force24,65624,74224,77125,03224,94324,94925,28925,54625,49225,59925,49525,24025,366

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
Christian CountyHopkinsville 21011503221047KY 9,403 60,456 10,696
Trigg CountyCadiz 21055803221221KY 2,173 14,290 2,390
Montgomery CountyClarksville 47030301247125TN 30,622 177,529 32,701

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 42,198
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
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN2196028 9,246 6,798 865 299
Brown Mackie College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY4215133 222 222 0 0
Daymar Institute-Clarksville Clarksville, TN3684435 513 449 0 0
Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY1568603 3,566 1,489 0 0
Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville Clarksville, TN3827713 404 294 0 0
North Central Institute Clarksville, TN4188894 102 64 0 0

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 14,053
  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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  • 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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