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Situation & Outlook Report

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 17780)
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 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA metro changed from 229,473 in 2010 to 242,919 in 2015, a change of 19,683 (8.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 192 in 2010 and 187 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 116 (2011), 971 (2012), 2,014 (2013), 3,194 (2014), 3,194 (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 260,685. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 31,207 (13.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 20,508 (2010) to 31,866 (2020), a change of 11,358 (55.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 759 in 2008 and 682 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $28,554 in 2008 to $34,044 in 2014, a change of $5,490 (19.2%). 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 207 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $7,071 in 2009 to $9,026 in 2014 a change of $1,955 (27.65%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $7,071 in 2009 to $8,167 in 2014, a change of $1,096 (15.5%). 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 52 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 17780; 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.
  •   Bryan
  •   College Station

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
  Bryan, TX (4810912) 76,201 76,523 77,255 77,963 79,181 80,913 4,390 5.70
  College Station, TX (4815976) 93,857 94,522 95,703 97,884 100,863 103,483 8,961 9.50

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 229,473 100.0 231,418 100.0 234,108 100.0 237,880 100.0 242,919 100.0 249,156 100.0
  Brazos County (48041) 195,686 85.3 197,505 85.3 200,327 85.6 204,286 85.9 209,201 86.1 215,037 86.3
  Burleson County (48051) 17,216 7.5 17,244 7.5 17,326 7.4 17,166 7.2 17,270 7.1 17,460 7.0
  Robertson County (48395) 16,571 7.2 16,669 7.2 16,455 7.0 16,428 6.9 16,448 6.8 16,659 6.7

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.
  Brazos County, TX

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 238,939 239,953 1,014 0.42
  One race 230,785 233,115 2,330 1.01
    White 174,810 177,382 2,572 1.47
    Black/African American 174,810 177,382 2,572 1.47
    American Indian/Alaska Native 761 327 -434 -57.03
    Asian alone 11,681 11,982 301 2.58
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 269 47 -222 -82.53
    Some other race alone 17,060 15,540 -1,520 -8.91
  Two or more races 8,154 6,838 -1,316 -16.14
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 54,645 56,083 1,438 2.63
Population 25 years and over 126,678 128,815 2,137 2.63
  % high school graduate or higher 83.4 84.7 1.3 1.56
  % bachelor's degree or higher 34.2 33.7 -0.5 -1.46
Total Households 85,573 89,858 4,285 -1.46
  Median household income ($) 39,657 42,116 2,459 6.20
  Mean household income ($) 59,322 61,162 1,840 3.10
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 238,939 239,953 1,014 0.42
  Male 122,602 121,741 -861 3.10
  Female 116,337 118,212 1,875 3.10
  Under 5 years 15,212 14,735 -477 3.10
  5 to 9 years 12,556 14,077 1,521 12.11
  10 to 14 years 15,113 13,128 -1,985 -13.13
  15 to 19 years 25,375 23,758 -1,617 -6.37
  20 to 24 years 44,005 45,440 1,435 3.26
  25 to 34 years 35,422 36,167 745 2.10
  35 to 44 years 24,841 24,566 -275 -1.11
  45 to 54 years 22,326 23,238 912 4.08
  55 to 59 years 9,967 10,112 145 1.45
  55 to 59 years 9,967 10,112 145 1.45
  60 to 64 years 10,093 10,433 340 3.37
  65 to 74 years 13,771 13,857 86 0.62
  75 to 84 years 6,567 7,813 1,246 18.97
  85 years and over 3,691 2,629 -1,062 -28.77
  Median age 26.6 27.3 0.7 2.63
  18 years and over 188,595 190,722 2,127 1.13
  21 years and over 158,544 164,081 5,537 3.49
  62 years and over 28,665 29,669 1,004 3.50
  65 years and over 24,029 24,299 270 1.12

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 95,016 95,199 96,064 97,400 99,325 100,945 5,746 6.04

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 99,988 100,093 105 0.11
  1-unit, detached 52,712 52,852 140 0.27
  1-unit, attached 3,403 3,248 -155 -4.55
  2 units 4,743 6,220 1,477 31.14
  3 or 4 units 7,208 7,542 334 4.63
  5 to 9 units 5,774 5,676 -98 -1.70
  10 to 20 units 8,174 7,667 -507 -6.20
  20 or more units 7,947 6,613 -1,334 -16.79
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 99,988 100,093 105 0.11
  Occupied Housing Units 85,573 89,858 4,285 5.01
    Owner 41,630 42,843 1,213 2.91
    Renter 43,943 47,015 3,072 6.99
  Vacant Housing Units 14,415 10,235 -4,180 -29.00
  Homeowner vacancy rate 4.20 1.60 -2.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.30 4.60 -3.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.72 2.58 -0.14 -5.15
Average household size; renter-occ 2.53 2.44 -0.09 -3.56
Median Value $ owner occupied 137,400 149,600 12,200 8.88
Median Rent $ renter occupied 831 853 22 2.65

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 74 127 159 129 234 548 551 393 198 82 90 111
  in 1 unit bldgs 74 127 79 71 113 90 115 175 123 73 90 63
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 8 46 44 48 16 24 2 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 4 3 36 48 16 19 24 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 74 47 39 366 372 183 27 7 0 48
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 8 5 4 17 19 15 3 1 0 2
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 14,489 19,181 20,195 20,072 29,011 50,897 52,498 44,118 23,778 19,048 19,165 15,858
  1 unit structures 14,489 19,181 14,603 14,312 18,737 15,238 18,903 27,847 17,176 17,956 19,165 13,704
  2 unit structures 0 0 216 812 4,955 3,674 5,556 1,659 2,140 240 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 265 358 2,698 5,391 1,907 2,025 1,605 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 5,111 4,590 2,621 26,594 26,132 12,587 2,857 852 0 2,154

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
    206.43 209.01 213.77 222.79 219.58
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.25 2.28 4.22 -1.44 6.37
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 7,136,912 7,609,746 7,884,411 8,467,113 8,919,122 1,782,210 25.0
  Net earnings 1/ 4,669,694 4,962,102 5,180,675 5,584,556 5,873,434 1,203,740 25.8
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,184,308 1,186,983 1,229,223 1,299,364 1,401,449 217,141 18.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 152,266 153,108 155,693 153,523 153,660 1,394 0.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 42,012 35,451 26,616 16,585 20,347 -21,665 -51.6
    Retirement and other 990,030 998,424 1,046,914 1,129,256 1,227,442 237,412 24.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,282,910 1,460,661 1,474,513 1,583,193 1,644,239 361,329 28.2
  Population 4/ 231,418 234,108 237,880 242,919 249,156 17,738 7.7
  Per capita personal income 30,840 32,505 33,144 34,856 35,797 4,957 16.1
  Per capita net earnings 20,179 21,196 21,779 22,989 23,573 3,394 16.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,118 5,070 5,167 5,349 5,625 507 9.9
    Per capita income maintenance 658 654 655 632 617 -41 -6.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 182 151 112 68 82 -100 -54.9
    Per capita retirement and other 4,278 4,265 4,401 4,649 4,926 648 15.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,544 6,239 6,199 6,517 6,599 1,055 19.0
  Earnings by place of work 5,112,212 5,420,249 5,710,257 6,144,905 6,498,479 1,386,267 27.1
    Wages and salaries 3,562,410 3,750,293 3,903,463 4,184,752 4,388,336 825,926 23.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 890,202 976,128 1,028,570 1,096,324 1,155,988 265,786 29.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 662,570 736,375 780,308 830,900 878,966 216,396 32.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 227,632 239,753 248,262 265,424 277,022 49,390 21.7
    Proprietors' income 659,600 693,828 778,224 863,829 954,155 294,555 44.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -11,291 3,524 28,801 21,241 45,860 57,151...
      Farm proprietors' income 670,891 690,304 749,423 842,588 908,295 237,404 35.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 128,204 131,767 137,256 141,902 146,061 17,857 13.9
  Wage and salary jobs 98,941 102,008 106,242 110,280 113,713 14,772 14.9
  Number of proprietors 29,263 29,759 31,014 31,622 32,348 3,085 10.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 4,013 3,961 3,979 3,915 3,859 -154 -3.8
    Number of farm proprietors 25,250 25,798 27,035 27,707 28,489 3,239 12.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 39,876 41,135 41,603 43,304 44,492 4,616 11.6
  Average wages and salaries 36,005 36,765 36,741 37,947 38,591 2,586 7.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 26,570 26,758 27,720 30,411 31,882 5,312 20.0
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 7,071 7,355 7,488 8,012 8,532 9,026 1,955 27.65
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 7,071 7,207 7,167 7,531 7,850 8,167 1,096 15.50

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 4,990 175,904 741 4,964 175,308 735
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 48 1,336 1,383 48 1,355 1,154
 Total, all industries - St Govt 66 42,477 800 67 41,537 819
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 106 16,729 735 106 17,230 747
 Total, all industries - Private 4,770 115,362 713 4,743 115,186 699
    Goods-producing 839 24,297 933 834 22,566 892
      Natural resources and mining 242 5,888 1,297 241 5,628 1,165
      Construction 447 7,781 788 445 8,024 802
      Manufacturing 150 10,627 840 148 8,915 802
    Service-providing 3,931 91,065 655 3,909 92,620 651
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,055 25,888 622 1,043 25,777 638
      Information 70 2,073 826 72 2,126 832
      Financial activities 545 6,341 1,008 543 6,302 896
      Professional & business services 816 12,367 877 817 12,901 895
      Education and health services 517 17,279 841 521 17,781 827
      Leisure and hospitality 515 22,969 314 510 23,501 319
      Other services 403 4,120 691 395 4,208 633
      Unclassified 10 27 706 8 24 603

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 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.9 4.0 3.9
Unemployment 3,609 3,558 3,522 3,477 3,234 3,533 3,463 3,548 3,313 3,425 4,198 4,356 4,230
Employment 98,974 103,588 104,750 105,453 104,842 102,325 106,290 106,519 106,693 107,386 103,584 103,220 103,177
Labor Force102,583107,146108,272108,930108,076105,858109,753110,067110,006110,811107,782107,576107,407

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
Bremond ISDBremond 48112504348395TX 434 2,232 380
Bryan ISDBryan 48117901348041TX 15,624 96,278 17,270
Caldwell ISDCaldwell 48124604148051TX 1,823 10,182 1,831
Calvert ISDCalvert 48125404248395TX 144 1,611 274
College Station ISDCollege Station 48073501348041TX 11,178 105,517 11,566
Franklin ISDFranklin 48197404248395TX 1,072 5,397 911
Hearne ISDHearne 48228303248395TX 981 6,981 1,315
Mumford ISDMumford 48319504248395TX 597 204 33
Snook ISDSnook 48406204248051TX 527 2,983 529
Somerville ISDSomerville 48407704248051TX 487 4,004 541

Number of districts: 10 ... Total enrollment: 32,867
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
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX2287239 47,093 42,129 14,549 11,688

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 47,093
  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
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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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