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Situation & Outlook Report

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 17860)
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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 Columbia, MO MSA metro changed from 163,200 in 2010 to 173,019 in 2015, a change of 11,774 (7.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 246 in 2010 and 239 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,693 (2011), 1,547 (2012), 1,236 (2013), 793 (2014), 793 (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 188,781. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 25,599 (15.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 15,572 (2010) to 26,822 (2020), a change of 11,250 (72.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 232 in 2008 and 263 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $37,386 in 2008 to $41,418 in 2014, a change of $4,032 (10.8%). 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 217 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,557 in 2009 to $8,025 in 2014 a change of $1,468 (22.39%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,557 in 2009 to $7,345 in 2014, a change of $788 (12.02%). 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 29 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 17860; 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.
  •   Columbia

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
  Columbia, MO (2915670) 108,500 109,219 111,128 113,277 115,311 116,906 7,687 7.00

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 163,200 100.0 166,000 100.0 168,730 100.0 171,126 100.0 173,019 100.0 174,974 100.0
  Boone County, MO (29019) 163,200 100.0 166,000 100.0 168,730 100.0 171,126 100.0 173,019 100.0 174,974 100.0

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.
  Boone County, MO

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 170,773 172,717 1,944 1.14
  One race 161,926 165,118 3,192 1.97
    White 141,884 140,791 -1,093 -0.77
    Black/African American 141,884 140,791 -1,093 -0.77
    American Indian/Alaska Native 566 906 340 60.07
    Asian alone 7,182 6,757 -425 -5.92
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 423 4 -419 -99.05
    Some other race alone 546 1,233 687 125.82
  Two or more races 8,847 7,599 -1,248 -14.11
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,459 5,588 129 2.36
Population 25 years and over 100,431 100,468 37 2.36
  % high school graduate or higher 93.1 93.5 0.4 0.43
  % bachelor's degree or higher 45.3 44.7 -0.6 -1.32
Total Households 67,680 67,198 -482 -1.32
  Median household income ($) 48,953 50,085 1,132 2.31
  Mean household income ($) 66,572 64,774 -1,798 -2.70
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 170,773 172,717 1,944 1.14
  Male 81,841 83,324 1,483 -2.70
  Female 88,932 89,393 461 -2.70
  Under 5 years 10,189 10,058 -131 -2.70
  5 to 9 years 10,301 9,826 -475 -4.61
  10 to 14 years 9,434 9,820 386 4.09
  15 to 19 years 13,451 15,357 1,906 14.17
  20 to 24 years 26,967 27,188 221 0.82
  25 to 34 years 27,727 25,512 -2,215 -7.99
  35 to 44 years 17,924 19,221 1,297 7.24
  45 to 54 years 19,669 19,202 -467 -2.37
  55 to 59 years 8,827 8,410 -417 -4.72
  55 to 59 years 8,827 8,410 -417 -4.72
  60 to 64 years 8,893 9,710 817 9.19
  65 to 74 years 9,809 10,958 1,149 11.71
  75 to 84 years 5,087 5,162 75 1.47
  85 years and over 2,495 2,293 -202 -8.10
  Median age 29.9 30.3 0.4 1.34
  18 years and over 136,199 137,399 1,200 0.88
  21 years and over 121,712 119,943 -1,769 -1.45
  62 years and over 22,477 24,009 1,532 6.82
  65 years and over 17,391 18,413 1,022 5.88

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 69,551 69,672 70,125 71,009 72,086 73,174 3,502 5.03

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 71,896 73,173 1,277 1.78
  1-unit, detached 42,398 44,316 1,918 4.52
  1-unit, attached 2,595 2,896 301 11.60
  2 units 6,574 7,125 551 8.38
  3 or 4 units 4,479 3,807 -672 -15.00
  5 to 9 units 6,390 4,693 -1,697 -26.56
  10 to 20 units 3,833 3,206 -627 -16.36
  20 or more units 2,615 4,192 1,577 60.31
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 71,896 73,173 1,277 1.78
  Occupied Housing Units 67,680 67,198 -482 -0.71
    Owner 35,977 37,296 1,319 3.67
    Renter 31,703 29,902 -1,801 -5.68
  Vacant Housing Units 4,216 5,975 1,759 41.72
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.30 0.00 -1.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 2.90 2.30 -0.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.55 0.03 1.19
Average household size; renter-occ 2.23 2.28 0.05 2.24
Median Value $ owner occupied 172,900 170,700 -2,200 -1.27
Median Rent $ renter occupied 781 802 21 2.69

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 68 60 148 80 436 50 53 94 153 77 127 302
  in 1 unit bldgs 68 60 99 50 50 46 53 94 70 73 109 91
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 49 24 386 0 0 0 79 0 16 211
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 16,267 16,037 29,856 14,644 51,603 9,520 12,304 24,120 33,543 15,807 27,251 49,838
  1 unit structures 16,267 16,037 17,856 10,364 12,679 9,120 12,304 24,120 21,570 15,507 24,495 11,705
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 450 0 400 0 0 0 300 406 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 495 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 12,000 3,830 38,924 0 0 0 11,478 0 2,350 38,133

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
    165.87 169.05 171.30 174.97 175.85
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.92 1.33 2.14 0.50 6.02
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 6,361,911 6,737,299 6,897,834 7,099,754 7,401,758 1,039,847 16.3
  Net earnings 1/ 4,264,346 4,486,785 4,637,300 4,753,208 4,954,604 690,258 16.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,006,244 1,025,171 1,043,194 1,074,301 1,137,095 130,851 13.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 93,163 93,382 92,252 88,825 90,049 -3,114 -3.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 30,305 22,198 16,154 9,472 8,511 -21,794 -71.9
    Retirement and other 882,776 909,591 934,788 976,004 1,038,535 155,759 17.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,091,321 1,225,343 1,217,340 1,272,245 1,310,059 218,738 20.0
  Population 4/ 166,000 168,730 171,126 173,019 174,974 8,974 5.4
  Per capita personal income 38,325 39,929 40,309 41,035 42,302 3,977 10.4
  Per capita net earnings 25,689 26,592 27,099 27,472 28,316 2,627 10.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,062 6,076 6,096 6,209 6,499 437 7.2
    Per capita income maintenance 561 553 539 513 515 -46 -8.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 183 132 94 55 49 -134 -73.2
    Per capita retirement and other 5,318 5,391 5,463 5,641 5,935 617 11.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,574 7,262 7,114 7,353 7,487 913 13.9
  Earnings by place of work 4,941,890 5,229,565 5,487,653 5,622,140 5,880,461 938,571 19.0
    Wages and salaries 3,464,079 3,694,722 3,855,155 3,973,112 4,184,037 719,958 20.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,060,715 1,120,000 1,188,380 1,166,757 1,225,880 165,165 15.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 821,191 867,023 923,765 895,854 941,623 120,432 14.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 239,524 252,977 264,615 270,903 284,257 44,733 18.7
    Proprietors' income 417,096 414,843 444,118 482,271 470,544 53,448 12.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 12,906 1,436 19,766 21,858 1,376 -11,530 -89.3
      Farm proprietors' income 404,190 413,407 424,352 460,413 469,168 64,978 16.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 115,082 118,515 121,655 122,730 125,068 9,986 8.7
  Wage and salary jobs 93,859 97,187 100,132 100,951 102,668 8,809 9.4
  Number of proprietors 21,223 21,328 21,523 21,779 22,400 1,177 5.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,066 1,029 1,037 1,018 1,011 -55 -5.2
    Number of farm proprietors 20,157 20,299 20,486 20,761 21,389 1,232 6.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,942 44,126 45,108 45,809 47,018 4,076 9.5
  Average wages and salaries 36,907 38,017 38,501 39,357 40,753 3,846 10.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,052 20,366 20,714 22,177 21,935 1,883 9.4
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 6,557 6,812 6,997 7,241 7,761 8,025 1,468 22.39
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,557 6,717 6,804 6,878 7,230 7,345 788 12.02

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 4,811 147,993 771 4,849 152,533 750
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 25 4,202 1,388 24 4,131 1,174
 Total, all industries - St Govt 22 27,912 1,025 22 28,144 1,042
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 113 11,049 709 113 11,226 765
 Total, all industries - Private 4,651 104,830 686 4,690 109,032 658
    Goods-producing 632 11,865 884 633 12,776 819
      Natural resources and mining 25 281 540 27 347 526
      Construction 513 4,933 816 516 5,716 813
      Manufacturing 94 6,651 950 90 6,714 840
    Service-providing 4,019 92,965 661 4,057 96,256 637
      Trade, transportation & utilities 881 25,678 587 878 25,839 581
      Information 73 2,148 834 74 2,157 791
      Financial activities 572 8,003 1,105 578 8,059 1,062
      Professional & business services 810 17,037 924 825 17,983 846
      Education and health services 793 19,628 707 806 20,153 688
      Leisure and hospitality 486 17,063 263 492 18,445 270
      Other services 404 3,408 521 404 3,621 541

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 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.7 3.9 3.9 4.1
Unemployment 3,374 2,980 2,784 2,775 2,691 3,138 3,441 3,417 2,938 2,823 3,898 3,894 4,126
Employment 95,126 97,931 99,439 99,986 100,219 97,084 99,735 100,039 100,311 100,691 96,067 96,957 96,178
Labor Force98,500100,911102,223102,761102,910100,222103,176103,456103,249103,51499,965100,851100,304

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
Centralia R-ViCentralia 29084003229019MO 1,395 7,526 1,460
Columbia 93Columbia 29010001229019MO 17,719 143,677 19,765
Hallsville R-IvHallsville 29135604129019MO 1,424 7,626 1,489
Harrisburg R-ViiiHarrisburg 29137104229019MO 592 3,446 652
Southern Boone Co. R-IAshland 29285603129019MO 1,565 8,329 1,616
Sturgeon R-VSturgeon 29297004229019MO 472 3,755 821

Number of districts: 6 ... Total enrollment: 23,167
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
Bryan University Columbia, MO4755833 97 97 0 0
Columbia College Columbia, MO1770657 15,639 9,177 928 134
Stephens College Columbia, MO1795488 667 556 195 156
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO1783969 27,642 25,859 7,783 5,103

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 44,045
  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
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • 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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