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Situation & Outlook Report

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 18880)
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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL MSA metro changed from 236,005 in 2010 to 257,209 in 2015, a change of 26,167 (11.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 187 in 2010 and 181 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,679 (2011), 7,200 (2012), 4,243 (2013), 2,743 (2014), 2,743 (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 278,368. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 42,362 (17.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 35,242 (2010) to 54,344 (2020), a change of 19,102 (54.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 104 in 2008 and 161 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $41,579 in 2008 to $44,950 in 2014, a change of $3,371 (8.1%). 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 174 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $11,528 in 2009 to $12,002 in 2014 a change of $474 (4.11%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $11,528 in 2009 to $11,104 in 2014, a change of ($424) (-3.68%). 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 55 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 18880; 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.
  •   Crestview
  •   Destin
  •   Fort Walton Beach

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
  Crestview, FL (1215475) 20,978 21,021 21,439 22,389 22,782 22,955 1,934 9.20
  Destin, FL (1217325) 12,305 12,295 12,421 12,823 13,257 13,355 1,060 8.60
  Fort Walton Beach, FL (1224475) 19,507 19,503 19,713 20,335 20,600 21,558 2,055 10.50
  Niceville, FL (1248750) 12,749 12,753 13,013 13,606 14,062 14,387 1,634 12.80

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 236,005 100.0 238,850 100.0 247,506 100.0 252,883 100.0 257,209 100.0 262,172 100.0
  Okaloosa County, FL (12091) 180,757 76.6 183,208 76.7 190,207 76.8 193,458 76.5 195,650 76.1 198,664 75.8
  Walton County, FL (12131) ** 55,248 23.4 55,642 23.3 57,299 23.2 59,425 23.5 61,559 23.9 63,508 24.2
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Okaloosa County, FL

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 253,618 258,042 4,424 1.74
  One race 246,860 247,508 648 0.26
    White 205,343 206,133 790 0.38
    Black/African American 205,343 206,133 790 0.38
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,353 2,489 1,136 83.96
    Asian alone 7,390 5,952 -1,438 -19.46
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 140 1,058 918 655.71
    Some other race alone 9,348 10,055 707 7.56
  Two or more races 6,758 10,534 3,776 55.87
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,849 20,429 580 2.92
Population 25 years and over 174,482 177,197 2,715 2.92
  % high school graduate or higher 87.3 89.6 2.3 2.63
  % bachelor's degree or higher 25.6 29.8 4.2 16.41
Total Households 98,219 95,662 -2,557 16.41
  Median household income ($) 53,000 53,679 679 1.28
  Mean household income ($) 68,460 71,389 2,929 4.28
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 253,618 258,042 4,424 1.74
  Male 128,459 131,822 3,363 4.28
  Female 125,159 126,220 1,061 4.28
  Under 5 years 14,594 15,316 722 4.28
  5 to 9 years 15,142 18,194 3,052 20.16
  10 to 14 years 16,829 12,910 -3,919 -23.29
  15 to 19 years 15,524 15,011 -513 -3.30
  20 to 24 years 17,047 19,414 2,367 13.89
  25 to 34 years 37,466 37,542 76 0.20
  35 to 44 years 29,361 32,026 2,665 9.08
  45 to 54 years 36,593 33,373 -3,220 -8.80
  55 to 59 years 16,930 17,818 888 5.25
  55 to 59 years 16,930 17,818 888 5.25
  60 to 64 years 15,492 15,039 -453 -2.92
  65 to 74 years 22,197 24,032 1,835 8.27
  75 to 84 years 12,267 12,477 210 1.71
  85 years and over 4,176 4,890 714 17.10
  Median age 38.3 38.1 -0.2 -0.52
  18 years and over 198,182 202,258 4,076 2.06
  21 years and over 187,936 193,757 5,821 3.10
  62 years and over 49,286 50,179 893 1.81
  65 years and over 38,640 41,399 2,759 7.14

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 137,539 137,618 138,225 139,207 140,930 142,862 5,244 3.81

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 140,491 142,870 2,379 1.69
  1-unit, detached 86,340 88,315 1,975 2.29
  1-unit, attached 3,645 4,834 1,189 32.62
  2 units 2,579 2,950 371 14.39
  3 or 4 units 5,557 4,228 -1,329 -23.92
  5 to 9 units 5,748 6,275 527 9.17
  10 to 20 units 5,021 2,951 -2,070 -41.23
  20 or more units 18,126 21,726 3,600 19.86
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 140,491 142,870 2,379 1.69
  Occupied Housing Units 98,219 95,662 -2,557 -2.60
    Owner 64,036 62,531 -1,505 -2.35
    Renter 34,183 33,131 -1,052 -3.08
  Vacant Housing Units 42,272 47,208 4,936 11.68
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 2.00 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.10 7.30 1.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.49 2.57 0.08 3.21
Average household size; renter-occ 2.55 2.69 0.14 5.49
Median Value $ owner occupied 181,100 187,700 6,600 3.64
Median Rent $ renter occupied 966 1,008 42 4.35

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 119 153 149 268 116 209 166 211 222 164 218 239
  in 1 unit bldgs 119 153 145 148 114 205 166 211 181 164 218 185
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 54
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 39,208 53,733 58,769 71,314 44,198 77,653 63,343 69,946 93,873 51,407 69,970 95,538
  1 unit structures 39,208 53,733 58,073 55,469 43,490 77,079 63,343 69,946 64,910 51,407 69,970 82,538
  2 unit structures 0 0 696 0 708 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 574 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 15,845 0 0 0 0 28,963 0 0 13,000

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
    207.13 199.02 207.42 214.76 221.69
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -3.92 4.22 3.54 3.23 7.03
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 10,061,044 10,824,607 11,025,929 11,640,964 12,149,094 2,088,050 20.8
  Net earnings 1/ 5,383,353 5,883,246 5,963,414 6,151,879 6,444,578 1,061,225 19.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,890,782 1,853,707 1,942,294 2,091,457 2,217,455 326,673 17.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 148,170 153,232 161,200 162,333 163,239 15,069 10.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 39,547 26,548 20,287 10,397 5,750 -33,797 -85.5
    Retirement and other 1,703,065 1,673,927 1,760,807 1,918,727 2,048,466 345,401 20.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,786,909 3,087,654 3,120,221 3,397,628 3,487,061 700,152 25.1
  Population 4/ 238,850 247,506 252,883 257,209 262,172 23,322 9.8
  Per capita personal income 42,123 43,735 43,601 45,259 46,340 4,217 10.0
  Per capita net earnings 22,539 23,770 23,582 23,918 24,581 2,042 9.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,916 7,490 7,681 8,131 8,458 542 6.8
    Per capita income maintenance 620 619 637 631 623 3 0.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 166 107 80 40 22 -144 -86.7
    Per capita retirement and other 7,130 6,763 6,963 7,460 7,813 683 9.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 11,668 12,475 12,339 13,210 13,301 1,633 14.0
  Earnings by place of work 6,646,749 7,267,677 7,464,026 7,683,838 8,028,300 1,381,551 20.8
    Wages and salaries 4,888,955 5,195,817 5,357,786 5,520,511 5,782,683 893,728 18.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,405,637 1,524,297 1,548,546 1,551,387 1,610,043 204,406 14.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,001,158 1,081,230 1,103,616 1,096,447 1,145,114 143,956 14.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 404,479 443,067 444,930 454,940 464,929 60,450 14.9
    Proprietors' income 352,157 547,563 557,694 611,940 635,574 283,417 80.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 6,877 10,414 8,050 12,643 17,285 10,408 151.3
      Farm proprietors' income 345,280 537,149 549,644 599,297 618,289 273,009 79.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 148,484 151,324 155,581 158,208 161,777 13,293 9.0
  Wage and salary jobs 116,245 119,058 121,630 122,748 125,244 8,999 7.7
  Number of proprietors 32,239 32,266 33,951 35,460 36,533 4,294 13.3
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,068 1,028 1,029 1,020 1,012 -56 -5.2
    Number of farm proprietors 31,171 31,238 32,922 34,440 35,521 4,350 14.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,764 48,027 47,975 48,568 49,626 4,862 10.9
  Average wages and salaries 42,057 43,641 44,050 44,974 46,171 4,114 9.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 11,077 17,195 16,695 17,401 17,406 6,329 57.1
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 11,528 11,010 11,455 11,532 11,803 12,002 474 4.11
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 11,528 10,906 11,196 11,068 11,138 11,104 -424 -3.68

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 8,673 163,239 770 8,747 173,493 764
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 86 13,553 1,455 85 13,980 1,221
 Total, all industries - St Govt 58 2,342 674 57 2,389 741
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 43 16,520 741 43 15,665 956
 Total, all industries - Private 8,486 130,824 706 8,562 141,459 700
    Goods-producing 1,305 14,985 865 1,324 15,368 885
      Natural resources and mining 35 159 467 38 167 573
      Construction 1,068 9,047 723 1,084 9,428 731
      Manufacturing 202 5,780 1,101 202 5,773 1,142
    Service-providing 7,181 115,839 685 7,238 126,091 677
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,783 30,541 592 1,775 31,784 609
      Information 102 1,876 1,230 99 1,526 1,037
      Financial activities 983 9,175 882 989 10,156 841
      Professional & business services 1,701 20,738 1,110 1,719 21,904 1,060
      Education and health services 821 18,158 792 829 18,504 809
      Leisure and hospitality 1,082 29,526 352 1,102 36,136 390
      Other services 624 5,686 617 633 5,922 627
      Unclassified 85 139 603 92 159 555

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 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.5 4.0 4.1 3.9
Unemployment 4,212 3,977 3,857 3,812 3,684 4,100 3,753 3,694 3,488 3,304 3,818 3,970 3,658
Employment 90,617 88,961 87,482 86,200 85,589 84,772 85,451 87,701 88,073 89,989 91,521 92,073 90,434
Labor Force94,82992,93891,33990,01289,27388,87289,20491,39591,56193,29395,33996,04394,092

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
OkaloosaFort Walton Beach 12013802212091FL 29,786 193,811 30,171
WaltonDefuniak Springs 12019804212131FL 7,811 59,807 8,901

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 37,597
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
CHOICE High School and Technical Center Fort Walton Beach, FL4330684 321 258 0 0
Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL1362335 6,295 2,514 0 0
Walton Career Development Center DeFuniak Springs, FL4573784 115 97 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,731
  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
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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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ProximityOne develops geographic-demographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Follow ProximityOne on Twitter at www.twitter.com/proximityone. Contact us (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest.

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