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Situation & Outlook Report

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 22180)
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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 Fayetteville, NC MSA metro changed from 367,623 in 2010 to 377,458 in 2015, a change of 8,886 (2.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 142 in 2010 and 141 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,410 (2011), -3,914 (2012), -24 (2013), -4,094 (2014), -4,094 (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 443,795. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 76,068 (20.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 34,816 (2010) to 59,652 (2020), a change of 24,836 (71.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 462 in 2008 and 522 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,560 in 2008 to $36,390 in 2014, a change of $3,830 (11.8%). 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 132 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $16,424 in 2009 to $17,266 in 2014 a change of $842 (5.13%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $16,424 in 2009 to $15,890 in 2014, a change of ($534) (-3.25%). 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 77 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 22180; 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.
  •   Fayetteville

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
  Fayetteville, NC (3722920) 200,564 200,856 201,485 201,700 204,217 203,948 3,092 1.50
  Hope Mills, NC (3732640) 15,176 15,661 15,949 15,901 16,235 16,301 640 4.10
  Spring Lake, NC (3764180) 11,964 12,104 13,504 13,088 13,448 13,370 1,266 10.50

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 367,623 100.0 373,337 100.0 373,605 100.0 377,479 100.0 377,458 100.0 376,509 100.0
  Cumberland County, NC (37051) 320,150 87.1 323,865 86.7 323,143 86.5 326,354 86.5 325,814 86.3 323,838 86.0
  Hoke County, NC (37093) 47,473 12.9 49,472 13.3 50,462 13.5 51,125 13.5 51,644 13.7 52,671 14.0

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.
  Cumberland County, NC

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 377,193 377,939 746 0.20
  One race 354,229 357,608 3,379 0.95
    White 192,529 195,193 2,664 1.38
    Black/African American 192,529 195,193 2,664 1.38
    American Indian/Alaska Native 7,380 9,490 2,110 28.59
    Asian alone 8,354 9,336 982 11.75
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 401 1,004 603 150.37
    Some other race alone 9,006 7,019 -1,987 -22.06
  Two or more races 22,964 20,331 -2,633 -11.47
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 41,182 42,243 1,061 2.58
Population 25 years and over 230,262 234,605 4,343 2.58
  % high school graduate or higher 89.2 88.7 -0.5 -0.56
  % bachelor's degree or higher 22.3 22.4 0.1 0.45
Total Households 142,827 140,204 -2,623 0.45
  Median household income ($) 42,968 42,181 -787 -1.83
  Mean household income ($) 55,317 57,120 1,803 3.26
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 377,193 377,939 746 0.20
  Male 183,542 185,934 2,392 3.26
  Female 193,651 192,005 -1,646 3.26
  Under 5 years 31,563 30,938 -625 3.26
  5 to 9 years 27,303 26,777 -526 -1.93
  10 to 14 years 25,809 26,582 773 3.00
  15 to 19 years 26,428 24,127 -2,301 -8.71
  20 to 24 years 35,828 34,910 -918 -2.56
  25 to 34 years 62,560 63,613 1,053 1.68
  35 to 44 years 47,778 47,709 -69 -0.14
  45 to 54 years 44,071 45,102 1,031 2.34
  55 to 59 years 19,703 21,145 1,442 7.32
  55 to 59 years 19,703 21,145 1,442 7.32
  60 to 64 years 18,327 17,382 -945 -5.16
  65 to 74 years 22,595 23,440 845 3.74
  75 to 84 years 11,775 12,405 630 5.35
  85 years and over 3,453 3,809 356 10.31
  Median age 31.0 31.7 0.7 2.26
  18 years and over 277,482 279,136 1,654 0.60
  21 years and over 260,504 262,764 2,260 0.87
  62 years and over 48,841 49,012 171 0.35
  65 years and over 37,823 39,654 1,831 4.84

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 153,735 154,281 157,394 159,766 162,389 163,885 9,604 6.23

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 161,753 163,907 2,154 1.33
  1-unit, detached 103,001 106,718 3,717 3.61
  1-unit, attached 4,630 4,773 143 3.09
  2 units 4,100 4,221 121 2.95
  3 or 4 units 6,627 5,566 -1,061 -16.01
  5 to 9 units 9,351 10,149 798 8.53
  10 to 20 units 8,562 7,819 -743 -8.68
  20 or more units 6,330 7,061 731 11.55
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 161,753 163,907 2,154 1.33
  Occupied Housing Units 142,827 140,204 -2,623 -1.84
    Owner 74,880 74,544 -336 -0.45
    Renter 67,947 65,660 -2,287 -3.37
  Vacant Housing Units 18,926 23,703 4,777 25.24
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 3.90 1.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.50 9.10 0.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.63 2.67 0.04 1.52
Average household size; renter-occ 2.48 2.53 0.05 2.02
Median Value $ owner occupied 132,200 125,900 -6,300 -4.77
Median Rent $ renter occupied 826 857 31 3.75

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 257 189 63 58 50 77 64 174 69 85 56 49
  in 1 unit bldgs 69 69 63 58 50 53 64 86 69 85 56 49
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 188 120 0 0 0 24 0 88 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 8 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 59,315 41,628 11,124 10,491 9,409 11,825 13,028 25,339 12,319 15,263 10,588 9,757
  1 unit structures 12,925 11,628 11,124 10,491 9,409 9,551 13,028 16,717 12,319 15,263 10,588 9,757
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 46,390 30,000 0 0 0 2,274 0 8,622 0 0 0 0

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
    144.20 143.84 144.81 148.53 149.58
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.25 0.67 2.57 0.71 3.73
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 12,658,953 12,972,456 12,997,694 13,252,312 13,727,330 1,068,377 8.4
  Net earnings 1/ 7,077,618 7,243,383 7,112,424 7,170,813 7,289,779 212,161 3.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,936,331 3,037,425 3,109,747 3,239,795 3,428,627 492,296 16.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 401,924 407,647 426,435 438,831 439,133 37,209 9.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 158,532 130,496 68,630 20,208 12,362 -146,170 -92.2
    Retirement and other 2,375,875 2,499,282 2,614,682 2,780,756 2,977,132 601,257 25.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,645,004 2,691,648 2,775,523 2,841,704 3,008,924 363,920 13.8
  Population 4/ 373,337 373,605 377,479 377,458 376,509 3,172 0.8
  Per capita personal income 33,908 34,722 34,433 35,109 36,460 2,552 7.5
  Per capita net earnings 18,958 19,388 18,842 18,998 19,361 403 2.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,865 8,130 8,238 8,583 9,106 1,241 15.8
    Per capita income maintenance 1,077 1,091 1,130 1,163 1,166 89 8.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 425 349 182 54 33 -392 -92.2
    Per capita retirement and other 6,364 6,690 6,927 7,367 7,907 1,543 24.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,085 7,205 7,353 7,529 7,992 907 12.8
  Earnings by place of work 12,461,411 12,540,120 12,277,266 12,132,512 12,356,967 -104,444 -0.8
    Wages and salaries 8,837,320 8,789,579 8,699,486 8,598,722 8,836,374 -946 0.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 3,068,186 3,117,082 2,973,369 2,958,560 3,004,047 -64,139 -2.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 2,257,210 2,298,796 2,176,662 2,165,363 2,189,709 -67,501 -3.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 810,976 818,286 796,707 793,197 814,338 3,362 0.4
    Proprietors' income 555,905 633,459 604,411 575,230 516,546 -39,359 -7.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 33,771 47,894 58,986 64,622 37,854 4,083 12.1
      Farm proprietors' income 522,134 585,565 545,425 510,608 478,692 -43,442 -8.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 216,997 215,069 213,654 212,035 213,544 -3,453 -1.6
  Wage and salary jobs 188,725 186,702 184,677 182,017 182,584 -6,141 -3.3
  Number of proprietors 28,272 28,367 28,977 30,018 30,960 2,688 9.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 508 481 483 482 474 -34 -6.7
    Number of farm proprietors 27,764 27,886 28,494 29,536 30,486 2,722 9.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 57,427 58,307 57,463 57,219 57,866 439 0.8
  Average wages and salaries 46,826 47,078 47,106 47,241 48,396 1,570 3.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,806 20,999 19,142 17,288 15,702 -3,104 -16.5
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 16,424 16,989 17,358 17,549 17,528 17,266 842 5.13
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 16,424 16,734 16,818 16,668 16,409 15,890 -534 -3.25

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 6,682 204,822 733 6,662 209,131 750
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 73 23,425 1,224 73 24,171 1,284
 Total, all industries - St Govt 30 6,049 771 30 6,131 798
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 143 34,987 811 142 35,060 810
 Total, all industries - Private 6,436 140,361 629 6,417 143,769 644
    Goods-producing 746 19,987 955 731 20,996 965
      Natural resources and mining 51 586 509 49 684 549
      Construction 562 7,251 759 547 7,529 840
      Manufacturing 133 12,150 1,095 135 12,783 1,061
    Service-providing 5,690 120,373 575 5,686 122,773 589
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,523 38,297 571 1,520 39,108 584
      Information 65 2,258 836 68 2,308 843
      Financial activities 666 6,112 856 663 6,146 785
      Professional & business services 1,123 20,010 773 1,116 20,039 799
      Education and health services 946 24,186 652 945 24,645 691
      Leisure and hospitality 755 24,432 262 754 25,397 266
      Other services 612 5,079 530 620 5,129 563

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 7.8 7.0 7.1 7.0 6.7 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.3
Unemployment 9,701 8,831 9,020 8,930 8,457 9,049 9,098 8,654 8,066 7,588 8,224 7,996 7,947
Employment 115,077 116,580 117,594 118,024 117,774 118,121 119,281 120,709 120,902 120,595 120,499 118,794 117,890
Labor Force124,778125,411126,614126,954126,231127,170128,379129,363128,968128,183128,723126,790125,837

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
Cumberland County SchoolsFayetteville 37000111237051NC 52,925 303,797 54,436
Hoke County SchoolsRaeford 37022502137093NC 8,404 51,322 10,013

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 61,329
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
Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville, NC4610325 111 55 0 0
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC1985439 5,247 3,935 652 332
Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC1985344 12,103 4,878 0 0
Grace College of Divinity Fayetteville, NC4615287 111 45 11 1
Methodist University Fayetteville, NC1989697 2,228 1,994 233 141
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC4584053 741 628 0 0

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 20,541
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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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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