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Situation & Outlook Report

Flagstaff, AZ Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 22380)
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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 Flagstaff, AZ MSA metro changed from 134,626 in 2010 to 137,637 in 2015, a change of 4,471 (3.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 303 in 2010 and 299 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -1,555 (2011), 786 (2012), -289 (2013), 61 (2014), 61 (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 145,385. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 10,782 (8.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 12,388 (2010) to 22,756 (2020), a change of 10,368 (83.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 291 in 2008 and 356 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $35,959 in 2008 to $39,220 in 2014, a change of $3,261 (9.1%). 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 297 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,766 in 2009 to $5,267 in 2014 a change of $501 (10.51%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,766 in 2009 to $4,846 in 2014, a change of $80 (1.68%). 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 28 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 22380; 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.
  •   Flagstaff

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
  Flagstaff, AZ (0423620) 65,870 66,122 66,066 67,873 68,210 68,785 2,663 4.00

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 134,626 100.0 134,182 100.0 135,978 100.0 136,612 100.0 137,637 100.0 139,097 100.0
  Coconino County, AZ (04005) 134,626 100.0 134,182 100.0 135,978 100.0 136,612 100.0 137,637 100.0 139,097 100.0

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.
  Coconino County, AZ

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 136,539 137,682 1,143 0.84
  One race 130,939 133,769 2,830 2.16
    White 84,389 88,024 3,635 4.31
    Black/African American 84,389 88,024 3,635 4.31
    American Indian/Alaska Native 35,829 36,043 214 0.60
    Asian alone 1,734 3,038 1,304 75.20
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 277 106 -171 -61.73
    Some other race alone 6,133 4,399 -1,734 -28.27
  Two or more races 5,600 3,913 -1,687 -30.13
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,922 19,128 206 1.09
Population 25 years and over 80,635 80,598 -37 1.09
  % high school graduate or higher 89.2 88.7 -0.5 -0.56
  % bachelor's degree or higher 34.3 35.2 0.9 2.62
Total Households 49,002 46,919 -2,083 2.62
  Median household income ($) 50,637 49,757 -880 -1.74
  Mean household income ($) 68,635 68,483 -152 -0.22
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 136,539 137,682 1,143 0.84
  Male 68,011 67,191 -820 -0.22
  Female 68,528 70,491 1,963 -0.22
  Under 5 years 8,206 8,233 27 -0.22
  5 to 9 years 9,177 8,121 -1,056 -11.51
  10 to 14 years 7,226 8,571 1,345 18.61
  15 to 19 years 14,448 14,095 -353 -2.44
  20 to 24 years 16,847 18,064 1,217 7.22
  25 to 34 years 19,118 18,650 -468 -2.45
  35 to 44 years 15,120 14,975 -145 -0.96
  45 to 54 years 15,780 15,144 -636 -4.03
  55 to 59 years 8,331 8,185 -146 -1.75
  55 to 59 years 8,331 8,185 -146 -1.75
  60 to 64 years 7,712 8,124 412 5.34
  65 to 74 years 9,149 9,969 820 8.96
  75 to 84 years 4,249 4,378 129 3.04
  85 years and over 1,176 1,173 -3 -0.26
  Median age 31.2 30.9 -0.3 -0.96
  18 years and over 106,890 107,652 762 0.71
  21 years and over 94,816 93,688 -1,128 -1.19
  62 years and over 18,981 19,839 858 4.52
  65 years and over 14,574 15,520 946 6.49

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 63,321 63,352 63,790 64,021 64,092 64,217 865 1.37

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 64,664 64,215 -449 -0.69
  1-unit, detached 40,072 40,897 825 2.06
  1-unit, attached 2,291 3,307 1,016 44.35
  2 units 1,442 1,192 -250 -17.34
  3 or 4 units 2,623 1,452 -1,171 -44.64
  5 to 9 units 2,245 3,506 1,261 56.17
  10 to 20 units 3,156 2,969 -187 -5.93
  20 or more units 3,411 2,749 -662 -19.41
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 64,664 64,215 -449 -0.69
  Occupied Housing Units 49,002 46,919 -2,083 -4.25
    Owner 27,914 28,322 408 1.46
    Renter 21,088 18,597 -2,491 -11.81
  Vacant Housing Units 15,662 17,296 1,634 10.43
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.70 2.20 -0.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.40 5.60 0.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.64 2.73 0.09 3.41
Average household size; renter-occ 2.50 2.64 0.14 5.60
Median Value $ owner occupied 204,800 227,500 22,700 11.08
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,059 969 -90 -8.50

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 35 24 214 18 37 11 21 24 32 32 42 276
  in 1 unit bldgs 35 24 22 18 37 11 21 24 32 32 36 44
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
  Percent Coverage 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 87 87 87 87
Value ($000), Total Units 7,496 8,591 21,443 4,275 6,620 3,138 4,467 5,604 5,606 6,830 9,929 49,563
  1 unit structures 7,496 8,591 4,965 4,275 6,620 3,138 4,467 5,604 5,606 6,830 8,983 9,563
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 946 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 16,478 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,000

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
    224.57 226.12 224.96 235.05 240.00
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.69 -0.51 4.49 2.11 6.87
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 4,917,525 4,939,175 5,130,228 5,449,838 5,705,476 787,951 16.0
  Net earnings 1/ 3,052,062 3,000,773 3,108,858 3,233,014 3,401,062 349,000 11.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 946,925 918,246 943,416 1,046,003 1,096,539 149,614 15.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 105,493 103,814 102,638 98,277 96,238 -9,255 -8.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 31,555 22,358 14,504 9,637 8,817 -22,738 -72.1
    Retirement and other 809,877 792,074 826,274 938,089 991,484 181,607 22.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 918,538 1,020,156 1,077,954 1,170,821 1,207,875 289,337 31.5
  Population 4/ 134,182 135,978 136,612 137,637 139,097 4,915 3.7
  Per capita personal income 36,648 36,323 37,553 39,596 41,018 4,370 11.9
  Per capita net earnings 22,746 22,068 22,757 23,489 24,451 1,705 7.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,057 6,753 6,906 7,600 7,883 826 11.7
    Per capita income maintenance 786 763 751 714 692 -94 -12.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 235 164 106 70 63 -172 -73.2
    Per capita retirement and other 6,036 5,825 6,048 6,816 7,128 1,092 18.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,845 7,502 7,891 8,507 8,684 1,839 26.9
  Earnings by place of work 3,339,052 3,280,789 3,453,384 3,592,198 3,785,974 446,922 13.4
    Wages and salaries 2,273,116 2,348,643 2,466,010 2,574,253 2,702,019 428,903 18.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries 661,094 676,420 709,486 728,755 746,119 85,025 12.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 489,708 500,135 524,687 537,656 545,952 56,244 11.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 171,386 176,285 184,799 191,099 200,167 28,781 16.8
    Proprietors' income 404,842 255,726 277,888 289,190 337,836 -67,006 -16.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 1,007 -1,325 -345 3,669 3,601 2,594 257.6
      Farm proprietors' income 403,835 257,051 278,233 285,521 334,235 -69,600 -17.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 77,098 78,178 80,184 81,633 83,350 6,252 8.1
  Wage and salary jobs 60,786 61,831 63,825 64,950 66,181 5,395 8.9
  Number of proprietors 16,312 16,347 16,359 16,683 17,169 857 5.3
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,114 2,240 2,208 2,188 2,176 62 2.9
    Number of farm proprietors 14,198 14,107 14,151 14,495 14,993 795 5.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,309 41,966 43,068 44,004 45,423 2,114 4.9
  Average wages and salaries 37,395 37,985 38,637 39,634 40,828 3,433 9.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 28,443 18,222 19,662 19,698 22,293 -6,150 -21.6
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 4,766 4,868 4,816 4,877 5,179 5,267 501 10.51
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,766 4,820 4,707 4,659 4,854 4,846 80 1.68

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 3,360 97,014 748 3,353 101,242 792
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 62 4,117 1,291 61 4,553 1,095
 Total, all industries - St Govt 21 8,238 874 20 8,094 1,091
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 91 13,322 899 90 13,326 959
 Total, all industries - Private 3,186 71,338 674 3,182 75,270 715
    Goods-producing 437 10,578 1,020 440 11,022 1,174
      Natural resources and mining 24 286 935 23 351 806
      Construction 322 3,220 653 326 3,515 704
      Manufacturing 91 7,072 1,191 91 7,155 1,424
    Service-providing 2,749 60,760 614 2,742 64,248 636
      Trade, transportation & utilities 717 15,548 594 718 16,240 595
      Information 35 729 695 34 737 711
      Financial activities 277 2,006 873 284 2,133 875
      Professional & business services 490 4,946 655 500 5,330 675
      Education and health services 373 15,538 920 370 15,327 987
      Leisure and hospitality 547 19,799 363 553 22,313 402
      Other services 241 2,047 520 241 2,111 562
      Unclassified 69 147 447 42 58 363

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

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.8 7.1 6.4
Unemployment 5,009 4,585 4,551 4,493 4,723 4,703 4,363 4,107 4,164 4,207 5,116 5,261 4,739
Employment 68,874 69,865 69,397 68,091 66,778 67,160 68,278 68,878 69,402 69,365 70,067 69,212 69,091
Labor Force73,88374,45073,94872,58471,50171,86372,64172,98573,56673,57275,18374,47373,830

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
Chevelon Butte School DistrictForest Lakes 04019204304005AZ 16 660 28
Flagstaff Unified DistrictFlagstaff 04028601304005AZ 9,579 93,108 13,454
Fredonia-Moccasin Unified DistrictFredonia 04030804204005AZ 261 2,868 481
Grand Canyon Unified DistrictGrand Canyon 04035504304005AZ 309 2,669 206
Maine Consolidated School DistrictParks 04045304204005AZ 125 1,299 159
Page Unified DistrictPage 04058203304005AZ 2,772 13,249 2,933
Sedona-Oak Creek Jusd #9Sedona 04097333204005AZ 1,301 14,704 1,296
Tuba City Unified DistrictTuba City 04086803304005AZ 1,749 16,315 3,753
Williams Unified DistrictWilliams 04093103204005AZ 617 5,834 909

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 16,729
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
Coconino Community College Flagstaff, AZ4044263 3,607 1,101 0 0
College America-Flagstaff Flagstaff, AZ1039455 176 176 0 0
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ1053309 23,328 19,173 4,377 2,000

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 27,111
  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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  • 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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