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Situation & Outlook Report

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 24020)
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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 Glens Falls, NY MSA metro changed from 128,976 in 2010 to 127,356 in 2015, a change of -2,058 (-1.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 315 in 2010 and 321 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -145 (2011), -318 (2012), -532 (2013), -364 (2014), -364 (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 130,301. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 1,310 (1.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 21,598 (2010) to 30,498 (2020), a change of 8,900 (41.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 402 in 2008 and 294 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,762 in 2008 to $40,684 in 2014, a change of $6,922 (20.5%). 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 326 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,090 in 2009 to $4,645 in 2014 a change of $555 (13.57%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,090 in 2009 to $4,232 in 2014, a change of $142 (3.47%). 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 36 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 24020; 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.
  •   Glens Falls

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
  Glens Falls, NY (3629333) 14,700 14,687 14,674 14,585 14,511 14,428 -259 -1.80

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 128,976 100.0 128,776 100.0 128,462 100.0 127,890 100.0 127,356 100.0 126,918 100.0
  Warren County, NY (36113) 65,684 50.9 65,693 51.0 65,421 50.9 65,146 50.9 64,954 51.0 64,688 51.0
  Washington County, NY (36115) 63,292 49.1 63,083 49.0 63,041 49.1 62,744 49.1 62,402 49.0 62,230 49.0

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.
  Warren County, NY

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 128,430 127,345 -1,085 -0.84
  One race 126,670 125,375 -1,295 -1.02
    White 122,173 120,651 -1,522 -1.25
    Black/African American 122,173 120,651 -1,522 -1.25
    American Indian/Alaska Native 75 574 499 665.33
    Asian alone 417 936 519 124.46
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 644 526 -118 -18.32
  Two or more races 1,760 1,970 210 11.93
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,911 2,997 86 2.95
Population 25 years and over 92,491 92,546 55 2.95
  % high school graduate or higher 89.2 88.4 -0.8 -0.90
  % bachelor's degree or higher 23.6 23.0 -0.6 -2.54
Total Households 51,414 49,937 -1,477 -2.54
  Median household income ($) 53,562 51,880 -1,682 -3.14
  Mean household income ($) 68,128 66,041 -2,087 -3.06
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 128,430 127,345 -1,085 -0.84
  Male 64,747 64,174 -573 -3.06
  Female 63,683 63,171 -512 -3.06
  Under 5 years 6,434 6,135 -299 -3.06
  5 to 9 years 6,853 6,914 61 0.89
  10 to 14 years 7,216 6,373 -843 -11.68
  15 to 19 years 7,676 6,662 -1,014 -13.21
  20 to 24 years 7,760 8,715 955 12.31
  25 to 34 years 14,563 14,678 115 0.79
  35 to 44 years 15,216 14,998 -218 -1.43
  45 to 54 years 20,260 19,569 -691 -3.41
  55 to 59 years 10,872 9,755 -1,117 -10.27
  55 to 59 years 10,872 9,755 -1,117 -10.27
  60 to 64 years 8,095 10,120 2,025 25.02
  65 to 74 years 13,327 13,546 219 1.64
  75 to 84 years 6,592 7,028 436 6.61
  85 years and over 3,566 2,852 -714 -20.02
  Median age 44.4 44.7 0.3 0.68
  18 years and over 103,218 103,280 62 0.06
  21 years and over 98,575 98,662 87 0.09
  62 years and over 27,670 29,661 1,991 7.20
  65 years and over 23,485 23,426 -59 -0.25

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 67,570 67,606 67,709 67,790 67,923 68,011 405 0.60

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 67,704 68,026 322 0.48
  1-unit, detached 49,832 48,384 -1,448 -2.91
  1-unit, attached 1,481 1,351 -130 -8.78
  2 units 4,742 5,743 1,001 21.11
  3 or 4 units 4,230 3,334 -896 -21.18
  5 to 9 units 1,952 2,744 792 40.57
  10 to 20 units 502 823 321 63.94
  20 or more units 1,253 1,333 80 6.38
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 67,704 68,026 322 0.48
  Occupied Housing Units 51,414 49,937 -1,477 -2.87
    Owner 36,104 36,027 -77 -0.21
    Renter 15,310 13,910 -1,400 -9.14
  Vacant Housing Units 16,290 18,089 1,799 11.04
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.70 1.50 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.30 7.60 2.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.41 2.50 0.09 3.73
Average household size; renter-occ 2.43 2.38 -0.05 -2.06
Median Value $ owner occupied 165,400 160,100 -5,300 -3.20
Median Rent $ renter occupied 826 810 -16 -1.94

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 12 23 23 25 12 10 14 18 15 25 73 17
  in 1 unit bldgs 12 23 23 17 12 10 10 18 15 25 25 17
  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 4 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  Percent Coverage 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 72 72 72 72
Value ($000), Total Units 1,675 4,561 4,960 3,317 2,133 1,209 2,093 3,019 3,099 5,930 6,564 4,408
  1 unit structures 1,675 4,561 4,960 3,117 2,133 1,209 1,654 3,019 3,099 5,930 5,364 4,408
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 439 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,200 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
    187.83 187.64 181.04 187.24 190.36
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.10 -3.52 3.42 1.67 1.35
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 4,863,993 4,991,558 5,079,281 5,178,671 5,343,395 479,402 9.9
  Net earnings 1/ 3,032,179 3,106,645 3,162,051 3,168,805 3,257,258 225,079 7.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,129,976 1,134,502 1,144,274 1,195,721 1,244,414 114,438 10.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 96,119 96,615 95,586 97,911 97,005 886 0.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 51,188 47,272 32,815 16,021 14,763 -36,425 -71.2
    Retirement and other 982,669 990,615 1,015,873 1,081,789 1,132,646 149,977 15.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 701,838 750,411 772,956 814,145 841,723 139,885 19.9
  Population 4/ 128,776 128,462 127,890 127,356 126,918 -1,858 -1.4
  Per capita personal income 37,771 38,856 39,716 40,663 42,101 4,330 11.5
  Per capita net earnings 23,546 24,183 24,725 24,881 25,664 2,118 9.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,775 8,831 8,947 9,389 9,805 1,030 11.7
    Per capita income maintenance 746 752 747 769 764 18 2.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 397 368 257 126 116 -281 -70.8
    Per capita retirement and other 7,631 7,711 7,943 8,494 8,924 1,293 16.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,450 5,842 6,044 6,393 6,632 1,182 21.7
  Earnings by place of work 3,101,118 3,219,570 3,233,639 3,329,753 3,397,667 296,549 9.6
    Wages and salaries 2,074,160 2,150,222 2,152,452 2,240,280 2,314,412 240,252 11.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 721,878 744,056 757,014 759,491 781,731 59,853 8.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 546,804 562,508 571,965 564,202 582,240 35,436 6.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 175,074 181,548 185,049 195,289 199,491 24,417 13.9
    Proprietors' income 305,080 325,292 324,173 329,982 301,524 -3,556 -1.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 32,368 24,283 36,960 45,507 18,586 -13,782 -42.6
      Farm proprietors' income 272,712 301,009 287,213 284,475 282,938 10,226 3.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 70,867 70,899 70,626 71,361 72,402 1,535 2.2
  Wage and salary jobs 55,402 55,784 55,290 55,700 56,263 861 1.6
  Number of proprietors 15,465 15,115 15,336 15,661 16,139 674 4.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 851 838 867 890 890 39 4.6
    Number of farm proprietors 14,614 14,277 14,469 14,771 15,249 635 4.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,760 45,411 45,785 46,661 46,928 3,168 7.2
  Average wages and salaries 37,438 38,545 38,930 40,220 41,136 3,698 9.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,661 21,083 19,850 19,259 18,555 -106 -0.6
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 4,090 4,232 4,306 4,472 4,526 4,645 555 13.57
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,090 4,180 4,182 4,246 4,208 4,232 142 3.47

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 3,733 85,180 776 3,774 89,039 767
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 54 516 1,076 54 524 893
 Total, all industries - St Govt 62 3,034 1,189 62 3,087 1,340
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 92 12,846 756 92 12,977 857
 Total, all industries - Private 3,525 68,783 759 3,566 72,451 727
    Goods-producing 593 13,929 1,019 584 14,705 1,022
      Natural resources and mining 72 942 638 73 1,102 665
      Construction 347 3,071 877 339 3,577 1,000
      Manufacturing 174 9,917 1,099 172 10,026 1,070
    Service-providing 2,932 54,854 693 2,982 57,746 653
      Trade, transportation & utilities 794 14,817 670 798 15,198 654
      Information 43 1,478 1,778 43 1,511 1,106
      Financial activities 232 3,024 980 235 3,062 970
      Professional & business services 433 9,085 745 442 9,159 796
      Education and health services 378 13,774 755 380 13,599 756
      Leisure and hospitality 637 9,735 395 647 12,106 349
      Other services 279 2,864 529 280 2,994 559
      Unclassified 136 76 473 157 118 398

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 4.3 4.5 4.6 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.4 5.7 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.1
Unemployment 1,475 1,462 1,490 1,731 1,906 2,081 2,048 2,045 1,805 1,431 1,336 1,424 1,367
Employment 32,515 30,822 30,712 30,022 29,918 30,010 29,999 30,040 29,923 30,870 32,177 32,255 32,002
Labor Force33,99032,28432,20231,75331,82432,09132,04732,08531,72832,30133,51333,67933,369

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
Argyle Central School DistrictArgyle 36032104136115NY 571 3,988 620
Bolton Central School DistrictBolton Landing 36050104236113NY 196 2,032 243
Cambridge Central School DistrictCambridge 36062104236115NY 894 6,536 1,004
Fort Ann Central School DistrictFort Ann 36112804236115NY 495 5,819 540
Fort Edward Union Free School DistrictFort Edward 36113102336115NY 563 3,303 542
Glens Falls City School DistrictGlens Falls 36122401336113NY 2,072 15,010 2,035
Glens Falls Common School DistrictGlens Falls 36023101336113NY 174 2,312 332
Granville Central School DistrictGranville 36124503236115NY 1,211 7,623 1,290
Greenwich Central School DistrictGreenwich 36129003136115NY 1,050 6,674 1,085
Hadley-Luzerne Central School DistrictLake Luzerne 36131103136113NY 840 6,605 923
Hartford Central School DistrictHartford 36138304236115NY 476 3,019 510
Hudson Falls Central School DistrictFort Edward 36149702336115NY 2,395 15,364 2,286
Johnsburg Central School DistrictNorth Creek 36158704236113NY 324 2,595 343
Lake George Central School DistrictLake George 36164702336113NY 908 6,593 877
North Warren Central School DistrictChestertown 36169604236113NY 557 4,464 554
Putnam Central School DistrictPutnam Station 36239704236115NY 33 648 100
Queensbury Union Free School DistrictQueensbury 36240302336113NY 3,495 21,923 3,643
Salem Central School DistrictSalem 36254704236115NY 546 4,026 607
Warrensburg Central School DistrictWarrensburg 36299103136113NY 782 5,775 818
Whitehall Central School DistrictWhitehall 36312904236115NY 790 4,929 756

Number of districts: 20 ... Total enrollment: 18,372
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
Adirondack Community College Queensbury, NY1884383 4,247 2,522 0 0
Word of Life Bible Institute Pottersville, NY1975314 569 569 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,816
  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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  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
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  • 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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