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Situation & Outlook Report

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 24220)
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 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA metro changed from 98,616 in 2010 to 101,779 in 2015, a change of 3,833 (3.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 385 in 2010 and 375 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -917 (2011), 428 (2012), 1,259 (2013), 159 (2014), 159 (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 106,431. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 7,826 (7.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 12,487 (2010) to 17,961 (2020), a change of 5,474 (43.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 243 in 2008 and 189 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,992 in 2008 to $43,532 in 2014, a change of $6,540 (17.7%). 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 314 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,824 in 2009 to $4,788 in 2014 a change of $964 (25.21%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,824 in 2009 to $4,262 in 2014, a change of $438 (11.45%). 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 24220; 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.
  •   Grand Forks

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
  Grand Forks, ND (3832060) 52,838 52,965 52,749 53,645 55,016 56,057 3,092 5.80

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 98,616 100.0 98,187 100.0 99,198 100.0 101,020 100.0 101,779 100.0 102,449 100.0
  Polk County, MN (27119) 31,632 32.1 31,540 32.1 31,489 31.7 31,658 31.3 31,517 31.0 31,533 30.8
  Grand Forks County, ND (38035) 66,984 67.9 66,647 67.9 67,709 68.3 69,362 68.7 70,262 69.0 70,916 69.2

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.
  Grand Forks County, ND

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 100,748 101,842 1,094 1.09
  One race 98,016 99,420 1,404 1.43
    White 91,061 91,619 558 0.61
    Black/African American 91,061 91,619 558 0.61
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,340 2,352 12 0.51
    Asian alone 1,757 1,697 -60 -3.41
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 139 0 -139 -100.00
    Some other race alone 518 1,048 530 102.32
  Two or more races 2,732 2,422 -310 -11.35
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,382 4,552 170 3.88
Population 25 years and over 59,747 61,125 1,378 3.88
  % high school graduate or higher 91.4 93.7 2.3 2.52
  % bachelor's degree or higher 27.4 28.0 0.6 2.19
Total Households 40,982 41,882 900 2.19
  Median household income ($) 50,891 49,691 -1,200 -2.36
  Mean household income ($) 66,469 65,357 -1,112 -1.67
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 100,748 101,842 1,094 1.09
  Male 51,609 51,821 212 -1.67
  Female 49,139 50,021 882 -1.67
  Under 5 years 6,819 7,213 394 -1.67
  5 to 9 years 5,036 6,091 1,055 20.95
  10 to 14 years 5,530 5,705 175 3.16
  15 to 19 years 8,728 8,522 -206 -2.36
  20 to 24 years 14,888 13,186 -1,702 -11.43
  25 to 34 years 13,981 14,696 715 5.11
  35 to 44 years 9,489 10,209 720 7.59
  45 to 54 years 11,679 11,336 -343 -2.94
  55 to 59 years 7,009 5,890 -1,119 -15.97
  55 to 59 years 7,009 5,890 -1,119 -15.97
  60 to 64 years 4,714 5,790 1,076 22.83
  65 to 74 years 6,583 7,025 442 6.71
  75 to 84 years 4,251 4,422 171 4.02
  85 years and over 2,041 1,757 -284 -13.91
  Median age 31.1 32.1 1.0 3.22
  18 years and over 79,752 79,944 192 0.24
  21 years and over 71,224 72,275 1,051 1.48
  62 years and over 15,535 16,838 1,303 8.39
  65 years and over 12,875 13,204 329 2.56

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 43,954 44,014 44,141 44,552 45,013 46,039 2,025 4.60

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 44,872 46,034 1,162 2.59
  1-unit, detached 23,981 25,692 1,711 7.13
  1-unit, attached 3,404 2,050 -1,354 -39.78
  2 units 1,432 1,051 -381 -26.61
  3 or 4 units 1,714 2,273 559 32.61
  5 to 9 units 1,170 1,677 507 43.33
  10 to 20 units 3,956 3,062 -894 -22.60
  20 or more units 7,196 7,991 795 11.05
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 44,872 46,034 1,162 2.59
  Occupied Housing Units 40,982 41,882 900 2.20
    Owner 23,449 24,274 825 3.52
    Renter 17,533 17,608 75 0.43
  Vacant Housing Units 3,890 4,152 262 6.74
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.20 1.60 1.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.20 3.90 -4.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.64 2.45 -0.19 -7.20
Average household size; renter-occ 1.86 2.06 0.20 10.75
Median Value $ owner occupied 155,100 149,300 -5,800 -3.74
Median Rent $ renter occupied 718 768 50 6.96

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 15 15 198 6 1 72 2 11 28 65 17 6
  in 1 unit bldgs 15 15 32 6 1 2 2 11 28 17 17 6
  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 0 0 166 0 0 70 0 0 0 48 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Percent Coverage 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 83 83 83 83
Value ($000), Total Units 3,999 3,845 20,482 1,940 267 6,402 720 3,099 7,774 8,302 4,402 1,967
  1 unit structures 3,999 3,845 6,682 1,940 267 353 720 3,099 7,774 4,902 4,402 1,967
  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 0 0 13,800 0 0 6,049 0 0 0 3,400 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
    227.34 229.77 230.40 234.07 240.53
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.07 0.27 1.59 2.76 5.80
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 3,961,344 4,376,314 4,498,878 4,535,361 4,626,431 665,087 16.8
  Net earnings 1/ 2,528,914 2,870,711 2,934,705 2,858,862 2,886,617 357,703 14.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 681,226 685,253 703,966 738,327 764,459 83,233 12.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 67,383 68,161 67,858 67,914 67,970 587 0.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 20,037 15,416 14,044 10,810 10,169 -9,868 -49.2
    Retirement and other 593,806 601,676 622,064 659,603 686,320 92,514 15.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 751,204 820,350 860,207 938,172 975,355 224,151 29.8
  Population 4/ 98,187 99,198 101,020 101,779 102,449 4,262 4.3
  Per capita personal income 40,345 44,117 44,535 44,561 45,158 4,813 11.9
  Per capita net earnings 25,756 28,939 29,051 28,089 28,176 2,420 9.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,938 6,908 6,969 7,254 7,462 524 7.6
    Per capita income maintenance 686 687 672 667 663 -23 -3.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 204 155 139 106 99 -105 -51.5
    Per capita retirement and other 6,048 6,065 6,158 6,481 6,699 651 10.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,651 8,270 8,515 9,218 9,520 1,869 24.4
  Earnings by place of work 2,922,748 3,275,816 3,388,400 3,340,403 3,392,630 469,882 16.1
    Wages and salaries 1,997,918 2,148,614 2,210,689 2,329,920 2,444,767 446,849 22.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 542,351 546,396 564,787 605,598 618,845 76,494 14.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 366,366 370,026 379,524 405,493 409,963 43,597 11.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 175,985 176,370 185,263 200,105 208,882 32,897 18.7
    Proprietors' income 382,479 580,806 612,924 404,885 329,018 -53,461 -14.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 142,322 288,621 312,005 100,114 34,994 -107,328 -75.4
      Farm proprietors' income 240,157 292,185 300,919 304,771 294,024 53,867 22.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 69,392 71,464 71,826 72,314 72,776 3,384 4.9
  Wage and salary jobs 56,866 58,888 59,019 59,274 59,446 2,580 4.5
  Number of proprietors 12,526 12,576 12,807 13,040 13,330 804 6.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,947 1,889 1,917 1,917 1,902 -45 -2.3
    Number of farm proprietors 10,579 10,687 10,890 11,123 11,428 849 8.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,119 45,839 47,175 46,193 46,617 4,498 10.7
  Average wages and salaries 35,134 36,486 37,457 39,308 41,126 5,992 17.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 22,701 27,340 27,633 27,400 25,728 3,027 13.3
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 3,824 3,993 4,042 4,472 4,578 4,788 964 25.21
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,824 3,921 3,847 4,148 4,155 4,262 438 11.45

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 3,123 87,289 764 3,128 88,783 776
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 67 1,853 1,252 67 1,878 1,057
 Total, all industries - St Govt 41 7,495 1,091 41 7,587 1,087
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 89 8,902 730 89 9,095 806
 Total, all industries - Private 2,926 69,038 719 2,931 70,223 731
    Goods-producing 608 11,881 907 619 12,966 931
      Natural resources and mining 193 1,277 713 197 1,716 790
      Construction 324 4,190 978 330 4,952 1,067
      Manufacturing 91 6,414 901 92 6,298 858
    Service-providing 2,318 57,157 680 2,312 57,258 685
      Trade, transportation & utilities 777 20,147 668 771 19,962 679
      Information 36 1,009 810 36 979 865
      Financial activities 265 2,869 1,155 259 2,813 977
      Professional & business services 399 4,695 887 404 4,810 926
      Education and health services 291 15,639 852 292 15,704 859
      Leisure and hospitality 320 10,126 264 317 10,250 277
      Other services 230 2,671 433 233 2,740 459

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

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 3.8 3.2 2.8 3.2 4.1 5.2 4.8 5.3 4.6 3.8 4.9 4.6 4.5
Unemployment 638 549 494 569 719 931 841 953 808 648 847 781 745
Employment 16,157 16,680 17,361 17,199 16,936 16,985 16,785 16,862 16,629 16,616 16,418 16,155 15,964
Labor Force16,79517,22917,85517,76817,65517,91617,62617,81517,43717,26417,26516,93616,709

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
Climax-Shelly Public SchoolsClimax 27093604227119MN 175 840 163
Crookston Public School DistrictCrookston 27097203227119MN 1,288 9,700 1,568
East Grand Forks Public School DistEast Grand Forks 27111302327119MN 1,757 10,080 1,780
Fertile-Beltrami School DistrictFertile 27119104327119MN 456 2,817 504
Fisher Public School DistrictFisher 27121804227119MN 259 994 171
Fosston Public School DistrictFosston 27123004327119MN 684 3,704 684
Win-E-Mac School DistrictErskine 27914494327119MN 428 3,461 572
Emerado 127Emerado 38063604138035ND 82 926 122
Grand Forks 1Grand Forks 38081301338035ND 7,151 55,982 6,970
Grand Forks Afb 140Grand Forks 38000511338035ND... 2,455 525
Larimore 44Larimore 38108604238035ND 417 2,660 455
Manvel 125Manvel 38120004238035ND 143 1,432 264
Midway 128Inkster 38129204238035ND 211 1,380 234
Northwood 129Northwood 38143404238035ND 250 1,657 278
Thompson 61Thompson 38182804238035ND 431 2,287 464

Number of districts: 15 ... Total enrollment: 13,732
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
Josef's School of Hair Design Inc-Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND2001104 51 51 0 0
University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN1740755 2,850 1,349 0 0
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND2002809 11,537 9,079 3,369 1,707

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 14,438
  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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