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Situation & Outlook Report

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 24260)
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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 Island, NE MSA metro changed from 82,057 in 2010 to 84,751 in 2015, a change of 3,009 (3.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 435 in 2010 and 427 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 269 (2011), 363 (2012), 201 (2013), 86 (2014), 86 (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 91,112. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 9,069 (11.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 12,289 (2010) to 17,045 (2020), a change of 4,756 (38.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 254 in 2008 and 295 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,744 in 2008 to $40,673 in 2014, a change of $3,929 (10.7%). 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 337 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,383 in 2009 to $4,204 in 2014 a change of $821 (24.27%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,383 in 2009 to $3,681 in 2014, a change of $298 (8.81%). 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 22 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 24260; 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 Island

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 Island, NE (3119595) 48,520 48,809 49,464 50,114 50,705 51,236 2,427 5.00

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 82,057 100.0 82,698 100.0 83,461 100.0 84,099 100.0 84,751 100.0 85,066 100.0
  Hall County, NE (31079) 58,814 71.7 59,586 72.1 60,333 72.3 60,854 72.4 61,509 72.6 61,680 72.5
  Hamilton County, NE (31093) 6,267 7.6 6,304 7.6 6,308 7.6 6,347 7.5 6,366 7.5 6,409 7.5
  Howard County, NE (31093) 6,267 7.6 6,304 7.6 6,308 7.6 6,347 7.5 6,366 7.5 6,409 7.5
  Merrick County, NE (31121) 7,856 9.6 7,735 9.4 7,799 9.3 7,791 9.3 7,767 9.2 7,787 9.2

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.
No counties presently available for this metro.

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 84,168 84,467 299 0.36
  One race 82,850 83,930 1,080 1.30
    White 78,481 79,864 1,383 1.76
    Black/African American 78,481 79,864 1,383 1.76
    American Indian/Alaska Native 215 472 257 119.53
    Asian alone 1,059 851 -208 -19.64
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 51 0 -51 -100.00
    Some other race alone 1,835 1,048 -787 -42.89
  Two or more races 1,318 537 -781 -59.26
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 15,948 16,671 723 4.53
Population 25 years and over 55,476 55,907 431 4.53
  % high school graduate or higher 82.4 86.6 4.2 5.10
  % bachelor's degree or higher 18.2 17.9 -0.3 -1.65
Total Households 31,723 32,187 464 -1.65
  Median household income ($) 50,567 49,742 -825 -1.63
  Mean household income ($) 61,009 63,543 2,534 4.15
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 84,168 84,467 299 0.36
  Male 42,085 42,498 413 4.15
  Female 42,083 41,969 -114 4.15
  Under 5 years 6,169 5,801 -368 4.15
  5 to 9 years 7,458 6,952 -506 -6.78
  10 to 14 years 5,672 5,737 65 1.15
  15 to 19 years 4,234 5,549 1,315 31.06
  20 to 24 years 5,159 4,521 -638 -12.37
  25 to 34 years 10,694 10,812 118 1.10
  35 to 44 years 10,194 10,861 667 6.54
  45 to 54 years 11,158 10,253 -905 -8.11
  55 to 59 years 5,865 5,968 103 1.76
  55 to 59 years 5,865 5,968 103 1.76
  60 to 64 years 4,970 4,491 -479 -9.64
  65 to 74 years 6,483 7,008 525 8.10
  75 to 84 years 3,658 4,991 1,333 36.44
  85 years and over 2,454 1,523 -931 -37.94
  Median age 37.7 37.5 -0.2 -0.53
  18 years and over 61,841 62,379 538 0.87
  21 years and over 60,207 59,681 -526 -0.87
  62 years and over 15,304 16,439 1,135 7.42
  65 years and over 12,595 13,522 927 7.36

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 34,166 34,197 34,292 34,404 34,766 34,979 782 2.29

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 34,755 34,818 63 0.18
  1-unit, detached 26,149 25,501 -648 -2.48
  1-unit, attached 1,578 2,002 424 26.87
  2 units 970 881 -89 -9.18
  3 or 4 units 820 1,034 214 26.10
  5 to 9 units 994 943 -51 -5.13
  10 to 20 units 1,453 1,230 -223 -15.35
  20 or more units 1,103 1,438 335 30.37
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 34,755 34,818 63 0.18
  Occupied Housing Units 31,723 32,187 464 1.46
    Owner 21,366 21,415 49 0.23
    Renter 10,357 10,772 415 4.01
  Vacant Housing Units 3,032 2,631 -401 -13.23
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.60 0.90 -1.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 1.40 2.90 1.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.72 2.68 -0.04 -1.47
Average household size; renter-occ 2.40 2.39 -0.01 -0.42
Median Value $ owner occupied 111,600 122,400 10,800 9.68
Median Rent $ renter occupied 655 649 -6 -0.92

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 18 12 13 16 32 1 7 11 19 10 10 76
  in 1 unit bldgs 10 8 11 16 4 1 7 11 19 7 10 4
  in 2 unit bldgs 8 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Percent Coverage 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 70 70 70 70
Value ($000), Total Units 3,298 1,889 2,310 2,978 4,043 14 1,430 2,189 2,938 1,855 1,826 4,553
  1 unit structures 2,176 1,419 1,981 2,978 639 14 1,430 2,189 2,938 1,500 1,826 553
  2 unit structures 1,122 470 329 0 237 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 355 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 3,167 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,000

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
    196.03 190.31 190.17 193.45 199.75
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -2.92 -0.07 1.72 3.26 1.90
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 3,179,785 3,330,081 3,315,156 3,387,763 3,459,720 279,935 8.8
  Net earnings 1/ 2,057,376 2,138,426 2,172,818 2,196,249 2,224,443 167,067 8.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 557,301 561,928 568,032 590,899 616,351 59,050 10.6
    Income maintenance 2/ 54,442 54,452 56,389 57,078 57,711 3,269 6.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 12,812 9,367 6,120 5,077 4,900 -7,912 -61.8
    Retirement and other 490,047 498,109 505,523 528,744 553,740 63,693 13.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 565,108 629,727 574,306 600,615 618,926 53,818 9.5
  Population 4/ 82,698 83,461 84,099 84,751 85,066 2,368 2.9
  Per capita personal income 38,451 39,900 39,420 39,973 40,671 2,220 5.8
  Per capita net earnings 24,878 25,622 25,836 25,914 26,150 1,272 5.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,739 6,733 6,754 6,972 7,246 507 7.5
    Per capita income maintenance 658 652 671 673 678 20 3.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 155 112 73 60 58 -97 -62.6
    Per capita retirement and other 5,926 5,968 6,011 6,239 6,510 584 9.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,833 7,545 6,829 7,087 7,276 443 6.5
  Earnings by place of work 2,328,505 2,421,231 2,491,546 2,534,551 2,563,270 234,765 10.1
    Wages and salaries 1,500,166 1,571,236 1,615,792 1,689,991 1,730,916 230,750 15.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 376,565 411,508 405,928 435,983 412,220 35,655 9.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 259,395 291,934 286,168 308,893 285,243 25,848 10.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 117,170 119,574 119,760 127,090 126,977 9,807 8.4
    Proprietors' income 451,774 438,487 469,826 408,577 420,134 -31,640 -7.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 268,083 229,588 274,567 165,824 146,160 -121,923 -45.5
      Farm proprietors' income 183,691 208,899 195,259 242,753 273,974 90,283 49.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 55,092 56,107 56,811 57,162 57,076 1,984 3.6
  Wage and salary jobs 43,411 44,499 44,881 45,090 44,768 1,357 3.1
  Number of proprietors 11,681 11,608 11,930 12,072 12,308 627 5.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,880 1,882 1,890 1,873 1,857 -23 -1.2
    Number of farm proprietors 9,801 9,726 10,040 10,199 10,451 650 6.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,266 43,154 43,857 44,340 44,910 2,644 6.3
  Average wages and salaries 34,557 35,309 36,002 37,480 38,664 4,107 11.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,742 21,478 19,448 23,802 26,215 7,473 39.9
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 3,383 3,476 3,763 3,965 4,188 4,204 821 24.27
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,383 3,419 3,555 3,622 3,730 3,681 298 8.81

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 3,055 68,881 684 3,070 69,876 699
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 48 1,236 1,229 47 1,190 1,074
 Total, all industries - St Govt 36 1,277 729 36 1,289 801
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 73 8,623 780 73 8,803 755
 Total, all industries - Private 2,898 57,744 657 2,914 58,595 681
    Goods-producing 569 17,779 746 579 17,919 814
      Natural resources and mining 132 976 810 133 1,084 773
      Construction 327 3,278 777 336 3,578 746
      Manufacturing 110 13,525 734 110 13,257 836
    Service-providing 2,329 39,965 618 2,335 40,676 622
      Trade, transportation & utilities 706 15,939 634 703 16,150 647
      Information 30 689 807 30 720 811
      Financial activities 283 2,937 925 279 2,979 804
      Professional & business services 306 4,811 705 306 4,967 754
      Education and health services 530 7,654 708 542 7,588 715
      Leisure and hospitality 243 5,875 267 245 6,192 286
      Other services 231 2,059 474 230 2,080 461

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 5.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.7 5.5 4.0 5.1 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.4
Unemployment 1,691 1,021 965 1,003 1,171 1,755 1,267 1,643 1,115 1,012 1,140 1,161 1,088
Employment 30,598 30,683 30,668 30,666 30,540 30,344 30,514 30,797 30,860 30,942 31,208 31,342 30,754
Labor Force32,28931,70431,63331,66931,71132,09931,78132,44031,97531,95432,34832,50331,842

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
Aurora Public SchoolsAurora 31033603231081NE 1,225 6,661 1,262
Central City Public SchoolsCentral City 31049203231121NE 730 4,628 837
Centura Public SchoolsCairo 31629504231079NE 528 2,656 505
Doniphan-Trumbull Public SchsDoniphan 31001214231079NE 479 2,621 506
Elba Public SchoolsElba 31700204231093NE 73 496 75
Giltner Public SchoolsGiltner 31710104231081NE 171 682 144
Grand Island Public SchoolsGrand Island 31000161331079NE 9,098 50,007 9,633
Hampton Public SchoolsHampton 31713704231081NE 187 770 140
Northwest Public SchoolsGrand Island 31745801331079NE 1,468 5,949 1,103
Palmer Public SchoolsPalmer 31000894231121NE 255 1,073 190
St Paul Public SchoolsSt. Paul 31000854231093NE 685 3,660 633
Wood River Rural SchoolsWood River 31789404231079NE 559 3,207 613

Number of districts: 12 ... Total enrollment: 15,458
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
Central Community College Grand Island, NE1809023 6,377 2,121 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,377
  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.

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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

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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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