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Situation & Outlook Report

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 25620)
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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 Hattiesburg, MS MSA metro changed from 143,293 in 2010 to 148,168 in 2015, a change of 5,546 (3.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 286 in 2010 and 280 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 970 (2011), 610 (2012), 282 (2013), -366 (2014), -366 (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 164,309. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 20,973 (14.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 16,896 (2010) to 25,857 (2020), a change of 8,961 (53.0%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 706 in 2008 and 755 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,484 in 2008 to $32,787 in 2014, a change of $3,303 (11.2%). 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 284 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,831 in 2009 to $5,519 in 2014 a change of $688 (14.24%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,831 in 2009 to $5,024 in 2014, a change of $193 (4%). 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 25620; 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).

 
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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.
  •   Hattiesburg

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
  Hattiesburg, MS (2831020) 45,989 45,843 46,402 46,889 47,065 47,016 1,173 2.60
  Petal, MS (2856800) 10,454 10,482 10,635 10,783 10,776 10,727 245 2.30

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 143,293 100.0 145,263 100.0 146,665 100.0 147,760 100.0 148,168 100.0 148,839 100.0
  Forrest County, MS (28035) 74,998 52.3 75,884 52.2 76,728 52.3 76,766 52.0 76,014 51.3 75,944 51.0
  Lamar County, MS (28073) 56,081 39.1 57,140 39.3 57,853 39.4 58,877 39.8 59,935 40.5 60,618 40.7
  Perry County, MS (28111) 12,214 8.5 12,239 8.4 12,084 8.2 12,117 8.2 12,219 8.2 12,277 8.2

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.
  Forrest County, MS

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 148,644 149,312 668 0.45
  One race 147,119 146,579 -540 -0.37
    White 99,628 100,995 1,367 1.37
    Black/African American 99,628 100,995 1,367 1.37
    American Indian/Alaska Native 983 93 -890 -90.54
    Asian alone 939 671 -268 -28.54
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 29 0 -29 -100.00
    Some other race alone 1,440 1,126 -314 -21.81
  Two or more races 1,525 2,733 1,208 79.21
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,016 3,965 -51 -1.27
Population 25 years and over 89,769 93,623 3,854 -1.27
  % high school graduate or higher 87.2 88.4 1.2 1.38
  % bachelor's degree or higher 32.6 26.6 -6.0 -18.40
Total Households 53,052 52,610 -442 -18.40
  Median household income ($) 40,364 42,028 1,664 4.12
  Mean household income ($) 55,320 56,642 1,322 2.39
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 148,644 149,312 668 0.45
  Male 73,103 71,021 -2,082 2.39
  Female 75,541 78,291 2,750 2.39
  Under 5 years 10,040 11,060 1,020 2.39
  5 to 9 years 12,706 9,132 -3,574 -28.13
  10 to 14 years 8,096 10,994 2,898 35.80
  15 to 19 years 11,808 11,333 -475 -4.02
  20 to 24 years 16,225 13,170 -3,055 -18.83
  25 to 34 years 21,160 23,028 1,868 8.83
  35 to 44 years 18,615 18,432 -183 -0.98
  45 to 54 years 18,038 17,804 -234 -1.30
  55 to 59 years 7,201 7,814 613 8.51
  55 to 59 years 7,201 7,814 613 8.51
  60 to 64 years 7,857 8,479 622 7.92
  65 to 74 years 9,751 10,866 1,115 11.43
  75 to 84 years 5,623 4,949 -674 -11.99
  85 years and over 1,524 2,251 727 47.70
  Median age 32.4 32.9 0.5 1.54
  18 years and over 112,050 112,551 501 0.45
  21 years and over 102,897 103,734 837 0.81
  62 years and over 21,337 22,655 1,318 6.18
  65 years and over 16,898 18,066 1,168 6.91

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 61,878 61,913 61,954 61,983 62,187 62,384 471 0.76

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 61,398 62,505 1,107 1.80
  1-unit, detached 39,644 41,624 1,980 4.99
  1-unit, attached 419 342 -77 -18.38
  2 units 2,387 1,156 -1,231 -51.57
  3 or 4 units 2,975 2,853 -122 -4.10
  5 to 9 units 2,288 4,890 2,602 113.72
  10 to 20 units 3,912 1,813 -2,099 -53.66
  20 or more units 2,452 1,874 -578 -23.57
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 61,398 62,505 1,107 1.80
  Occupied Housing Units 53,052 52,610 -442 -0.83
    Owner 30,681 34,576 3,895 12.70
    Renter 22,371 18,034 -4,337 -19.39
  Vacant Housing Units 8,346 9,895 1,549 18.56
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.60 1.30 -0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.30 12.30 5.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.77 2.81 0.04 1.44
Average household size; renter-occ 2.65 2.65 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 131,000 134,600 3,600 2.75
Median Rent $ renter occupied 746 763 17 2.28

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 0 18 0 11 11 14 7 17 14 15 17 14
  in 1 unit bldgs 0 4 0 3 3 3 7 4 9 9 10 8
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 12 0 6 8 9 0 11 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 6
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
  Percent Coverage 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 84 84 84 84
Value ($000), Total Units 0 2,002 0 1,466 1,346 1,545 985 1,976 443 466 525 429
  1 unit structures 0 1,515 0 1,136 1,136 1,136 985 1,515 328 328 364 291
  2 unit structures 0 172 0 172 0 172 0 172 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 315 0 158 210 237 0 289 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 138 161 138

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
    186.09 188.70 187.51 185.95 184.64
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.40 -0.63 -0.83 -0.70 -0.78
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 4,501,185 4,722,096 4,729,372 4,934,231 5,145,917 644,732 14.3
  Net earnings 1/ 2,670,327 2,811,427 2,826,076 2,949,619 3,087,501 417,174 15.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,108,775 1,103,427 1,123,485 1,167,206 1,214,394 105,619 9.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 125,615 129,511 129,956 127,813 127,934 2,319 1.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 22,975 18,584 14,262 7,271 6,052 -16,923 -73.7
    Retirement and other 960,185 955,332 979,267 1,032,122 1,080,408 120,223 12.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 722,083 807,242 779,811 817,406 844,022 121,939 16.9
  Population 4/ 145,263 146,665 147,760 148,168 148,839 3,576 2.5
  Per capita personal income 30,986 32,196 32,007 33,302 34,574 3,588 11.6
  Per capita net earnings 18,383 19,169 19,126 19,907 20,744 2,361 12.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,633 7,523 7,603 7,878 8,159 526 6.9
    Per capita income maintenance 865 883 880 863 860 -5 -0.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 158 127 97 49 41 -117 -74.1
    Per capita retirement and other 6,610 6,514 6,627 6,966 7,259 649 9.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,971 5,504 5,278 5,517 5,671 700 14.1
  Earnings by place of work 3,076,851 3,249,079 3,310,790 3,462,156 3,643,527 566,676 18.4
    Wages and salaries 2,129,241 2,228,508 2,260,472 2,345,538 2,467,836 338,595 15.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries 519,699 547,848 544,434 569,857 583,161 63,462 12.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 357,358 377,054 374,911 395,027 399,633 42,275 11.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 162,341 170,794 169,523 174,830 183,528 21,187 13.1
    Proprietors' income 427,911 472,723 505,884 546,761 592,530 164,619 38.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -2,232 3,854 31,946 17,432 13,547 15,779...
      Farm proprietors' income 430,143 468,869 473,938 529,329 578,983 148,840 34.6
Total full-time and part-time employment 79,424 80,526 81,413 83,396 85,409 5,985 7.5
  Wage and salary jobs 61,832 62,963 63,467 64,810 66,334 4,502 7.3
  Number of proprietors 17,592 17,563 17,946 18,586 19,075 1,483 8.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 983 950 933 914 903 -80 -8.1
    Number of farm proprietors 16,609 16,613 17,013 17,672 18,172 1,563 9.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 38,740 40,348 40,667 41,515 42,660 3,920 10.1
  Average wages and salaries 34,436 35,394 35,616 36,191 37,203 2,767 8.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,898 28,223 27,857 29,953 31,861 5,963 23.0
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 4,831 4,973 5,061 5,335 5,432 5,519 688 14.24
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,831 4,909 4,917 5,067 5,050 5,024 193 4.00

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 3,454 96,786 667 3,456 97,452 663
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 35 1,346 1,209 34 1,326 1,136
 Total, all industries - St Govt 40 5,611 858 40 5,582 854
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 80 15,665 666 80 15,784 729
 Total, all industries - Private 3,299 74,164 643 3,302 74,760 626
    Goods-producing 429 10,624 907 423 10,996 862
      Natural resources and mining 97 845 1,227 95 769 874
      Construction 235 3,263 802 233 3,651 811
      Manufacturing 97 6,516 919 95 6,575 890
    Service-providing 2,870 63,539 598 2,879 63,764 585
      Trade, transportation & utilities 931 21,545 586 931 21,743 559
      Information 31 ...... 33 ......
      Financial activities 444 3,866 849 435 3,906 790
      Professional & business services 490 9,169 551 499 8,372 567
      Education and health services 382 14,270 874 384 14,359 865
      Leisure and hospitality 352 12,141 256 352 12,760 260
      Other services 240 ...... 245 ......

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 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.8 6.8 6.6 5.9 5.3 4.9 5.9 6.8 6.4 5.7
Unemployment 1,989 2,055 2,080 1,999 2,352 2,271 2,012 1,800 1,662 2,011 2,308 2,156 1,902
Employment 30,772 31,282 31,679 32,210 32,292 32,133 32,305 31,965 31,958 31,868 31,482 31,658 31,184
Labor Force32,76133,33733,75934,20934,64434,40434,31733,76533,62033,87933,79033,81433,086

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
Forrest County School DistrictHattiesburg 28014904128035MS 2,352 19,953 3,640
Hattiesburg Public School DistHattiesburg 28018001328035MS 4,608 39,606 5,155
Lamar County School DistrictPurvis 28024004228073MS 9,404 52,477 10,062
Lumberton Public School DistrictLumberton 28027604228073MS 657 5,537 987
Perry Co School DistNew Augusta 28035704228111MS 1,234 8,427 1,427
Petal School DistPetal 28035302328035MS 3,999 20,036 4,003
Richton School DistRichton 28038704228111MS 701 3,704 689

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 22,955
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
Antonelli College-Hattiesburg Hattiesburg, MS3839503 209 206 0 0
The Academy of Hair Design Six Hattiesburg, MS4386744 74 74 0 0
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS1763729 12,005 10,577 2,787 1,485
William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS1764799 2,276 1,874 1,660 1,035

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 14,564
  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

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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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