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Situation & Outlook Report

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 27100)
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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 Jackson, MI MSA metro changed from 160,169 in 2010 to 159,624 in 2015, a change of -675 (-0.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 250 in 2010 and 260 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -777 (2011), 263 (2012), -467 (2013), -266 (2014), -266 (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 166,243. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 6,094 (3.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 23,409 (2010) to 33,730 (2020), a change of 10,321 (44.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 697 in 2008 and 648 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,600 in 2008 to $34,490 in 2014, a change of $4,890 (16.5%). 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 270 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,698 in 2009 to $5,808 in 2014 a change of $1,110 (23.63%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,698 in 2009 to $5,406 in 2014, a change of $708 (15.07%). 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 38 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 27100; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • CMS Energy Corporation

Number in this metro: 1. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
  •   Jackson

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
  Jackson, MI (2641420) 33,534 33,498 33,320 33,328 33,291 33,200 -298 -0.90

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 160,169 100.0 159,683 100.0 160,137 100.0 159,858 100.0 159,624 100.0 159,494 100.0
  Jackson County, MI (26075) 160,169 100.0 159,683 100.0 160,137 100.0 159,858 100.0 159,624 100.0 159,494 100.0

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Jackson County, MI

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 160,369 159,741 -628 -0.39
  One race 156,702 156,257 -445 -0.28
    White 140,605 140,018 -587 -0.42
    Black/African American 140,605 140,018 -587 -0.42
    American Indian/Alaska Native 526 800 274 52.09
    Asian alone 819 1,395 576 70.33
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 27 0 -27 -100.00
    Some other race alone 422 927 505 119.67
  Two or more races 3,667 3,484 -183 -4.99
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,190 5,437 247 4.76
Population 25 years and over 109,074 109,955 881 4.76
  % high school graduate or higher 89.8 89.8 0.0 0.00
  % bachelor's degree or higher 19.1 20.4 1.3 6.81
Total Households 61,235 61,686 451 6.81
  Median household income ($) 43,668 45,371 1,703 3.90
  Mean household income ($) 56,509 59,811 3,302 5.84
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 160,369 159,741 -628 -0.39
  Male 82,559 81,483 -1,076 5.84
  Female 77,810 78,258 448 5.84
  Under 5 years 8,800 8,742 -58 5.84
  5 to 9 years 10,290 10,901 611 5.94
  10 to 14 years 10,253 9,650 -603 -5.88
  15 to 19 years 11,218 9,923 -1,295 -11.54
  20 to 24 years 10,734 10,570 -164 -1.53
  25 to 34 years 18,737 18,987 250 1.33
  35 to 44 years 19,644 19,346 -298 -1.52
  45 to 54 years 23,695 23,624 -71 -0.30
  55 to 59 years 13,020 12,253 -767 -5.89
  55 to 59 years 13,020 12,253 -767 -5.89
  60 to 64 years 9,572 9,974 402 4.20
  65 to 74 years 13,867 14,488 621 4.48
  75 to 84 years 7,742 8,045 303 3.91
  85 years and over 2,797 3,238 441 15.77
  Median age 40.8 41.2 0.4 0.98
  18 years and over 124,547 124,476 -71 -0.06
  21 years and over 117,628 117,758 130 0.11
  62 years and over 30,356 31,838 1,482 4.88
  65 years and over 24,406 25,771 1,365 5.59

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 69,458 69,444 69,314 69,190 69,098 69,077 -367 -0.53

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 68,862 69,070 208 0.30
  1-unit, detached 52,235 52,818 583 1.12
  1-unit, attached 1,604 914 -690 -43.02
  2 units 2,442 1,560 -882 -36.12
  3 or 4 units 1,417 1,606 189 13.34
  5 to 9 units 1,536 2,460 924 60.16
  10 to 20 units 1,880 1,978 98 5.21
  20 or more units 3,455 3,242 -213 -6.16
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 68,862 69,070 208 0.30
  Occupied Housing Units 61,235 61,686 451 0.74
    Owner 42,598 46,564 3,966 9.31
    Renter 18,637 15,122 -3,515 -18.86
  Vacant Housing Units 7,627 7,384 -243 -3.19
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 1.30 -1.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.30 8.60 -0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.56 2.51 -0.05 -1.95
Average household size; renter-occ 2.26 2.21 -0.05 -2.21
Median Value $ owner occupied 111,000 109,400 -1,600 -1.44
Median Rent $ renter occupied 705 703 -2 -0.28

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
  in 1 unit bldgs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Value ($000), Total Units 0 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 0 0 205
  1 unit structures 0 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 0 0 205
  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
    152.99 159.35 152.86 158.43 157.53
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  4.16 -4.07 3.64 -0.57 2.97
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 5,123,234 5,259,363 5,419,489 5,578,749 5,807,699 684,465 13.4
  Net earnings 1/ 3,078,267 3,167,384 3,258,313 3,311,773 3,433,283 355,016 11.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,335,366 1,342,248 1,372,095 1,432,786 1,513,553 178,187 13.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 145,832 145,112 142,480 137,442 133,657 -12,175 -8.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 55,602 38,738 30,248 14,887 13,114 -42,488 -76.4
    Retirement and other 1,133,932 1,158,398 1,199,367 1,280,457 1,366,782 232,850 20.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 709,601 749,731 789,081 834,190 860,863 151,262 21.3
  Population 4/ 159,683 160,137 159,858 159,624 159,494 -189 -0.1
  Per capita personal income 32,084 32,843 33,902 34,949 36,413 4,329 13.5
  Per capita net earnings 19,277 19,779 20,383 20,747 21,526 2,249 11.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,363 8,382 8,583 8,976 9,490 1,127 13.5
    Per capita income maintenance 913 906 891 861 838 -75 -8.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 348 242 189 93 82 -266 -76.4
    Per capita retirement and other 7,101 7,234 7,503 8,022 8,569 1,468 20.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,444 4,682 4,936 5,226 5,397 953 21.4
  Earnings by place of work 3,203,550 3,297,253 3,482,706 3,527,132 3,638,531 434,981 13.6
    Wages and salaries 2,266,874 2,349,040 2,482,282 2,563,831 2,662,269 395,395 17.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 657,484 645,449 672,092 661,531 682,452 24,968 3.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 475,498 456,403 473,966 461,482 478,216 2,718 0.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 181,986 189,046 198,126 200,049 204,236 22,250 12.2
    Proprietors' income 279,192 302,764 328,332 301,770 293,810 14,618 5.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 22,912 -126 33,713 3,110 -511 -23,423 -102.2
      Farm proprietors' income 256,280 302,890 294,619 298,660 294,321 38,041 14.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 72,348 72,389 74,037 74,376 75,286 2,938 4.1
  Wage and salary jobs 57,049 57,349 59,080 59,577 60,059 3,010 5.3
  Number of proprietors 15,299 15,040 14,957 14,799 15,227 -72 -0.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 982 953 969 970 968 -14 -1.4
    Number of farm proprietors 14,317 14,087 13,988 13,829 14,259 -58 -0.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,280 45,549 47,040 47,423 48,329 4,049 9.1
  Average wages and salaries 39,736 40,960 42,016 43,034 44,328 4,592 11.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 17,900 21,501 21,062 21,597 20,641 2,741 15.3
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 4,698 5,001 5,143 5,168 5,551 5,808 1,110 23.63
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,698 4,994 5,075 5,025 5,301 5,406 708 15.07

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 2,676 93,127 835 2,655 94,423 821
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 23 552 1,165 23 552 999
 Total, all industries - St Govt 28 3,680 1,098 28 3,743 1,017
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 76 8,349 870 76 8,543 829
 Total, all industries - Private 2,549 80,545 817 2,528 81,584 810
    Goods-producing 507 18,617 1,053 506 19,345 1,055
      Natural resources and mining 31 276 656 31 343 878
      Construction 223 2,352 901 225 2,747 911
      Manufacturing 253 15,989 1,082 250 16,254 1,083
    Service-providing 2,042 61,928 746 2,022 62,239 735
      Trade, transportation & utilities 582 20,271 1,015 580 20,440 876
      Information 23 563 658 24 557 648
      Financial activities 214 2,797 876 212 2,825 829
      Professional & business services 325 11,302 583 326 10,790 673
      Education and health services 311 15,987 778 308 16,044 871
      Leisure and hospitality 268 7,728 276 261 8,248 285
      Other services 298 3,212 516 290 3,254 465
      Unclassified 21 68 322 21 81 404

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 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.7 5.3 4.6
Unemployment 3,360 3,002 2,898 2,776 2,903 3,415 3,540 3,535 3,190 3,279 3,407 3,802 3,272
Employment 69,499 68,647 68,894 69,609 68,958 68,885 69,349 69,412 69,820 69,563 69,116 67,624 68,334
Labor Force72,85971,64971,79272,38571,86172,30072,88972,94773,01072,84272,52371,42671,606

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
Columbia School DistrictBrooklyn 26069903126075MI 1,452 11,466 1,725
Concord Community SchoolsConcord 26106504126075MI 788 5,131 975
East Jackson Community SchoolsJackson 26125402326075MI 1,225 7,843 1,313
Grass Lake Community SchoolsGrass Lake 26168304126075MI 1,233 6,772 1,218
Hanover-Horton School DistrictHorton 26176404226075MI 1,222 6,852 1,198
Jackson Public SchoolsJackson 26196201326075MI 5,899 55,362 9,567
Michigan Center School DistrictMichigan Center 26237902326075MI 1,385 7,678 1,306
Napoleon Community SchoolsNapoleon 26249604126075MI 1,431 8,542 1,509
Northwest Community SchoolsJackson 26260102326075MI 2,788 26,563 3,614
Springport Public SchoolsSpringport 26326104226075MI 1,032 5,636 988
Vandercook Lake Public SchoolsJackson 26346502326075MI 1,259 4,943 897
Western School DistrictParma 26359404126075MI 2,927 12,910 2,313

Number of districts: 12 ... Total enrollment: 22,641
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
Baker College of Jackson Jackson, MI4141606 1,931 848 6 4
Career Quest Learning Centers-Jackson Jackson, MI4543063 251 251 0 0
Jackson College Jackson, MI1704445 5,487 2,226 0 0
Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI1723347 2,722 1,896 1,011 648

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 10,391
  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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