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Situation & Outlook Report

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 27500)
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 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA metro changed from 160,234 in 2010 to 161,267 in 2015, a change of 1,214 (0.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 249 in 2010 and 258 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -826 (2011), -236 (2012), 10 (2013), 160 (2014), 160 (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 167,973. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 7,743 (4.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 22,430 (2010) to 31,663 (2020), a change of 9,233 (41.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 493 in 2008 and 387 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,275 in 2008 to $38,713 in 2014, a change of $6,438 (19.9%). 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 265 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,809 in 2009 to $6,009 in 2014 a change of $1,200 (24.95%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,809 in 2009 to $5,495 in 2014, a change of $686 (14.26%). 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 27500; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Regal Beloit 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.
  •   Beloit
  •   Janesville

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
  Beloit, WI (5506500) 36,966 36,956 36,858 36,832 36,831 36,881 -75 -0.20
  Janesville, WI (5537825) 63,575 63,558 63,449 63,554 63,779 64,009 451 0.70

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 160,234 100.0 159,999 100.0 160,288 100.0 160,634 100.0 161,267 100.0 161,448 100.0
  Rock County, WI (55105) 160,234 100.0 159,999 100.0 160,288 100.0 160,634 100.0 161,267 100.0 161,448 100.0

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.
  Rock County, WI

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 160,739 161,188 449 0.28
  One race 154,469 155,410 941 0.61
    White 144,732 145,534 802 0.55
    Black/African American 144,732 145,534 802 0.55
    American Indian/Alaska Native 120 134 14 11.67
    Asian alone 1,898 1,650 -248 -13.07
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 2,281 935 -1,346 -59.01
  Two or more races 6,270 5,778 -492 -7.85
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12,868 13,286 418 3.25
Population 25 years and over 108,552 108,609 57 3.25
  % high school graduate or higher 89.4 89.9 0.5 0.56
  % bachelor's degree or higher 19.7 21.4 1.7 8.63
Total Households 64,088 63,037 -1,051 8.63
  Median household income ($) 47,118 50,610 3,492 7.41
  Mean household income ($) 59,182 65,389 6,207 10.49
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 160,739 161,188 449 0.28
  Male 78,001 79,034 1,033 10.49
  Female 82,738 82,154 -584 10.49
  Under 5 years 9,547 9,793 246 10.49
  5 to 9 years 10,941 11,582 641 5.86
  10 to 14 years 11,227 10,393 -834 -7.43
  15 to 19 years 10,779 10,273 -506 -4.69
  20 to 24 years 9,693 10,538 845 8.72
  25 to 34 years 19,844 19,871 27 0.14
  35 to 44 years 21,187 20,791 -396 -1.87
  45 to 54 years 23,145 22,486 -659 -2.85
  55 to 59 years 11,507 11,770 263 2.29
  55 to 59 years 11,507 11,770 263 2.29
  60 to 64 years 9,778 9,511 -267 -2.73
  65 to 74 years 12,630 13,292 662 5.24
  75 to 84 years 7,035 6,541 -494 -7.02
  85 years and over 3,426 4,347 921 26.88
  Median age 39.1 39.6 0.5 1.28
  18 years and over 122,237 122,671 434 0.36
  21 years and over 116,285 117,561 1,276 1.10
  62 years and over 28,829 29,186 357 1.24
  65 years and over 23,091 24,180 1,089 4.72

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 68,422 68,436 68,393 68,339 68,311 68,301 -135 -0.20

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 68,146 68,309 163 0.24
  1-unit, detached 49,236 49,464 228 0.46
  1-unit, attached 4,605 3,849 -756 -16.42
  2 units 3,348 2,903 -445 -13.29
  3 or 4 units 1,981 2,842 861 43.46
  5 to 9 units 2,830 2,870 40 1.41
  10 to 20 units 1,847 2,188 341 18.46
  20 or more units 2,997 2,856 -141 -4.70
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 68,146 68,309 163 0.24
  Occupied Housing Units 64,088 63,037 -1,051 -1.64
    Owner 44,707 42,410 -2,297 -5.14
    Renter 19,381 20,627 1,246 6.43
  Vacant Housing Units 4,058 5,272 1,214 29.92
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.70 1.00 0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.10 4.90 1.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.52 0.00 0.00
Average household size; renter-occ 2.34 2.49 0.15 6.41
Median Value $ owner occupied 125,400 135,100 9,700 7.74
Median Rent $ renter occupied 712 767 55 7.72

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 7 17 10 10 10 8 7 25 16 23 36 6
  in 1 unit bldgs 7 13 8 10 8 8 7 23 16 23 32 6
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 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 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 70 70 70 70
Value ($000), Total Units 1,664 3,499 2,338 2,461 2,439 2,047 1,592 5,962 3,988 5,664 8,532 1,443
  1 unit structures 1,664 3,199 1,958 2,461 1,969 2,047 1,592 5,722 3,988 5,664 8,132 1,443
  2 unit structures 0 300 380 0 470 0 0 240 0 0 400 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
    154.70 154.12 157.18 158.42 163.82
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.37 1.99 0.79 3.41 5.90
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 5,686,721 5,960,570 6,160,195 6,203,968 6,462,168 775,447 13.6
  Net earnings 1/ 3,563,877 3,684,210 3,852,330 3,812,951 3,989,735 425,858 11.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,183,706 1,209,452 1,234,467 1,280,794 1,327,868 144,162 12.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 121,842 123,125 126,091 127,004 124,064 2,222 1.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 88,730 65,282 46,891 25,367 21,809 -66,921 -75.4
    Retirement and other 973,134 1,021,045 1,061,485 1,128,423 1,181,995 208,861 21.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 939,138 1,066,908 1,073,398 1,110,223 1,144,565 205,427 21.9
  Population 4/ 159,999 160,288 160,634 161,267 161,448 1,449 0.9
  Per capita personal income 35,542 37,187 38,349 38,470 40,026 4,484 12.6
  Per capita net earnings 22,274 22,985 23,982 23,644 24,712 2,438 10.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,398 7,545 7,685 7,942 8,225 827 11.2
    Per capita income maintenance 762 768 785 788 768 6 0.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 555 407 292 157 135 -420 -75.7
    Per capita retirement and other 6,082 6,370 6,608 6,997 7,321 1,239 20.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,870 6,656 6,682 6,884 7,089 1,219 20.8
  Earnings by place of work 3,489,056 3,683,052 4,025,521 3,908,703 4,074,084 585,028 16.8
    Wages and salaries 2,474,561 2,648,748 2,925,290 2,834,854 2,975,515 500,954 20.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 710,069 748,168 764,380 773,949 778,957 68,888 9.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 506,607 532,338 539,314 544,874 542,963 36,356 7.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 203,462 215,830 225,066 229,075 235,994 32,532 16.0
    Proprietors' income 304,426 286,136 335,851 299,900 319,612 15,186 5.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 55,804 17,060 69,019 27,293 21,287 -34,517 -61.9
      Farm proprietors' income 248,622 269,076 266,832 272,607 298,325 49,703 20.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 78,042 79,589 81,071 82,213 83,999 5,957 7.6
  Wage and salary jobs 63,059 64,841 66,253 67,362 68,744 5,685 9.0
  Number of proprietors 14,983 14,748 14,818 14,851 15,255 272 1.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,340 1,320 1,344 1,334 1,330 -10 -0.7
    Number of farm proprietors 13,643 13,428 13,474 13,517 13,925 282 2.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,707 46,276 49,654 47,544 48,502 3,795 8.5
  Average wages and salaries 39,242 40,850 44,153 42,084 43,284 4,042 10.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,223 20,038 19,803 20,168 21,424 3,201 17.6
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 4,809 4,956 5,207 5,422 5,894 6,009 1,200 24.95
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,809 4,919 5,072 5,144 5,485 5,495 686 14.26

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 3,196 103,362 796 3,273 106,813 788
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 17 471 1,234 17 477 1,019
 Total, all industries - St Govt 9 518 840 9 528 944
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 112 12,751 822 113 13,241 819
 Total, all industries - Private 3,058 89,623 790 3,134 92,567 781
    Goods-producing 573 20,588 1,000 583 21,508 970
      Natural resources and mining 46 832 724 46 1,159 696
      Construction 322 4,117 1,112 332 4,732 1,145
      Manufacturing 205 15,639 985 205 15,616 937
    Service-providing 2,485 69,035 727 2,551 71,059 724
      Trade, transportation & utilities 790 24,638 661 814 25,178 685
      Information 33 2,728 741 33 2,569 714
      Financial activities 269 2,843 1,045 273 2,849 888
      Professional & business services 411 9,454 1,024 424 9,936 1,000
      Education and health services 311 16,877 939 317 16,746 972
      Leisure and hospitality 381 9,861 239 394 11,018 239
      Other services 289 2,631 393 296 2,764 401
      Unclassified 1 3 985 0 0 0

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 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 5.6 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.3
Unemployment 4,045 3,799 3,763 3,878 3,896 4,778 5,088 4,585 3,967 3,544 4,173 3,824 3,800
Employment 80,262 79,853 79,929 80,303 80,167 80,340 81,036 81,333 82,294 82,643 83,641 84,850 84,460
Labor Force84,30783,65283,69284,18184,06385,11886,12485,91886,26186,18787,81488,67488,260

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
Beloit School DistrictBeloit 55010501355105WI 6,985 36,891 6,879
Beloit Turner School DistrictBeloit 55010802355105WI 1,480 8,848 1,504
Clinton Community School DistrictClinton 55026404255105WI 1,206 5,944 1,123
Edgerton School DistrictEdgerton 55041103155105WI 1,852 11,502 2,029
Evansville Community School DistrictEvansville 55044403155105WI 1,760 9,260 1,820
Janesville School DistrictJanesville 55070201355105WI 10,327 63,172 10,711
Milton School DistrictMilton 55095702355105WI 3,388 18,950 3,711
Parkview School DistrictOrfordville 55111304255105WI 839 6,105 1,060

Number of districts: 8 ... Total enrollment: 27,837
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
Academy of Cosmetology Janesville, WI4498524 63 60 0 0
Beloit College Beloit, WI2383335 1,303 1,249 0 0
Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI2383974 2,471 944 0 0
First Class Cosmetology School Beloit, WI4618744 78 78 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,915
  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

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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