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Situation & Outlook Report

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 27620)
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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 Jefferson City, MO MSA metro changed from 149,955 in 2010 to 150,847 in 2015, a change of 1,190 (0.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 273 in 2010 and 273 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -105 (2011), -547 (2012), -304 (2013), -280 (2014), -280 (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 157,898. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 7,948 (5.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 19,649 (2010) to 29,694 (2020), a change of 10,045 (51.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 336 in 2008 and 405 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,923 in 2008 to $38,463 in 2014, a change of $3,540 (10.1%). 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 252 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,977 in 2009 to $6,526 in 2014 a change of $549 (9.19%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,977 in 2009 to $5,960 in 2014, a change of ($17) (-0.28%). 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 31 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 27620; 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.
  •   Jefferson City

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
  Fulton, MO (2926182) 12,790 12,772 12,702 12,785 12,770 12,864 92 0.70
  Jefferson City, MO (2937000) 43,079 43,154 43,293 43,198 43,288 43,132 -22 -0.10

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 149,955 100.0 150,361 100.0 150,350 100.0 150,586 100.0 150,847 100.0 151,145 100.0
  Callaway County, MO (29027) 44,333 29.6 44,314 29.5 44,440 29.6 44,499 29.6 44,743 29.7 44,834 29.7
  Cole County, MO (29051) 76,126 50.8 76,431 50.8 76,365 50.8 76,618 50.9 76,531 50.7 76,720 50.8
  Moniteau County, MO (29135) 15,620 10.4 15,698 10.4 15,685 10.4 15,778 10.5 15,882 10.5 15,963 10.6
  Osage County, MO (29151) 13,876 9.3 13,918 9.3 13,860 9.2 13,691 9.1 13,691 9.1 13,628 9.0

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.
  Callaway County, MO
  Cole County, MO
  Moniteau County, MO
  Osage County, MO

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 148,703 150,131 1,428 0.96
  One race 145,465 146,582 1,117 0.77
    White 131,272 129,197 -2,075 -1.58
    Black/African American 131,272 129,197 -2,075 -1.58
    American Indian/Alaska Native 450 919 469 104.22
    Asian alone 1,437 1,194 -243 -16.91
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 149 0 -149 -100.00
    Some other race alone 1,639 4,001 2,362 144.11
  Two or more races 3,238 3,549 311 9.60
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,474 3,383 -91 -2.62
Population 25 years and over 99,215 101,212 1,997 -2.62
  % high school graduate or higher 88.8 88.6 -0.2 -0.23
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.0 25.4 1.4 5.83
Total Households 53,981 55,887 1,906 5.83
  Median household income ($) 47,586 51,329 3,743 7.87
  Mean household income ($) 59,917 63,109 3,192 5.33
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 148,703 150,131 1,428 0.96
  Male 74,541 76,537 1,996 5.33
  Female 74,162 73,594 -568 5.33
  Under 5 years 9,026 8,679 -347 5.33
  5 to 9 years 9,828 10,274 446 4.54
  10 to 14 years 8,110 8,919 809 9.98
  15 to 19 years 11,914 10,509 -1,405 -11.79
  20 to 24 years 10,610 10,538 -72 -0.68
  25 to 34 years 18,964 19,901 937 4.94
  35 to 44 years 18,137 18,266 129 0.71
  45 to 54 years 22,166 21,855 -311 -1.40
  55 to 59 years 9,677 9,658 -19 -0.20
  55 to 59 years 9,677 9,658 -19 -0.20
  60 to 64 years 9,094 9,771 677 7.44
  65 to 74 years 12,233 13,269 1,036 8.47
  75 to 84 years 6,479 6,155 -324 -5.00
  85 years and over 2,465 2,337 -128 -5.19
  Median age 37.9 38.3 0.4 1.06
  18 years and over 114,635 115,660 1,025 0.89
  21 years and over 106,940 109,835 2,895 2.71
  62 years and over 27,116 27,593 477 1.76
  65 years and over 21,177 21,761 584 2.76

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 63,555 63,605 63,686 63,767 63,853 63,992 387 0.61

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 63,732 63,966 234 0.37
  1-unit, detached 45,560 46,949 1,389 3.05
  1-unit, attached 1,302 1,235 -67 -5.15
  2 units 3,133 1,958 -1,175 -37.50
  3 or 4 units 3,997 2,982 -1,015 -25.39
  5 to 9 units 1,739 2,431 692 39.79
  10 to 20 units 1,155 1,917 762 65.97
  20 or more units 1,470 929 -541 -36.80
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 63,732 63,966 234 0.37
  Occupied Housing Units 53,981 55,887 1,906 3.53
    Owner 37,533 40,533 3,000 7.99
    Renter 16,448 15,354 -1,094 -6.65
  Vacant Housing Units 9,751 8,079 -1,672 -17.15
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.00 3.20 0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 2.50 1.90 -0.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.68 2.57 -0.11 -4.10
Average household size; renter-occ 2.30 2.30 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 126,600 145,500 18,900 14.93
Median Rent $ renter occupied 617 589 -28 -4.54

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
    169.02 170.69 174.15 173.18 174.62
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.99 2.03 -0.56 0.83 3.31
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 5,369,202 5,573,814 5,653,704 5,825,477 5,969,794 600,592 11.2
  Net earnings 1/ 3,517,980 3,565,888 3,701,338 3,814,712 3,860,363 342,383 9.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,019,846 1,037,843 1,067,585 1,092,651 1,162,300 142,454 14.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 89,732 91,670 94,399 86,559 86,917 -2,815 -3.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 30,286 22,459 15,985 9,336 7,970 -22,316 -73.7
    Retirement and other 899,828 923,714 957,201 996,756 1,067,413 167,585 18.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 831,376 970,083 884,781 918,114 947,131 115,755 13.9
  Population 4/ 150,361 150,350 150,586 150,847 151,145 784 0.5
  Per capita personal income 35,709 37,072 37,545 38,618 39,497 3,788 10.6
  Per capita net earnings 23,397 23,717 24,580 25,289 25,541 2,144 9.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,783 6,903 7,090 7,243 7,690 907 13.4
    Per capita income maintenance 597 610 627 574 575 -22 -3.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 201 149 106 62 53 -148 -73.6
    Per capita retirement and other 5,984 6,144 6,357 6,608 7,062 1,078 18.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,529 6,452 5,876 6,086 6,266 737 13.3
  Earnings by place of work 4,185,375 4,216,915 4,429,624 4,554,611 4,620,000 434,625 10.4
    Wages and salaries 2,896,719 2,928,116 3,009,105 3,068,608 3,158,056 261,337 9.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 911,356 914,496 951,573 933,578 965,949 54,593 6.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 706,721 709,791 742,386 721,341 748,501 41,780 5.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 204,635 204,705 209,187 212,237 217,448 12,813 6.3
    Proprietors' income 377,300 374,303 468,946 552,425 495,995 118,695 31.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 70,081 38,746 79,987 133,392 55,654 -14,427 -20.6
      Farm proprietors' income 307,219 335,557 388,959 419,033 440,341 133,122 43.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 98,534 97,715 98,111 98,215 99,297 763 0.8
  Wage and salary jobs 78,464 77,844 78,032 78,152 78,817 353 0.4
  Number of proprietors 20,070 19,871 20,079 20,063 20,480 410 2.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 4,377 4,296 4,337 4,276 4,245 -132 -3.0
    Number of farm proprietors 15,693 15,575 15,742 15,787 16,235 542 3.5
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,476 43,155 45,149 46,374 46,527 4,051 9.5
  Average wages and salaries 36,918 37,615 38,562 39,265 40,068 3,150 8.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,577 21,545 24,708 26,543 27,123 7,546 38.5
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 5,977 6,187 6,120 6,129 6,509 6,526 549 9.19
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,977 6,122 5,956 5,849 6,078 5,960 -17 -0.28

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 3,909 120,835 727 3,903 123,216 735
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 67 1,373 1,177 67 1,383 1,168
 Total, all industries - St Govt 99 31,304 761 99 31,347 761
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 167 9,327 630 168 9,477 819
 Total, all industries - Private 3,576 78,831 717 3,569 81,009 708
    Goods-producing 670 14,928 801 668 15,827 842
      Natural resources and mining 50 970 623 50 1,073 640
      Construction 465 4,886 849 463 5,496 874
      Manufacturing 155 9,072 794 155 9,258 846
    Service-providing 2,906 63,903 697 2,901 65,182 676
      Trade, transportation & utilities 735 22,048 747 728 22,313 683
      Information 50 ...... 50 ......
      Financial activities 369 4,386 997 379 4,521 912
      Professional & business services 562 9,306 846 568 9,975 812
      Education and health services 512 14,167 680 503 14,033 714
      Leisure and hospitality 303 8,831 257 302 9,252 266
      Other services 375 ...... 371 ......

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 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.6 4.3 3.8 3.7 4.9 5.0 5.2
Unemployment 1,000 853 781 815 814 915 1,016 954 833 817 1,082 1,112 1,158
Employment 20,871 20,879 21,125 21,103 21,038 21,158 21,154 21,255 21,267 21,269 21,159 21,210 20,946
Labor Force21,87121,73221,90621,91821,85222,07322,17022,20922,10022,08622,24122,32222,104

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
Blair Oaks R-IiJefferson City 29099304129051MO 1,122 6,125 1,440
Clarksburg C-2Clarksburg 29090904229135MO 119 812 189
Cole Co. R-IRussellville 29269704229051MO 606 4,027 795
Cole Co. R-VEugene 29115504229051MO 670 5,018 967
Fulton 58Fulton 29125503229027MO 2,241 19,141 2,543
High Point R-IiiHigh Point 29211504229135MO 110 818 190
Jamestown C-1Jamestown 29156604229135MO 208 1,422 258
Jefferson CityJefferson City 29161901329051MO 9,126 72,578 11,698
Moniteau Co. R-ICalifornia 29065103229135MO 1,274 7,275 1,372
Moniteau Co. R-VLatham 29211804229135MO 80 1,110 313
New Bloomfield R-IiiNew Bloomfield 29218754129027MO 697 4,235 819
North Callaway Co. R-IKingdom City 29227404229027MO 1,087 6,863 1,282
Osage Co. R-IChamois 29084904229151MO 193 1,138 206
Osage Co. R-IiLinn 29190804229151MO 630 5,206 870
Osage Co. R-IiiWestphalia 29318304229151MO 821 6,410 1,221
South Callaway Co. R-IiMokane 29284304229027MO 835 4,460 851
Tipton R-ViTipton 29303303229135MO 585 5,049 761

Number of districts: 17 ... Total enrollment: 20,404
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
Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO1779408 2,977 2,032 140 57
Linn State Technical College Linn, MO1779773 1,259 1,058 0 0
Metro Business College-Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO2454303 125 96 0 0
Westminster College Fulton, MO1799465 954 944 0 0
William Woods University Fulton, MO1799649 1,006 850 1,025 51

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,321
  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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