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Situation & Outlook Report

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 27740)
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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 Johnson City, TN MSA metro changed from 198,973 in 2010 to 200,148 in 2015, a change of 1,675 (0.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 216 in 2010 and 220 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 885 (2011), 904 (2012), 259 (2013), -101 (2014), -101 (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 212,289. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 13,313 (6.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 33,228 (2010) to 47,338 (2020), a change of 14,110 (42.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 617 in 2008 and 636 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $30,485 in 2008 to $34,757 in 2014, a change of $4,272 (14%). 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 256 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,896 in 2009 to $6,322 in 2014 a change of $426 (7.23%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,896 in 2009 to $5,820 in 2014, a change of ($76) (-1.29%). 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 44 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 27740; 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.
  •   Johnson 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
  Elizabethton, TN (4723500) 14,176 14,294 14,395 14,305 14,322 14,271 -23 -0.20
  Johnson City, TN (4738320) 63,152 63,635 64,283 64,738 65,169 65,813 2,178 3.40

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 198,973 100.0 199,767 100.0 200,504 100.0 200,565 100.0 200,148 100.0 200,648 100.0
  Carter County , TN (47019) 57,360 28.8 57,483 28.8 57,352 28.6 57,025 28.4 56,358 28.2 56,486 28.2
  Unicoi County, TN (47171) 18,275 9.2 18,272 9.1 18,233 9.1 18,052 9.0 17,928 9.0 17,860 8.9
  Washington County, TN (47179) 123,338 62.0 124,012 62.1 124,919 62.3 125,488 62.6 125,862 62.9 126,302 62.9

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.
  Washington County, TN

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 200,591 201,750 1,159 0.58
  One race 196,791 198,760 1,969 1.00
    White 187,146 190,103 2,957 1.58
    Black/African American 187,146 190,103 2,957 1.58
    American Indian/Alaska Native 614 219 -395 -64.33
    Asian alone 2,316 1,454 -862 -37.22
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 963 312 -651 -67.60
  Two or more races 3,800 2,990 -810 -21.32
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,028 5,798 770 15.31
Population 25 years and over 139,729 142,705 2,976 15.31
  % high school graduate or higher 86.3 85.9 -0.4 -0.46
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.8 26.2 1.4 5.65
Total Households 83,446 84,847 1,401 5.65
  Median household income ($) 37,423 38,813 1,390 3.71
  Mean household income ($) 54,439 54,505 66 0.12
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 200,591 201,750 1,159 0.58
  Male 97,718 97,470 -248 0.12
  Female 102,873 104,280 1,407 0.12
  Under 5 years 9,633 9,968 335 0.12
  5 to 9 years 10,855 10,244 -611 -5.63
  10 to 14 years 12,041 12,053 12 0.10
  15 to 19 years 12,388 13,566 1,178 9.51
  20 to 24 years 15,945 13,214 -2,731 -17.13
  25 to 34 years 23,431 26,048 2,617 11.17
  35 to 44 years 25,676 25,489 -187 -0.73
  45 to 54 years 27,793 27,180 -613 -2.21
  55 to 59 years 15,423 12,446 -2,977 -19.30
  55 to 59 years 15,423 12,446 -2,977 -19.30
  60 to 64 years 12,011 15,102 3,091 25.73
  65 to 74 years 20,837 21,503 666 3.20
  75 to 84 years 10,879 11,492 613 5.63
  85 years and over 3,679 3,445 -234 -6.36
  Median age 41.5 41.6 0.1 0.24
  18 years and over 161,210 162,601 1,391 0.86
  21 years and over 152,297 152,683 386 0.25
  62 years and over 42,427 45,932 3,505 8.26
  65 years and over 35,395 36,440 1,045 2.95

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 93,830 93,906 94,399 94,564 94,945 95,570 1,664 1.77

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 94,690 95,846 1,156 1.22
  1-unit, detached 61,222 64,705 3,483 5.69
  1-unit, attached 1,853 1,665 -188 -10.15
  2 units 3,274 2,206 -1,068 -32.62
  3 or 4 units 4,177 3,719 -458 -10.96
  5 to 9 units 5,793 5,624 -169 -2.92
  10 to 20 units 2,142 2,675 533 24.88
  20 or more units 4,418 3,500 -918 -20.78
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 94,690 95,846 1,156 1.22
  Occupied Housing Units 83,446 84,847 1,401 1.68
    Owner 56,197 57,928 1,731 3.08
    Renter 27,249 26,919 -330 -1.21
  Vacant Housing Units 11,244 10,999 -245 -2.18
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 2.30 0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.20 5.90 0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.41 2.37 -0.04 -1.66
Average household size; renter-occ 2.12 2.13 0.01 0.47
Median Value $ owner occupied 128,500 129,600 1,100 0.86
Median Rent $ renter occupied 596 682 86 14.43

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 47 29 55 9 44 11 4 11 0 5 34 14
  in 1 unit bldgs 47 14 55 9 18 11 4 11 0 5 6 14
  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 15 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  Percent Coverage 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 53 53 53 53
Value ($000), Total Units 5,368 3,868 5,473 1,816 4,922 3,955 562 2,049 0 1,185 3,007 3,047
  1 unit structures 5,368 2,899 5,473 1,816 2,943 3,955 562 2,049 0 1,185 1,143 3,047
  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 0 969 0 0 1,979 0 0 0 0 0 1,864 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
    176.74 179.63 179.34 182.44 185.48
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.64 -0.16 1.73 1.67 4.95
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 6,708,773 6,901,880 6,873,910 7,045,918 7,326,118 617,345 9.2
  Net earnings 1/ 3,985,547 4,135,774 4,064,229 4,130,678 4,282,316 296,769 7.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,814,073 1,823,959 1,851,553 1,904,830 1,993,445 179,372 9.9
    Income maintenance 2/ 170,908 174,305 176,191 175,697 173,691 2,783 1.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 41,245 24,830 18,139 10,433 9,186 -32,059 -77.7
    Retirement and other 1,601,920 1,624,824 1,657,223 1,718,700 1,810,568 208,648 13.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 909,153 942,147 958,128 1,010,410 1,050,357 141,204 15.5
  Population 4/ 199,767 200,504 200,565 200,148 200,648 881 0.4
  Per capita personal income 33,583 34,423 34,273 35,204 36,512 2,929 8.7
  Per capita net earnings 19,951 20,627 20,264 20,638 21,342 1,391 7.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,081 9,097 9,232 9,517 9,935 854 9.4
    Per capita income maintenance 856 869 878 878 866 10 1.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 206 124 90 52 46 -160 -77.7
    Per capita retirement and other 8,019 8,104 8,263 8,587 9,024 1,005 12.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,551 4,699 4,777 5,048 5,235 684 15.0
  Earnings by place of work 4,158,356 4,344,141 4,296,421 4,353,052 4,568,731 410,375 9.9
    Wages and salaries 2,848,983 2,940,091 2,922,286 2,975,845 3,132,649 283,666 10.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 772,012 835,539 814,069 801,654 814,194 42,182 5.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 555,046 616,327 598,510 587,724 590,904 35,858 6.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 216,966 219,212 215,559 213,930 223,290 6,324 2.9
    Proprietors' income 537,361 568,511 560,066 575,553 621,888 84,527 15.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -3,623 -1,915 -827 2,167 2,270 5,893...
      Farm proprietors' income 540,984 570,426 560,893 573,386 619,618 78,634 14.5
Total full-time and part-time employment 103,394 103,507 101,507 101,811 103,922 528 0.5
  Wage and salary jobs 82,170 82,574 80,197 80,331 81,866 -304 -0.4
  Number of proprietors 21,224 20,933 21,310 21,480 22,056 832 3.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,829 1,752 1,761 1,733 1,731 -98 -5.4
    Number of farm proprietors 19,395 19,181 19,549 19,747 20,325 930 4.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,219 41,970 42,326 42,756 43,963 3,744 9.3
  Average wages and salaries 34,672 35,606 36,439 37,045 38,266 3,594 10.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 27,893 29,739 28,692 29,037 30,486 2,593 9.3
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 5,896 5,649 5,846 6,124 6,188 6,322 426 7.23
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,896 5,604 5,723 5,849 5,794 5,820 -76 -1.29

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 3,773 123,670 716 3,757 126,263 709
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 39 4,592 1,412 41 4,623 1,206
 Total, all industries - St Govt 52 6,424 874 52 6,643 869
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 41 13,667 610 41 13,831 686
 Total, all industries - Private 3,641 98,988 688 3,623 101,166 679
    Goods-producing 506 16,312 930 494 16,589 892
      Natural resources and mining 12 93 1,003 12 201 769
      Construction 306 3,700 695 296 3,878 763
      Manufacturing 188 12,519 998 186 12,509 934
    Service-providing 3,135 82,676 641 3,129 84,577 638
      Trade, transportation & utilities 918 21,223 579 911 21,365 573
      Information 56 2,465 746 54 2,502 761
      Financial activities 397 6,225 831 403 6,365 853
      Professional & business services 517 12,650 755 522 13,098 705
      Education and health services 462 21,933 847 458 22,126 851
      Leisure and hospitality 426 14,432 273 432 15,252 295
      Other services 359 3,747 445 349 3,871 472

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 6.7 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.4 4.4 6.0 5.7 5.9
Unemployment 1,554 1,524 1,413 1,422 1,462 1,378 1,327 1,199 1,059 1,059 1,441 1,385 1,427
Employment 21,784 22,091 22,233 22,210 22,125 22,049 22,664 22,773 23,029 22,952 22,638 22,820 22,615
Labor Force23,33823,61523,64623,63223,58723,42723,99123,97224,08824,01124,07924,20524,042

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
Carter CountyElizabethton 47005102247019TN 5,711 43,051 6,213
ElizabethtonElizabethton 47011102247019TN 2,503 14,287 2,002
Johnson CityJohnson City 47021301347179TN 7,738 61,066 8,268
Unicoi CountyErwin 47042303147171TN 2,629 18,082 2,735
Washington CountyJonesborough 47043802247179TN 9,057 64,480 10,086

Number of districts: 5 ... Total enrollment: 27,638
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
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN2200759 11,550 9,574 2,884 1,803
ITT Technical Institute-Johnson City Johnson City, TN4596485 121 97 0 0
Milligan College Milligan College, TN2210147 953 828 211 188
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN2201274 477 391 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 13,101
  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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