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Situation & Outlook Report

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 27860)
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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 Jonesboro, AR MSA metro changed from 121,248 in 2010 to 126,821 in 2015, a change of 7,146 (5.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 330 in 2010 and 317 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,060 (2011), 859 (2012), 1,022 (2013), 501 (2014), 501 (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 138,342. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 17,072 (14.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 16,140 (2010) to 23,781 (2020), a change of 7,641 (47.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 741 in 2008 and 742 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $28,779 in 2008 to $33,024 in 2014, a change of $4,245 (14.8%). 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 322 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,040 in 2009 to $4,717 in 2014 a change of $677 (16.76%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,040 in 2009 to $4,251 in 2014, a change of $211 (5.22%). 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 24 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 27860; 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.
  •   Jonesboro

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
  Jonesboro, AR (0535710) 67,263 67,627 69,069 70,460 71,654 72,210 4,583 6.80

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 121,248 100.0 122,821 100.0 124,232 100.0 125,828 100.0 126,821 100.0 128,394 100.0
  Craighead County, AR (05031) 96,724 79.8 98,390 80.1 99,953 80.5 101,678 80.8 102,671 81.0 104,354 81.3
  Poinsett County, AR (05111) 24,524 20.2 24,431 19.9 24,279 19.5 24,150 19.2 24,150 19.0 24,040 18.7

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.
  Craighead County, AR

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 125,633 126,764 1,131 0.90
  One race 123,066 123,718 652 0.53
    White 104,570 105,368 798 0.76
    Black/African American 104,570 105,368 798 0.76
    American Indian/Alaska Native 535 870 335 62.62
    Asian alone 1,083 1,120 37 3.42
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 668 668...
    Some other race alone 1,836 454 -1,382 -75.27
  Two or more races 2,567 3,046 479 18.66
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,519 5,436 -83 -1.50
Population 25 years and over 80,173 81,171 998 -1.50
  % high school graduate or higher 83.5 87.1 3.6 4.31
  % bachelor's degree or higher 23.1 21.2 -1.9 -8.23
Total Households 47,799 48,043 244 -8.23
  Median household income ($) 39,552 40,751 1,199 3.03
  Mean household income ($) 54,345 56,550 2,205 4.06
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 125,633 126,764 1,131 0.90
  Male 62,829 60,610 -2,219 4.06
  Female 62,804 66,154 3,350 4.06
  Under 5 years 8,748 8,783 35 4.06
  5 to 9 years 10,175 8,801 -1,374 -13.50
  10 to 14 years 7,371 8,157 786 10.66
  15 to 19 years 8,445 9,919 1,474 17.45
  20 to 24 years 10,721 9,933 -788 -7.35
  25 to 34 years 16,908 17,827 919 5.44
  35 to 44 years 15,678 16,255 577 3.68
  45 to 54 years 16,260 15,787 -473 -2.91
  55 to 59 years 6,698 6,616 -82 -1.22
  55 to 59 years 6,698 6,616 -82 -1.22
  60 to 64 years 7,860 6,807 -1,053 -13.40
  65 to 74 years 9,790 10,249 459 4.69
  75 to 84 years 5,043 6,009 966 19.16
  85 years and over 1,936 1,621 -315 -16.27
  Median age 35.2 35.0 -0.2 -0.57
  18 years and over 94,774 96,132 1,358 1.43
  21 years and over 89,794 87,957 -1,837 -2.05
  62 years and over 21,021 22,198 1,177 5.60
  65 years and over 16,769 17,879 1,110 6.62

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 51,438 51,533 52,056 52,742 53,656 54,248 2,715 5.27

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 53,493 54,241 748 1.40
  1-unit, detached 37,011 37,394 383 1.03
  1-unit, attached 707 448 -259 -36.63
  2 units 2,825 2,630 -195 -6.90
  3 or 4 units 3,626 3,156 -470 -12.96
  5 to 9 units 1,388 1,809 421 30.33
  10 to 20 units 2,246 2,886 640 28.50
  20 or more units 1,821 2,153 332 18.23
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 53,493 54,241 748 1.40
  Occupied Housing Units 47,799 48,043 244 0.51
    Owner 27,622 28,838 1,216 4.40
    Renter 20,177 19,205 -972 -4.82
  Vacant Housing Units 5,694 6,198 504 8.85
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.10 2.80 -0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.10 8.40 0.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.55 0.03 1.19
Average household size; renter-occ 2.58 2.57 -0.01 -0.39
Median Value $ owner occupied 112,700 117,000 4,300 3.82
Median Rent $ renter occupied 613 660 47 7.67

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 32 42 29 31 47 41 41 122 35 270 38
  in 1 unit bldgs 40 30 23 29 19 27 23 29 46 35 26 33
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 2 12 0 8 4 2 4 4 0 4 2
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 3 0 7 0 4 4 16 8 59 0 0 3
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 13 0 240 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10 0
  Percent Coverage 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85
Value ($000), Total Units 6,096 4,797 5,111 5,731 3,747 4,977 5,209 5,461 10,984 6,202 22,810 4,972
  1 unit structures 5,681 4,642 3,849 5,731 2,958 4,285 4,109 4,461 6,683 6,202 4,947 4,663
  2 unit structures 290 155 807 0 614 233 132 525 191 0 332 143
  3-4 unit structures 125 0 455 0 175 169 968 475 3,375 0 0 166
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 290 0 0 735 0 17,531 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
    157.94 160.04 161.24 164.18 162.33
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.33 0.75 1.82 -1.13 2.78
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 3,809,270 4,029,053 4,120,011 4,207,728 4,327,982 518,712 13.6
  Net earnings 1/ 2,320,263 2,475,194 2,589,159 2,578,494 2,644,365 324,102 14.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,014,949 1,027,413 1,046,702 1,122,034 1,161,578 146,629 14.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 116,126 116,677 118,245 117,596 117,663 1,537 1.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 28,348 24,521 19,250 11,255 10,710 -17,638 -62.2
    Retirement and other 870,475 886,215 909,207 993,183 1,033,205 162,730 18.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 474,058 526,446 484,150 507,200 522,039 47,981 10.1
  Population 4/ 122,821 124,232 125,828 126,821 128,394 5,573 4.5
  Per capita personal income 31,015 32,432 32,743 33,178 33,709 2,694 8.7
  Per capita net earnings 18,891 19,924 20,577 20,332 20,596 1,705 9.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,264 8,270 8,319 8,847 9,047 783 9.5
    Per capita income maintenance 945 939 940 927 916 -29 -3.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 231 197 153 89 83 -148 -64.1
    Per capita retirement and other 7,087 7,134 7,226 7,831 8,047 960 13.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 3,860 4,238 3,848 3,999 4,066 206 5.3
  Earnings by place of work 2,695,681 2,854,223 3,028,615 3,034,160 3,118,704 423,023 15.7
    Wages and salaries 1,815,524 1,890,489 1,946,884 2,027,119 2,134,051 318,527 17.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 423,039 456,168 468,613 488,604 491,353 68,314 16.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 272,799 301,123 311,385 324,160 321,458 48,659 17.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 150,240 155,045 157,228 164,444 169,895 19,655 13.1
    Proprietors' income 457,118 507,566 613,118 518,437 493,300 36,182 7.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 107,098 109,334 222,581 113,197 64,987 -42,111 -39.3
      Farm proprietors' income 350,020 398,232 390,537 405,240 428,313 78,293 22.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 67,993 68,107 69,201 70,487 72,421 4,428 6.5
  Wage and salary jobs 53,548 54,015 54,878 55,960 57,513 3,965 7.4
  Number of proprietors 14,445 14,092 14,323 14,527 14,908 463 3.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 874 854 872 916 905 31 3.5
    Number of farm proprietors 13,571 13,238 13,451 13,611 14,003 432 3.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 39,646 41,908 43,765 43,046 43,064 3,418 8.6
  Average wages and salaries 33,905 34,999 35,477 36,224 37,106 3,201 9.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,792 30,082 29,034 29,773 30,587 4,795 18.6
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 4,040 4,267 4,369 4,520 4,661 4,717 677 16.76
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,040 4,213 4,202 4,236 4,278 4,251 211 5.22

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 3,297 85,141 666 3,306 86,822 700
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 39 627 1,223 39 628 1,103
 Total, all industries - St Govt 34 4,816 839 34 4,795 809
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 66 8,351 636 65 8,420 825
 Total, all industries - Private 3,158 71,347 653 3,168 72,979 675
    Goods-producing 512 15,138 778 509 15,467 794
      Natural resources and mining 144 1,039 639 147 1,203 664
      Construction 243 3,205 675 239 3,338 753
      Manufacturing 125 10,895 821 123 10,925 821
    Service-providing 2,646 56,208 619 2,659 57,512 643
      Trade, transportation & utilities 904 18,471 617 908 18,772 603
      Information 26 799 796 26 798 829
      Financial activities 304 2,997 904 304 2,956 862
      Professional & business services 391 7,082 547 391 7,216 586
      Education and health services 558 16,854 787 568 17,200 873
      Leisure and hospitality 289 8,559 263 290 9,085 269
      Other services 174 1,447 484 172 1,484 523

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 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.3 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.1
Unemployment 2,185 2,066 1,908 1,913 1,979 2,025 2,043 1,726 1,422 1,616 1,876 1,920 1,635
Employment 48,886 48,948 49,170 49,183 48,964 49,396 50,015 50,579 50,773 50,360 50,805 51,595 51,016
Labor Force51,07151,01451,07851,09650,94351,42152,05852,30552,19551,97652,68153,51552,651

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
Bay School DistrictBay 05028204205031AR 573 3,080 553
Brookland School DistrictBrookland 05036402305031AR 1,958 9,087 1,703
Buffalo Is. Central Sch. Dist.Monette 05037104205031AR 834 5,002 885
East Poinsett Co. School Dist.Lepanto 05000484205111AR 789 3,538 617
Harrisburg School DistrictHarrisburg 05073504205111AR 1,377 7,075 1,265
Jonesboro School DistrictJonesboro 05082801305031AR 5,690 37,633 6,357
Marked Tree School DistrictMarked Tree 05094204205111AR 604 3,705 610
Nettleton School DistrictJonesboro 05104401305031AR 3,333 24,626 3,948
Riverside School DistrictLake City 05000124205031AR 855 4,488 875
Trumann School DistrictTrumann 05000473205111AR 1,569 9,619 1,656
Valley View School DistrictJonesboro 05133804105031AR 2,621 10,578 2,469
Westside Cons. School DistrictJonesboro 05040204105031AR 1,710 9,563 1,902

Number of districts: 12 ... Total enrollment: 21,913
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
Arkansas State University-Main Campus Jonesboro, AR1064589 9,857 7,465 3,287 661

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 9,857
  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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