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Situation & Outlook Report

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 27900)
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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 Joplin, MO MSA metro changed from 175,871 in 2010 to 176,162 in 2015, a change of 1,340 (0.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 235 in 2010 and 236 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -119 (2011), -2,990 (2012), 186 (2013), 326 (2014), 326 (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 188,804. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 12,882 (7.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 25,277 (2010) to 34,707 (2020), a change of 9,430 (37.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 587 in 2008 and 656 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $30,855 in 2008 to $34,400 in 2014, a change of $3,545 (11.5%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 251 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,816 in 2009 to $6,548 in 2014 a change of $732 (12.59%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,816 in 2009 to $6,010 in 2014, a change of $194 (3.34%). 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 34 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 27900; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Leggett & Platt, Incorporated

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.
  •   Joplin

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
  Carthage, MO (2911656) 14,378 14,422 14,426 14,114 14,221 14,271 -151 -1.00
  Joplin, MO (2937592) 50,150 50,946 51,142 50,244 50,716 51,316 370 0.70
  Neosho, MO (2951572) 11,835 11,854 12,038 12,126 12,106 12,134 280 2.40
  Webb City, MO (2978118) 10,996 11,037 11,083 10,855 10,981 11,075 38 0.30

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 175,871 100.0 176,676 100.0 174,494 100.0 175,262 100.0 176,162 100.0 177,211 100.0
  Jasper County, MO (29097) 117,728 66.9 117,853 66.7 115,423 66.1 116,481 66.5 117,566 66.7 118,596 66.9
  Newton County, MO (29145) 58,143 33.1 58,823 33.3 59,071 33.9 58,781 33.5 58,596 33.3 58,615 33.1

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.
  Jasper County, MO
  Newton 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 175,243 176,141 898 0.51
  One race 169,757 171,416 1,659 0.98
    White 158,552 160,023 1,471 0.93
    Black/African American 158,552 160,023 1,471 0.93
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,721 3,195 474 17.42
    Asian alone 2,123 2,439 316 14.88
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 513 38 -475 -92.59
    Some other race alone 2,478 1,678 -800 -32.28
  Two or more races 5,486 4,725 -761 -13.87
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11,467 11,766 299 2.61
Population 25 years and over 113,945 115,462 1,517 2.61
  % high school graduate or higher 88.6 87.0 -1.6 -1.81
  % bachelor's degree or higher 19.9 19.8 -0.1 -0.50
Total Households 67,701 66,564 -1,137 -0.50
  Median household income ($) 40,852 42,705 1,853 4.54
  Mean household income ($) 56,818 57,331 513 0.90
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 175,243 176,141 898 0.51
  Male 84,914 86,372 1,458 0.90
  Female 90,329 89,769 -560 0.90
  Under 5 years 11,934 12,208 274 0.90
  5 to 9 years 12,019 12,199 180 1.50
  10 to 14 years 13,243 12,293 -950 -7.17
  15 to 19 years 11,871 11,507 -364 -3.07
  20 to 24 years 12,231 12,472 241 1.97
  25 to 34 years 22,596 22,757 161 0.71
  35 to 44 years 21,194 22,271 1,077 5.08
  45 to 54 years 23,020 22,577 -443 -1.92
  55 to 59 years 10,210 11,857 1,647 16.13
  55 to 59 years 10,210 11,857 1,647 16.13
  60 to 64 years 10,760 9,951 -809 -7.52
  65 to 74 years 14,562 14,648 86 0.59
  75 to 84 years 8,605 8,136 -469 -5.45
  85 years and over 2,998 3,265 267 8.91
  Median age 36.4 37.0 0.6 1.65
  18 years and over 131,207 132,014 807 0.62
  21 years and over 123,363 124,877 1,514 1.23
  62 years and over 32,670 32,229 -441 -1.35
  65 years and over 26,165 26,049 -116 -0.44

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 74,981 74,999 75,019 75,160 75,259 75,640 641 0.85

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 74,955 75,641 686 0.92
  1-unit, detached 58,569 58,338 -231 -0.39
  1-unit, attached 1,173 953 -220 -18.76
  2 units 2,343 2,100 -243 -10.37
  3 or 4 units 2,536 2,754 218 8.60
  5 to 9 units 1,525 2,254 729 47.80
  10 to 20 units 835 1,490 655 78.44
  20 or more units 1,499 1,471 -28 -1.87
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 74,955 75,641 686 0.92
  Occupied Housing Units 67,701 66,564 -1,137 -1.68
    Owner 45,120 44,673 -447 -0.99
    Renter 22,581 21,891 -690 -3.06
  Vacant Housing Units 7,254 9,077 1,823 25.13
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.80 1.00 -1.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 2.20 4.80 2.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.62 2.64 0.02 0.76
Average household size; renter-occ 2.37 2.50 0.13 5.49
Median Value $ owner occupied 108,900 109,300 400 0.37
Median Rent $ renter occupied 662 709 47 7.10

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 70 18 35 23 14 16 18 22 33 6 14 6
  in 1 unit bldgs 18 18 29 17 14 14 18 14 21 6 14 6
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 6 0 0 2 0 8 12 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 42 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 56 56 56 56
Value ($000), Total Units 3,847 3,134 3,060 2,160 1,118 2,022 2,456 2,781 4,427 848 2,110 679
  1 unit structures 622 3,134 2,805 1,719 1,118 1,841 2,456 1,910 3,236 848 2,110 679
  2 unit structures 225 0 255 0 0 181 0 871 1,191 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 480 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 2,520 0 0 441 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
    164.02 168.36 166.20 167.12 167.64
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.65 -1.28 0.55 0.31 2.21
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 5,696,155 5,994,925 5,909,446 6,127,583 6,386,144 689,989 12.1
  Net earnings 1/ 3,472,952 3,654,253 3,691,190 3,810,434 3,968,188 495,236 14.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,387,432 1,346,644 1,364,493 1,404,379 1,477,286 89,854 6.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 145,763 142,975 145,441 141,700 141,749 -4,014 -2.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 38,042 27,146 18,968 10,734 9,305 -28,737 -75.5
    Retirement and other 1,203,627 1,176,523 1,200,084 1,251,945 1,326,232 122,605 10.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 835,771 994,028 853,763 912,770 940,670 104,899 12.6
  Population 4/ 176,676 174,494 175,262 176,162 177,211 535 0.3
  Per capita personal income 32,241 34,356 33,718 34,784 36,037 3,796 11.8
  Per capita net earnings 19,657 20,942 21,061 21,630 22,392 2,735 13.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,853 7,717 7,785 7,972 8,336 483 6.2
    Per capita income maintenance 825 819 830 804 800 -25 -3.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 215 156 108 61 53 -162 -75.3
    Per capita retirement and other 6,813 6,742 6,847 7,107 7,484 671 9.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,731 5,697 4,871 5,181 5,308 577 12.2
  Earnings by place of work 4,063,100 4,244,614 4,319,300 4,400,034 4,572,513 509,413 12.5
    Wages and salaries 2,905,462 3,001,460 3,027,525 3,074,164 3,200,121 294,659 10.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 756,817 776,410 809,899 780,004 809,374 52,557 6.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 537,627 554,194 585,457 554,290 575,476 37,849 7.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 219,190 222,216 224,442 225,714 233,898 14,708 6.7
    Proprietors' income 400,821 466,744 481,876 545,866 563,018 162,197 40.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 49,939 44,201 72,856 101,544 80,617 30,678 61.4
      Farm proprietors' income 350,882 422,543 409,020 444,322 482,401 131,519 37.5
Total full-time and part-time employment 101,220 102,142 101,988 101,398 102,228 1,008 1.0
  Wage and salary jobs 81,644 82,728 82,713 82,232 82,565 921 1.1
  Number of proprietors 19,576 19,414 19,275 19,166 19,663 87 0.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,697 2,658 2,666 2,597 2,580 -117 -4.3
    Number of farm proprietors 16,879 16,756 16,609 16,569 17,083 204 1.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,141 41,556 42,351 43,394 44,729 4,588 11.4
  Average wages and salaries 35,587 36,281 36,603 37,384 38,759 3,172 8.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,788 25,217 24,626 26,816 28,239 7,451 35.8
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 5,816 6,031 6,154 6,329 6,484 6,548 732 12.59
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,816 6,001 6,030 6,028 6,064 6,010 194 3.34

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 4,559 126,883 741 4,577 128,313 694
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 48 717 1,130 47 711 972
 Total, all industries - St Govt 30 2,203 729 30 2,290 731
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 181 12,528 585 182 12,912 733
 Total, all industries - Private 4,300 111,435 757 4,318 112,400 687
    Goods-producing 649 26,755 815 642 26,734 799
      Natural resources and mining 48 822 724 48 841 705
      Construction 341 4,140 725 337 4,148 768
      Manufacturing 260 21,793 836 257 21,746 808
    Service-providing 3,651 84,680 738 3,676 85,665 652
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,128 32,594 686 1,127 33,105 672
      Information 42 1,184 777 43 1,202 746
      Financial activities 439 3,921 936 437 3,927 891
      Professional & business services 481 12,372 1,208 485 11,603 721
      Education and health services 817 20,231 813 839 20,584 790
      Leisure and hospitality 373 11,089 257 379 11,884 265
      Other services 371 3,289 416 366 3,360 432

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 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.6 4.7 4.7 5.2
Unemployment 2,440 2,140 2,054 1,941 1,952 2,148 2,402 2,492 2,276 2,114 2,730 2,743 2,991
Employment 55,572 56,371 56,869 57,183 57,259 56,582 56,645 56,432 56,289 56,246 55,770 55,396 54,732
Labor Force58,01258,51158,92359,12459,21158,73059,04758,92458,56558,36058,50058,13957,723

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
Avilla R-XiiiAvilla 29041104229097MO 228 1,356 306
Carl Junction R-ICarl Junction 29073502329097MO 3,423 15,443 3,415
Carthage R-IxCarthage 29074603129097MO 4,534 23,093 4,384
Diamond R-IvDiamond 29108004229145MO 893 5,702 1,117
East Newton Co. R-ViGranby 29304204229145MO 1,420 8,986 1,799
Jasper Co. R-VJasper 29161404229097MO 463 2,944 543
Joplin SchoolsJoplin 29163501329097MO 7,662 59,215 9,090
Neosho R-VNeosho 29218103229145MO 4,617 26,362 4,777
Sarcoxie R-IiSarcoxie 29275404229097MO 791 4,081 870
Seneca R-ViiSeneca 29279004229145MO 1,499 8,852 1,688
Webb City R-ViiWebb City 29315002329097MO 4,303 21,159 4,360
Westview C-6Neosho 29318904229145MO 195 1,237 230

Number of districts: 12 ... Total enrollment: 30,028
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
Crowder College Neosho, MO1771353 5,710 2,638 0 0
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO1783417 5,561 4,140 52 8
Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO1786795 733 631 0 0
Vatterott College-Joplin Joplin, MO4043743 264 264 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 12,268
  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
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • 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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