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Situation & Outlook Report

KenneWick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 28420)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA metro changed from 255,648 in 2010 to 274,469 in 2015, a change of 23,468 (9.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 175 in 2010 and 169 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 5,344 (2011), 1,828 (2012), 196 (2013), 795 (2014), 795 (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 329,232. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 73,654 (28.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 27,229 (2010) to 50,017 (2020), a change of 22,788 (83.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 339 in 2008 and 440 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,838 in 2008 to $37,842 in 2014, a change of $3,004 (8.6%). 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 181 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $10,346 in 2009 to $11,544 in 2014 a change of $1,198 (11.58%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $10,346 in 2009 to $10,217 in 2014, a change of ($129) (-1.25%). 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 50 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 28420; 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.
  •   Kennewick
  •   Richland

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
  Kennewick, WA (5335275) 73,917 74,332 75,542 75,929 76,672 77,421 3,089 4.20
  Pasco, WA (5353545) 59,781 61,879 64,568 66,745 67,533 68,648 6,769 10.90
  Richland, WA (5358235) 48,058 48,491 50,283 51,465 52,321 53,019 4,528 9.30
  West Richland, WA (5377665) 11,811 11,987 12,415 12,677 13,013 13,351 1,364 11.40

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 255,648 100.0 263,758 100.0 268,365 100.0 271,158 100.0 274,469 100.0 279,116 100.0
  Benton County, WA (53005) 176,516 69.0 180,580 68.5 182,532 68.0 184,584 68.1 186,647 68.0 190,309 68.2
  Franklin County, WA (53021) 79,132 31.0 83,178 31.5 85,833 32.0 86,574 31.9 87,822 32.0 88,807 31.8

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.
  Benton County, WA
  Franklin County, WA

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 271,124 274,295 3,171 1.17
  One race 261,085 265,074 3,989 1.53
    White 207,715 215,226 7,511 3.62
    Black/African American 207,715 215,226 7,511 3.62
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,025 1,860 -165 -8.15
    Asian alone 6,957 6,654 -303 -4.36
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 179 237 58 32.40
    Some other race alone 39,835 35,869 -3,966 -9.96
  Two or more races 10,039 9,221 -818 -8.15
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 81,291 83,626 2,335 2.87
Population 25 years and over 166,708 169,137 2,429 2.87
  % high school graduate or higher 82.5 85.8 3.3 4.00
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.8 25.1 0.3 1.21
Total Households 92,768 93,357 589 1.21
  Median household income ($) 58,542 58,020 -522 -0.89
  Mean household income ($) 72,796 74,014 1,218 1.67
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 271,124 274,295 3,171 1.17
  Male 137,442 139,833 2,391 1.67
  Female 133,682 134,462 780 1.67
  Under 5 years 22,010 21,939 -71 1.67
  5 to 9 years 22,440 21,185 -1,255 -5.59
  10 to 14 years 23,009 22,572 -437 -1.90
  15 to 19 years 18,889 20,329 1,440 7.62
  20 to 24 years 18,068 19,133 1,065 5.89
  25 to 34 years 38,242 38,727 485 1.27
  35 to 44 years 34,401 34,063 -338 -0.98
  45 to 54 years 32,666 33,332 666 2.04
  55 to 59 years 16,558 15,009 -1,549 -9.35
  55 to 59 years 16,558 15,009 -1,549 -9.35
  60 to 64 years 13,687 15,842 2,155 15.74
  65 to 74 years 18,011 19,476 1,465 8.13
  75 to 84 years 10,040 8,417 -1,623 -16.17
  85 years and over 3,103 4,271 1,168 37.64
  Median age 33.3 33.1 -0.2 -0.60
  18 years and over 191,416 196,048 4,632 2.42
  21 years and over 180,176 184,532 4,356 2.42
  62 years and over 38,348 41,431 3,083 8.04
  65 years and over 31,154 32,164 1,010 3.24

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 93,041 93,242 94,946 96,354 97,705 98,749 5,507 5.91

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 97,313 98,787 1,474 1.51
  1-unit, detached 63,226 64,979 1,753 2.77
  1-unit, attached 2,145 2,914 769 35.85
  2 units 3,477 3,728 251 7.22
  3 or 4 units 4,450 3,817 -633 -14.22
  5 to 9 units 3,127 4,761 1,634 52.25
  10 to 20 units 4,614 3,390 -1,224 -26.53
  20 or more units 4,565 5,859 1,294 28.35
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 97,313 98,787 1,474 1.51
  Occupied Housing Units 92,768 93,357 589 0.63
    Owner 63,125 61,963 -1,162 -1.84
    Renter 29,643 31,394 1,751 5.91
  Vacant Housing Units 4,545 5,430 885 19.47
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 1.40 0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 2.30 6.30 4.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.89 2.90 0.01 0.35
Average household size; renter-occ 2.86 2.89 0.03 1.05
Median Value $ owner occupied 172,600 185,800 13,200 7.65
Median Rent $ renter occupied 833 859 26 3.12

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 126 96 146 90 117 102 143 149 180 154 138 106
  in 1 unit bldgs 115 82 115 75 99 90 116 137 129 133 138 91
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 9 10 24 11 16 10 15 8 51 21 0 15
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 1
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 34,096 26,527 37,122 22,927 29,907 26,855 36,554 40,176 40,911 38,619 37,830 27,887
  1 unit structures 33,211 24,888 34,463 21,701 28,297 25,893 33,929 39,183 36,438 36,212 37,830 27,012
  2 unit structures 186 863 372 372 186 186 372 372 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 666 0 0 0 906 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 699 776 1,621 854 1,424 776 1,347 621 4,473 2,407 0 875

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
    170.62 170.28 174.29 177.29 183.69
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.20 2.35 1.72 3.61 7.66
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 10,224,004 10,218,379 10,115,249 10,462,131 11,295,165 1,071,161 10.5
  Net earnings 1/ 7,008,516 6,845,649 6,736,623 6,841,965 7,583,085 574,569 8.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,769,746 1,827,348 1,853,073 2,041,165 2,074,338 304,592 17.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 248,797 245,263 243,447 236,410 239,088 -9,709 -3.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 93,132 122,538 85,050 45,821 41,667 -51,465 -55.3
    Retirement and other 1,427,817 1,459,547 1,524,576 1,758,934 1,793,583 365,766 25.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,445,742 1,545,382 1,525,553 1,579,001 1,637,742 192,000 13.3
  Population 4/ 263,758 268,365 271,158 274,469 279,116 15,358 5.8
  Per capita personal income 38,763 38,076 37,304 38,118 40,468 1,705 4.4
  Per capita net earnings 26,572 25,509 24,844 24,928 27,168 596 2.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,710 6,809 6,834 7,437 7,432 722 10.8
    Per capita income maintenance 943 914 898 861 857 -86 -9.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 353 457 314 167 149 -204 -57.8
    Per capita retirement and other 5,413 5,439 5,622 6,408 6,426 1,013 18.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,481 5,759 5,626 5,753 5,868 387 7.1
  Earnings by place of work 7,840,154 7,615,335 7,634,368 7,775,121 8,602,291 762,137 9.7
    Wages and salaries 5,435,813 5,266,247 5,303,011 5,472,128 5,851,642 415,829 7.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,288,993 1,276,334 1,306,339 1,343,578 1,381,725 92,732 7.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 779,544 790,468 805,267 816,738 825,341 45,797 5.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 509,449 485,866 501,072 526,840 556,384 46,935 9.2
    Proprietors' income 1,115,348 1,072,754 1,025,018 959,415 1,368,924 253,576 22.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 352,002 328,938 330,670 266,309 507,934 155,932 44.3
      Farm proprietors' income 763,346 743,816 694,348 693,106 860,990 97,644 12.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 137,445 138,703 139,110 141,344 145,108 7,663 5.6
  Wage and salary jobs 114,342 115,438 115,110 117,087 120,162 5,820 5.1
  Number of proprietors 23,103 23,265 24,000 24,257 24,946 1,843 8.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,104 2,070 2,075 2,081 2,041 -63 -3.0
    Number of farm proprietors 20,999 21,195 21,925 22,176 22,905 1,906 9.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 57,042 54,904 54,880 55,008 59,282 2,240 3.9
  Average wages and salaries 47,540 45,620 46,069 46,736 48,698 1,158 2.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 36,352 35,094 31,669 31,255 37,590 1,238 3.4
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 10,346 11,207 11,339 10,950 11,301 11,544 1,198 11.58
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 10,346 10,960 10,711 10,105 10,208 10,217 -129 -1.25

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 8,353 180,243 897 8,272 195,944 888
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 50 1,977 1,628 50 2,006 1,687
 Total, all industries - St Govt 50 4,684 900 50 4,759 869
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 126 23,990 979 127 24,547 1,081
 Total, all industries - Private 8,127 149,592 874 8,045 164,633 850
    Goods-producing 1,715 36,506 742 1,720 47,351 720
      Natural resources and mining 628 14,868 493 630 23,863 483
      Construction 850 9,947 947 859 10,922 1,145
      Manufacturing 237 11,691 900 231 12,566 836
    Service-providing 6,412 113,086 917 6,325 117,282 905
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,294 29,336 673 1,292 30,392 670
      Information 67 1,398 863 71 1,435 792
      Financial activities 492 5,725 899 494 6,134 818
      Professional & business services 937 33,915 1,564 934 34,813 1,547
      Education and health services 2,575 23,101 756 2,490 23,595 768
      Leisure and hospitality 584 15,796 327 582 16,931 329
      Other services 463 3,815 540 462 3,983 544

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 6.0 5.5 5.7 6.2 7.1 7.7 7.4 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.5
Unemployment 5,548 5,070 5,249 5,753 6,532 7,174 6,904 6,309 6,099 5,714 5,981 6,234 6,183
Employment 86,431 86,532 86,883 86,312 85,508 86,199 86,138 87,229 87,700 87,717 91,684 89,509 88,405
Labor Force91,97991,60292,13292,06592,04093,37393,04293,53893,79993,43197,66595,74394,588

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
Finley School DistrictKennewick 53029102253005WA 935 5,350 1,059
Kahlotus School DistrictKahlotus 53037804353021WA 60 426 81
Kennewick School DistrictKennewick 53039301353005WA 16,580 90,125 17,714
Kiona-Benton City School DistrictBenton City 53040203153005WA 1,482 8,855 1,742
North Franklin School DistrictConnell 53057304153021WA 2,103 10,170 2,272
Pasco School DistrictPasco 53065702253021WA 16,067 75,545 17,873
Paterson School DistrictPaterson 53066304253005WA 111 475 120
Prosser School DistrictProsser 53069003253005WA 2,864 13,683 3,103
Richland School DistrictRichland 53073201353005WA 11,898 65,635 12,236
Star School DistrictPasco 53083704253021WA 9 83 14

Number of districts: 10 ... Total enrollment: 52,109
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
Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA2349795 6,385 3,565 0 0
Lucas Marc Academy Richland, WA2349244 123 123 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,508
  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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Related Resources go top
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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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