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Situation & Outlook Report

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 28700)
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 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA metro changed from 309,584 in 2010 to 307,723 in 2015, a change of -2,464 (-0.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 155 in 2010 and 162 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 349 (2011), 621 (2012), 78 (2013), 503 (2014), 503 (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 316,323. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 6,739 (2.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 57,934 (2010) to 78,635 (2020), a change of 20,701 (35.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 513 in 2008 and 560 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,973 in 2008 to $35,912 in 2014, a change of $3,939 (12.3%). 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 182 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,839 in 2009 to $11,458 in 2014 a change of $1,619 (16.45%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,839 in 2009 to $10,418 in 2014, a change of $579 (5.88%). 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 75 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 28700; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
  • Eastman Chemical Company

Number in this metro: 2. 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.
  •   Bristol
  •   Bristol
  •   Kingsport

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
  Bristol, TN (4708540) 26,702 26,717 26,745 26,663 26,624 26,729 12 0.00
  Bristol, VA (5109816) 17,835 17,855 17,776 17,724 17,436 17,184 -671 -3.80
  Kingsport, TN (4739560) 48,205 52,776 52,796 52,742 52,918 53,028 252 0.50

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 309,584 100.0 309,108 100.0 308,862 100.0 308,189 100.0 307,723 100.0 307,120 100.0
  Hawkins County, TN (47073) 56,872 18.4 56,637 18.3 56,569 18.3 56,740 18.4 56,558 18.4 56,471 18.4
  Sullivan County, TN (47163) 156,833 50.7 156,952 50.8 156,636 50.7 156,578 50.8 156,803 51.0 156,791 51.1
  Scott County, VA (51169) 23,133 7.5 22,960 7.4 22,790 7.4 22,612 7.3 22,360 7.3 22,126 7.2
  Washington County, VA (51191) 54,893 17.7 54,744 17.7 55,055 17.8 54,744 17.8 54,663 17.8 54,591 17.8
  Bristol City, VA (51520) 17,853 5.8 17,815 5.8 17,812 5.8 17,515 5.7 17,339 5.6 17,141 5.6

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.
  Sullivan 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 308,643 308,590 -53 -0.02
  One race 305,260 303,833 -1,427 -0.47
    White 293,367 293,323 -44 -0.01
    Black/African American 293,367 293,323 -44 -0.01
    American Indian/Alaska Native 322 836 514 159.63
    Asian alone 1,384 1,583 199 14.38
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 75 83 8 10.67
    Some other race alone 1,617 2,191 574 35.50
  Two or more races 3,383 4,757 1,374 40.61
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,889 4,349 460 11.83
Population 25 years and over 222,289 222,207 -82 11.83
  % high school graduate or higher 83.5 84.8 1.3 1.56
  % bachelor's degree or higher 18.6 21.1 2.5 13.44
Total Households 126,215 130,044 3,829 13.44
  Median household income ($) 39,128 39,213 85 0.22
  Mean household income ($) 52,695 54,473 1,778 3.37
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 308,643 308,590 -53 -0.02
  Male 149,318 150,584 1,266 3.37
  Female 159,325 158,006 -1,319 3.37
  Under 5 years 15,498 14,733 -765 3.37
  5 to 9 years 16,644 17,823 1,179 7.08
  10 to 14 years 18,746 18,267 -479 -2.56
  15 to 19 years 18,385 18,402 17 0.09
  20 to 24 years 17,081 17,158 77 0.45
  25 to 34 years 31,560 32,783 1,223 3.88
  35 to 44 years 39,372 37,367 -2,005 -5.09
  45 to 54 years 45,460 44,794 -666 -1.47
  55 to 59 years 19,818 24,167 4,349 21.94
  55 to 59 years 19,818 24,167 4,349 21.94
  60 to 64 years 25,138 21,552 -3,586 -14.27
  65 to 74 years 34,860 35,824 964 2.77
  75 to 84 years 18,674 18,731 57 0.31
  85 years and over 7,407 6,989 -418 -5.64
  Median age 44.5 44.4 -0.1 -0.22
  18 years and over 246,341 246,911 570 0.23
  21 years and over 236,097 236,606 509 0.22
  62 years and over 75,636 74,377 -1,259 -1.66
  65 years and over 60,941 61,544 603 0.99

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 146,978 147,039 147,129 147,159 147,256 147,367 328 0.22

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 146,116 147,346 1,230 0.84
  1-unit, detached 103,335 102,332 -1,003 -0.97
  1-unit, attached 3,003 2,777 -226 -7.53
  2 units 3,442 2,754 -688 -19.99
  3 or 4 units 4,004 3,578 -426 -10.64
  5 to 9 units 5,350 5,452 102 1.91
  10 to 20 units 3,758 3,488 -270 -7.18
  20 or more units 3,728 3,235 -493 -13.22
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 146,116 147,346 1,230 0.84
  Occupied Housing Units 126,215 130,044 3,829 3.03
    Owner 94,178 95,698 1,520 1.61
    Renter 32,037 34,346 2,309 7.21
  Vacant Housing Units 19,901 17,302 -2,599 -13.06
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.80 2.30 0.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.40 5.30 -3.10...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.43 2.37 -0.06 -2.47
Average household size; renter-occ 2.32 2.21 -0.11 -4.74
Median Value $ owner occupied 120,800 120,100 -700 -0.58
Median Rent $ renter occupied 587 579 -8 -1.36

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 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0
  in 1 unit bldgs 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0
  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
Value ($000), Total Units 196 0 527 394 0 0 196 0 189 336 115 0
  1 unit structures 196 0 527 394 0 0 196 0 189 336 115 0
  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 0 0 0 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
    189.32 192.05 186.77 191.98 191.38
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.44 -2.75 2.79 -0.31 1.09
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 10,713,979 11,160,053 10,939,560 11,142,598 11,462,453 748,474 7.0
  Net earnings 1/ 6,163,767 6,434,127 6,218,064 6,263,009 6,393,414 229,647 3.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,923,629 2,937,031 3,004,396 3,067,534 3,200,520 276,891 9.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 281,695 284,431 289,232 287,900 284,032 2,337 0.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 55,124 38,138 27,368 15,830 13,112 -42,012 -76.2
    Retirement and other 2,586,810 2,614,462 2,687,796 2,763,804 2,903,376 316,566 12.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,626,583 1,788,895 1,717,100 1,812,055 1,868,519 241,936 14.9
  Population 4/ 309,108 308,862 308,189 307,723 307,120 -1,988 -0.6
  Per capita personal income 34,661 36,133 35,496 36,210 37,322 2,661 7.7
  Per capita net earnings 19,940 20,832 20,176 20,353 20,817 877 4.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,458 9,509 9,749 9,968 10,421 963 10.2
    Per capita income maintenance 911 921 938 936 925 14 1.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 178 123 89 51 43 -135 -75.8
    Per capita retirement and other 8,369 8,465 8,721 8,981 9,454 1,085 13.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,262 5,792 5,572 5,889 6,084 822 15.6
  Earnings by place of work 7,095,948 7,360,658 7,251,289 7,307,940 7,415,786 319,838 4.5
    Wages and salaries 4,974,679 5,063,353 4,973,770 5,075,111 5,187,842 213,163 4.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,237,098 1,292,131 1,294,878 1,278,758 1,278,567 41,469 3.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 871,056 923,343 934,064 919,660 911,974 40,918 4.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 366,042 368,788 360,814 359,098 366,593 551 0.2
    Proprietors' income 884,171 1,005,174 982,641 954,071 949,377 65,206 7.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -14,678 -19,920 -18,715 -8,671 -14,111 567...
      Farm proprietors' income 898,849 1,025,094 1,001,356 962,742 963,488 64,639 7.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 158,225 157,103 156,831 157,185 158,023 -202 -0.1
  Wage and salary jobs 124,374 124,054 123,641 123,776 123,827 -547 -0.4
  Number of proprietors 33,851 33,049 33,190 33,409 34,196 345 1.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 5,128 4,962 4,991 4,922 4,846 -282 -5.5
    Number of farm proprietors 28,723 28,087 28,199 28,487 29,350 627 2.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,847 46,852 46,236 46,493 46,929 2,082 4.6
  Average wages and salaries 39,998 40,816 40,228 41,002 41,896 1,898 4.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 31,294 36,497 35,510 33,796 32,828 1,534 4.9
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 9,839 10,196 11,066 11,556 11,512 11,458 1,619 16.45
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,839 10,119 10,681 10,838 10,631 10,418 579 5.88

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 6,540 188,628 826 6,496 191,701 749
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 61 1,440 1,316 60 1,455 1,171
 Total, all industries - St Govt 83 3,651 760 82 3,852 735
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 119 21,311 639 119 21,278 703
 Total, all industries - Private 6,277 162,226 847 6,235 165,116 751
    Goods-producing 842 46,577 1,292 838 47,244 1,022
      Natural resources and mining 51 ...... 51 ......
      Construction 484 ...... 483 ......
      Manufacturing 307 35,598 1,459 304 35,709 1,090
    Service-providing 5,435 115,649 668 5,397 117,872 642
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,625 38,209 568 1,605 38,377 572
      Information 78 ...... 78 ......
      Financial activities 578 ...... 570 ......
      Professional & business services 822 15,458 929 818 15,668 847
      Education and health services 1,131 29,598 850 1,131 29,739 833
      Leisure and hospitality 638 19,254 295 637 20,576 290
      Other services 563 4,622 477 557 4,846 519

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 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 5.7 5.6 5.6
Unemployment 1,547 1,492 1,392 1,402 1,400 1,303 1,226 1,152 1,042 1,030 1,368 1,343 1,337
Employment 21,943 22,038 22,136 22,190 22,140 22,347 22,674 22,770 22,773 22,885 22,803 22,805 22,691
Labor Force23,49023,53023,52823,59223,54023,65023,90023,92223,81523,91524,17124,14824,028

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
BristolBristol 47003601347163TN 4,086 26,403 3,962
Hawkins CountyRogersville 47017404147073TN 7,440 53,948 8,253
KingsportKingsport 47021901347163TN 7,044 52,348 7,847
RogersvilleRogersville 47036603247073TN 681 4,421 461
Sullivan CountyBlountville 47039902247163TN 10,975 80,696 12,200
Bristol City Pblc SchsBristol 51004501351520VA 2,360 17,341 2,703
Scott Co Pblc SchsGate City 51034802251169VA 3,917 22,640 3,173
Washington Co Pblc SchsAbingdon 51039004151191VA 7,383 54,907 7,916

Number of districts: 8 ... Total enrollment: 43,886
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
Emory & Henry College Emory, VA2320257 1,012 994 26 6
King University Bristol, TN2205169 2,427 2,272 470 374
Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN2219083 5,865 3,129 0 0
Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon, VA2339033 2,505 1,095 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 11,809
  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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Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
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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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