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Situation & Outlook Report

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 28740)
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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 Kingston, NY MSA metro changed from 182,421 in 2010 to 180,787 in 2015, a change of -2,278 (-1.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 228 in 2010 and 233 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 64 (2011), -880 (2012), -760 (2013), -83 (2014), -83 (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 185,280. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 2,906 (1.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 27,886 (2010) to 41,528 (2020), a change of 13,642 (48.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 248 in 2008 and 257 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,850 in 2008 to $41,648 in 2014, a change of $4,798 (13%). 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 288 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,995 in 2009 to $5,460 in 2014 a change of $465 (9.31%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,995 in 2009 to $4,974 in 2014, a change of ($21) (-0.42%). 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 47 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 28740; 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.
  •   Kingston

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
  Kingston, NY (3639727) 23,893 23,848 23,809 23,735 23,651 23,557 -291 -1.20

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 182,421 100.0 182,676 100.0 181,839 100.0 181,054 100.0 180,787 100.0 180,143 100.0
  Ulster County (36111) 182,421 100.0 182,676 100.0 181,839 100.0 181,054 100.0 180,787 100.0 180,143 100.0

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.
  Ulster County, NY

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 180,998 180,445 -553 -0.31
  One race 172,669 173,251 582 0.34
    White 157,566 155,477 -2,089 -1.33
    Black/African American 157,566 155,477 -2,089 -1.33
    American Indian/Alaska Native 40 225 185 462.50
    Asian alone 3,330 3,887 557 16.73
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 2,337 3,125 788 33.72
  Two or more races 8,329 7,194 -1,135 -13.63
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 17,115 17,614 499 2.92
Population 25 years and over 127,327 128,450 1,123 2.92
  % high school graduate or higher 90.9 88.6 -2.3 -2.53
  % bachelor's degree or higher 29.8 30.6 0.8 2.68
Total Households 68,650 69,522 872 2.68
  Median household income ($) 58,429 58,093 -336 -0.58
  Mean household income ($) 75,070 77,260 2,190 2.92
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 180,998 180,445 -553 -0.31
  Male 89,760 89,688 -72 2.92
  Female 91,238 90,757 -481 2.92
  Under 5 years 8,021 7,855 -166 2.92
  5 to 9 years 9,649 8,838 -811 -8.41
  10 to 14 years 10,838 10,616 -222 -2.05
  15 to 19 years 11,693 11,236 -457 -3.91
  20 to 24 years 13,470 13,450 -20 -0.15
  25 to 34 years 18,685 21,456 2,771 14.83
  35 to 44 years 21,999 20,196 -1,803 -8.20
  45 to 54 years 29,602 28,402 -1,200 -4.05
  55 to 59 years 12,868 14,091 1,223 9.50
  55 to 59 years 12,868 14,091 1,223 9.50
  60 to 64 years 14,607 12,568 -2,039 -13.96
  65 to 74 years 16,991 18,419 1,428 8.40
  75 to 84 years 9,508 9,208 -300 -3.16
  85 years and over 3,067 4,110 1,043 34.01
  Median age 43.6 43.3 -0.3 -0.69
  18 years and over 146,715 147,003 288 0.20
  21 years and over 137,701 139,114 1,413 1.03
  62 years and over 39,257 39,695 438 1.12
  65 years and over 29,566 31,737 2,171 7.34

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 83,638 83,649 83,730 83,752 83,764 83,710 61 0.07

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 83,477 83,713 236 0.28
  1-unit, detached 57,697 57,657 -40 -0.07
  1-unit, attached 2,879 1,933 -946 -32.86
  2 units 6,296 6,674 378 6.00
  3 or 4 units 3,944 4,412 468 11.87
  5 to 9 units 2,668 3,909 1,241 46.51
  10 to 20 units 1,963 2,020 57 2.90
  20 or more units 2,430 2,204 -226 -9.30
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 83,477 83,713 236 0.28
  Occupied Housing Units 68,650 69,522 872 1.27
    Owner 48,419 47,857 -562 -1.16
    Renter 20,231 21,665 1,434 7.09
  Vacant Housing Units 14,827 14,191 -636 -4.29
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.50 3.30 1.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.30 7.00 -0.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.59 2.51 -0.08 -3.09
Average household size; renter-occ 2.19 2.25 0.06 2.74
Median Value $ owner occupied 218,500 217,100 -1,400 -0.64
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,001 1,012 11 1.10

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 8 9 8 10 17 0 8 6 8 13 19 9
  in 1 unit bldgs 3 3 1 3 1 0 3 1 3 8 7 4
  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 4 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 5 6 7 7 16 0 5 5 5 5 8 5
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Percent Coverage 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 52 52 52 52
Value ($000), Total Units 2,109 2,405 2,188 2,585 4,292 0 1,911 1,371 1,927 3,644 4,463 2,405
  1 unit structures 889 942 481 528 390 0 691 151 707 2,424 2,162 1,185
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 350 0 0 0 0 0 0 350 0
  5+ unit structures 1,220 1,463 1,707 1,707 3,902 0 1,220 1,220 1,220 1,220 1,951 1,220

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
    225.42 222.60 215.05 222.77 223.07
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.25 -3.39 3.59 0.13 -1.04
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 7,175,677 7,389,414 7,446,984 7,710,579 8,002,232 826,555 11.5
  Net earnings 1/ 4,422,225 4,485,722 4,486,758 4,561,089 4,720,112 297,887 6.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,606,531 1,642,561 1,666,890 1,741,679 1,835,376 228,845 14.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 142,694 145,059 149,821 150,369 149,943 7,249 5.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 68,835 65,252 44,879 21,377 19,535 -49,300 -71.6
    Retirement and other 1,395,002 1,432,250 1,472,190 1,569,933 1,665,898 270,896 19.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,146,921 1,261,131 1,293,336 1,407,811 1,446,744 299,823 26.1
  Population 4/ 182,676 181,839 181,054 180,787 180,143 -2,533 -1.4
  Per capita personal income 39,281 40,637 41,131 42,650 44,422 5,141 13.1
  Per capita net earnings 24,208 24,669 24,781 25,229 26,202 1,994 8.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,794 9,033 9,207 9,634 10,188 1,394 15.9
    Per capita income maintenance 781 798 827 832 832 51 6.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 377 359 248 118 108 -269 -71.4
    Per capita retirement and other 7,636 7,876 8,131 8,684 9,248 1,612 21.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,278 6,935 7,143 7,787 8,031 1,753 27.9
  Earnings by place of work 3,743,940 3,855,036 3,901,562 3,959,148 4,122,372 378,432 10.1
    Wages and salaries 2,347,417 2,387,990 2,414,834 2,490,540 2,601,071 253,654 10.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 898,974 922,081 954,113 948,463 977,803 78,829 8.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 704,638 723,549 749,854 735,684 757,743 53,105 7.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 194,336 198,532 204,259 212,779 220,060 25,724 13.2
    Proprietors' income 497,549 544,965 532,615 520,145 543,498 45,949 9.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 10,305 2,468 11,311 4,081 6,383 -3,922 -38.1
      Farm proprietors' income 487,244 542,497 521,304 516,064 537,115 49,871 10.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 86,293 86,077 86,912 88,680 90,098 3,805 4.4
  Wage and salary jobs 61,532 61,275 61,440 62,615 63,223 1,691 2.7
  Number of proprietors 24,761 24,802 25,472 26,065 26,875 2,114 8.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 395 381 394 404 404 9 2.3
    Number of farm proprietors 24,366 24,421 25,078 25,661 26,471 2,105 8.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,386 44,786 44,891 44,645 45,754 2,368 5.5
  Average wages and salaries 38,150 38,972 39,304 39,775 41,141 2,991 7.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,997 22,214 20,787 20,111 20,291 294 1.5
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 4,995 5,153 5,097 5,238 5,336 5,460 465 9.31
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,995 5,090 4,957 4,974 4,964 4,974 -21 -0.42

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 5,232 95,108 749 5,221 99,154 777
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 64 753 1,246 64 759 1,065
 Total, all industries - St Govt 56 6,694 1,119 57 6,731 1,205
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 92 14,811 1,015 92 15,125 1,167
 Total, all industries - Private 5,020 72,850 655 5,008 76,538 661
    Goods-producing 815 10,038 841 811 10,911 853
      Natural resources and mining 72 1,226 575 72 1,458 608
      Construction 559 3,440 870 555 3,963 898
      Manufacturing 184 5,372 883 184 5,490 887
    Service-providing 4,205 62,812 625 4,197 65,627 629
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,001 19,928 611 1,001 19,953 661
      Information 95 1,449 644 94 1,409 677
      Financial activities 382 3,574 939 381 3,723 928
      Professional & business services 770 6,622 838 766 7,068 794
      Education and health services 555 16,409 691 550 17,032 676
      Leisure and hospitality 674 11,094 358 663 12,469 373
      Other services 457 3,448 476 459 3,638 484
      Unclassified 271 289 1,068 283 336 465

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 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.3
Unemployment 4,179 4,039 3,801 3,781 3,823 4,303 4,212 4,001 3,801 3,522 3,658 3,976 3,853
Employment 84,796 83,888 84,973 84,676 84,759 84,481 84,862 85,427 85,501 86,226 86,804 86,131 85,541
Labor Force88,97587,92788,77488,45788,58288,78489,07489,42889,30289,74890,46290,10789,394

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
Ellenville Central School DistrictEllenville 36105003236111NY 1,739 12,759 1,757
Highland Central School DistrictHighland 36144004136111NY 1,899 12,411 2,009
Kingston City School DistrictKingston 36162901336111NY 6,583 51,173 7,245
Marlboro Central School DistrictMarlboro 36185702136111NY 2,008 12,636 2,118
New Paltz Central School DistrictNew Paltz 36204602136111NY 2,213 19,409 2,326
Onteora Central School DistrictBoiceville 36218404236111NY 1,395 15,246 1,847
Rondout Valley Central School DistrictAccord 36249604236111NY 2,076 16,726 2,365
Saugerties Central School DistrictSaugerties 36258002336111NY 2,855 20,574 3,097
Wallkill Central School DistrictWallkill 36297902136111NY 3,270 20,531 3,462

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 24,038
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
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY1961768 6,642 6,097 1,050 484
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY1966993 3,594 1,584 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 10,236
  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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