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Situation & Outlook Report

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 29100)
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 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA metro changed from 133,880 in 2010 to 136,595 in 2015, a change of 3,105 (2.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 306 in 2010 and 302 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 2 (2011), 1,023 (2012), 115 (2013), 276 (2014), 276 (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 143,003. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 9,147 (6.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 19,093 (2010) to 27,159 (2020), a change of 8,066 (42.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 225 in 2008 and 223 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $37,475 in 2008 to $42,653 in 2014, a change of $5,178 (13.8%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 245 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,745 in 2009 to $6,740 in 2014 a change of $995 (17.32%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,745 in 2009 to $6,180 in 2014, a change of $435 (7.57%). 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 30 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 29100; 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.
  •   La Crosse
  •   Onalaska

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
  La Crosse, WI (5540775) 51,320 51,357 51,271 52,106 52,115 52,440 1,083 2.10
  Onalaska, WI (5559925) 17,736 17,820 18,028 18,249 18,299 18,385 565 3.20

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 133,880 100.0 134,193 100.0 135,558 100.0 135,967 100.0 136,595 100.0 136,985 100.0
  Houston County, MN (27055) 18,999 14.2 18,917 14.1 18,813 13.9 18,814 13.8 18,743 13.7 18,773 13.7
  La Crosse County, WI (55063) 114,881 85.8 115,276 85.9 116,745 86.1 117,153 86.2 117,852 86.3 118,212 86.3

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.
  La Crosse County, WI

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 135,512 136,749 1,237 0.91
  One race 133,330 133,930 600 0.45
    White 124,547 126,397 1,850 1.49
    Black/African American 124,547 126,397 1,850 1.49
    American Indian/Alaska Native 195 380 185 94.87
    Asian alone 5,490 5,158 -332 -6.05
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 164 164...
    Some other race alone 1,383 643 -740 -53.51
  Two or more races 2,182 2,819 637 29.19
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,115 2,355 240 11.35
Population 25 years and over 87,604 87,992 388 11.35
  % high school graduate or higher 93.8 93.5 -0.3 -0.32
  % bachelor's degree or higher 29.5 29.9 0.4 1.36
Total Households 53,723 54,762 1,039 1.36
  Median household income ($) 51,024 50,568 -456 -0.89
  Mean household income ($) 63,986 66,200 2,214 3.46
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 135,512 136,749 1,237 0.91
  Male 66,833 67,763 930 3.46
  Female 68,679 68,986 307 3.46
  Under 5 years 7,205 7,331 126 3.46
  5 to 9 years 7,575 7,987 412 5.44
  10 to 14 years 8,238 8,153 -85 -1.03
  15 to 19 years 10,514 10,615 101 0.96
  20 to 24 years 14,376 14,671 295 2.05
  25 to 34 years 17,072 17,411 339 1.99
  35 to 44 years 14,926 14,871 -55 -0.37
  45 to 54 years 17,943 17,432 -511 -2.85
  55 to 59 years 10,120 8,706 -1,414 -13.97
  55 to 59 years 10,120 8,706 -1,414 -13.97
  60 to 64 years 7,241 8,764 1,523 21.03
  65 to 74 years 10,609 11,133 524 4.94
  75 to 84 years 6,648 6,387 -261 -3.93
  85 years and over 3,045 3,288 243 7.98
  Median age 37.5 36.6 -0.9 -2.40
  18 years and over 107,363 108,808 1,445 1.35
  21 years and over 98,728 99,030 302 0.31
  62 years and over 24,344 25,326 982 4.03
  65 years and over 20,302 20,808 506 2.49

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 57,003 57,051 57,234 57,391 57,592 57,936 885 1.55

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 57,414 57,949 535 0.93
  1-unit, detached 36,995 36,859 -136 -0.37
  1-unit, attached 3,730 2,598 -1,132 -30.35
  2 units 3,097 3,698 601 19.41
  3 or 4 units 1,521 2,644 1,123 73.83
  5 to 9 units 2,322 3,208 886 38.16
  10 to 20 units 2,116 1,547 -569 -26.89
  20 or more units 4,618 4,564 -54 -1.17
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 57,414 57,949 535 0.93
  Occupied Housing Units 53,723 54,762 1,039 1.93
    Owner 35,682 36,833 1,151 3.23
    Renter 18,041 17,929 -112 -0.62
  Vacant Housing Units 3,691 3,187 -504 -13.65
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.40 1.50 -0.90...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.20 5.70 0.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.59 2.52 -0.07 -2.70
Average household size; renter-occ 2.09 2.12 0.03 1.44
Median Value $ owner occupied 156,800 157,000 200 0.13
Median Rent $ renter occupied 693 761 68 9.81

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 42 35 55 4 6 9 9 25 24 24 20 16
  in 1 unit bldgs 21 21 17 4 6 7 7 21 24 24 20 16
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 14 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 16 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 92 92 92 92
Value ($000), Total Units 5,592 6,404 7,379 1,267 1,265 1,975 2,381 6,048 5,494 6,304 5,673 4,141
  1 unit structures 4,010 4,908 4,279 1,267 1,265 1,675 2,081 5,248 5,494 6,304 5,673 4,141
  2 unit structures 298 1,496 0 0 0 300 300 800 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 1,150 0 3,100 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
    201.42 202.23 204.65 207.79 211.48
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.40 1.20 1.53 1.78 4.99
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 5,378,110 5,663,856 5,630,799 5,954,064 6,141,151 763,041 14.2
  Net earnings 1/ 3,427,067 3,594,013 3,613,219 3,793,399 3,909,090 482,023 14.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 927,572 952,072 981,102 1,038,263 1,078,978 151,406 16.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 66,754 65,790 67,183 67,495 65,401 -1,353 -2.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 36,401 28,227 21,794 13,526 11,786 -24,615 -67.6
    Retirement and other 824,417 858,055 892,125 957,242 1,001,791 177,374 21.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,023,471 1,117,771 1,036,478 1,122,402 1,153,083 129,612 12.7
  Population 4/ 134,193 135,558 135,967 136,595 136,985 2,792 2.1
  Per capita personal income 40,077 41,782 41,413 43,589 44,831 4,754 11.9
  Per capita net earnings 25,538 26,513 26,574 27,771 28,537 2,999 11.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,912 7,023 7,216 7,601 7,877 965 14.0
    Per capita income maintenance 497 485 494 494 477 -20 -4.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 271 208 160 99 86 -185 -68.3
    Per capita retirement and other 6,144 6,330 6,561 7,008 7,313 1,169 19.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,627 8,246 7,623 8,217 8,418 791 10.4
  Earnings by place of work 4,027,689 4,217,803 4,305,712 4,514,884 4,643,197 615,508 15.3
    Wages and salaries 2,868,856 2,973,189 3,067,626 3,197,110 3,317,766 448,910 15.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 838,081 867,210 872,312 892,536 887,502 49,421 5.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 600,636 622,403 620,061 632,185 621,550 20,914 3.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 237,445 244,807 252,251 260,351 265,952 28,507 12.0
    Proprietors' income 320,752 377,404 365,774 425,238 437,929 117,177 36.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 44,533 48,099 38,979 36,915 28,914 -15,619 -35.1
      Farm proprietors' income 276,219 329,305 326,795 388,323 409,015 132,796 48.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 92,059 93,705 94,707 95,010 95,918 3,859 4.2
  Wage and salary jobs 76,442 78,324 79,325 79,525 80,030 3,588 4.7
  Number of proprietors 15,617 15,381 15,382 15,485 15,888 271 1.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,527 1,473 1,503 1,504 1,498 -29 -1.9
    Number of farm proprietors 14,090 13,908 13,879 13,981 14,390 300 2.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,751 45,012 45,464 47,520 48,408 4,657 10.6
  Average wages and salaries 37,530 37,960 38,672 40,203 41,457 3,927 10.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,604 23,677 23,546 27,775 28,424 8,820 45.0
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 5,745 5,902 6,062 6,289 6,585 6,740 995 17.32
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,745 5,870 5,944 6,012 6,161 6,180 435 7.57

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 3,330 119,251 763 3,377 122,985 757
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 34 871 1,249 34 871 1,065
 Total, all industries - St Govt 20 2,579 1,098 20 2,477 1,369
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 119 12,571 737 119 12,982 765
 Total, all industries - Private 3,157 103,231 753 3,204 106,655 739
    Goods-producing 524 18,102 867 529 18,958 881
      Natural resources and mining 37 353 496 37 396 499
      Construction 313 4,046 947 319 4,638 954
      Manufacturing 174 13,704 853 173 13,924 867
    Service-providing 2,633 85,128 729 2,675 87,697 709
      Trade, transportation & utilities 720 24,577 652 720 24,911 667
      Information 50 1,841 1,172 50 1,813 1,056
      Financial activities 323 6,201 1,060 330 6,239 882
      Professional & business services 446 9,921 849 464 10,193 828
      Education and health services 359 26,083 935 372 26,573 923
      Leisure and hospitality 422 12,331 239 426 13,636 244
      Other services 311 4,172 400 313 4,333 426
      Unclassified 2 2 976 0 0 0

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 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 4.0 5.8 5.6 5.1 3.6 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.4
Unemployment 326 291 296 323 432 619 601 550 387 320 368 355 342
Employment 9,948 10,050 10,414 10,374 10,321 10,116 10,129 10,224 10,261 10,198 9,938 9,999 9,829
Labor Force10,27410,34110,71010,69710,75310,73510,73010,77410,64810,51810,30610,35410,171

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
Caledonia Public School DistrictCaledonia 27073804127055MN 703 6,011 988
Houston Public School DistrictHouston 27142804227055MN 2,578 2,787 462
La Crescent-Hokah School DistrictLacrescent 27172502227055MN 1,269 8,325 1,443
Spring Grove School DistrictSpring Grove 27333004227055MN 345 2,198 327
Bangor School DistrictBangor 55007804155063WI 567 3,849 716
Holmen School DistrictHolmen 55065402255063WI 3,829 19,584 4,006
La Crosse School DistrictLa Crosse 55075301355063WI 6,737 64,026 7,512
Onalaska School DistrictOnalaska 55110101355063WI 3,024 17,791 3,085
West Salem School DistrictWest Salem 55163502255063WI 1,809 9,923 1,963

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 20,861
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
Globe University-La Crosse Onalaska, WI4589915 178 149 0 0
The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska Onalaska, WI4581684 74 74 0 0
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI2403299 9,820 9,292 849 453
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI2401079 2,034 1,539 770 383
Western Technical College La Crosse, WI2401704 4,130 1,890 0 0

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 16,236
  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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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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ProximityOne develops geographic-demographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Follow ProximityOne on Twitter at www.twitter.com/proximityone. Contact us (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest.

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