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Situation & Outlook Report

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 29420)
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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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA metro changed from 200,374 in 2010 to 203,331 in 2015, a change of 4,363 (2.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 213 in 2010 and 215 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 2,602 (2011), 1,253 (2012), 304 (2013), 1,088 (2014), 1,088 (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 219,230. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 18,850 (9.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 48,048 (2010) to 63,233 (2020), a change of 15,185 (31.6%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 858 in 2008 and 895 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $26,356 in 2008 to $27,704 in 2014, a change of $1,348 (5.1%). 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 346 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,615 in 2009 to $3,861 in 2014 a change of $246 (6.8%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,615 in 2009 to $3,532 in 2014, a change of ($83) (-2.3%). 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 43 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 29420; 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.
  •   Kingman
  •   Lake Havasu City

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
  Bullhead City, AZ (0408220) 39,540 39,545 39,615 39,527 39,354 39,364 -181 -0.50
  Kingman, AZ (0437620) 28,068 28,146 28,317 28,350 28,393 28,549 403 1.40
  Lake Havasu City, AZ (0439370) 52,527 52,638 52,829 52,800 52,789 53,103 465 0.90

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 200,374 100.0 202,671 100.0 203,232 100.0 202,839 100.0 203,331 100.0 204,737 100.0
  Mohave County, AZ (04015) 200,374 100.0 202,671 100.0 203,232 100.0 202,839 100.0 203,331 100.0 204,737 100.0

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.
  Mohave County, AZ

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 203,030 203,361 331 0.16
  One race 198,013 199,831 1,818 0.92
    White 184,282 183,875 -407 -0.22
    Black/African American 184,282 183,875 -407 -0.22
    American Indian/Alaska Native 4,842 5,709 867 17.91
    Asian alone 2,556 2,462 -94 -3.68
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 162 8 -154 -95.06
    Some other race alone 3,559 5,315 1,756 49.34
  Two or more races 5,017 3,530 -1,487 -29.64
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 31,467 32,105 638 2.03
Population 25 years and over 150,026 150,906 880 2.03
  % high school graduate or higher 83.0 83.8 0.8 0.96
  % bachelor's degree or higher 11.3 12.9 1.6 14.16
Total Households 81,257 81,292 35 14.16
  Median household income ($) 39,058 37,674 -1,384 -3.54
  Mean household income ($) 50,777 48,224 -2,553 -5.03
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 203,030 203,361 331 0.16
  Male 103,169 101,328 -1,841 -5.03
  Female 99,861 102,033 2,172 -5.03
  Under 5 years 9,814 9,443 -371 -5.03
  5 to 9 years 9,966 10,288 322 3.23
  10 to 14 years 12,041 11,476 -565 -4.69
  15 to 19 years 10,803 11,157 354 3.28
  20 to 24 years 10,380 10,091 -289 -2.78
  25 to 34 years 18,611 18,519 -92 -0.49
  35 to 44 years 19,777 19,749 -28 -0.14
  45 to 54 years 27,105 25,459 -1,646 -6.07
  55 to 59 years 16,390 16,701 311 1.90
  55 to 59 years 16,390 16,701 311 1.90
  60 to 64 years 15,290 15,439 149 0.97
  65 to 74 years 31,848 32,146 298 0.94
  75 to 84 years 16,716 18,267 1,551 9.28
  85 years and over 4,289 4,626 337 7.86
  Median age 49.2 49.7 0.5 1.02
  18 years and over 164,343 165,353 1,010 0.61
  21 years and over 158,643 158,445 -198 -0.12
  62 years and over 62,020 65,051 3,031 4.89
  65 years and over 52,853 55,039 2,186 4.14

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 110,911 110,880 111,189 111,528 111,845 112,313 1,433 1.29

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 111,717 112,307 590 0.53
  1-unit, detached 67,953 65,173 -2,780 -4.09
  1-unit, attached 2,085 1,495 -590 -28.30
  2 units 1,474 2,278 804 54.55
  3 or 4 units 2,597 2,988 391 15.06
  5 to 9 units 2,223 1,628 -595 -26.77
  10 to 20 units 2,549 952 -1,597 -62.65
  20 or more units 3,787 4,084 297 7.84
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 111,717 112,307 590 0.53
  Occupied Housing Units 81,257 81,292 35 0.04
    Owner 54,283 54,634 351 0.65
    Renter 26,974 26,658 -316 -1.17
  Vacant Housing Units 30,460 31,015 555 1.82
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.80 3.60 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.60 12.00 4.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.30 2.39 0.09 3.91
Average household size; renter-occ 2.65 2.63 -0.02 -0.75
Median Value $ owner occupied 123,900 120,200 -3,700 -2.99
Median Rent $ renter occupied 763 769 6 0.79

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 51 50 43 44 44 49 52 56 66 52 69 50
  in 1 unit bldgs 51 50 43 44 44 47 48 54 64 52 69 50
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 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 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 10,313 11,736 10,009 8,862 8,906 10,409 6,548 12,114 13,516 9,383 13,416 11,034
  1 unit structures 10,313 11,736 10,009 8,862 8,906 10,119 6,059 11,834 13,209 9,383 13,416 11,034
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 290 489 280 307 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
    184.79 189.78 189.60 196.01 195.71
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.70 -0.09 3.38 -0.15 5.91
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 5,170,760 5,291,048 5,422,848 5,743,703 6,040,669 869,909 16.8
  Net earnings 1/ 2,496,197 2,549,512 2,587,440 2,721,728 2,883,037 386,840 15.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,825,476 1,855,905 1,929,663 2,043,456 2,138,574 313,098 17.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 164,664 172,419 173,250 168,933 165,536 872 0.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 43,692 30,731 19,703 12,648 11,489 -32,203 -73.7
    Retirement and other 1,617,120 1,652,755 1,736,710 1,861,875 1,961,549 344,429 21.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 849,087 885,631 905,745 978,519 1,019,058 169,971 20.0
  Population 4/ 202,671 203,232 202,839 203,331 204,737 2,066 1.0
  Per capita personal income 25,513 26,035 26,735 28,248 29,505 3,992 15.6
  Per capita net earnings 12,316 12,545 12,756 13,386 14,082 1,766 14.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,007 9,132 9,513 10,050 10,445 1,438 16.0
    Per capita income maintenance 812 848 854 831 809 -3 -0.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 216 151 97 62 56 -160 -74.1
    Per capita retirement and other 7,979 8,132 8,562 9,157 9,581 1,602 20.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,189 4,358 4,465 4,812 4,977 788 18.8
  Earnings by place of work 2,268,242 2,301,754 2,411,084 2,521,190 2,646,294 378,052 16.7
    Wages and salaries 1,610,688 1,649,818 1,697,080 1,756,637 1,829,577 218,889 13.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 420,447 416,082 428,297 438,015 438,445 17,998 4.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 294,969 289,183 297,916 305,366 300,962 5,993 2.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 125,478 126,899 130,381 132,649 137,483 12,005 9.6
    Proprietors' income 237,107 235,854 285,707 326,538 378,272 141,165 59.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 3,571 -1,261 -2,630 592 1,375 -2,196 -61.5
      Farm proprietors' income 233,536 237,115 288,337 325,946 376,897 143,361 61.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 64,231 63,362 64,160 65,516 67,304 3,073 4.8
  Wage and salary jobs 46,872 46,287 46,971 47,967 49,181 2,309 4.9
  Number of proprietors 17,359 17,075 17,189 17,549 18,123 764 4.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 292 284 283 287 286 -6 -2.1
    Number of farm proprietors 17,067 16,791 16,906 17,262 17,837 770 4.5
Average earnings per job (dollars) 35,314 36,327 37,579 38,482 39,319 4,005 11.3
  Average wages and salaries 34,364 35,643 36,130 36,622 37,201 2,837 8.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 13,683 14,122 17,055 18,882 21,130 7,447 54.4
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 3,615 3,656 3,653 3,646 3,733 3,861 246 6.80
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,615 3,610 3,531 3,455 3,479 3,532 -83 -2.30

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 3,611 76,844 657 3,611 78,455 679
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 36 751 1,238 37 768 1,046
 Total, all industries - St Govt 12 899 765 12 914 910
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 63 11,368 702 63 11,182 815
 Total, all industries - Private 3,500 63,825 640 3,499 65,591 649
    Goods-producing 601 8,908 684 614 9,300 733
      Natural resources and mining 28 723 701 28 707 693
      Construction 426 3,357 584 441 3,701 646
      Manufacturing 147 4,827 751 145 4,892 805
    Service-providing 2,899 54,917 633 2,885 56,291 635
      Trade, transportation & utilities 760 18,190 593 778 18,317 583
      Information 40 1,054 735 38 1,137 681
      Financial activities 344 2,700 792 353 2,823 888
      Professional & business services 444 5,117 659 447 5,268 729
      Education and health services 442 14,037 925 445 14,144 902
      Leisure and hospitality 365 11,012 319 370 11,934 332
      Other services 409 2,567 461 401 2,597 459
      Unclassified 95 241 365 53 73 575

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 8.3 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.6 7.5 7.4 7.0
Unemployment 6,654 6,239 6,045 5,834 5,852 5,766 5,619 5,452 5,440 5,339 6,004 5,942 5,566
Employment 73,452 73,157 73,092 72,144 72,435 73,271 73,970 74,661 74,311 75,107 74,339 74,533 74,371
Labor Force80,10679,39679,13777,97878,28779,03779,58980,11379,75180,44680,34380,47579,937

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
Bullhead City School DistrictBullhead City 04015003304015AZ 3,228 40,714 3,732
Colorado City Unified DistrictColorado City 04000214104015AZ 428 6,220 2,524
Colorado River Union High School DistrictFort Mohave 04000823304015AZ 2,157 65,278 2,916
Hackberry School DistrictKingman 04036604304015AZ 65 1,226 107
Kingman Unified School DistrictKingman 04002953304015AZ 6,943 66,310 9,270
Lake Havasu Unified DistrictLake Havasu City 04042801304015AZ 5,595 56,320 7,067
Littlefield Unified DistrictBeaver Dam 04044104204015AZ 431 3,986 622
Mohave Valley Elementary DistrictMohave Valley 04051904104015AZ 1,596 22,029 2,083
Owens-Whitney Elementary DistrictWikieup 04057304304015AZ 37 618 61
Peach Springs Unified DistrictPeach Springs 04061204304015AZ 226 1,325 306
Topock Elementary DistrictTopock 04086404204015AZ 135 2,536 164
Valentine Elementary DistrictTruxton 04088804304015AZ 71 253 39
Yucca Elementary DistrictYucca 04095704204015AZ 38 696 50

Number of districts: 13 ... Total enrollment: 20,950
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
Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ1052063 4,744 1,082 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,744
  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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