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Situation & Outlook Report

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 31340)
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 Lynchburg, VA MSA metro changed from 253,054 in 2010 to 258,151 in 2015, a change of 6,896 (2.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 180 in 2010 and 185 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 730 (2011), 1,151 (2012), 977 (2013), 907 (2014), 907 (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 267,932. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 14,908 (5.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 40,944 (2010) to 57,425 (2020), a change of 16,481 (40.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 442 in 2008 and 536 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,912 in 2008 to $36,237 in 2014, a change of $3,325 (10.1%). 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 209 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $8,441 in 2009 to $8,944 in 2014 a change of $503 (5.96%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $8,441 in 2009 to $8,233 in 2014, a change of ($208) (-2.46%). 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 60 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 31340; 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.
  •   Lynchburg

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
  Lynchburg, VA (5147672) 75,568 75,773 76,813 77,788 78,710 79,047 3,274 4.30

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 253,054 100.0 254,196 100.0 255,715 100.0 256,934 100.0 258,151 100.0 259,950 100.0
  Amherst County, VA (51009) 32,385 12.8 32,119 12.6 32,449 12.7 32,198 12.5 32,062 12.4 31,914 12.3
  Appomattox County, VA (51011) 15,035 5.9 15,003 5.9 15,137 5.9 15,222 5.9 15,266 5.9 15,414 5.9
  Bedford County, VA (51019) 74,997 29.6 75,545 29.7 75,764 29.6 76,186 29.7 77,095 29.9 77,724 29.9
  Campbell County, VA (51031) 54,934 21.7 54,922 21.6 54,888 21.5 55,062 21.4 55,101 21.3 55,086 21.2
  Bedford City, VA (51515) 14,075 5.6 14,210 5.6 14,250 5.6 14,373 5.6 14,333 5.6 14,374 5.5
  Lynchburg city, VA (51680) 75,703 29.9 76,607 30.1 77,477 30.3 78,266 30.5 78,627 30.5 79,812 30.7

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.
  Bedford County, VA
  Lynchburg city, VA

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 260,792 257,570 -3,222 -1.24
  One race 253,129 253,208 79 0.03
    White 201,897 201,851 -46 -0.02
    Black/African American 201,897 201,851 -46 -0.02
    American Indian/Alaska Native 419 289 -130 -31.03
    Asian alone 3,626 3,802 176 4.85
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 130 80 -50 -38.46
    Some other race alone 2,262 1,894 -368 -16.27
  Two or more races 7,663 4,362 -3,301 -43.08
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,141 6,136 -5 -0.08
Population 25 years and over 171,489 170,991 -498 -0.08
  % high school graduate or higher 86.3 87.3 1.0 1.16
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.6 27.2 2.6 10.57
Total Households 102,320 98,399 -3,921 10.57
  Median household income ($) 47,821 47,567 -254 -0.53
  Mean household income ($) 60,112 60,884 772 1.28
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 260,792 257,570 -3,222 -1.24
  Male 124,727 124,442 -285 1.28
  Female 136,065 133,128 -2,937 1.28
  Under 5 years 14,205 13,736 -469 1.28
  5 to 9 years 16,348 13,447 -2,901 -17.75
  10 to 14 years 16,417 14,845 -1,572 -9.58
  15 to 19 years 20,343 20,629 286 1.41
  20 to 24 years 21,990 23,922 1,932 8.79
  25 to 34 years 28,597 29,205 608 2.13
  35 to 44 years 29,313 27,825 -1,488 -5.08
  45 to 54 years 35,189 33,984 -1,205 -3.42
  55 to 59 years 19,114 18,314 -800 -4.19
  55 to 59 years 19,114 18,314 -800 -4.19
  60 to 64 years 15,804 16,384 580 3.67
  65 to 74 years 24,614 25,551 937 3.81
  75 to 84 years 13,819 14,227 408 2.95
  85 years and over 5,039 5,501 462 9.17
  Median age 39.4 39.9 0.5 1.27
  18 years and over 204,679 205,370 691 0.34
  21 years and over 187,575 188,216 641 0.34
  62 years and over 52,829 54,050 1,221 2.31
  65 years and over 43,472 45,279 1,807 4.16

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 109,595 112,635 113,024 113,262 113,878 114,586 1,951 1.73

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 114,967 114,612 -355 -0.31
  1-unit, detached 82,161 80,289 -1,872 -2.28
  1-unit, attached 4,732 4,368 -364 -7.69
  2 units 4,494 3,159 -1,335 -29.71
  3 or 4 units 3,341 2,144 -1,197 -35.83
  5 to 9 units 3,245 3,453 208 6.41
  10 to 20 units 2,597 3,547 950 36.58
  20 or more units 3,814 3,303 -511 -13.40
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 114,967 114,612 -355 -0.31
  Occupied Housing Units 102,320 98,399 -3,921 -3.83
    Owner 71,871 69,581 -2,290 -3.19
    Renter 30,449 28,818 -1,631 -5.36
  Vacant Housing Units 12,647 16,213 3,566 28.20
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 1.90 -0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.20 4.70 0.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.45 2.56 0.11 4.49
Average household size; renter-occ 2.35 2.31 -0.04 -1.70
Median Value $ owner occupied 164,400 164,400 0 0.00
Median Rent $ renter occupied 739 787 48 6.50

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 40 31 38 60 34 20 25 44 40 32 38 27
  in 1 unit bldgs 40 31 38 60 34 20 25 44 40 32 38 27
  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 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 80 80 80 80
Value ($000), Total Units 8,916 6,754 9,239 11,473 6,547 4,477 8,190 10,210 9,996 6,817 8,723 6,144
  1 unit structures 8,916 6,754 9,239 11,473 6,547 4,477 8,190 10,210 9,996 6,817 8,723 6,144
  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
    180.19 183.86 181.65 184.25 183.78
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.04 -1.20 1.43 -0.26 1.99
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 8,667,213 8,998,116 8,978,631 9,356,091 9,646,070 978,857 11.3
  Net earnings 1/ 5,030,624 5,191,109 5,158,440 5,339,279 5,473,498 442,874 8.8
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,200,815 2,182,205 2,261,886 2,325,871 2,426,162 225,347 10.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 192,564 196,309 200,972 198,537 195,473 2,909 1.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 38,813 29,988 21,918 13,927 12,364 -26,449 -68.1
    Retirement and other 1,969,438 1,955,908 2,038,996 2,113,407 2,218,325 248,887 12.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,435,774 1,624,802 1,558,305 1,690,941 1,746,410 310,636 21.6
  Population 4/ 254,196 255,715 256,934 258,151 259,950 5,754 2.3
  Per capita personal income 34,097 35,188 34,945 36,243 37,107 3,010 8.8
  Per capita net earnings 19,790 20,300 20,077 20,683 21,056 1,266 6.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,658 8,534 8,803 9,010 9,333 675 7.8
    Per capita income maintenance 758 768 782 769 752 -6 -0.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 153 117 85 54 48 -105 -68.6
    Per capita retirement and other 7,748 7,649 7,936 8,187 8,534 786 10.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,648 6,354 6,065 6,550 6,718 1,070 18.9
  Earnings by place of work 5,381,657 5,534,377 5,595,834 5,795,832 5,927,366 545,709 10.1
    Wages and salaries 4,041,942 4,124,671 4,206,806 4,362,813 4,449,151 407,209 10.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 933,668 947,436 997,990 1,033,020 1,074,617 140,949 15.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 633,764 640,352 683,484 711,314 746,560 112,796 17.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 299,904 307,084 314,506 321,706 328,057 28,153 9.4
    Proprietors' income 406,047 462,270 391,038 399,999 403,598 -2,449 -0.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -9,614 -7,164 -15,372 -11,966 -11,915 -2,301...
      Farm proprietors' income 415,661 469,434 406,410 411,965 415,513 -148 0.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 131,759 132,336 132,823 134,213 135,633 3,874 2.9
  Wage and salary jobs 105,627 106,272 106,399 107,494 108,184 2,557 2.4
  Number of proprietors 26,132 26,064 26,424 26,719 27,449 1,317 5.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,642 2,646 2,662 2,636 2,567 -75 -2.8
    Number of farm proprietors 23,490 23,418 23,762 24,083 24,882 1,392 5.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,845 41,821 42,130 43,184 43,702 2,857 7.0
  Average wages and salaries 38,266 38,812 39,538 40,587 41,126 2,860 7.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 17,695 20,046 17,103 17,106 16,699 -996 -5.6
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 8,441 8,611 8,539 8,634 8,874 8,944 503 5.96
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 8,441 8,594 8,431 8,266 8,324 8,233 -208 -2.46

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 6,844 161,048 750 6,920 163,686 724
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 54 895 1,183 54 939 1,001
 Total, all industries - St Govt 90 5,125 740 90 5,133 727
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 121 16,830 628 121 16,846 651
 Total, all industries - Private 6,579 138,197 762 6,655 140,768 730
    Goods-producing 1,109 32,721 1,042 1,105 33,803 966
      Natural resources and mining 77 ...... 79 ......
      Construction 732 ...... 728 ......
      Manufacturing 300 23,543 1,161 298 23,792 1,045
    Service-providing 5,470 105,476 675 5,550 106,965 656
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,279 30,365 609 1,287 31,022 602
      Information 81 ...... 78 ......
      Financial activities 623 ...... 621 ......
      Professional & business services 910 18,769 895 922 18,453 851
      Education and health services 1,508 27,818 764 1,557 27,855 786
      Leisure and hospitality 519 14,870 261 532 16,008 265
      Other services 550 4,922 486 553 5,125 511

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 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.4 3.6 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.6
Unemployment 744 664 651 623 624 689 665 672 547 605 696 703 704
Employment 14,878 14,756 14,799 14,761 14,757 14,501 14,499 14,544 14,714 14,673 14,655 14,792 14,617
Labor Force15,62215,42015,45015,38415,38115,19015,16415,21615,26115,27815,35115,49515,321

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
Amherst Co Pblc SchsAmherst 51002104151009VA 4,442 32,178 4,824
Appomattox Co Pblc SchsAppomattox 51002404251011VA 2,294 15,255 2,414
Bedford Co Pblc SchsBedford 51003604251515VA 10,513 75,773 12,361
Campbell Co Pblc SchsRustburg 51006002251031VA 8,391 55,235 8,583
Lynchburg City Pblc SchsLynchburg 51023401351680VA 8,576 78,014 10,445

Number of districts: 5 ... Total enrollment: 34,216
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
Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg, VA2316973 4,519 1,513 0 0
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA2325579 49,744 27,408 31,715 10,895
Lynchburg College Lynchburg, VA2326099 2,161 1,996 575 241
Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing Lynchburg, VA2326183 151 30 0 0
Miller-Motte Technical College-Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA2330913 409 268 0 0
Randolph College Lynchburg, VA2333017 675 657 18 16
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA2337187 691 664 9 7
Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA2341379 251 134 73 67

  Number of institutions: 8 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 58,601
  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

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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