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Situation & Outlook Report

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 31460)
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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 Madera, CA MSA metro changed from 151,125 in 2010 to 154,562 in 2015, a change of 3,873 (2.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 272 in 2010 and 266 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -402 (2011), -1,296 (2012), -1,221 (2013), 1,159 (2014), 1,159 (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 165,106. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 13,952 (9.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 17,824 (2010) to 26,226 (2020), a change of 8,402 (47.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 850 in 2008 and 740 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $26,595 in 2008 to $33,042 in 2014, a change of $6,447 (24.2%). 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 321 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,469 in 2009 to $4,729 in 2014 a change of $1,260 (36.32%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,469 in 2009 to $3,972 in 2014, a change of $503 (14.5%). 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 23 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 31460; 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.
  •   Madera

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
  Chowchilla, CA (0613294) 18,720 18,733 18,923 18,095 17,404 18,909 176 0.90
  Madera, CA (0645022) 61,416 61,560 61,999 62,583 62,991 63,605 2,045 3.30

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 151,125 100.0 152,089 100.0 152,160 100.0 152,125 100.0 154,562 100.0 154,998 100.0
  Madera County, CA (06039) 151,125 100.0 152,089 100.0 152,160 100.0 152,125 100.0 154,562 100.0 154,998 100.0

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.
  Madera County, CA

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 152,389 154,548 2,159 1.42
  One race 147,958 147,932 -26 -0.02
    White 125,984 123,679 -2,305 -1.83
    Black/African American 125,984 123,679 -2,305 -1.83
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,627 1,384 -1,243 -47.32
    Asian alone 3,131 3,908 777 24.82
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 300 202 -98 -32.67
    Some other race alone 10,872 13,358 2,486 22.87
  Two or more races 4,431 6,616 2,185 49.31
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 84,923 86,766 1,843 2.17
Population 25 years and over 94,290 95,615 1,325 2.17
  % high school graduate or higher 70.0 71.4 1.4 2.00
  % bachelor's degree or higher 13.0 12.2 -0.8 -6.15
Total Households 44,549 42,895 -1,654 -6.15
  Median household income ($) 39,758 42,433 2,675 6.73
  Mean household income ($) 56,655 58,507 1,852 3.27
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 152,389 154,548 2,159 1.42
  Male 74,952 73,371 -1,581 3.27
  Female 77,437 81,177 3,740 3.27
  Under 5 years 11,826 11,609 -217 3.27
  5 to 9 years 12,783 12,136 -647 -5.06
  10 to 14 years 11,050 11,808 758 6.86
  15 to 19 years 11,453 12,490 1,037 9.05
  20 to 24 years 10,987 10,890 -97 -0.88
  25 to 34 years 20,811 20,524 -287 -1.38
  35 to 44 years 19,317 20,319 1,002 5.19
  45 to 54 years 18,529 18,256 -273 -1.47
  55 to 59 years 8,535 8,848 313 3.67
  55 to 59 years 8,535 8,848 313 3.67
  60 to 64 years 8,245 8,028 -217 -2.63
  65 to 74 years 10,814 11,495 681 6.30
  75 to 84 years 6,092 5,482 -610 -10.01
  85 years and over 1,947 2,663 716 36.77
  Median age 33.5 33.8 0.3 0.90
  18 years and over 109,549 111,919 2,370 2.16
  21 years and over 103,265 104,585 1,320 1.28
  62 years and over 22,578 24,102 1,524 6.75
  65 years and over 18,853 19,640 787 4.17

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 49,140 49,160 49,291 49,535 49,681 49,891 731 1.49

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 49,566 49,893 327 0.66
  1-unit, detached 39,530 39,786 256 0.65
  1-unit, attached 656 1,071 415 63.26
  2 units 1,090 823 -267 -24.50
  3 or 4 units 3,488 1,790 -1,698 -48.68
  5 to 9 units 1,208 1,279 71 5.88
  10 to 20 units 229 314 85 37.12
  20 or more units 673 834 161 23.92
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 49,566 49,893 327 0.66
  Occupied Housing Units 44,549 42,895 -1,654 -3.71
    Owner 25,570 26,312 742 2.90
    Renter 18,979 16,583 -2,396 -12.62
  Vacant Housing Units 5,017 6,998 1,981 39.49
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.20 1.30 1.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.60 2.70 -0.90...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.12 3.26 0.14 4.49
Average household size; renter-occ 3.41 3.65 0.24 7.04
Median Value $ owner occupied 174,700 201,100 26,400 15.11
Median Rent $ renter occupied 968 929 -39 -4.03

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 19 10 16 19 22 31 6 25 16 11 34 29
  in 1 unit bldgs 19 10 16 19 22 31 6 25 16 11 34 29
  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 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 99 99
Value ($000), Total Units 5,077 2,672 4,309 5,203 5,925 8,065 1,603 4,251 3,020 1,183 3,478 6,870
  1 unit structures 5,077 2,672 4,309 5,203 5,925 8,065 1,603 4,251 3,020 1,183 3,478 6,870
  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
    171.99 179.82 178.45 183.68 184.58
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  4.55 -0.76 2.93 0.49 7.32
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 4,536,108 4,789,770 4,992,913 5,292,682 5,450,479 914,371 20.2
  Net earnings 1/ 2,872,926 3,084,214 3,213,923 3,374,693 3,411,998 539,072 18.8
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,031,342 1,048,245 1,075,557 1,128,235 1,214,628 183,286 17.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 167,001 170,468 173,070 172,664 173,896 6,895 4.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 69,791 57,489 45,465 31,287 30,782 -39,009 -55.9
    Retirement and other 794,550 820,288 857,022 924,284 1,009,950 215,400 27.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 631,840 657,311 703,433 789,754 823,853 192,013 30.4
  Population 4/ 152,089 152,160 152,125 154,562 154,998 2,909 1.9
  Per capita personal income 29,825 31,479 32,821 34,243 35,165 5,340 17.9
  Per capita net earnings 18,890 20,270 21,127 21,834 22,013 3,123 16.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,781 6,889 7,070 7,300 7,836 1,055 15.6
    Per capita income maintenance 1,098 1,120 1,138 1,117 1,122 24 2.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 459 378 299 202 199 -260 -56.6
    Per capita retirement and other 5,224 5,391 5,634 5,980 6,516 1,292 24.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,154 4,320 4,624 5,110 5,315 1,161 27.9
  Earnings by place of work 3,004,159 3,296,715 3,476,909 3,654,542 3,627,797 623,638 20.8
    Wages and salaries 1,669,532 1,778,903 1,855,674 1,920,566 1,975,718 306,186 18.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 563,925 580,775 599,474 631,639 638,509 74,584 13.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 446,280 451,749 466,508 493,310 495,400 49,120 11.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 117,645 129,026 132,966 138,329 143,109 25,464 21.6
    Proprietors' income 770,702 937,037 1,021,761 1,102,337 1,013,570 242,868 31.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 375,373 537,641 644,714 733,284 639,285 263,912 70.3
      Farm proprietors' income 395,329 399,396 377,047 369,053 374,285 -21,044 -5.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 57,306 59,660 61,104 62,902 61,927 4,621 8.1
  Wage and salary jobs 44,149 46,675 47,978 49,577 48,187 4,038 9.1
  Number of proprietors 13,157 12,985 13,126 13,325 13,740 583 4.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,270 1,253 1,263 1,308 1,308 38 3.0
    Number of farm proprietors 11,887 11,732 11,863 12,017 12,432 545 4.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 52,423 55,258 56,901 58,099 58,582 6,159 11.7
  Average wages and salaries 37,816 38,113 38,678 38,739 41,001 3,185 8.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 33,257 34,043 31,783 30,711 30,107 -3,150 -9.5
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 3,469 3,910 4,304 4,462 4,699 4,729 1,260 36.32
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,469 3,786 3,859 3,908 4,013 3,972 503 14.50

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 3,973 75,884 730 3,991 76,259 747
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 17 461 1,112 17 463 960
 Total, all industries - St Govt 84 4,169 1,126 84 4,350 1,109
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 155 10,585 867 150 10,784 869
 Total, all industries - Private 3,717 60,669 676 3,740 60,661 697
    Goods-producing 747 26,701 630 751 26,089 632
      Natural resources and mining 440 18,648 506 436 18,089 501
      Construction 208 2,200 796 214 2,226 847
      Manufacturing 99 5,853 945 101 5,774 973
    Service-providing 2,970 33,968 711 2,989 34,572 747
      Trade, transportation & utilities 475 8,900 697 477 8,805 716
      Information 21 625 1,295 22 639 1,059
      Financial activities 163 1,348 720 164 1,373 805
      Professional & business services 221 4,356 647 226 4,487 661
      Education and health services 1,635 12,496 885 1,643 12,436 980
      Leisure and hospitality 213 4,547 310 220 5,241 326
      Other services 147 1,271 538 153 1,365 562
      Unclassified 95 425 561 84 227 596

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 9.2 8.3 9.3 10.4 10.5 10.2 9.9 10.5 9.6 8.4 9.3 9.4 8.3
Unemployment 5,581 5,015 5,562 6,171 6,331 6,326 6,178 6,418 5,878 5,159 5,824 5,846 5,270
Employment 55,166 55,377 53,940 52,904 53,743 55,963 56,310 54,911 55,215 56,286 56,661 56,121 57,911
Labor Force60,74760,39259,50259,07560,07462,28962,48861,32961,09361,44562,48561,96763,181

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
Alview-Dairyland Union ElemChowchilla 06023604206039CA 367 1,805 265
Bass Lake Joint Union ElemOakhurst 06040804206039CA 820 12,222 1,068
Chawanakee UnfNorth Fork 06001164206039CA 1,069 4,731 688
Chowchilla ElemChowchilla 06085203206039CA 2,088 22,123 2,370
Chowchilla Union HighChowchilla 06085503206039CA 1,016 23,928 1,102
Golden Valley UnfMadera 06000683106039CA 1,967 10,505 1,999
Madera UnfMadera 06233401306039CA 19,984 88,728 21,003
Raymond-Knowles Union ElemRaymond 06319204206039CA 82 1,273 129
Yosemite UnfOakhurst 06001604206039CA 2,123 24,213 2,329

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 29,516
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

  Number of institutions: 0 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 0
  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
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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