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Situation & Outlook Report

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 32780)
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 Medford, OR MSA metro changed from 203,413 in 2010 to 210,151 in 2015, a change of 9,154 (4.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 210 in 2010 and 208 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,076 (2011), 1,560 (2012), 1,583 (2013), 1,887 (2014), 1,887 (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 218,846. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 15,425 (7.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 36,961 (2010) to 52,203 (2020), a change of 15,242 (41.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 349 in 2008 and 451 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,707 in 2008 to $37,637 in 2014, a change of $2,930 (8.4%). 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 240 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,172 in 2009 to $7,057 in 2014 a change of $885 (14.34%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,172 in 2009 to $6,468 in 2014, a change of $296 (4.8%). 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 41 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 32780; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Lithia Motors, Inc.

Number in this metro: 1. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
  •   Medford

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
  Ashland, OR (4103050) 20,078 20,097 20,314 20,465 20,510 20,684 587 2.90
  Central Point, OR (4112400) 17,169 17,191 17,283 17,394 17,552 17,724 533 3.10
  Medford, OR (4147000) 74,907 75,042 75,670 76,532 77,431 78,557 3,515 4.70

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 203,413 100.0 204,761 100.0 206,336 100.0 207,998 100.0 210,151 100.0 212,567 100.0
  Jackson County, OR (41029) 203,413 100.0 204,761 100.0 206,336 100.0 207,998 100.0 210,151 100.0 212,567 100.0

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.
  Jackson County, OR

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 208,545 210,287 1,742 0.84
  One race 199,078 201,096 2,018 1.01
    White 190,667 193,109 2,442 1.28
    Black/African American 190,667 193,109 2,442 1.28
    American Indian/Alaska Native 804 1,280 476 59.20
    Asian alone 1,833 2,852 1,019 55.59
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 61 213 152 249.18
    Some other race alone 3,876 2,901 -975 -25.15
  Two or more races 9,467 9,191 -276 -2.92
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 24,386 25,323 937 3.84
Population 25 years and over 146,495 147,982 1,487 3.84
  % high school graduate or higher 88.4 88.7 0.3 0.34
  % bachelor's degree or higher 26.0 26.8 0.8 3.08
Total Households 82,983 83,131 148 3.08
  Median household income ($) 43,363 44,918 1,555 3.59
  Mean household income ($) 57,279 59,978 2,699 4.71
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 208,545 210,287 1,742 0.84
  Male 101,732 102,824 1,092 4.71
  Female 106,813 107,463 650 4.71
  Under 5 years 12,960 11,767 -1,193 4.71
  5 to 9 years 13,327 12,149 -1,178 -8.84
  10 to 14 years 11,225 12,818 1,593 14.19
  15 to 19 years 12,647 12,910 263 2.08
  20 to 24 years 11,891 12,661 770 6.48
  25 to 34 years 24,702 24,958 256 1.04
  35 to 44 years 22,230 23,932 1,702 7.66
  45 to 54 years 28,027 25,922 -2,105 -7.51
  55 to 59 years 14,190 13,342 -848 -5.98
  55 to 59 years 14,190 13,342 -848 -5.98
  60 to 64 years 17,274 17,628 354 2.05
  65 to 74 years 22,439 24,735 2,296 10.23
  75 to 84 years 11,537 11,601 64 0.55
  85 years and over 6,096 5,864 -232 -3.81
  Median age 43.5 42.8 -0.7 -1.61
  18 years and over 163,833 165,891 2,058 1.26
  21 years and over 156,215 159,183 2,968 1.90
  62 years and over 50,433 52,796 2,363 4.69
  65 years and over 40,072 42,200 2,128 5.31

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 90,937 90,959 91,075 91,186 91,495 91,919 960 1.06

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 91,138 91,919 781 0.86
  1-unit, detached 56,035 58,991 2,956 5.28
  1-unit, attached 5,369 5,820 451 8.40
  2 units 2,884 1,509 -1,375 -47.68
  3 or 4 units 3,840 4,678 838 21.82
  5 to 9 units 2,580 2,772 192 7.44
  10 to 20 units 1,551 1,703 152 9.80
  20 or more units 4,640 4,563 -77 -1.66
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 91,138 91,919 781 0.86
  Occupied Housing Units 82,983 83,131 148 0.18
    Owner 52,097 51,685 -412 -0.79
    Renter 30,886 31,446 560 1.81
  Vacant Housing Units 8,155 8,788 633 7.76
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.60 1.40 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.80 4.20 -1.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.42 2.44 0.02 0.83
Average household size; renter-occ 2.55 2.55 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 199,800 222,900 23,100 11.56
Median Rent $ renter occupied 887 885 -2 -0.23

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 43 58 35 109 32 37 42 52 104 57 75 51
  in 1 unit bldgs 43 38 35 37 32 34 34 52 38 39 51 43
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 8 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 4 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 10 0 72 0 0 0 0 66 18 18 6
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 1
  Percent Coverage 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 84 84
Value ($000), Total Units 9,740 10,511 8,985 17,148 7,280 7,199 8,532 11,860 16,329 11,189 16,333 12,435
  1 unit structures 9,740 8,060 8,985 8,525 7,280 6,746 7,324 11,860 9,372 9,173 13,169 11,202
  2 unit structures 0 313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 345 293
  3-4 unit structures 0 1,755 0 0 0 453 1,208 0 0 0 773 0
  5+ unit structures 0 383 0 8,623 0 0 0 0 6,957 2,016 2,046 940

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
    216.92 219.73 224.92 226.37 233.60
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.30 2.36 0.64 3.19 7.69
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 7,075,288 7,380,315 7,525,300 8,121,087 8,650,946 1,575,658 22.3
  Net earnings 1/ 3,669,744 3,861,791 3,918,345 4,159,995 4,497,394 827,650 22.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,821,713 1,853,957 1,932,686 2,123,832 2,262,384 440,671 24.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 185,232 187,875 200,632 201,918 201,952 16,720 9.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 116,427 91,386 62,944 35,428 30,321 -86,106 -74.0
    Retirement and other 1,520,054 1,574,696 1,669,110 1,886,486 2,030,111 510,057 33.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,583,831 1,664,567 1,674,269 1,837,260 1,891,168 307,337 19.4
  Population 4/ 204,761 206,336 207,998 210,151 212,567 7,806 3.8
  Per capita personal income 34,554 35,768 36,180 38,644 40,698 6,144 17.8
  Per capita net earnings 17,922 18,716 18,838 19,795 21,158 3,236 18.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,897 8,985 9,292 10,106 10,643 1,746 19.6
    Per capita income maintenance 905 911 965 961 950 45 5.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 569 443 303 169 143 -426 -74.9
    Per capita retirement and other 7,424 7,632 8,025 8,977 9,550 2,126 28.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,735 8,067 8,049 8,743 8,897 1,162 15.0
  Earnings by place of work 4,167,059 4,404,795 4,588,212 4,840,282 5,206,909 1,039,850 25.0
    Wages and salaries 2,837,943 2,949,235 3,099,984 3,272,726 3,487,683 649,740 22.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries 755,689 820,648 821,134 821,856 874,605 118,916 15.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 492,474 543,338 525,822 509,985 551,207 58,733 11.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 263,215 277,310 295,312 311,871 323,398 60,183 22.9
    Proprietors' income 573,427 634,912 667,094 745,700 844,621 271,194 47.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -3,415 5,364 7,230 10,702 16,037 19,452...
      Farm proprietors' income 576,842 629,548 659,864 734,998 828,584 251,742 43.6
Total full-time and part-time employment 109,185 109,984 112,576 114,704 117,922 8,737 8.0
  Wage and salary jobs 78,528 79,514 81,688 83,821 86,137 7,609 9.7
  Number of proprietors 30,657 30,470 30,888 30,883 31,785 1,128 3.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,710 1,633 1,625 1,594 1,593 -117 -6.8
    Number of farm proprietors 28,947 28,837 29,263 29,289 30,192 1,245 4.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 38,165 40,049 40,757 42,198 44,156 5,991 15.7
  Average wages and salaries 36,139 37,091 37,949 39,044 40,490 4,351 12.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,928 21,831 22,549 25,095 27,444 7,516 37.7
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 6,172 6,081 6,036 6,307 6,677 7,057 885 14.34
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,172 6,029 5,920 6,050 6,261 6,468 296 4.80

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 6,935 132,905 744 6,960 135,756 723
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 47 2,869 1,312 47 3,026 1,125
 Total, all industries - St Govt 42 4,012 760 42 4,046 756
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 137 12,118 776 137 12,309 898
 Total, all industries - Private 6,709 113,906 726 6,734 116,375 692
    Goods-producing 1,169 20,796 788 1,184 21,589 777
      Natural resources and mining 183 3,327 533 183 3,667 584
      Construction 668 5,245 759 676 5,568 785
      Manufacturing 318 12,224 872 325 12,354 833
    Service-providing 5,540 93,109 712 5,550 94,786 673
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,326 29,452 650 1,310 29,567 653
      Information 125 2,145 939 127 2,164 911
      Financial activities 622 5,126 1,014 621 5,180 939
      Professional & business services 949 11,487 917 959 11,594 735
      Education and health services 783 23,569 919 781 23,912 865
      Leisure and hospitality 710 16,165 327 707 17,255 339
      Other services 992 5,135 488 1,019 5,046 508
      Unclassified 33 31 560 26 69 414

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 6.9 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.3 6.4 6.9 6.7
Unemployment 6,856 5,921 6,003 6,203 6,001 6,095 6,285 6,007 5,615 5,320 6,449 7,001 6,923
Employment 92,001 92,734 93,320 94,004 93,070 92,839 93,288 93,829 93,940 94,582 94,719 93,889 96,184
Labor Force98,85798,65599,323100,20799,07198,93499,57399,83699,55599,902101,168100,890103,107

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
Ashland Sd 5Ashland 41015602241029OR 2,775 24,930 3,060
Central Point Sd 6Central Point 41029402241029OR 4,497 30,446 4,937
Eagle Point Sd 9Eagle Point 41045002241029OR 4,076 28,413 4,984
Medford Sd 549cMedford 41080401341029OR 13,394 86,726 14,251
Phoenix-Talent Sd 4Phoenix 41096302241029OR 2,677 24,686 3,417
Pinehurst Sd 94Ashland 41097504241029OR 33 220 28
Rogue River Sd 35Rogue River 41106802341029OR 907 9,527 1,165

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 28,359
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
Northwest College-Medford Medford, OR4849504 50 50 0 0
Phagans Medford Beauty School Medford, OR2091534 54 54 0 0
Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR2101467 5,406 3,581 548 219

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,510
  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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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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