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Situation & Outlook Report

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 33260)
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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 Midland, TX MSA metro changed from 141,806 in 2010 to 161,440 in 2015, a change of 24,912 (17.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 288 in 2010 and 251 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,883 (2011), 5,516 (2012), 3,597 (2013), 2,135 (2014), 2,135 (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 173,017. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 31,219 (22.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 16,201 (2010) to 26,817 (2020), a change of 10,616 (65.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 4 in 2008 and 5 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $70,533 in 2008 to $94,863 in 2014, a change of $24,330 (34.5%). 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 78 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $13,305 in 2009 to $32,573 in 2014 a change of $19,268 (144.82%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $13,305 in 2009 to $26,256 in 2014, a change of $12,951 (97.34%). 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 29 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 33260; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Concho Resources 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.
  •   Midland

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
  Midland, TX (4848072) 111,147 111,239 113,885 119,769 124,127 128,037 16,798 15.10

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 141,806 100.0 145,044 100.0 152,178 100.0 157,326 100.0 161,440 100.0 166,718 100.0
  Martin County, TX (48317) ** 4,816 3.4 4,905 3.4 4,993 3.3 5,269 3.3 5,450 3.4 5,641 3.4
  Midland County, TX (48329) 136,990 96.6 140,139 96.6 147,185 96.7 152,057 96.7 155,990 96.6 161,077 96.6
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

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.
  Midland County, TX

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 155,723 163,470 7,747 4.97
  One race 151,650 160,088 8,438 5.56
    White 116,695 135,393 18,698 16.02
    Black/African American 116,695 135,393 18,698 16.02
    American Indian/Alaska Native 593 831 238 40.13
    Asian alone 1,665 2,947 1,282 77.00
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 864 204 -660 -76.39
    Some other race alone 23,001 10,712 -12,289 -53.43
  Two or more races 4,073 3,382 -691 -16.97
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 64,532 70,162 5,630 8.72
Population 25 years and over 96,780 101,706 4,926 8.72
  % high school graduate or higher 82.3 82.9 0.6 0.73
  % bachelor's degree or higher 27.3 25.5 -1.8 -6.59
Total Households 54,082 55,814 1,732 -6.59
  Median household income ($) 71,442 77,574 6,132 8.58
  Mean household income ($) 102,205 100,541 -1,664 -1.63
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 155,723 163,470 7,747 4.97
  Male 77,992 82,588 4,596 -1.63
  Female 77,731 80,882 3,151 -1.63
  Under 5 years 12,558 13,507 949 -1.63
  5 to 9 years 11,306 13,719 2,413 21.34
  10 to 14 years 12,664 11,291 -1,373 -10.84
  15 to 19 years 10,904 10,526 -378 -3.47
  20 to 24 years 11,511 12,721 1,210 10.51
  25 to 34 years 24,444 27,621 3,177 13.00
  35 to 44 years 18,744 19,714 970 5.17
  45 to 54 years 19,858 19,669 -189 -0.95
  55 to 59 years 9,963 9,204 -759 -7.62
  55 to 59 years 9,963 9,204 -759 -7.62
  60 to 64 years 7,713 9,703 1,990 25.80
  65 to 74 years 8,380 8,716 336 4.01
  75 to 84 years 4,619 4,862 243 5.26
  85 years and over 3,059 2,217 -842 -27.53
  Median age 32.4 31.9 -0.5 -1.54
  18 years and over 112,779 118,377 5,598 4.96
  21 years and over 106,574 111,398 4,824 4.53
  62 years and over 21,611 20,145 -1,466 -6.78
  65 years and over 16,058 15,795 -263 -1.64

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 56,203 56,267 56,606 57,097 58,068 59,862 3,595 6.39

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 57,962 60,209 2,247 3.88
  1-unit, detached 35,617 38,703 3,086 8.66
  1-unit, attached 2,128 2,572 444 20.86
  2 units 1,044 599 -445 -42.62
  3 or 4 units 2,444 1,593 -851 -34.82
  5 to 9 units 3,740 5,249 1,509 40.35
  10 to 20 units 4,471 2,118 -2,353 -52.63
  20 or more units 3,297 3,507 210 6.37
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 57,962 60,209 2,247 3.88
  Occupied Housing Units 54,082 55,814 1,732 3.20
    Owner 34,201 36,989 2,788 8.15
    Renter 19,881 18,825 -1,056 -5.31
  Vacant Housing Units 3,880 4,395 515 13.27
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.70 1.40 0.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.60 8.00 4.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.96 3.03 0.07 2.36
Average household size; renter-occ 2.64 2.63 -0.01 -0.38
Median Value $ owner occupied 161,200 165,600 4,400 2.73
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,088 1,210 122 11.21

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 37 69 54 41 66 78 32 36 61 93 82 40
  in 1 unit bldgs 37 69 54 41 66 38 32 36 61 75 82 40
  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 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 8,154 14,043 10,051 7,517 13,221 17,459 6,339 7,559 11,767 19,374 13,693 7,171
  1 unit structures 8,154 14,043 10,051 7,517 13,221 7,951 6,339 7,559 11,767 17,635 13,693 7,171
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 9,508 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,739 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
    297.83 303.94 303.10 300.72 297.02
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.05 -0.28 -0.79 -1.23 -0.27
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 13,761,743 16,418,073 17,536,238 19,162,082 17,457,778 3,696,035 26.9
  Net earnings 1/ 11,130,009 13,179,840 14,530,591 15,812,405 14,007,461 2,877,452 25.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 851,379 837,107 853,186 892,515 931,960 80,581 9.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 121,932 120,621 113,288 114,791 114,337 -7,595 -6.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 21,319 17,530 14,060 9,130 14,792 -6,527 -30.6
    Retirement and other 708,128 698,956 725,838 768,594 802,831 94,703 13.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,780,355 2,401,126 2,152,461 2,457,162 2,518,357 738,002 41.5
  Population 4/ 145,044 152,178 157,326 161,440 166,718 21,674 14.9
  Per capita personal income 94,880 107,887 111,464 118,695 104,714 9,834 10.4
  Per capita net earnings 76,735 86,608 92,360 97,946 84,019 7,284 9.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,870 5,501 5,423 5,528 5,590 -280 -4.8
    Per capita income maintenance 841 793 720 711 686 -155 -18.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 147 115 89 57 89 -58 -39.5
    Per capita retirement and other 4,882 4,593 4,614 4,761 4,816 -66 -1.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 12,275 15,778 13,682 15,220 15,105 2,830 23.1
  Earnings by place of work 11,771,159 13,946,553 15,482,181 17,018,784 15,196,253 3,425,094 29.1
    Wages and salaries 4,394,570 5,182,780 5,607,055 6,610,009 6,171,848 1,777,278 40.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 824,219 981,897 1,057,643 1,162,615 1,179,360 355,141 43.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 530,728 638,391 691,083 745,400 778,528 247,800 46.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 293,491 343,506 366,560 417,215 400,832 107,341 36.6
    Proprietors' income 6,552,370 7,781,876 8,817,483 9,246,160 7,845,045 1,292,675 19.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 7,568 -931 24,231 -10,281 -2,289 -9,857 -130.2
      Farm proprietors' income 6,544,802 7,782,807 8,793,252 9,256,441 7,847,334 1,302,532 19.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 112,711 125,354 132,621 140,118 138,830 26,119 23.2
  Wage and salary jobs 79,384 86,284 90,910 97,585 95,651 16,267 20.5
  Number of proprietors 33,327 39,070 41,711 42,533 43,179 9,852 29.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 825 802 814 824 812 -13 -1.6
    Number of farm proprietors 32,502 38,268 40,897 41,709 42,367 9,865 30.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 104,437 111,257 116,740 121,460 109,459 5,022 4.8
  Average wages and salaries 55,358 60,067 61,677 67,736 64,525 9,167 16.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 201,366 203,376 215,010 221,929 185,223 -16,143 -8.0
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 13,305 15,416 19,737 23,185 26,652 32,573 19,268 144.82
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 13,305 13,213 15,334 19,086 21,155 26,256 12,951 97.34

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 5,618 156,897 1,318 5,619 152,354 1,227
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 26 903 1,578 26 899 1,319
 Total, all industries - St Govt 26 891 1,052 26 878 1,050
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 84 13,888 905 84 14,236 973
 Total, all industries - Private 5,482 141,215 1,359 5,483 136,342 1,254
    Goods-producing 1,596 53,258 1,913 1,577 49,511 1,793
      Natural resources and mining 986 38,061 2,201 973 34,849 2,063
      Construction 458 ...... 455 ......
      Manufacturing 152 ...... 149 ......
    Service-providing 3,886 87,957 1,028 3,906 86,830 948
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,080 32,888 1,111 1,080 31,697 1,016
      Information 46 ...... 46 ......
      Financial activities 646 7,304 1,532 649 6,904 1,299
      Professional & business services 825 16,402 1,458 832 15,715 1,353
      Education and health services 433 11,307 756 436 11,495 804
      Leisure and hospitality 355 14,269 395 363 15,221 389
      Other services 483 4,236 791 484 4,203 796
      Unclassified 18 ...... 16 ......

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.7 4.9 4.8
Unemployment 97 98 102 97 84 91 97 102 98 100 120 125 121
Employment 2,424 2,429 2,422 2,401 2,414 2,377 2,440 2,459 2,466 2,489 2,449 2,403 2,414
Labor Force2,5212,5272,5242,4982,4982,4682,5372,5612,5642,5892,5692,5282,535

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
Grady ISDLenorah 48213004248317TX 232 612 138
Greenwood ISDMidland 48217504148329TX 1,882 7,986 1,831
Midland ISDMidland 48305701248329TX 23,319 143,482 27,350
Stanton ISDStanton 48414304248317TX 841 4,210 867

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 26,274
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
Midland College Midland, TX2268065 4,618 1,495 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,618
  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
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • 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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