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Situation & Outlook Report

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 33660)
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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 Mobile, AL MSA metro changed from 413,332 in 2010 to 414,926 in 2015, a change of 2,063 (0.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 125 in 2010 and 127 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -1,550 (2011), -943 (2012), -726 (2013), -315 (2014), -315 (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 445,962. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 32,530 (7.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 55,067 (2010) to 82,309 (2020), a change of 27,242 (49.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 551 in 2008 and 622 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,355 in 2008 to $35,031 in 2014, a change of $3,676 (11.7%). 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 124 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $16,423 in 2009 to $18,284 in 2014 a change of $1,861 (11.33%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $16,423 in 2009 to $16,634 in 2014, a change of $211 (1.28%). 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 115 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 33660; 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.
  •   Mobile

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
  Mobile, AL (0150000) 195,111 195,269 194,806 194,945 195,007 194,675 -594 -0.30
  Prichard, AL (0162496) 22,659 22,619 22,531 22,459 22,384 22,312 -307 -1.40
  Saraland, AL (0168160) 13,405 13,609 13,599 13,648 13,701 13,744 135 1.00

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 413,332 100.0 413,062 100.0 413,750 100.0 414,121 100.0 414,926 100.0 415,395 100.0
  Mobile County, AL (01097) 413,332 100.0 413,062 100.0 413,750 100.0 414,121 100.0 414,926 100.0 415,395 100.0

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.
  Mobile County, AL

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 414,079 415,123 1,044 0.25
  One race 405,346 408,551 3,205 0.79
    White 249,194 245,445 -3,749 -1.50
    Black/African American 249,194 245,445 -3,749 -1.50
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,845 2,343 498 26.99
    Asian alone 8,198 8,596 398 4.85
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 46 47 1 2.17
    Some other race alone 1,323 5,566 4,243 320.71
  Two or more races 8,733 6,572 -2,161 -24.75
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,789 11,520 731 6.78
Population 25 years and over 273,170 275,657 2,487 6.78
  % high school graduate or higher 85.8 86.0 0.2 0.23
  % bachelor's degree or higher 22.3 21.0 -1.3 -5.83
Total Households 148,025 153,450 5,425 -5.83
  Median household income ($) 42,944 43,642 698 1.63
  Mean household income ($) 55,932 59,047 3,115 5.57
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 414,079 415,123 1,044 0.25
  Male 198,492 198,456 -36 5.57
  Female 215,587 216,667 1,080 5.57
  Under 5 years 27,380 27,235 -145 5.57
  5 to 9 years 28,182 27,907 -275 -0.98
  10 to 14 years 27,757 27,874 117 0.42
  15 to 19 years 27,869 26,952 -917 -3.29
  20 to 24 years 29,721 29,498 -223 -0.75
  25 to 34 years 55,374 54,602 -772 -1.39
  35 to 44 years 50,073 50,658 585 1.17
  45 to 54 years 56,332 56,341 9 0.02
  55 to 59 years 28,430 29,694 1,264 4.45
  55 to 59 years 28,430 29,694 1,264 4.45
  60 to 64 years 24,224 24,312 88 0.36
  65 to 74 years 34,561 35,022 461 1.33
  75 to 84 years 16,311 16,729 418 2.56
  85 years and over 7,865 8,299 434 5.52
  Median age 37.0 37.5 0.5 1.35
  18 years and over 314,162 315,375 1,213 0.39
  21 years and over 296,298 299,942 3,644 1.23
  62 years and over 73,878 74,134 256 0.35
  65 years and over 58,737 60,050 1,313 2.24

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 178,196 178,748 179,367 180,554 181,084 181,611 2,863 1.60

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 180,503 181,618 1,115 0.62
  1-unit, detached 127,901 133,564 5,663 4.43
  1-unit, attached 1,627 1,748 121 7.44
  2 units 3,522 3,966 444 12.61
  3 or 4 units 6,903 5,778 -1,125 -16.30
  5 to 9 units 9,639 9,177 -462 -4.79
  10 to 20 units 6,299 6,418 119 1.89
  20 or more units 7,796 7,549 -247 -3.17
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 180,503 181,618 1,115 0.62
  Occupied Housing Units 148,025 153,450 5,425 3.66
    Owner 98,085 100,101 2,016 2.06
    Renter 49,940 53,349 3,409 6.83
  Vacant Housing Units 32,478 28,168 -4,310 -13.27
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.70 3.50 0.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 13.20 12.50 -0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.80 2.67 -0.13 -4.64
Average household size; renter-occ 2.59 2.56 -0.03 -1.16
Median Value $ owner occupied 121,200 120,700 -500 -0.41
Median Rent $ renter occupied 761 822 61 8.02

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 52 50 52 38 168 75 34 55 302 47 258 42
  in 1 unit bldgs 52 50 48 38 49 75 34 55 69 47 66 42
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0 216 0 192 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 8 0
  Percent Coverage 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97 97
Value ($000), Total Units 8,468 11,887 11,447 7,648 20,312 16,242 7,429 11,935 33,942 9,751 29,094 10,085
  1 unit structures 8,468 11,887 11,367 7,648 9,586 16,242 7,429 11,935 14,242 9,751 14,454 10,085
  2 unit structures 0 0 80 0 246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 700 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 10,480 0 0 0 19,000 0 14,640 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
    164.37 161.67 164.59 168.17 172.80
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.64 1.81 2.18 2.75 5.13
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 13,789,196 13,660,362 13,856,232 14,186,398 14,683,569 894,373 6.5
  Net earnings 1/ 8,340,778 8,193,882 8,156,952 8,369,773 8,665,148 324,370 3.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,365,355 3,358,276 3,413,684 3,584,772 3,707,163 341,808 10.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 509,609 504,255 511,527 508,745 508,597 -1,012 -0.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 89,757 63,274 45,027 25,631 22,103 -67,654 -75.4
    Retirement and other 2,765,989 2,790,747 2,857,130 3,050,396 3,176,463 410,474 14.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,083,063 2,108,204 2,285,596 2,231,853 2,311,258 228,195 11.0
  Population 4/ 413,062 413,750 414,121 414,926 415,395 2,333 0.6
  Per capita personal income 33,383 33,016 33,459 34,190 35,348 1,965 5.9
  Per capita net earnings 20,193 19,804 19,697 20,172 20,860 667 3.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,147 8,117 8,243 8,640 8,924 777 9.5
    Per capita income maintenance 1,234 1,219 1,235 1,226 1,224 -10 -0.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 217 153 109 62 53 -164 -75.6
    Per capita retirement and other 6,696 6,745 6,899 7,352 7,647 951 14.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,043 5,095 5,519 5,379 5,564 521 10.3
  Earnings by place of work 10,521,915 10,376,988 10,450,838 10,724,744 11,129,170 607,255 5.8
    Wages and salaries 7,621,475 7,620,904 7,669,594 7,900,539 8,180,760 559,285 7.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,858,049 1,749,804 1,757,620 1,840,757 1,869,397 11,348 0.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,273,680 1,173,096 1,176,429 1,250,282 1,262,267 -11,413 -0.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 584,369 576,708 581,191 590,475 607,130 22,761 3.9
    Proprietors' income 1,042,391 1,006,280 1,023,624 983,448 1,079,013 36,622 3.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 8,595 7,368 17,646 14,996 12,591 3,996 46.5
      Farm proprietors' income 1,033,796 998,912 1,005,978 968,452 1,066,422 32,626 3.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 233,451 229,544 228,852 231,000 234,127 676 0.3
  Wage and salary jobs 182,327 180,427 180,220 182,029 183,745 1,418 0.8
  Number of proprietors 51,124 49,117 48,632 48,971 50,382 -742 -1.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 630 585 594 589 579 -51 -8.1
    Number of farm proprietors 50,494 48,532 48,038 48,382 49,803 -691 -1.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 45,071 45,207 45,666 46,427 47,535 2,464 5.5
  Average wages and salaries 41,801 42,238 42,557 43,403 44,522 2,721 6.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,474 20,583 20,941 20,017 21,413 939 4.6
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 16,423 16,912 17,371 17,386 17,933 18,284 1,861 11.33
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 16,423 16,493 16,528 16,359 16,639 16,634 211 1.28

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 9,588 275,529 834 9,603 279,722 827
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 69 4,284 1,484 67 4,314 1,374
 Total, all industries - St Govt 62 11,171 1,056 58 10,975 994
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 201 25,916 688 201 26,225 676
 Total, all industries - Private 9,256 234,158 828 9,277 238,208 826
    Goods-producing 1,249 50,298 1,146 1,259 50,636 1,159
      Natural resources and mining 98 1,628 1,026 99 1,680 1,039
      Construction 739 16,520 898 746 16,606 917
      Manufacturing 412 32,150 1,279 414 32,351 1,288
    Service-providing 8,007 183,859 741 8,018 187,572 736
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,457 58,549 742 2,460 59,003 720
      Information 99 3,153 1,097 99 3,141 1,031
      Financial activities 1,187 12,469 1,170 1,188 12,874 1,031
      Professional & business services 1,547 33,955 836 1,553 34,810 861
      Education and health services 946 40,049 801 947 40,068 871
      Leisure and hospitality 868 26,778 326 872 28,236 288
      Other services 902 8,907 643 898 9,436 645
      Unclassified 1 0 0 1 2 120

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 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.8 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.2 6.5 7.5 6.7 6.5
Unemployment 13,752 12,525 12,387 12,068 12,464 13,231 13,398 12,804 11,409 11,979 13,943 12,285 11,970
Employment 169,097 168,845 170,145 171,261 170,585 167,941 169,601 171,215 173,369 173,440 172,100 172,170 171,989
Labor Force182,849181,370182,532183,329183,049181,172182,999184,019184,778185,419186,043184,455183,959

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
Mobile CountyMobile 01023701201097AL 58,625 388,323 67,973
Saraland CitySaraland 01001852101097AL 2,526 13,454 2,201

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 61,151
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
Bishop State Community College Mobile, AL1020303 3,320 1,878 0 0
Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound Mobile, AL4557074 44 44 0 0
Fortis College-Mobile Mobile, AL3710523 352 352 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Mobile Mobile, AL4502525 733 543 0 0
Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile, AL3665353 518 518 0 0
Spring Hill College Mobile, AL1022348 1,237 1,178 139 8
University of Mobile Mobile, AL1016937 1,466 1,282 134 35
University of South Alabama Mobile, AL1020949 11,479 9,090 4,326 3,832
Virginia College-Mobile Mobile, AL4450903 575 395 0 0

  Number of institutions: 9 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 19,724
  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

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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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