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Situation & Outlook Report

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 33740)
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 Monroe, LA MSA metro changed from 176,798 in 2010 to 178,622 in 2015, a change of 2,440 (1.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 234 in 2010 and 235 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -184 (2011), -551 (2012), -96 (2013), -519 (2014), -519 (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 191,129. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 14,344 (8.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 23,335 (2010) to 33,720 (2020), a change of 10,385 (44.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 452 in 2008 and 520 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,724 in 2008 to $36,425 in 2014, a change of $3,701 (11.3%). 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 238 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,269 in 2009 to $7,110 in 2014 a change of $841 (13.42%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,269 in 2009 to $6,489 in 2014, a change of $220 (3.51%). 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 46 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 33740; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • CenturyLink, 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.
  •   Monroe

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
  Monroe, LA (2251410) 48,815 49,197 49,357 49,519 49,659 49,601 404 0.80
  West Monroe, LA (2280955) 13,065 13,084 13,098 13,089 13,073 12,985 -99 -0.80

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 176,798 100.0 177,383 100.0 177,800 100.0 178,466 100.0 178,622 100.0 179,238 100.0
  Ouachita Parish, LA (22073) 153,969 87.1 154,617 87.2 155,272 87.3 156,054 87.4 156,141 87.4 156,761 87.5
  Union Parish, LA (22111) 22,829 12.9 22,766 12.8 22,528 12.7 22,412 12.6 22,481 12.6 22,477 12.5

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.
  Ouachita Parish, LA

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 178,565 178,864 299 0.17
  One race 177,331 176,927 -404 -0.23
    White 110,830 110,396 -434 -0.39
    Black/African American 110,830 110,396 -434 -0.39
    American Indian/Alaska Native 536 267 -269 -50.19
    Asian alone 1,797 1,534 -263 -14.64
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 76 76...
    Some other race alone 1,148 820 -328 -28.57
  Two or more races 1,234 1,937 703 56.97
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,717 4,496 -221 -4.69
Population 25 years and over 114,367 115,799 1,432 -4.69
  % high school graduate or higher 85.6 84.0 -1.6 -1.87
  % bachelor's degree or higher 21.7 23.5 1.8 8.29
Total Households 65,989 66,596 607 8.29
  Median household income ($) 37,536 41,175 3,639 9.69
  Mean household income ($) 54,931 57,503 2,572 4.68
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 178,565 178,864 299 0.17
  Male 86,013 86,716 703 4.68
  Female 92,552 92,148 -404 4.68
  Under 5 years 11,853 13,113 1,260 4.68
  5 to 9 years 13,132 12,145 -987 -7.52
  10 to 14 years 12,203 12,376 173 1.42
  15 to 19 years 12,672 12,493 -179 -1.41
  20 to 24 years 14,338 12,938 -1,400 -9.76
  25 to 34 years 24,757 24,864 107 0.43
  35 to 44 years 20,974 21,249 275 1.31
  45 to 54 years 22,663 22,831 168 0.74
  55 to 59 years 12,654 10,665 -1,989 -15.72
  55 to 59 years 12,654 10,665 -1,989 -15.72
  60 to 64 years 9,000 11,531 2,531 28.12
  65 to 74 years 13,534 14,041 507 3.75
  75 to 84 years 7,857 7,990 133 1.69
  85 years and over 2,928 2,628 -300 -10.25
  Median age 35.1 35.8 0.7 1.99
  18 years and over 133,599 133,681 82 0.06
  21 years and over 125,528 126,538 1,010 0.80
  62 years and over 29,482 30,595 1,113 3.78
  65 years and over 24,319 24,659 340 1.40

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 75,827 75,891 76,253 76,599 77,150 77,723 1,832 2.41

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 77,425 77,316 -109 -0.14
  1-unit, detached 50,750 52,844 2,094 4.13
  1-unit, attached 1,115 1,059 -56 -5.02
  2 units 2,089 2,918 829 39.68
  3 or 4 units 3,923 3,860 -63 -1.61
  5 to 9 units 3,544 2,791 -753 -21.25
  10 to 20 units 774 1,239 465 60.08
  20 or more units 1,593 847 -746 -46.83
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 77,425 77,316 -109 -0.14
  Occupied Housing Units 65,989 66,596 607 0.92
    Owner 41,723 42,192 469 1.12
    Renter 24,266 24,404 138 0.57
  Vacant Housing Units 11,436 10,720 -716 -6.26
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.30 2.40 1.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.50 4.00 -5.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.61 2.44 -0.17 -6.51
Average household size; renter-occ 2.47 2.65 0.18 7.29
Median Value $ owner occupied 122,800 122,800 0 0.00
Median Rent $ renter occupied 670 687 17 2.54

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 48 48 43 35 38 42 43 48 51 50 52 47
  in 1 unit bldgs 40 39 38 32 34 34 38 45 43 45 47 39
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 3 4 0 3 4 3 0 3 3 0 0 3
  in 5+ unit bldgs 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
  Percent Coverage 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 83 83 83 83
Value ($000), Total Units 8,864 8,855 8,060 6,748 7,279 7,743 8,060 9,325 10,279 10,227 10,663 9,423
  1 unit structures 7,813 7,647 7,481 6,276 6,650 6,692 7,481 8,853 9,228 9,648 10,084 8,372
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 472 629 0 472 629 472 0 472 472 0 0 472
  5+ unit structures 579 579 579 0 0 579 579 0 579 579 579 579

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
    198.78 196.16 200.32 199.80 203.83
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.32 2.12 -0.26 2.02 2.54
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 5,946,109 6,075,604 6,134,055 6,227,573 6,490,904 544,795 9.2
  Net earnings 1/ 3,539,362 3,603,970 3,635,017 3,696,926 3,773,406 234,044 6.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,472,227 1,500,523 1,543,310 1,538,358 1,692,487 220,260 15.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 217,124 225,037 223,661 217,028 218,223 1,099 0.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 27,661 21,498 14,689 9,713 11,040 -16,621 -60.1
    Retirement and other 1,227,442 1,253,988 1,304,960 1,311,617 1,463,224 235,782 19.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 934,520 971,111 955,728 992,289 1,025,011 90,491 9.7
  Population 4/ 177,383 177,800 178,466 178,622 179,238 1,855 1.0
  Per capita personal income 33,521 34,171 34,371 34,865 36,214 2,693 8.0
  Per capita net earnings 19,953 20,270 20,368 20,697 21,052 1,099 5.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,300 8,439 8,648 8,612 9,443 1,143 13.8
    Per capita income maintenance 1,224 1,266 1,253 1,215 1,218 -6 -0.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 156 121 82 54 62 -94 -60.3
    Per capita retirement and other 6,920 7,053 7,312 7,343 8,164 1,244 18.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,268 5,462 5,355 5,555 5,719 451 8.6
  Earnings by place of work 3,999,917 4,092,841 4,168,619 4,267,879 4,376,979 377,062 9.4
    Wages and salaries 2,803,897 2,916,592 2,992,476 3,052,288 3,160,629 356,732 12.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 690,568 711,097 715,063 728,860 752,809 62,241 9.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 509,399 523,093 520,635 531,322 549,167 39,768 7.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 181,169 188,004 194,428 197,538 203,642 22,473 12.4
    Proprietors' income 505,452 465,152 461,080 486,731 463,541 -41,911 -8.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 16,508 28,830 51,379 47,615 38,983 22,475 136.1
      Farm proprietors' income 488,944 436,322 409,701 439,116 424,558 -64,386 -13.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 102,579 103,440 104,693 105,741 107,015 4,436 4.3
  Wage and salary jobs 77,968 79,099 79,708 79,970 80,545 2,577 3.3
  Number of proprietors 24,611 24,341 24,985 25,771 26,470 1,859 7.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 748 737 720 714 705 -43 -5.7
    Number of farm proprietors 23,863 23,604 24,265 25,057 25,765 1,902 8.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 38,994 39,567 39,818 40,362 40,901 1,907 4.9
  Average wages and salaries 35,962 36,873 37,543 38,168 39,241 3,279 9.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,490 18,485 16,884 17,525 16,478 -4,012 -19.6
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 6,269 6,547 6,432 6,595 6,800 7,110 841 13.42
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,269 6,455 6,235 6,255 6,313 6,489 220 3.51

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 5,016 125,102 714 5,025 126,962 718
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 37 842 1,338 37 850 1,134
 Total, all industries - St Govt 52 4,222 860 52 4,224 930
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 127 14,413 599 126 14,424 820
 Total, all industries - Private 4,800 105,625 719 4,810 107,463 693
    Goods-producing 653 17,616 874 655 17,783 878
      Natural resources and mining 86 ...... 84 ......
      Construction 411 5,520 699 413 5,718 765
      Manufacturing 156 ...... 158 ......
    Service-providing 4,147 88,009 688 4,155 89,680 656
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,167 23,630 620 1,184 23,879 622
      Information 88 3,486 1,164 85 3,384 1,030
      Financial activities 597 7,968 905 602 7,936 819
      Professional & business services 807 12,799 1,028 803 13,379 866
      Education and health services 724 24,913 654 712 25,088 688
      Leisure and hospitality 380 12,155 261 380 12,866 259
      Other services 371 3,033 649 377 3,128 589
      Unclassified 13 26 355 12 19 428

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 6.7 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.0 6.4 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.1 7.0 6.8 6.7
Unemployment 4,858 4,486 4,405 3,929 3,581 4,598 4,192 4,456 4,244 4,445 5,113 4,984 4,807
Employment 67,200 67,318 68,257 67,898 67,387 66,916 67,811 68,258 68,294 68,215 68,281 68,381 67,119
Labor Force72,05871,80472,66271,82770,96871,51472,00372,71472,53872,66073,39473,36571,926

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
City of Monroe School DistrictMonroe 22010801322073LA 8,632 49,953 9,422
Ouachita ParishMonroe 22012002222073LA 20,043 106,267 19,677
Union ParishFarmerville 22017704122111LA 2,368 22,344 3,666

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 31,043
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
Career Technical College-Monroe Monroe, LA3671123 623 428 0 0
Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA4832123 3,081 1,738 0 0
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA1599939 7,215 4,916 1,302 851

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 10,919
  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
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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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