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Situation & Outlook Report

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 34940)
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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 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL MSA metro changed from 322,683 in 2010 to 348,355 in 2015, a change of 34,622 (10.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 151 in 2010 and 148 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 4,192 (2011), 4,639 (2012), 7,091 (2013), 7,754 (2014), 7,754 (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 354,760. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 32,050 (9.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 86,914 (2010) to 99,426 (2020), a change of 12,512 (14.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 5 in 2008 and 8 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $69,778 in 2008 to $73,869 in 2014, a change of $4,091 (5.9%). 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 141 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $12,098 in 2009 to $15,910 in 2014 a change of $3,812 (31.51%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $12,098 in 2009 to $14,426 in 2014, a change of $2,328 (19.24%). 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 74 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 34940; 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.
  •   Immokalee
  •   Marco Island
  •   Naples

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
  Marco Island, FL (1243083) 16,413 16,463 16,666 16,846 17,162 17,460 997 6.10
  Naples, FL (1247625) 19,537 19,598 19,859 20,150 20,549 20,968 1,370 7.00

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 322,683 100.0 327,742 100.0 332,515 100.0 339,537 100.0 348,355 100.0 357,305 100.0
  Collier County, FL (12021) 322,683 100.0 327,742 100.0 332,515 100.0 339,537 100.0 348,355 100.0 357,305 100.0

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.
  Collier County, FL

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 339,642 348,777 9,135 2.69
  One race 336,764 344,244 7,480 2.22
    White 303,120 297,427 -5,693 -1.88
    Black/African American 303,120 297,427 -5,693 -1.88
    American Indian/Alaska Native 979 2,095 1,116 113.99
    Asian alone 4,450 4,363 -87 -1.96
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 5,443 15,489 10,046 184.57
  Two or more races 2,878 4,533 1,655 57.51
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 89,213 93,231 4,018 4.50
Population 25 years and over 252,800 259,692 6,892 4.50
  % high school graduate or higher 87.6 84.8 -2.8 -3.20
  % bachelor's degree or higher 32.4 34.8 2.4 7.41
Total Households 130,614 133,162 2,548 7.41
  Median household income ($) 54,406 58,026 3,620 6.65
  Mean household income ($) 89,719 95,772 6,053 6.75
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 339,642 348,777 9,135 2.69
  Male 167,199 171,222 4,023 6.75
  Female 172,443 177,555 5,112 6.75
  Under 5 years 16,461 16,670 209 6.75
  5 to 9 years 15,810 17,179 1,369 8.66
  10 to 14 years 20,583 18,950 -1,633 -7.93
  15 to 19 years 16,491 18,943 2,452 14.87
  20 to 24 years 17,497 17,343 -154 -0.88
  25 to 34 years 34,212 33,815 -397 -1.16
  35 to 44 years 35,029 35,506 477 1.36
  45 to 54 years 41,574 42,402 828 1.99
  55 to 59 years 21,859 20,849 -1,010 -4.62
  55 to 59 years 21,859 20,849 -1,010 -4.62
  60 to 64 years 23,018 24,858 1,840 7.99
  65 to 74 years 51,070 53,240 2,170 4.25
  75 to 84 years 34,434 37,821 3,387 9.84
  85 years and over 11,604 11,201 -403 -3.47
  Median age 48.4 48.7 0.3 0.62
  18 years and over 276,289 284,999 8,710 3.15
  21 years and over 266,923 272,493 5,570 2.09
  62 years and over 111,469 117,087 5,618 5.04
  65 years and over 97,108 102,262 5,154 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 197,298 197,453 198,381 199,387 200,697 203,070 5,617 2.84

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 200,285 203,099 2,814 1.40
  1-unit, detached 82,049 81,390 -659 -0.80
  1-unit, attached 9,554 10,806 1,252 13.10
  2 units 8,502 7,909 -593 -6.97
  3 or 4 units 14,668 12,659 -2,009 -13.70
  5 to 9 units 20,995 23,572 2,577 12.27
  10 to 20 units 20,534 21,438 904 4.40
  20 or more units 34,816 33,475 -1,341 -3.85
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 200,285 203,099 2,814 1.40
  Occupied Housing Units 130,614 133,162 2,548 1.95
    Owner 92,720 95,311 2,591 2.79
    Renter 37,894 37,851 -43 -0.11
  Vacant Housing Units 69,671 69,937 266 0.38
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 2.40 0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 11.90 10.80 -1.10...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.43 2.38 -0.05 -2.06
Average household size; renter-occ 2.90 3.10 0.20 6.90
Median Value $ owner occupied 260,400 273,100 12,700 4.88
Median Rent $ renter occupied 993 1,084 91 9.16

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 313 244 236 351 325 297 272 311 334 345 298 243
  in 1 unit bldgs 217 214 210 202 257 228 194 233 267 249 229 227
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 34 30 8 15 16 39 12 18 27 16 47 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 62 0 18 132 52 30 66 60 40 80 20 16
  Bldgs with 5+ units 5 0 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 11 2 2
  Percent Coverage 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 91 91 91 91
Value ($000), Total Units 60,484 60,610 51,371 163,529 74,557 72,225 57,420 67,668 83,281 75,061 61,873 56,606
  1 unit structures 53,336 54,740 48,330 56,591 62,713 60,807 48,875 58,700 67,387 58,621 47,955 53,206
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 260 0
  3-4 unit structures 517 5,870 983 4,322 4,121 7,231 2,029 3,044 4,622 2,410 11,083 0
  5+ unit structures 6,631 0 2,058 102,366 7,723 4,187 6,516 5,924 11,272 14,030 2,575 3,400

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
    255.73 264.49 271.35 272.89 284.66
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  3.43 2.59 0.57 4.31 11.31
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 22,025,462 24,109,249 24,097,536 26,901,992 28,038,843 6,013,381 27.3
  Net earnings 1/ 7,270,869 7,628,126 7,680,105 8,642,746 9,487,151 2,216,282 30.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,709,688 2,728,253 2,819,933 2,992,912 3,194,355 484,667 17.9
    Income maintenance 2/ 198,640 198,919 196,326 178,257 176,496 -22,144 -11.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 59,745 41,127 29,157 14,409 9,648 -50,097 -83.9
    Retirement and other 2,451,303 2,488,207 2,594,450 2,800,246 3,008,211 556,908 22.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 12,044,905 13,752,870 13,597,498 15,266,334 15,357,337 3,312,432 27.5
  Population 4/ 327,742 332,515 339,537 348,355 357,305 29,563 9.0
  Per capita personal income 67,204 72,506 70,972 77,226 78,473 11,269 16.8
  Per capita net earnings 22,185 22,941 22,619 24,810 26,552 4,367 19.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,268 8,205 8,305 8,592 8,940 672 8.1
    Per capita income maintenance 606 598 578 512 494 -112 -18.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 182 124 86 41 27 -155 -85.2
    Per capita retirement and other 7,479 7,483 7,641 8,038 8,419 940 12.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 36,751 41,360 40,047 43,824 42,981 6,230 17.0
  Earnings by place of work 7,645,238 7,804,382 8,062,022 8,947,225 9,736,371 2,091,133 27.4
    Wages and salaries 5,310,917 5,563,818 5,982,800 6,382,927 6,817,004 1,506,087 28.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,072,613 1,129,708 1,191,691 1,241,807 1,334,627 262,014 24.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 696,009 728,704 777,280 797,283 870,682 174,673 25.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 376,604 401,004 414,411 444,524 463,945 87,341 23.2
    Proprietors' income 1,261,708 1,110,856 887,531 1,322,491 1,584,740 323,032 25.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 44,093 53,953 53,356 34,217 54,372 10,279 23.3
      Farm proprietors' income 1,217,615 1,056,903 834,175 1,288,274 1,530,368 312,753 25.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 177,133 183,219 190,631 200,800 208,126 30,993 17.5
  Wage and salary jobs 123,934 127,316 131,788 139,169 144,760 20,826 16.8
  Number of proprietors 53,199 55,903 58,843 61,631 63,366 10,167 19.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 243 247 248 250 248 5 2.1
    Number of farm proprietors 52,956 55,656 58,595 61,381 63,118 10,162 19.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,161 42,596 42,291 44,558 46,781 3,620 8.4
  Average wages and salaries 42,853 43,701 45,397 45,865 47,092 4,239 9.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 22,993 18,990 14,236 20,988 24,246 1,253 5.4
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 12,098 12,414 12,635 13,633 14,738 15,910 3,812 31.51
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 12,098 12,287 12,257 12,913 13,664 14,426 2,328 19.24

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 13,051 231,194 828 13,079 223,847 846
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 30 1,040 1,463 30 1,046 1,201
 Total, all industries - St Govt 36 1,299 678 36 1,324 647
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 25 20,140 890 25 18,578 1,246
 Total, all industries - Private 12,960 208,715 819 12,988 202,899 810
    Goods-producing 2,105 37,044 730 2,157 34,630 799
      Natural resources and mining 96 10,428 492 97 7,505 668
      Construction 1,731 21,171 806 1,772 21,623 811
      Manufacturing 278 5,445 890 288 5,501 907
    Service-providing 10,855 171,671 839 10,831 168,269 812
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,288 44,375 706 2,288 42,108 726
      Information 153 2,334 1,357 156 2,358 1,223
      Financial activities 1,710 12,890 1,773 1,732 12,906 1,514
      Professional & business services 2,985 23,019 1,015 2,999 24,150 957
      Education and health services 1,135 32,040 941 1,138 32,133 924
      Leisure and hospitality 1,140 46,452 570 1,152 44,445 539
      Other services 1,290 10,368 627 1,304 10,152 643
      Unclassified 154 193 602 62 17 4,262

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 6.0 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.9 5.4 5.3
Unemployment 9,526 8,957 8,428 7,886 7,431 7,998 7,258 7,131 6,800 6,559 7,889 8,770 8,517
Employment 148,838 149,865 151,424 155,497 156,470 157,144 158,067 158,713 157,098 155,601 153,078 152,209 152,230
Labor Force158,364158,822159,852163,383163,901165,142165,325165,844163,898162,160160,967160,979160,747

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
CollierNaples 12003302112021FL 43,789 339,642 46,316

Number of districts: 1 ... Total enrollment: 43,789
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
Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL4460489 1,028 1,012 53 50
Hodges University Naples, FL3678847 1,688 1,142 204 39
Immokalee Technical Center Immokalee, FL4573874 398 215 0 0
Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology Naples, FL1331554 679 407 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,793
  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
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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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