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Situation & Outlook Report

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 36140)
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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 Ocean City, NJ MSA metro changed from 97,263 in 2010 to 95,359 in 2015, a change of -2,536 (-2.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 388 in 2010 and 401 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -211 (2011), 119 (2012), -116 (2013), 11 (2014), 11 (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 96,817. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is -461 (-0.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 21,558 (2010) to 27,697 (2020), a change of 6,139 (28.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 86 in 2008 and 49 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $43,026 in 2008 to $51,812 in 2014, a change of $8,786 (20.4%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 325 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,319 in 2009 to $4,653 in 2014 a change of $334 (7.73%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,319 in 2009 to $4,268 in 2014, a change of ($51) (-1.18%). 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 33 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 36140; 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.
  •   Ocean City

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
  Ocean City, NJ (3454360) 11,701 11,691 11,584 11,544 11,448 11,374 -317 -2.70

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 97,263 100.0 96,597 100.0 96,447 100.0 95,896 100.0 95,359 100.0 94,727 100.0
  Cape May County, NJ (34009) 97,263 100.0 96,597 100.0 96,447 100.0 95,896 100.0 95,359 100.0 94,727 100.0

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.
  Cape May County, NJ

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 95,897 95,344 -553 -0.58
  One race 94,257 94,258 1 0.00
    White 86,724 85,658 -1,066 -1.23
    Black/African American 86,724 85,658 -1,066 -1.23
    American Indian/Alaska Native 66 0 -66 -100.00
    Asian alone 1,082 972 -110 -10.17
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 262 79 -183 -69.85
    Some other race alone 1,837 2,574 737 40.12
  Two or more races 1,640 1,086 -554 -33.78
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,699 6,926 227 3.39
Population 25 years and over 70,788 70,506 -282 3.39
  % high school graduate or higher 90.2 87.7 -2.5 -2.77
  % bachelor's degree or higher 33.7 26.3 -7.4 -21.96
Total Households 38,210 40,779 2,569 -21.96
  Median household income ($) 60,560 56,899 -3,661 -6.05
  Mean household income ($) 76,676 82,259 5,583 7.28
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 95,897 95,344 -553 -0.58
  Male 46,265 46,997 732 7.28
  Female 49,632 48,347 -1,285 7.28
  Under 5 years 4,314 4,501 187 7.28
  5 to 9 years 5,071 5,276 205 4.04
  10 to 14 years 4,642 3,594 -1,048 -22.58
  15 to 19 years 5,750 5,647 -103 -1.79
  20 to 24 years 5,332 5,820 488 9.15
  25 to 34 years 9,262 9,179 -83 -0.90
  35 to 44 years 8,888 9,164 276 3.11
  45 to 54 years 14,562 13,897 -665 -4.57
  55 to 59 years 7,046 7,168 122 1.73
  55 to 59 years 7,046 7,168 122 1.73
  60 to 64 years 8,295 8,171 -124 -1.49
  65 to 74 years 12,335 12,910 575 4.66
  75 to 84 years 8,409 7,358 -1,051 -12.50
  85 years and over 1,991 2,659 668 33.55
  Median age 48.4 48.5 0.1 0.21
  18 years and over 78,623 78,349 -274 -0.35
  21 years and over 74,953 75,175 222 0.30
  62 years and over 27,731 27,349 -382 -1.38
  65 years and over 22,735 22,927 192 0.84

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 98,309 98,357 98,491 98,654 98,740 98,922 565 0.57

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 98,680 98,928 248 0.25
  1-unit, detached 48,229 52,478 4,249 8.81
  1-unit, attached 17,179 23,672 6,493 37.80
  2 units 9,437 6,770 -2,667 -28.26
  3 or 4 units 6,988 3,358 -3,630 -51.95
  5 to 9 units 3,346 2,708 -638 -19.07
  10 to 20 units 2,942 1,790 -1,152 -39.16
  20 or more units 6,885 5,857 -1,028 -14.93
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 98,680 98,928 248 0.25
  Occupied Housing Units 38,210 40,779 2,569 6.72
    Owner 30,288 30,995 707 2.33
    Renter 7,922 9,784 1,862 23.50
  Vacant Housing Units 60,470 58,149 -2,321 -3.84
  Homeowner vacancy rate 5.70 4.60 -1.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 35.90 39.40 3.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.49 2.30 -0.19 -7.63
Average household size; renter-occ 2.28 2.21 -0.07 -3.07
Median Value $ owner occupied 308,200 296,800 -11,400 -3.70
Median Rent $ renter occupied 999 1,099 100 10.01

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 33 58 78 55 61 46 68 57 36 39 32 32
  in 1 unit bldgs 31 40 62 41 34 33 40 41 26 31 24 26
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 18 16 14 18 10 28 10 10 8 8 6
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 6 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 12,431 17,093 21,193 13,881 16,912 14,583 17,132 14,109 9,625 10,030 10,793 9,840
  1 unit structures 11,872 13,707 17,953 11,874 11,477 11,658 11,578 12,148 7,236 8,243 9,866 8,528
  2 unit structures 559 3,386 3,240 2,007 2,874 2,910 5,554 1,931 2,289 1,787 927 1,312
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 2,561 15 0 30 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 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
    263.65 268.45 267.49 269.30 266.15
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.82 -0.36 0.68 -1.17 0.95
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 4,514,110 4,674,125 4,721,464 4,851,409 5,049,839 535,729 11.9
  Net earnings 1/ 2,284,951 2,393,529 2,405,086 2,459,583 2,561,979 277,028 12.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,108,051 1,102,372 1,110,381 1,141,731 1,184,643 76,592 6.9
    Income maintenance 2/ 76,884 74,237 73,341 75,132 75,327 -1,557 -2.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 105,837 93,426 74,636 43,474 41,121 -64,716 -61.1
    Retirement and other 925,330 934,709 962,404 1,023,125 1,068,195 142,865 15.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,121,108 1,178,224 1,205,997 1,250,095 1,303,217 182,109 16.2
  Population 4/ 96,597 96,447 95,896 95,359 94,727 -1,870 -1.9
  Per capita personal income 46,731 48,463 49,235 50,875 53,309 6,578 14.1
  Per capita net earnings 23,654 24,817 25,080 25,793 27,046 3,392 14.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 11,471 11,430 11,579 11,973 12,506 1,035 9.0
    Per capita income maintenance 796 770 765 788 795 -1 -0.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 1,096 969 778 456 434 -662 -60.4
    Per capita retirement and other 9,579 9,691 10,036 10,729 11,277 1,698 17.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 11,606 12,216 12,576 13,109 13,758 2,152 18.5
  Earnings by place of work 2,242,251 2,326,163 2,402,947 2,522,379 2,617,527 375,276 16.7
    Wages and salaries 1,513,104 1,525,826 1,544,718 1,590,952 1,649,964 136,860 9.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 445,510 459,892 480,194 501,473 498,197 52,687 11.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 312,940 323,759 340,345 357,562 350,397 37,457 12.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 132,570 136,133 139,849 143,911 147,800 15,230 11.5
    Proprietors' income 283,637 340,445 378,035 429,954 469,366 185,729 65.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 1,519 1,186 1,457 368 772 -747 -49.2
      Farm proprietors' income 282,118 339,259 376,578 429,586 468,594 186,476 66.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 57,989 57,823 58,443 59,479 60,569 2,580 4.4
  Wage and salary jobs 42,511 42,608 42,783 43,465 44,025 1,514 3.6
  Number of proprietors 15,478 15,215 15,660 16,014 16,544 1,066 6.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 138 128 130 137 137 -1 -0.7
    Number of farm proprietors 15,340 15,087 15,530 15,877 16,407 1,067 7.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 38,667 40,229 41,116 42,408 43,216 4,549 11.8
  Average wages and salaries 35,593 35,811 36,106 36,603 37,478 1,885 5.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,391 22,487 24,248 27,057 28,561 10,170 55.3
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 4,319 4,308 4,397 4,530 4,657 4,653 334 7.73
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,319 4,279 4,311 4,345 4,375 4,268 -51 -1.18

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 3,859 52,223 735 3,902 67,931 642
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 32 719 1,090 32 721 966
 Total, all industries - St Govt 19 1,779 1,348 20 1,872 1,057
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 53 10,840 999 52 11,420 939
 Total, all industries - Private 3,755 38,885 629 3,798 53,919 564
    Goods-producing 555 4,411 729 559 5,396 767
      Natural resources and mining 23 285 800 24 444 862
      Construction 438 3,186 740 440 3,599 794
      Manufacturing 94 941 670 95 1,353 670
    Service-providing 3,200 34,474 616 3,239 48,522 543
      Trade, transportation & utilities 758 9,794 556 746 12,529 538
      Information 26 361 693 27 404 703
      Financial activities 303 2,610 895 299 2,684 828
      Professional & business services 416 3,117 893 420 3,942 864
      Education and health services 270 8,163 774 269 8,062 809
      Leisure and hospitality 1,019 8,281 375 1,009 18,074 354
      Other services 338 1,942 472 331 2,372 456
      Unclassified 70 206 530 138 456 451

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 6.6 8.4 11.3 11.9 13.6 13.5 13.3 10.9 8.3 6.8 6.2 5.8
Unemployment 3,469 3,403 3,879 5,046 5,329 5,940 5,969 6,037 5,089 4,207 3,839 3,775 3,413
Employment 54,818 48,491 42,320 39,456 39,345 37,740 38,373 39,397 41,571 46,437 52,788 56,784 55,890
Labor Force58,28751,89446,19944,50244,67443,68044,34245,43446,66050,64456,62760,55959,303

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
Avalon Elementary SchoolAvalon 34011102234009NJ 61 1,315 79
Cape May City Board of EducationCape May 34027002334009NJ 142 3,556 161
Cape May PointCape May Point 34027602334009NJ... 287 10
Corbin CityOcean City 34035101334009NJ 20 494 75
Dennis TownshipCape May Court House 34038402234009NJ 592 6,376 1,031
Lower Cape May Regional School DistrictCape May 34090904134009NJ 1,481 27,110 1,751
Lower Township Elementary School DistrictCape May 34091502334009NJ 1,806 22,544 1,521
Middle Township Public SchoolsCape May Court House 34100204134009NJ 2,683 18,645 2,750
North Wildwood School DistrictNorth Wildwood 34116702334009NJ 318 3,984 344
Ocean City School DistrictOcean City 34119701334009NJ 2,089 11,536 1,207
Sea Isle City Board of EducationSea Isle City 34147602234009NJ... 2,084 159
Stone Harbor Elementary SchoolStone Harbor 34158102234009NJ 78 854 68
Upper TownshipPetersburg 34166502234009NJ 1,408 12,199 2,111
West Cape May ElementaryWest Cape May 34174002334009NJ 66 1,010 37
West WildwoodWest Wildwood 34176702334009NJ... 595 70
Wildwood City Board of EducationWildwood 34179402334009NJ 852 5,250 625
Wildwood Crest BoroughWildwood Crest 34179702334009NJ 246 3,224 375
Woodbine School DistrictWoodbine 34180904134009NJ 239 2,437 311

Number of districts: 18 ... Total enrollment: 12,081
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

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.

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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).

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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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