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Situation & Outlook Report

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 37340)
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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA metro changed from 543,966 in 2010 to 556,902 in 2015, a change of 24,122 (4.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 97 in 2010 and 95 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,515 (2011), 4,262 (2012), 4,858 (2013), 6,644 (2014), 6,644 (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 568,048. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 24,019 (4.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 113,566 (2010) to 144,217 (2020), a change of 30,651 (27.0%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 247 in 2008 and 373 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $36,895 in 2008 to $38,872 in 2014, a change of $1,977 (5.4%). 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 121 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $18,397 in 2009 to $18,583 in 2014 a change of $186 (1.01%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $18,397 in 2009 to $17,416 in 2014, a change of ($981) (-5.33%). 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 114 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 37340; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Harris Corporation

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.
  •   Melbourne
  •   Palm Bay
  •   Titusville

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
  Cocoa, FL (1213150) 17,140 17,155 17,130 17,235 17,279 17,419 264 1.50
  Cocoa Beach, FL (1213175) 11,231 11,236 11,207 11,274 11,317 11,400 164 1.50
  Melbourne, FL (1243975) 76,068 76,361 76,583 77,028 77,676 78,490 2,129 2.80
  Palm Bay, FL (1254000) 103,190 103,352 103,380 104,216 104,850 105,838 2,486 2.40
  Rockledge, FL (1261500) 24,926 24,988 25,252 25,440 25,624 26,071 1,083 4.30
  Satellite Beach, FL (1264400) 10,109 10,128 10,155 10,264 10,322 10,418 290 2.90
  Titusville, FL (1271900) 43,761 43,788 43,720 43,983 44,190 44,557 769 1.80
  West Melbourne, FL (1276500) 18,355 18,439 18,729 19,188 19,680 20,078 1,639 8.90

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 543,966 100.0 544,323 100.0 547,495 100.0 551,148 100.0 556,902 100.0 568,088 100.0
  Brevard County, FL (12009) 543,966 100.0 544,323 100.0 547,495 100.0 551,148 100.0 556,902 100.0 568,088 100.0

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.
  Brevard 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 550,823 556,885 6,062 1.10
  One race 537,012 542,418 5,406 1.01
    White 460,191 461,038 847 0.18
    Black/African American 460,191 461,038 847 0.18
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,621 1,622 1 0.06
    Asian alone 13,123 13,843 720 5.49
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 526 526...
    Some other race alone 4,961 5,810 849 17.11
  Two or more races 13,811 14,467 656 4.75
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 49,704 51,976 2,272 4.57
Population 25 years and over 403,109 410,011 6,902 4.57
  % high school graduate or higher 90.5 91.6 1.1 1.22
  % bachelor's degree or higher 26.5 27.2 0.7 2.64
Total Households 218,325 225,226 6,901 2.64
  Median household income ($) 46,472 47,907 1,435 3.09
  Mean household income ($) 60,739 64,550 3,811 6.27
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 550,823 556,885 6,062 1.10
  Male 269,734 271,678 1,944 6.27
  Female 281,089 285,207 4,118 6.27
  Under 5 years 25,769 26,010 241 6.27
  5 to 9 years 29,726 28,718 -1,008 -3.39
  10 to 14 years 29,389 29,766 377 1.28
  15 to 19 years 31,699 31,637 -62 -0.20
  20 to 24 years 31,131 30,743 -388 -1.25
  25 to 34 years 55,894 59,964 4,070 7.28
  35 to 44 years 59,651 57,820 -1,831 -3.07
  45 to 54 years 83,627 81,478 -2,149 -2.57
  55 to 59 years 42,061 45,590 3,529 8.39
  55 to 59 years 42,061 45,590 3,529 8.39
  60 to 64 years 40,165 39,147 -1,018 -2.53
  65 to 74 years 65,103 67,407 2,304 3.54
  75 to 84 years 40,600 40,924 324 0.80
  85 years and over 16,008 17,681 1,673 10.45
  Median age 47.0 46.9 -0.1 -0.21
  18 years and over 447,057 452,993 5,936 1.33
  21 years and over 427,328 434,984 7,656 1.79
  62 years and over 145,870 148,727 2,857 1.96
  65 years and over 121,711 126,012 4,301 3.53

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 269,864 269,967 270,528 270,854 271,443 272,297 2,330 0.86

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 270,641 272,283 1,642 0.61
  1-unit, detached 174,337 178,011 3,674 2.11
  1-unit, attached 11,629 11,188 -441 -3.79
  2 units 5,948 4,237 -1,711 -28.77
  3 or 4 units 8,417 10,209 1,792 21.29
  5 to 9 units 16,987 12,349 -4,638 -27.30
  10 to 20 units 11,849 15,294 3,445 29.07
  20 or more units 20,117 18,781 -1,336 -6.64
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 270,641 272,283 1,642 0.61
  Occupied Housing Units 218,325 225,226 6,901 3.16
    Owner 156,275 156,191 -84 -0.05
    Renter 62,050 69,035 6,985 11.26
  Vacant Housing Units 52,316 47,057 -5,259 -10.05
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.00 1.20 -0.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 11.60 9.70 -1.90...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.46 2.44 -0.02 -0.81
Average household size; renter-occ 2.58 2.47 -0.11 -4.26
Median Value $ owner occupied 135,900 149,400 13,500 9.93
Median Rent $ renter occupied 876 924 48 5.48

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 64 61 95 105 110 106 109 166 142 130 147 153
  in 1 unit bldgs 64 61 95 105 110 106 109 123 142 123 147 153
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 7 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0
  Percent Coverage 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 85 85 85 85
Value ($000), Total Units 24,398 23,043 33,715 32,866 36,267 35,759 35,395 51,793 49,483 41,491 48,708 49,819
  1 unit structures 24,398 23,043 33,715 32,866 36,267 35,759 35,395 44,800 49,483 40,039 48,708 49,819
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,146 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,847 0 1,452 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
    190.35 191.76 198.63 210.54 213.13
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.74 3.58 6.00 1.23 11.97
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 20,939,312 20,849,459 20,963,007 21,829,233 23,013,606 2,074,294 9.9
  Net earnings 1/ 11,594,755 11,585,197 11,423,397 11,622,410 12,342,590 747,835 6.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 4,969,241 4,988,266 5,136,204 5,465,044 5,781,212 811,971 16.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 351,899 365,412 377,771 376,152 382,220 30,321 8.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 146,170 96,784 69,516 30,866 18,439 -127,731 -87.4
    Retirement and other 4,471,172 4,526,070 4,688,917 5,058,026 5,380,553 909,381 20.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 4,375,316 4,275,996 4,403,406 4,741,779 4,889,804 514,488 11.8
  Population 4/ 544,323 547,495 551,148 556,902 568,088 23,765 4.4
  Per capita personal income 38,469 38,082 38,035 39,198 40,511 2,042 5.3
  Per capita net earnings 21,301 21,160 20,727 20,870 21,727 426 2.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,129 9,111 9,319 9,813 10,177 1,048 11.5
    Per capita income maintenance 646 667 685 675 673 27 4.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 269 177 126 55 32 -237 -88.1
    Per capita retirement and other 8,214 8,267 8,508 9,082 9,471 1,257 15.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 8,038 7,810 7,990 8,515 8,607 569 7.1
  Earnings by place of work 12,497,099 12,461,382 12,451,499 12,623,463 13,362,118 865,019 6.9
    Wages and salaries 9,338,726 9,339,829 9,405,269 9,543,608 10,108,876 770,150 8.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 2,106,434 2,142,220 2,171,560 2,164,061 2,309,446 203,012 9.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,421,973 1,442,901 1,478,726 1,463,616 1,589,554 167,581 11.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 684,461 699,319 692,834 700,445 719,892 35,431 5.2
    Proprietors' income 1,051,939 979,333 874,670 915,794 943,796 -108,143 -10.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 7,724 10,850 8,446 12,647 16,523 8,799 113.9
      Farm proprietors' income 1,044,215 968,483 866,224 903,147 927,273 -116,942 -11.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 257,493 258,315 260,392 265,005 272,003 14,510 5.6
  Wage and salary jobs 202,260 202,341 201,934 204,684 209,825 7,565 3.7
  Number of proprietors 55,233 55,974 58,458 60,321 62,178 6,945 12.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 406 396 397 398 395 -11 -2.7
    Number of farm proprietors 54,827 55,578 58,061 59,923 61,783 6,956 12.7
Average earnings per job (dollars) 48,534 48,241 47,818 47,635 49,125 591 1.2
  Average wages and salaries 46,172 46,159 46,576 46,626 48,178 2,006 4.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,046 17,426 14,919 15,072 15,009 -4,037 -21.2
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 18,397 18,539 17,781 17,655 18,087 18,583 186 1.01
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 18,397 18,449 17,552 17,125 17,239 17,416 -981 -5.33

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 15,159 321,399 856 15,173 323,621 865
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 85 9,974 1,708 87 10,262 1,438
 Total, all industries - St Govt 50 2,826 739 50 2,830 800
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 38 34,974 734 38 33,292 907
 Total, all industries - Private 14,986 273,625 842 14,998 277,237 839
    Goods-producing 2,396 51,082 1,265 2,410 52,239 1,168
      Natural resources and mining 46 407 555 47 436 666
      Construction 1,765 17,242 737 1,777 17,640 778
      Manufacturing 585 33,433 1,548 586 34,163 1,376
    Service-providing 12,590 222,543 745 12,588 224,998 762
      Trade, transportation & utilities 3,060 57,713 689 3,047 57,864 722
      Information 191 2,949 1,076 199 3,640 1,138
      Financial activities 1,401 11,187 999 1,410 11,476 928
      Professional & business services 3,261 45,561 1,000 3,241 44,851 1,028
      Education and health services 1,794 54,621 860 1,787 54,811 887
      Leisure and hospitality 1,441 40,623 340 1,452 42,166 348
      Other services 1,309 9,726 556 1,311 9,962 546
      Unclassified 133 164 516 141 228 521

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 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.2
Unemployment 15,497 14,632 14,125 13,849 13,182 14,217 13,362 13,268 12,683 12,106 13,550 14,010 13,290
Employment 243,794 243,743 242,519 241,909 242,469 241,491 242,905 242,548 240,554 243,207 244,648 244,890 243,652
Labor Force259,291258,375256,644255,758255,651255,708256,267255,816253,237255,313258,198258,900256,942

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
BrevardViera 12001502112009FL 71,228 550,823 78,341

Number of districts: 1 ... Total enrollment: 71,228
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
Eastern Florida State College Cocoa, FL1326935 15,931 5,650 0 0
Everest University-Melbourne Melbourne, FL4200067 371 285 21 8
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL1338819 3,636 3,352 2,757 1,337
Florida Institute of Technology-Online Melbourne, FL4805697 2,066 1,150 1,116 9

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 22,004
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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