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Situation & Outlook Report

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 37860)
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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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA metro changed from 451,118 in 2010 to 472,278 in 2015, a change of 26,925 (6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 110 in 2010 and 109 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 2,963 (2011), 5,691 (2012), 4,504 (2013), 2,604 (2014), 2,604 (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 519,080. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 68,100 (15.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 64,369 (2010) to 99,601 (2020), a change of 35,232 (54.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 364 in 2008 and 488 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,464 in 2008 to $36,969 in 2014, a change of $2,505 (7.3%). 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 140 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $13,832 in 2009 to $15,916 in 2014 a change of $2,084 (15.07%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $13,832 in 2009 to $14,588 in 2014, a change of $756 (5.47%). 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 98 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 37860; 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.
  •   Brent
  •   Ferry Pass
  •   Pensacola

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
  Pensacola, FL (1255925) 51,923 52,034 52,006 52,748 52,778 53,068 1,034 2.00

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 451,118 100.0 455,372 100.0 462,565 100.0 468,479 100.0 472,278 100.0 478,043 100.0
  Escambia County, FL (12033) 298,165 66.1 299,653 65.8 304,191 65.8 307,753 65.7 309,034 65.4 311,003 65.1
  Santa Rosa County, FL (12113) 152,953 33.9 155,719 34.2 158,374 34.2 160,726 34.3 163,244 34.6 167,040 34.9

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.
  Escambia County, FL
  Santa Rosa 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 466,913 474,081 7,168 1.54
  One race 444,317 454,427 10,110 2.28
    White 350,719 354,401 3,682 1.05
    Black/African American 350,719 354,401 3,682 1.05
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,483 1,716 -767 -30.89
    Asian alone 11,206 14,237 3,031 27.05
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 689 488 -201 -29.17
    Some other race alone 4,480 5,126 646 14.42
  Two or more races 22,596 19,654 -2,942 -13.02
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 24,236 25,476 1,240 5.12
Population 25 years and over 312,241 316,858 4,617 5.12
  % high school graduate or higher 89.4 91.4 2.0 2.24
  % bachelor's degree or higher 25.4 26.0 0.6 2.36
Total Households 172,663 171,179 -1,484 2.36
  Median household income ($) 47,336 50,003 2,667 5.63
  Mean household income ($) 60,483 67,129 6,646 10.99
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 466,913 474,081 7,168 1.54
  Male 233,759 239,071 5,312 10.99
  Female 233,154 235,010 1,856 10.99
  Under 5 years 28,897 27,482 -1,415 10.99
  5 to 9 years 27,340 29,162 1,822 6.66
  10 to 14 years 28,637 28,586 -51 -0.18
  15 to 19 years 31,287 32,477 1,190 3.80
  20 to 24 years 38,511 39,516 1,005 2.61
  25 to 34 years 62,578 65,763 3,185 5.09
  35 to 44 years 54,583 53,594 -989 -1.81
  45 to 54 years 65,903 63,962 -1,941 -2.95
  55 to 59 years 32,952 33,648 696 2.11
  55 to 59 years 32,952 33,648 696 2.11
  60 to 64 years 26,875 26,973 98 0.36
  65 to 74 years 39,879 42,920 3,041 7.63
  75 to 84 years 21,992 22,270 278 1.26
  85 years and over 7,479 7,728 249 3.33
  Median age 37.9 38.1 0.2 0.53
  18 years and over 365,725 372,235 6,510 1.78
  21 years and over 342,858 348,259 5,401 1.58
  62 years and over 84,257 89,131 4,874 5.78
  65 years and over 69,350 72,918 3,568 5.14

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 201,463 201,597 202,826 203,543 204,569 206,240 4,643 2.30

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 203,897 206,220 2,323 1.14
  1-unit, detached 141,058 146,365 5,307 3.76
  1-unit, attached 6,759 2,842 -3,917 -57.95
  2 units 5,407 5,866 459 8.49
  3 or 4 units 6,648 7,952 1,304 19.61
  5 to 9 units 7,125 9,338 2,213 31.06
  10 to 20 units 6,159 5,567 -592 -9.61
  20 or more units 11,521 11,865 344 2.99
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 203,897 206,220 2,323 1.14
  Occupied Housing Units 172,663 171,179 -1,484 -0.86
    Owner 111,930 107,767 -4,163 -3.72
    Renter 60,733 63,412 2,679 4.41
  Vacant Housing Units 31,234 35,041 3,807 12.19
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 2.40 0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 13.00 16.40 3.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.55 2.73 0.18 7.06
Average household size; renter-occ 2.57 2.44 -0.13 -5.06
Median Value $ owner occupied 132,400 134,800 2,400 1.81
Median Rent $ renter occupied 897 919 22 2.45

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 190 159 196 136 207 138 332 249 279 196 436 204
  in 1 unit bldgs 190 153 184 136 207 138 164 249 195 196 212 204
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 6 8 0 0 0 168 0 84 0 224 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 14 0
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 42,954 28,647 34,017 30,767 46,776 30,996 47,310 56,191 45,909 36,733 51,227 37,029
  1 unit structures 42,954 28,287 33,182 30,767 46,776 30,996 37,754 56,191 37,102 36,733 37,899 37,029
  2 unit structures 0 0 335 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 360 500 0 0 0 9,556 0 8,807 0 13,328 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
    186.64 187.50 190.88 194.89 199.04
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.46 1.80 2.10 2.13 6.64
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 16,596,979 17,034,236 17,051,721 17,789,324 18,666,702 2,069,723 12.5
  Net earnings 1/ 9,560,239 9,882,738 9,814,608 10,102,450 10,632,665 1,072,426 11.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,694,428 3,655,344 3,781,024 4,023,856 4,239,948 545,520 14.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 381,559 384,066 400,966 395,294 397,668 16,109 4.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 81,116 55,945 42,236 16,075 11,666 -69,450 -85.6
    Retirement and other 3,231,753 3,215,333 3,337,822 3,612,487 3,830,614 598,861 18.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 3,342,312 3,496,154 3,456,089 3,663,018 3,794,089 451,777 13.5
  Population 4/ 455,372 462,565 468,479 472,278 478,043 22,671 5.0
  Per capita personal income 36,447 36,826 36,398 37,667 39,048 2,601 7.1
  Per capita net earnings 20,994 21,365 20,950 21,391 22,242 1,248 5.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,113 7,902 8,071 8,520 8,869 756 9.3
    Per capita income maintenance 838 830 856 837 832 -6 -0.7
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 178 121 90 34 24 -154 -86.5
    Per capita retirement and other 7,097 6,951 7,125 7,649 8,013 916 12.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,340 7,558 7,377 7,756 7,937 597 8.1
  Earnings by place of work 9,801,092 10,106,684 10,158,392 10,465,290 11,028,624 1,227,532 12.5
    Wages and salaries 7,103,482 7,254,115 7,371,380 7,637,178 8,039,177 935,695 13.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,930,857 1,988,400 2,032,261 2,021,913 2,120,762 189,905 9.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,371,527 1,405,172 1,447,777 1,426,310 1,510,026 138,499 10.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 559,330 583,228 584,484 595,603 610,736 51,406 9.2
    Proprietors' income 766,753 864,169 754,751 806,199 868,685 101,932 13.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 21,349 26,415 28,642 5,052 15,913 -5,436 -25.5
      Farm proprietors' income 745,404 837,754 726,109 801,147 852,772 107,368 14.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 220,702 221,415 225,337 229,530 234,152 13,450 6.1
  Wage and salary jobs 175,316 175,938 179,039 181,336 184,561 9,245 5.3
  Number of proprietors 45,386 45,477 46,298 48,194 49,591 4,205 9.3
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,245 1,251 1,253 1,243 1,233 -12 -1.0
    Number of farm proprietors 44,141 44,226 45,045 46,951 48,358 4,217 9.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,409 45,646 45,081 45,594 47,100 2,691 6.1
  Average wages and salaries 40,518 41,231 41,172 42,116 43,558 3,040 7.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 16,887 18,943 16,120 17,063 17,635 748 4.4
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 13,832 14,330 14,632 14,697 15,238 15,916 2,084 15.07
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 13,832 14,151 14,220 14,008 14,255 14,588 756 5.47

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 11,536 261,045 746 11,581 269,488 748
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 82 10,739 1,204 82 10,786 1,026
 Total, all industries - St Govt 113 8,416 739 110 8,512 820
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 37 26,191 747 36 25,429 914
 Total, all industries - Private 11,304 215,699 724 11,353 224,761 714
    Goods-producing 1,848 25,978 841 1,848 26,368 857
      Natural resources and mining 79 868 732 82 875 691
      Construction 1,425 15,364 673 1,431 15,631 703
      Manufacturing 344 9,746 1,115 335 9,861 1,117
    Service-providing 9,456 189,721 708 9,505 198,393 695
      Trade, transportation & utilities 2,472 50,002 665 2,475 51,446 625
      Information 128 3,595 1,051 127 3,719 886
      Financial activities 1,190 18,253 1,065 1,181 18,973 917
      Professional & business services 2,117 32,884 813 2,127 34,591 811
      Education and health services 1,252 44,477 840 1,269 44,929 915
      Leisure and hospitality 1,167 32,809 302 1,194 36,686 312
      Other services 999 7,496 524 1,002 7,842 550
      Unclassified 131 204 430 130 206 489

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 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.5 5.2 5.3 5.0
Unemployment 7,835 7,426 7,176 7,151 6,872 7,542 6,837 6,786 6,513 6,227 7,355 7,467 6,992
Employment 133,818 133,257 132,569 131,632 131,448 130,825 132,046 133,107 131,822 133,041 132,954 133,819 133,861
Labor Force141,653140,683139,745138,783138,320138,367138,883139,893138,335139,268140,309141,286140,853

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
EscambiaPensacola 12005102112033FL 40,670 305,817 45,702
Santa RosaMilton 12016502112113FL 25,878 161,096 27,418

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 66,548
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
Florida Institute of Ultrasound Inc Pensacola, FL1339424 52 52 0 0
Fortis Institute-Pensacola Pensacola, FL4554793 712 712 0 0
George Stone Technical Center Pensacola, FL1342914 456 362 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Pensacola Pensacola, FL4816145 229 197 0 0
Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL1364735 10,317 3,888 0 0
Radford M Locklin Technical Center Milton, FL1366594 895 201 0 0
The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL1383549 10,072 7,394 2,530 575
Virginia College-Pensacola Pensacola, FL3897273 384 245 0 0

  Number of institutions: 8 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 23,117
  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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ProximityOne develops geographic-demographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Follow ProximityOne on Twitter at www.twitter.com/proximityone. Contact us (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest.

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