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Situation & Outlook Report

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 38220)
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 Pine Bluff, AR MSA metro changed from 100,083 in 2010 to 94,783 in 2015, a change of -6,387 (-6.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 378 in 2010 and 405 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -1,288 (2011), -1,766 (2012), -1,607 (2013), -1,077 (2014), -1,077 (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 104,039. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 3,963 (4.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 13,879 (2010) to 20,343 (2020), a change of 6,464 (46.6%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 855 in 2008 and 826 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $26,476 in 2008 to $30,986 in 2014, a change of $4,510 (17%). 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 369 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,027 in 2009 to $3,079 in 2014 a change of $52 (1.72%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,027 in 2009 to $2,769 in 2014, a change of ($258) (-8.52%). 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 30 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 38220; 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.
  •   Pine Bluff

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
  Pine Bluff, AR (0555310) 49,083 48,968 48,100 46,923 45,913 45,332 -3,636 -7.40

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 100,083 100.0 99,020 100.0 97,375 100.0 95,726 100.0 94,783 100.0 93,696 100.0
  Cleveland County, AR (05025) 8,686 8.7 8,664 8.7 8,611 8.8 8,538 8.9 8,424 8.9 8,311 8.9
  Jefferson County, AR (05069) 77,323 77.3 76,024 76.8 74,617 76.6 73,159 76.4 72,377 76.4 71,565 76.4
  Lincoln County, AR (05079) 14,074 14.1 14,332 14.5 14,147 14.5 14,029 14.7 13,982 14.8 13,820 14.7

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.
  Jefferson County, AR

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 96,415 95,127 -1,288 -1.34
  One race 95,790 94,583 -1,207 -1.26
    White 47,566 47,060 -506 -1.06
    Black/African American 47,566 47,060 -506 -1.06
    American Indian/Alaska Native 308 54 -254 -82.47
    Asian alone 243 751 508 209.05
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 732 126 -606 -82.79
  Two or more races 625 544 -81 -12.96
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,203 2,531 328 14.89
Population 25 years and over 65,543 64,750 -793 14.89
  % high school graduate or higher 83.6 85.6 2.0 2.39
  % bachelor's degree or higher 13.8 14.8 1.0 7.25
Total Households 35,484 35,978 494 7.25
  Median household income ($) 34,665 33,838 -827 -2.39
  Mean household income ($) 47,807 50,078 2,271 4.75
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 96,415 95,127 -1,288 -1.34
  Male 50,117 49,237 -880 4.75
  Female 46,298 45,890 -408 4.75
  Under 5 years 5,449 5,472 23 4.75
  5 to 9 years 5,961 5,835 -126 -2.11
  10 to 14 years 6,238 5,886 -352 -5.64
  15 to 19 years 7,032 6,397 -635 -9.03
  20 to 24 years 6,192 6,787 595 9.61
  25 to 34 years 13,100 12,114 -986 -7.53
  35 to 44 years 12,515 12,097 -418 -3.34
  45 to 54 years 12,814 12,715 -99 -0.77
  55 to 59 years 7,045 7,038 -7 -0.10
  55 to 59 years 7,045 7,038 -7 -0.10
  60 to 64 years 5,532 6,128 596 10.77
  65 to 74 years 8,303 8,312 9 0.11
  75 to 84 years 4,031 4,737 706 17.51
  85 years and over 2,203 1,609 -594 -26.96
  Median age 39.4 39.6 0.2 0.51
  18 years and over 74,753 74,185 -568 -0.76
  21 years and over 70,573 70,215 -358 -0.51
  62 years and over 17,318 18,710 1,392 8.04
  65 years and over 14,537 14,658 121 0.83

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 41,930 41,941 41,997 42,002 42,070 42,148 207 0.49

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 42,088 42,570 482 1.15
  1-unit, detached 29,943 29,756 -187 -0.62
  1-unit, attached 543 191 -352 -64.83
  2 units 1,104 529 -575 -52.08
  3 or 4 units 875 752 -123 -14.06
  5 to 9 units 931 1,983 1,052 113.00
  10 to 20 units 1,065 1,228 163 15.31
  20 or more units 999 1,060 61 6.11
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 42,088 42,570 482 1.15
  Occupied Housing Units 35,484 35,978 494 1.39
    Owner 23,579 23,608 29 0.12
    Renter 11,905 12,370 465 3.91
  Vacant Housing Units 6,604 6,592 -12 -0.18
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.10 0.90 -1.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.40 6.30 -0.10...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.38 2.36 -0.02 -0.84
Average household size; renter-occ 2.47 2.45 -0.02 -0.81
Median Value $ owner occupied 76,500 80,200 3,700 4.84
Median Rent $ renter occupied 640 611 -29 -4.53

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 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 1
  in 1 unit bldgs 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 1
  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 0 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 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 42 42 42 42
Value ($000), Total Units 323 311 239 122 275 272 333 243 141 247 157 140
  1 unit structures 323 311 239 122 275 272 333 243 141 247 157 140
  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 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
    169.20 165.30 160.86 168.74 159.10
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -2.30 -2.69 4.90 -5.71 -5.97
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 2,840,745 2,909,153 2,925,526 2,935,926 2,939,927 99,182 3.5
  Net earnings 1/ 1,628,999 1,669,995 1,701,354 1,668,117 1,620,267 -8,732 -0.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 862,389 859,358 865,878 904,707 945,937 83,548 9.7
    Income maintenance 2/ 122,894 121,369 121,271 118,969 116,676 -6,218 -5.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 28,766 24,011 19,239 10,703 9,772 -18,994 -66.0
    Retirement and other 710,729 713,978 725,368 775,035 819,489 108,760 15.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 349,357 379,800 358,294 363,102 373,723 24,366 7.0
  Population 4/ 99,020 97,375 95,726 94,783 93,696 -5,324 -5.4
  Per capita personal income 28,689 29,876 30,561 30,975 31,377 2,688 9.4
  Per capita net earnings 16,451 17,150 17,773 17,599 17,293 842 5.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,709 8,825 9,045 9,545 10,096 1,387 15.9
    Per capita income maintenance 1,241 1,246 1,267 1,255 1,245 4 0.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 291 247 201 113 104 -187 -64.3
    Per capita retirement and other 7,178 7,332 7,578 8,177 8,746 1,568 21.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 3,528 3,900 3,743 3,831 3,989 461 13.1
  Earnings by place of work 1,974,383 2,065,031 2,055,216 2,003,564 1,927,529 -46,854 -2.4
    Wages and salaries 1,439,013 1,457,663 1,391,303 1,382,723 1,370,821 -68,192 -4.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 374,132 386,897 375,734 375,981 364,696 -9,436 -2.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 256,325 267,943 261,536 260,755 252,451 -3,874 -1.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 117,807 118,954 114,198 115,226 112,245 -5,562 -4.7
    Proprietors' income 161,238 220,471 288,179 244,860 192,012 30,774 19.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 46,639 94,354 167,802 127,384 77,997 31,358 67.2
      Farm proprietors' income 114,599 126,117 120,377 117,476 114,015 -584 -0.5
Total full-time and part-time employment 47,273 46,588 45,127 43,940 44,048 -3,225 -6.8
  Wage and salary jobs 39,043 38,362 36,975 35,792 35,692 -3,351 -8.6
  Number of proprietors 8,230 8,226 8,152 8,148 8,356 126 1.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 893 880 889 915 904 11 1.2
    Number of farm proprietors 7,337 7,346 7,263 7,233 7,452 115 1.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,766 44,325 45,543 45,598 43,760 1,994 4.8
  Average wages and salaries 36,857 37,998 37,628 38,632 38,407 1,550 4.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 15,619 17,168 16,574 16,242 15,300 -319 -2.0
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 3,027 3,133 3,138 3,185 3,118 3,079 52 1.72
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,027 3,075 3,001 2,986 2,856 2,769 -258 -8.52

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 2,656 52,266 704 2,645 54,028 726
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 47 2,515 1,317 46 2,496 1,388
 Total, all industries - St Govt 55 7,011 678 55 7,283 773
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 57 4,889 590 57 5,933 738
 Total, all industries - Private 2,497 37,851 683 2,487 38,316 672
    Goods-producing 284 10,865 862 283 10,931 880
      Natural resources and mining 93 832 717 91 840 729
      Construction 113 1,055 602 114 1,130 657
      Manufacturing 78 8,978 907 78 8,961 921
    Service-providing 2,213 26,986 611 2,204 27,385 589
      Trade, transportation & utilities 510 8,549 645 505 8,658 613
      Information 15 ...... 15 185 666
      Financial activities 181 1,998 977 180 1,985 812
      Professional & business services 165 3,114 509 163 ......
      Education and health services 1,036 8,844 670 1,038 8,793 658
      Leisure and hospitality 156 ...... 159 ......
      Other services 150 1,101 541 144 1,089 577

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 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.8 4.5 4.9 5.0 4.4
Unemployment 173 169 155 156 169 177 182 162 130 153 167 171 147
Employment 3,187 3,173 3,241 3,240 3,240 3,184 3,249 3,302 3,297 3,285 3,264 3,239 3,205
Labor Force3,3603,3423,3963,3963,4093,3613,4313,4643,4273,4383,4313,4103,352

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
Cleveland County School Dist.Rison 05000674205025AR 850 5,460 1,006
Dollarway School DistrictPine Bluff 05054101305069AR 1,442 12,411 1,667
Pine Bluff School DistrictPine Bluff 05000261305069AR 4,692 30,344 5,463
Star City School DistrictStar City 05000284205079AR 1,677 9,139 1,665
Watson Chapel School DistrictPine Bluff 05139304105069AR 2,992 16,129 2,702
White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall 05141404105069AR 2,993 13,888 2,728
Woodlawn School DistrictRison 05144004205025AR 534 2,818 524

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 15,180
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
Jefferson Regional Medical Center School of Nursing Pine Bluff, AR1071234 73 73 0 0
Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR1076373 1,432 744 0 0
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR1064129 2,401 2,188 112 36

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,906
  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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