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Situation & Outlook Report

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 39540)
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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 Racine, WI MSA metro changed from 195,443 in 2010 to 194,986 in 2015, a change of -363 (-0.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 219 in 2010 and 223 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -1,289 (2011), -1,062 (2012), -450 (2013), -444 (2014), -444 (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 206,716. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 11,270 (5.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 26,521 (2010) to 38,912 (2020), a change of 12,391 (46.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 170 in 2008 and 265 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $39,023 in 2008 to $41,398 in 2014, a change of $2,375 (6.1%). 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 229 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,559 in 2009 to $7,526 in 2014 a change of $967 (14.74%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,559 in 2009 to $6,842 in 2014, a change of $283 (4.31%). 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 45 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 39540; 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.
  •   Racine

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
  Burlington, WI (5511200) 10,464 10,527 10,509 10,504 10,512 10,541 14 0.10
  Caledonia, WI (5511950) 24,705 24,701 24,685 24,655 24,708 24,708 7 0.00
  Mount Pleasant, WI (5554875) 26,197 26,201 26,162 26,151 26,194 26,293 92 0.40
  Racine, WI (5566000) 78,860 78,783 78,505 78,242 78,183 78,065 -718 -0.90

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 195,443 100.0 194,965 100.0 194,639 100.0 194,807 100.0 194,986 100.0 195,080 100.0
  Racine County, WI (55101) 195,443 100.0 194,965 100.0 194,639 100.0 194,807 100.0 194,986 100.0 195,080 100.0

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.
  Racine County, WI

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 195,041 195,163 122 0.06
  One race 188,784 189,457 673 0.36
    White 154,486 157,023 2,537 1.64
    Black/African American 154,486 157,023 2,537 1.64
    American Indian/Alaska Native 998 1,028 30 3.01
    Asian alone 2,206 1,926 -280 -12.69
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 9,445 7,834 -1,611 -17.06
  Two or more races 6,257 5,706 -551 -8.81
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 24,015 24,420 405 1.69
Population 25 years and over 132,836 132,122 -714 1.69
  % high school graduate or higher 87.5 86.8 -0.7 -0.80
  % bachelor's degree or higher 23.4 24.0 0.6 2.56
Total Households 72,057 75,876 3,819 2.56
  Median household income ($) 54,209 54,525 316 0.58
  Mean household income ($) 70,215 68,354 -1,861 -2.65
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 195,041 195,163 122 0.06
  Male 96,662 96,001 -661 -2.65
  Female 98,379 99,162 783 -2.65
  Under 5 years 12,405 12,263 -142 -2.65
  5 to 9 years 13,448 12,924 -524 -3.90
  10 to 14 years 13,100 13,185 85 0.65
  15 to 19 years 12,122 12,569 447 3.69
  20 to 24 years 11,130 12,100 970 8.72
  25 to 34 years 24,170 23,363 -807 -3.34
  35 to 44 years 24,905 23,735 -1,170 -4.70
  45 to 54 years 29,276 28,885 -391 -1.34
  55 to 59 years 14,187 14,447 260 1.83
  55 to 59 years 14,187 14,447 260 1.83
  60 to 64 years 12,317 12,206 -111 -0.90
  65 to 74 years 15,482 16,467 985 6.36
  75 to 84 years 8,744 8,710 -34 -0.39
  85 years and over 3,755 4,309 554 14.75
  Median age 39.6 39.7 0.1 0.25
  18 years and over 147,999 148,450 451 0.30
  21 years and over 142,198 141,630 -568 -0.40
  62 years and over 34,849 36,969 2,120 6.08
  65 years and over 27,981 29,486 1,505 5.38

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 82,164 82,206 82,277 82,221 82,219 82,265 59 0.07

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 82,057 82,283 226 0.28
  1-unit, detached 57,530 55,027 -2,503 -4.35
  1-unit, attached 2,823 3,108 285 10.10
  2 units 6,245 8,622 2,377 38.06
  3 or 4 units 4,060 2,721 -1,339 -32.98
  5 to 9 units 4,040 3,604 -436 -10.79
  10 to 20 units 1,130 3,675 2,545 225.22
  20 or more units 5,257 4,624 -633 -12.04
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 82,057 82,283 226 0.28
  Occupied Housing Units 72,057 75,876 3,819 5.30
    Owner 51,084 52,009 925 1.81
    Renter 20,973 23,867 2,894 13.80
  Vacant Housing Units 10,000 6,407 -3,593 -35.93
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.90 0.80 -0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.80 7.50 -1.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.70 2.56 -0.14 -5.19
Average household size; renter-occ 2.48 2.40 -0.08 -3.23
Median Value $ owner occupied 160,600 164,400 3,800 2.37
Median Rent $ renter occupied 771 806 35 4.54

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 19 11 17 12 11 7 11 12 20 16 16 14
  in 1 unit bldgs 15 11 15 12 11 7 9 10 18 14 16 14
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 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 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 80 80 80 80
Value ($000), Total Units 4,166 2,840 4,901 2,874 2,714 1,846 2,985 2,845 5,420 3,912 3,465 3,837
  1 unit structures 3,566 2,840 4,523 2,874 2,714 1,846 2,635 2,545 5,059 3,432 3,465 3,837
  2 unit structures 600 0 378 0 0 0 350 300 361 480 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
    157.97 157.92 162.02 160.31 166.09
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.03 2.60 -1.06 3.61 5.14
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 7,715,154 8,061,900 7,871,603 8,189,161 8,483,153 767,999 10.0
  Net earnings 1/ 4,990,685 5,099,342 5,060,478 5,159,542 5,339,519 348,834 7.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,457,268 1,488,037 1,526,848 1,579,935 1,646,394 189,126 13.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 144,514 148,154 153,289 156,717 153,375 8,861 6.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 83,958 67,825 54,707 29,403 26,269 -57,689 -68.7
    Retirement and other 1,228,796 1,272,058 1,318,852 1,393,815 1,466,750 237,954 19.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,267,201 1,474,521 1,284,277 1,449,684 1,497,240 230,039 18.2
  Population 4/ 194,965 194,639 194,807 194,986 195,080 115 0.1
  Per capita personal income 39,572 41,420 40,407 41,999 43,486 3,914 9.9
  Per capita net earnings 25,598 26,199 25,977 26,461 27,371 1,773 6.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,475 7,645 7,838 8,103 8,440 965 12.9
    Per capita income maintenance 741 761 787 804 786 45 6.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 431 348 281 151 135 -296 -68.7
    Per capita retirement and other 6,303 6,535 6,770 7,148 7,519 1,216 19.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,500 7,576 6,593 7,435 7,675 1,175 18.1
  Earnings by place of work 4,584,613 4,762,965 4,749,915 4,893,211 4,981,518 396,905 8.7
    Wages and salaries 3,344,318 3,472,097 3,474,847 3,605,273 3,683,768 339,450 10.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 947,681 974,674 953,861 977,414 973,106 25,425 2.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 684,812 702,212 682,382 699,403 691,105 6,293 0.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 262,869 272,462 271,479 278,011 282,001 19,132 7.3
    Proprietors' income 292,614 316,194 321,207 310,524 324,644 32,030 10.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 13,023 8,000 11,047 436 3,395 -9,628 -73.9
      Farm proprietors' income 279,591 308,194 310,160 310,088 321,249 41,658 14.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 93,575 94,470 93,703 95,073 95,919 2,344 2.5
  Wage and salary jobs 76,494 77,636 76,629 77,927 78,259 1,765 2.3
  Number of proprietors 17,081 16,834 17,074 17,146 17,660 579 3.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 509 488 497 493 491 -18 -3.5
    Number of farm proprietors 16,572 16,346 16,577 16,653 17,169 597 3.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 48,994 50,418 50,691 51,468 51,935 2,941 6.0
  Average wages and salaries 43,720 44,723 45,346 46,265 47,071 3,351 7.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 16,871 18,854 18,710 18,621 18,711 1,840 10.9
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 6,559 7,105 7,106 7,493 7,488 7,526 967 14.74
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,559 7,090 6,948 7,092 6,936 6,842 283 4.31

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 3,974 120,744 862 4,077 123,107 829
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 22 554 1,263 21 565 1,019
 Total, all industries - St Govt 15 2,732 832 15 2,702 946
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 95 12,162 903 95 12,357 935
 Total, all industries - Private 3,842 105,296 856 3,946 107,483 814
    Goods-producing 776 35,043 1,224 783 35,308 1,211
      Natural resources and mining 31 317 676 32 452 603
      Construction 408 3,320 963 416 4,040 977
      Manufacturing 337 31,406 1,258 335 30,816 1,252
    Service-providing 3,066 70,253 672 3,163 72,175 619
      Trade, transportation & utilities 924 23,033 615 944 23,427 622
      Information 34 802 836 35 787 865
      Financial activities 303 3,948 1,441 307 3,900 1,031
      Professional & business services 548 9,939 736 562 10,230 714
      Education and health services 511 18,123 828 553 18,247 741
      Leisure and hospitality 407 11,286 258 423 12,414 253
      Other services 339 3,121 480 339 3,170 488

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 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.0 6.2 6.6 6.1 5.4 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.3
Unemployment 5,454 4,913 4,877 5,002 4,958 6,114 6,613 6,031 5,336 4,638 5,548 5,630 5,319
Employment 94,907 93,864 93,991 93,797 93,708 93,047 92,991 93,134 93,405 94,034 95,185 96,140 95,790
Labor Force100,36198,77798,86898,79998,66699,16199,60499,16598,74198,672100,733101,770101,109

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
Burlington Area School DistrictBurlington 55018903155101WI 3,260 23,238 4,218
Dover #1 School DistrictKansasville 55037503155101WI 90 1,809 159
North Cape School DistrictFranksville 55125104155101WI 197 806 78
Norway J7 School DistrictFranksville 55108004155101WI 86 1,810 248
Racine Unified School DistrictRacine 55123601355101WI 20,577 138,917 24,134
Raymond #14 School DistrictFranksville 55124804155101WI 439 3,294 393
Union Grove J1 School DistrictUnion Grove 55151803155101WI 792 5,377 707
Union Grove Uhs School DistrictUnion Grove 55151504155101WI 971 13,301 850
Washington-Caldwell School DistrictWaterford 55157002155101WI 190 1,905 268
Waterford Graded J1 School DistrictWaterford 55156604155101WI 1,551 13,784 1,835
Waterford Uhs School DistrictWaterford 55156004155101WI 1,065 18,306 1,179
Yorkville J2 School DistrictUnion Grove 55172204155101WI 465 2,771 326

Number of districts: 12 ... Total enrollment: 29,683
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
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine Racine, WI3830207 40 20 53 33
Shepherds College Union Grove, WI4811374 53 53 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 93
  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
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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