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Situation & Outlook Report

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 39660)
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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 Rapid City, SD MSA metro changed from 135,064 in 2010 to 143,625 in 2015, a change of 9,070 (6.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 300 in 2010 and 292 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 466 (2011), 1,543 (2012), 1,652 (2013), 1,265 (2014), 1,265 (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 153,323. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 18,271 (13.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 19,014 (2010) to 29,510 (2020), a change of 10,496 (55.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 195 in 2008 and 233 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $38,302 in 2008 to $42,309 in 2014, a change of $4,007 (10.5%). 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 264 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,141 in 2009 to $6,117 in 2014 a change of $976 (18.98%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,141 in 2009 to $5,521 in 2014, a change of $380 (7.39%). 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 39660; 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).

 
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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.
  •   Rapid City

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Rapid City, SD (4652980) 67,956 68,171 68,637 70,021 71,140 72,638 4,467 6.60

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 135,064 100.0 136,369 100.0 138,804 100.0 141,367 100.0 143,625 100.0 144,134 100.0
  Custer County, SD (46033) ** 8,271 6.1 8,338 6.1 8,319 6.0 8,422 6.0 8,445 5.9 8,446 5.9
  Meade County, SD (46093) 25,493 18.9 25,583 18.8 25,903 18.7 26,529 18.8 26,903 18.7 26,986 18.7
  Pennington County, SD (46103) 101,300 75.0 102,448 75.1 104,582 75.3 106,416 75.3 108,277 75.4 108,702 75.4
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

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.
  Pennington County, SD

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 141,324 143,867 2,543 1.80
  One race 134,061 137,574 3,513 2.62
    White 119,649 122,167 2,518 2.10
    Black/African American 119,649 122,167 2,518 2.10
    American Indian/Alaska Native 10,365 10,070 -295 -2.85
    Asian alone 1,176 1,473 297 25.26
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 77 77...
    Some other race alone 554 1,857 1,303 235.20
  Two or more races 7,263 6,293 -970 -13.36
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,069 6,816 747 12.31
Population 25 years and over 94,996 96,669 1,673 12.31
  % high school graduate or higher 94.0 93.9 -0.1 -0.11
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.5 26.8 2.3 9.39
Total Households 55,969 56,274 305 9.39
  Median household income ($) 48,641 49,808 1,167 2.40
  Mean household income ($) 63,509 64,263 754 1.19
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 141,324 143,867 2,543 1.80
  Male 71,892 72,039 147 1.19
  Female 69,432 71,828 2,396 1.19
  Under 5 years 9,227 9,400 173 1.19
  5 to 9 years 11,337 9,438 -1,899 -16.75
  10 to 14 years 8,201 10,068 1,867 22.77
  15 to 19 years 8,368 7,940 -428 -5.11
  20 to 24 years 9,195 10,352 1,157 12.58
  25 to 34 years 18,904 19,450 546 2.89
  35 to 44 years 16,752 16,424 -328 -1.96
  45 to 54 years 18,572 18,256 -316 -1.70
  55 to 59 years 11,162 11,324 162 1.45
  55 to 59 years 11,162 11,324 162 1.45
  60 to 64 years 8,784 9,455 671 7.64
  65 to 74 years 11,342 12,311 969 8.54
  75 to 84 years 7,050 6,349 -701 -9.94
  85 years and over 2,430 3,100 670 27.57
  Median age 37.4 38.5 1.1 2.94
  18 years and over 107,626 110,047 2,421 2.25
  21 years and over 102,276 105,466 3,190 3.12
  62 years and over 25,937 27,337 1,400 5.40
  65 years and over 20,822 21,760 938 4.50

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 60,577 60,677 61,200 61,572 62,213 63,172 2,495 4.11

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 61,541 62,996 1,455 2.36
  1-unit, detached 38,431 40,724 2,293 5.97
  1-unit, attached 2,737 3,064 327 11.95
  2 units 3,055 963 -2,092 -68.48
  3 or 4 units 2,185 2,349 164 7.51
  5 to 9 units 2,077 2,005 -72 -3.47
  10 to 20 units 2,034 1,250 -784 -38.54
  20 or more units 2,882 4,497 1,615 56.04
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 61,541 62,996 1,455 2.36
  Occupied Housing Units 55,969 56,274 305 0.54
    Owner 38,093 37,923 -170 -0.45
    Renter 17,876 18,351 475 2.66
  Vacant Housing Units 5,572 6,722 1,150 20.64
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 1.10 0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 2.40 4.60 2.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.53 2.56 0.03 1.19
Average household size; renter-occ 2.26 2.27 0.01 0.44
Median Value $ owner occupied 157,500 165,200 7,700 4.89
Median Rent $ renter occupied 747 779 32 4.28

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 42 55 157 31 28 21 21 49 46 75 300 32
  in 1 unit bldgs 42 55 33 31 28 21 21 37 46 45 59 32
  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 0 124 0 0 0 0 12 0 30 241 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
  Percent Coverage 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 89 89 89 89
Value ($000), Total Units 5,844 10,950 16,929 4,777 5,249 3,177 4,218 8,836 8,662 9,490 33,329 6,902
  1 unit structures 5,844 10,950 7,326 4,777 5,249 3,177 4,218 7,901 8,662 6,590 8,778 6,902
  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 9,603 0 0 0 0 935 0 2,900 24,551 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
    233.43 236.16 241.23 243.34 246.75
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.17 2.15 0.87 1.40 5.71
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 5,611,911 5,853,070 5,764,857 6,244,905 6,453,543 841,632 15.0
  Net earnings 1/ 3,293,132 3,401,834 3,393,906 3,655,810 3,761,450 468,318 14.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 982,791 996,923 1,035,588 1,082,852 1,139,898 157,107 16.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 91,053 88,819 91,682 92,444 91,206 153 0.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 10,273 8,320 6,753 5,173 5,232 -5,041 -49.1
    Retirement and other 881,465 899,784 937,153 985,235 1,043,460 161,995 18.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,335,988 1,454,313 1,335,363 1,506,243 1,552,195 216,207 16.2
  Population 4/ 136,369 138,804 141,367 143,625 144,134 7,765 5.7
  Per capita personal income 41,152 42,168 40,779 43,481 44,775 3,623 8.8
  Per capita net earnings 24,149 24,508 24,008 25,454 26,097 1,948 8.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,207 7,182 7,326 7,539 7,909 702 9.7
    Per capita income maintenance 668 640 649 644 633 -35 -5.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 75 60 48 36 36 -39 -52.0
    Per capita retirement and other 6,464 6,482 6,629 6,860 7,240 776 12.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 9,797 10,477 9,446 10,487 10,769 972 9.9
  Earnings by place of work 3,689,542 3,826,999 3,876,793 4,159,548 4,273,924 584,382 15.8
    Wages and salaries 2,462,259 2,566,240 2,632,881 2,744,973 2,850,344 388,085 15.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 690,922 685,431 683,806 731,859 755,124 64,202 9.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 496,618 484,438 480,308 518,223 536,748 40,130 8.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 194,304 200,993 203,498 213,636 218,376 24,072 12.4
    Proprietors' income 536,361 575,328 560,106 682,716 668,456 132,095 24.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 44,871 32,574 9,745 70,861 11,596 -33,275 -74.2
      Farm proprietors' income 491,490 542,754 550,361 611,855 656,860 165,370 33.6
Total full-time and part-time employment 91,288 92,025 93,036 94,019 94,649 3,361 3.7
  Wage and salary jobs 70,498 71,208 71,712 72,677 72,777 2,279 3.2
  Number of proprietors 20,790 20,817 21,324 21,342 21,872 1,082 5.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,695 1,689 1,706 1,689 1,669 -26 -1.5
    Number of farm proprietors 19,095 19,128 19,618 19,653 20,203 1,108 5.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,417 41,587 41,670 44,242 45,156 4,739 11.7
  Average wages and salaries 34,927 36,039 36,715 37,769 39,165 4,238 12.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,739 28,375 28,054 31,133 32,513 6,774 26.3
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 5,141 5,410 5,640 5,823 5,902 6,117 976 18.98
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,141 5,322 5,461 5,498 5,449 5,521 380 7.39

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 5,414 102,763 744 5,470 108,447 709
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 88 4,939 1,217 89 5,062 1,088
 Total, all industries - St Govt 84 2,453 898 84 2,617 900
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 46 10,855 669 46 10,945 675
 Total, all industries - Private 5,196 84,517 721 5,251 89,823 686
    Goods-producing 884 12,041 778 896 13,124 768
      Natural resources and mining 58 321 629 60 409 625
      Construction 656 6,899 769 664 7,793 771
      Manufacturing 170 4,821 802 172 4,921 775
    Service-providing 4,312 72,476 711 4,355 76,699 672
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,223 21,847 646 1,226 22,694 626
      Information 85 ...... 87 1,458 863
      Financial activities 533 6,678 917 538 6,538 860
      Professional & business services 951 8,100 1,123 961 8,339 874
      Education and health services 509 17,210 868 519 17,539 935
      Leisure and hospitality 627 13,460 307 635 16,267 306
      Other services 384 ...... 389 3,864 548

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 3.3 3.3 3.6 4.7 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7 3.8 3.4 3.5 2.8 3.1
Unemployment 135 131 140 184 187 186 188 180 149 138 146 115 129
Employment 3,964 3,782 3,758 3,703 3,638 3,549 3,633 3,690 3,819 3,905 4,068 4,053 3,991
Labor Force4,0993,9133,8983,8873,8253,7353,8213,8703,9684,0434,2144,1684,120

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
Custer School District 16-1Custer 46169504246033SD 865 8,237 1,126
Douglas School District 51-1Box Elder 46194103146103SD 2,590 12,475 2,580
Elk Mountain School District 16-2Edgemont 46213004346033SD 8 265 32
Faith School District 46-2Faith 46229404346093SD 204 853 189
Hill City School District 51-2Hill City 46333604246103SD 512 3,349 468
Meade School District 46-1Sturgis 46699304146093SD 2,602 19,402 3,330
New Underwood School District 51-3New Underwood 46506704246103SD 272 1,218 227
Rapid City Area School District 51-4Rapid City 46598201346103SD 14,000 96,001 16,067
Wall School District 51-5Wall 46756604346103SD 244 1,568 265

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 21,297
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
Black Hills Beauty College Rapid City, SD2190374 109 109 0 0
Headlines Academy Inc Rapid City, SD2191254 69 69 0 0
National American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension Ellsworth Air Force, SD4407495 376 46 0 0
National American University-Rapid City Rapid City, SD2192045 1,479 172 0 0
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD2193479 2,471 2,079 327 208
Western Dakota Technical Institute Rapid City, SD2194804 840 680 0 0

  Number of institutions: 6 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,344
  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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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
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  • 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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