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Situation & Outlook Report

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 40980)
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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 Saginaw, MI MSA metro changed from 199,916 in 2010 to 195,142 in 2015, a change of -6,609 (-3.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 215 in 2010 and 226 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -1,207 (2011), -918 (2012), -1,851 (2013), -1,752 (2014), -1,752 (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 206,061. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 6,179 (3.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 31,465 (2010) to 43,666 (2020), a change of 12,201 (38.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 701 in 2008 and 681 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,566 in 2008 to $34,050 in 2014, a change of $4,484 (15.2%). 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 228 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,580 in 2009 to $7,587 in 2014 a change of $1,007 (15.3%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,580 in 2009 to $7,053 in 2014, a change of $473 (7.19%). 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 56 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 40980; 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.
  •   Saginaw

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
  Saginaw, MI (2670520) 51,508 51,413 51,047 50,790 50,329 49,844 -1,569 -3.10

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 199,916 100.0 198,855 100.0 198,329 100.0 196,764 100.0 195,142 100.0 193,307 100.0
  Saginaw County, MI (26145) 199,916 100.0 198,855 100.0 198,329 100.0 196,764 100.0 195,142 100.0 193,307 100.0

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.
  Saginaw County, MI

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 196,542 195,012 -1,530 -0.78
  One race 192,379 189,376 -3,003 -1.56
    White 149,061 145,658 -3,403 -2.28
    Black/African American 149,061 145,658 -3,403 -2.28
    American Indian/Alaska Native 396 644 248 62.63
    Asian alone 2,217 2,685 468 21.11
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 3,293 4,527 1,234 37.47
  Two or more races 4,163 5,636 1,473 35.38
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 15,794 15,869 75 0.47
Population 25 years and over 131,456 132,077 621 0.47
  % high school graduate or higher 88.0 89.4 1.4 1.59
  % bachelor's degree or higher 20.7 22.2 1.5 7.25
Total Households 77,518 78,000 482 7.25
  Median household income ($) 41,548 44,931 3,383 8.14
  Mean household income ($) 56,990 57,427 437 0.77
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 196,542 195,012 -1,530 -0.78
  Male 95,052 94,108 -944 0.77
  Female 101,490 100,904 -586 0.77
  Under 5 years 11,236 11,336 100 0.77
  5 to 9 years 11,545 11,089 -456 -3.95
  10 to 14 years 12,800 12,748 -52 -0.41
  15 to 19 years 14,625 13,454 -1,171 -8.01
  20 to 24 years 14,880 14,308 -572 -3.84
  25 to 34 years 21,451 22,173 722 3.37
  35 to 44 years 22,744 23,206 462 2.03
  45 to 54 years 27,150 25,939 -1,211 -4.46
  55 to 59 years 15,096 14,409 -687 -4.55
  55 to 59 years 15,096 14,409 -687 -4.55
  60 to 64 years 12,368 12,953 585 4.73
  65 to 74 years 17,908 18,329 421 2.35
  75 to 84 years 10,494 11,342 848 8.08
  85 years and over 4,245 3,726 -519 -12.23
  Median age 40.9 40.3 -0.6 -1.47
  18 years and over 152,858 152,138 -720 -0.47
  21 years and over 143,027 143,200 173 0.12
  62 years and over 40,167 41,570 1,403 3.49
  65 years and over 32,647 33,397 750 2.30

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 86,844 86,821 86,751 86,732 86,754 86,783 -38 -0.04

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 86,531 86,792 261 0.30
  1-unit, detached 64,396 66,917 2,521 3.91
  1-unit, attached 3,101 3,624 523 16.87
  2 units 3,865 1,992 -1,873 -48.46
  3 or 4 units 2,691 2,509 -182 -6.76
  5 to 9 units 4,200 3,541 -659 -15.69
  10 to 20 units 3,018 2,408 -610 -20.21
  20 or more units 2,451 2,558 107 4.37
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 86,531 86,792 261 0.30
  Occupied Housing Units 77,518 78,000 482 0.62
    Owner 55,187 57,738 2,551 4.62
    Renter 22,331 20,262 -2,069 -9.27
  Vacant Housing Units 9,013 8,792 -221 -2.45
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.00 1.30 0.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.50 7.00 1.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.55 2.50 -0.05 -1.96
Average household size; renter-occ 2.23 2.17 -0.06 -2.69
Median Value $ owner occupied 95,100 89,700 -5,400 -5.68
Median Rent $ renter occupied 670 700 30 4.48

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 3 13 3 6 4 4 2 3 1 10 14 5
  in 1 unit bldgs 3 13 1 4 2 4 2 3 1 10 10 5
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 31 31 31 31
Value ($000), Total Units 430 1,373 380 1,120 537 908 250 642 175 1,438 1,873 614
  1 unit structures 430 1,373 200 940 347 908 250 642 175 1,438 1,393 614
  2 unit structures 0 0 180 180 190 0 0 0 0 0 480 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
    134.65 135.55 133.96 137.78 140.81
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.67 -1.17 2.85 2.20 4.57
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 6,341,036 6,406,431 6,476,541 6,661,209 6,848,582 507,546 8.0
  Net earnings 1/ 3,609,004 3,654,485 3,624,259 3,642,230 3,693,225 84,221 2.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,877,625 1,871,550 1,927,106 2,003,353 2,110,699 233,074 12.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 256,451 255,763 239,834 233,248 226,482 -29,969 -11.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 71,593 53,216 41,706 21,004 17,725 -53,868 -75.2
    Retirement and other 1,549,581 1,562,571 1,645,566 1,749,101 1,866,492 316,911 20.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 854,407 880,396 925,176 1,015,626 1,044,658 190,251 22.3
  Population 4/ 198,855 198,329 196,764 195,142 193,307 -5,548 -2.8
  Per capita personal income 31,888 32,302 32,915 34,135 35,429 3,541 11.1
  Per capita net earnings 18,149 18,426 18,419 18,665 19,105 956 5.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,442 9,437 9,794 10,266 10,919 1,477 15.6
    Per capita income maintenance 1,290 1,290 1,219 1,195 1,172 -118 -9.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 360 268 212 108 92 -268 -74.4
    Per capita retirement and other 7,793 7,879 8,363 8,963 9,656 1,863 23.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,297 4,439 4,702 5,205 5,404 1,107 25.8
  Earnings by place of work 4,730,382 4,793,135 4,828,228 4,901,191 5,017,557 287,175 6.1
    Wages and salaries 3,411,222 3,440,435 3,507,537 3,622,702 3,718,553 307,331 9.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 911,298 901,719 888,180 883,895 907,529 -3,769 -0.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 639,594 623,702 606,621 597,532 617,860 -21,734 -3.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 271,704 278,017 281,559 286,363 289,669 17,965 6.6
    Proprietors' income 407,862 450,981 432,511 394,594 391,475 -16,387 -4.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 54,460 51,879 38,016 6,238 2,175 -52,285 -96.0
      Farm proprietors' income 353,402 399,102 394,495 388,356 389,300 35,898 10.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 106,219 106,903 107,331 107,427 108,893 2,674 2.5
  Wage and salary jobs 86,922 87,566 87,790 88,440 89,399 2,477 2.8
  Number of proprietors 19,297 19,337 19,541 18,987 19,494 197 1.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,194 1,144 1,159 1,152 1,149 -45 -3.8
    Number of farm proprietors 18,103 18,193 18,382 17,835 18,345 242 1.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,534 44,836 44,984 45,623 46,078 1,544 3.5
  Average wages and salaries 39,245 39,290 39,954 40,962 41,595 2,350 6.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,522 21,937 21,461 21,775 21,221 1,699 8.7
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 6,580 6,991 7,132 7,150 7,430 7,587 1,007 15.30
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,580 6,956 7,038 6,903 7,054 7,053 473 7.19

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 4,010 136,088 787 3,988 138,477 754
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 31 2,319 1,425 31 2,312 1,176
 Total, all industries - St Govt 30 3,636 993 30 3,472 1,063
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 114 11,053 731 113 11,078 782
 Total, all industries - Private 3,835 119,080 773 3,814 121,614 735
    Goods-producing 605 23,969 1,197 607 24,938 1,079
      Natural resources and mining 40 545 607 40 641 650
      Construction 350 3,749 878 348 4,263 920
      Manufacturing 215 19,674 1,274 219 20,033 1,128
    Service-providing 3,230 95,111 666 3,207 96,677 646
      Trade, transportation & utilities 920 25,984 617 910 26,271 624
      Information 44 2,040 1,084 45 2,066 960
      Financial activities 334 5,478 1,090 326 5,509 882
      Professional & business services 515 17,970 702 516 18,184 681
      Education and health services 534 25,610 820 536 25,714 817
      Leisure and hospitality 383 13,997 268 379 14,820 269
      Other services 471 3,914 449 468 4,013 451
      Unclassified 29 117 252 27 100 348

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 4.9 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.5 4.6
Unemployment 4,308 3,860 3,648 3,673 3,845 4,662 4,848 4,802 4,149 4,226 4,375 4,913 4,099
Employment 84,035 84,279 84,966 86,567 86,637 85,561 86,073 86,115 86,302 86,081 86,272 85,228 85,821
Labor Force88,34388,13988,61490,24090,48290,22390,92190,91790,45190,30790,64790,14189,920

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
Birch Run Area SchoolsBirch Run 26058204126145MI 1,792 9,439 1,666
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School DistrictBridgeport 26067802226145MI 1,472 15,748 2,583
Carrollton Public SchoolsSaginaw 26080702226145MI 1,893 5,992 997
Chesaning Union SchoolsChesaning 26091504226145MI 1,616 11,325 1,880
Frankenmuth School DistrictFrankenmuth 26147603126145MI 1,214 9,533 1,560
Freeland Community School DistrictFreeland 26150602326145MI 1,821 11,700 1,959
Hemlock Public School DistrictHemlock 26181804126145MI 1,245 9,213 1,508
Merrill Community SchoolsMerrill 26236104226145MI 734 5,148 886
Saginaw School District of The City OfSaginaw 26303901326145MI 7,504 60,453 10,899
Saginaw Township Community SchoolsSaginaw 26304502226145MI 4,927 40,111 5,645
St. Charles Community SchoolsSaint Charles 26326404226145MI 1,137 6,568 1,086
Swan Valley School DistrictSaginaw 26334102226145MI 1,804 9,019 1,420

Number of districts: 12 ... Total enrollment: 27,159
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

  Number of institutions: 0 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 0
  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.

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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
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

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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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