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Situation & Outlook Report

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 41100)
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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 St. George, UT MSA metro changed from 138,424 in 2010 to 151,876 in 2015, a change of 17,178 (12.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 293 in 2010 and 265 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,513 (2011), 2,020 (2012), 2,248 (2013), 2,730 (2014), 2,730 (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 158,601. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 20,195 (14.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 24,445 (2010) to 29,029 (2020), a change of 4,584 (18.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 803 in 2008 and 868 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $27,432 in 2008 to $29,659 in 2014, a change of $2,227 (8.1%). 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 331 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,581 in 2009 to $4,426 in 2014 a change of $845 (23.6%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,581 in 2009 to $4,047 in 2014, a change of $466 (13.01%). 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 21 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 41100; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • SkyWest, Inc.

Number in this metro: 1. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
  •   St. George

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
  Hurricane, UT (4937170) 13,748 13,786 14,015 14,321 14,588 15,032 1,246 9.00
  St. George, UT (4965330) 72,897 72,860 73,953 75,308 76,742 78,505 5,645 7.70
  Washington, UT (4981960) 18,761 18,856 19,974 20,848 21,908 23,360 4,504 23.90

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 138,424 100.0 141,507 100.0 144,597 100.0 147,637 100.0 151,876 100.0 155,602 100.0
  Washington County, UT (49053) 138,424 100.0 141,507 100.0 144,597 100.0 147,637 100.0 151,876 100.0 155,602 100.0

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.
  Washington County, UT

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 147,800 151,948 4,148 2.81
  One race 141,999 149,851 7,852 5.53
    White 134,284 140,986 6,702 4.99
    Black/African American 134,284 140,986 6,702 4.99
    American Indian/Alaska Native 724 1,738 1,014 140.06
    Asian alone 490 1,041 551 112.45
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1,019 1,488 469 46.03
    Some other race alone 4,591 3,228 -1,363 -29.69
  Two or more races 5,801 2,097 -3,704 -63.85
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 14,591 15,165 574 3.93
Population 25 years and over 90,677 95,716 5,039 3.93
  % high school graduate or higher 93.3 92.4 -0.9 -0.96
  % bachelor's degree or higher 32.0 25.4 -6.6 -20.63
Total Households 49,394 49,468 74 -20.63
  Median household income ($) 51,063 49,981 -1,082 -2.12
  Mean household income ($) 66,145 61,268 -4,877 -7.37
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 147,800 151,948 4,148 2.81
  Male 73,083 74,655 1,572 -7.37
  Female 74,717 77,293 2,576 -7.37
  Under 5 years 11,707 10,559 -1,148 -7.37
  5 to 9 years 13,343 12,964 -379 -2.84
  10 to 14 years 11,782 11,985 203 1.72
  15 to 19 years 10,624 10,351 -273 -2.57
  20 to 24 years 9,667 10,373 706 7.30
  25 to 34 years 18,368 19,352 984 5.36
  35 to 44 years 14,945 16,418 1,473 9.86
  45 to 54 years 14,249 13,593 -656 -4.60
  55 to 59 years 6,868 8,400 1,532 22.31
  55 to 59 years 6,868 8,400 1,532 22.31
  60 to 64 years 8,219 7,888 -331 -4.03
  65 to 74 years 15,153 16,473 1,320 8.71
  75 to 84 years 8,939 9,660 721 8.07
  85 years and over 3,936 3,932 -4 -0.10
  Median age 34.3 35.1 0.8 2.33
  18 years and over 104,646 109,667 5,021 4.80
  21 years and over 97,067 104,036 6,969 7.18
  62 years and over 32,750 34,421 1,671 5.10
  65 years and over 28,028 30,065 2,037 7.27

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 57,734 57,855 58,622 59,395 60,671 62,434 4,579 7.91

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 60,528 62,439 1,911 3.16
  1-unit, detached 47,336 45,616 -1,720 -3.63
  1-unit, attached 4,242 2,967 -1,275 -30.06
  2 units 626 1,534 908 145.05
  3 or 4 units 1,666 2,908 1,242 74.55
  5 to 9 units 1,443 2,378 935 64.80
  10 to 20 units 1,632 1,095 -537 -32.90
  20 or more units 1,260 1,539 279 22.14
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 60,528 62,439 1,911 3.16
  Occupied Housing Units 49,394 49,468 74 0.15
    Owner 35,164 33,987 -1,177 -3.35
    Renter 14,230 15,481 1,251 8.79
  Vacant Housing Units 11,134 12,971 1,837 16.50
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.20 1.70 1.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.50 8.20 3.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.76 2.94 0.18 6.52
Average household size; renter-occ 3.42 3.22 -0.20 -5.85
Median Value $ owner occupied 204,300 221,800 17,500 8.57
Median Rent $ renter occupied 912 928 16 1.75

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 117 116 103 98 84 96 102 96 102 111 109 102
  in 1 unit bldgs 111 116 99 93 84 96 102 83 102 107 109 99
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 3
  in 5+ unit bldgs 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 73 73 73 73
Value ($000), Total Units 21,329 21,677 20,526 17,675 15,870 18,046 20,800 16,759 21,334 21,189 21,643 18,496
  1 unit structures 20,961 21,677 20,280 17,020 15,870 18,046 20,800 15,813 21,334 20,740 21,643 18,222
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 578 0 449 0 274
  5+ unit structures 368 0 0 655 0 0 0 368 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
    167.07 170.29 172.09 172.85 178.11
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.93 1.06 0.44 3.04 6.61
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 3,705,604 3,927,517 4,184,242 4,551,135 4,880,969 1,175,365 31.7
  Net earnings 1/ 1,887,192 2,013,031 2,165,435 2,364,268 2,580,268 693,076 36.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 977,086 997,129 1,043,394 1,096,050 1,172,361 195,275 20.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 110,300 111,297 108,483 108,041 105,321 -4,979 -4.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 27,350 18,905 13,661 9,155 8,360 -18,990 -69.4
    Retirement and other 839,436 866,927 921,250 978,854 1,058,680 219,244 26.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 841,326 917,357 975,413 1,090,817 1,128,340 287,014 34.1
  Population 4/ 141,507 144,597 147,637 151,876 155,602 14,095 10.0
  Per capita personal income 26,187 27,162 28,341 29,966 31,368 5,181 19.8
  Per capita net earnings 13,336 13,922 14,667 15,567 16,582 3,246 24.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,905 6,896 7,067 7,217 7,534 629 9.1
    Per capita income maintenance 779 770 735 711 677 -102 -13.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 193 131 93 60 54 -139 -72.0
    Per capita retirement and other 5,932 5,995 6,240 6,445 6,804 872 14.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,945 6,344 6,607 7,182 7,251 1,306 22.0
  Earnings by place of work 2,118,893 2,258,270 2,466,281 2,692,295 2,927,587 808,694 38.2
    Wages and salaries 1,563,834 1,652,033 1,753,860 1,903,478 2,047,234 483,400 30.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries 426,205 433,301 474,280 489,458 515,534 89,329 21.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 292,400 292,341 324,496 329,238 350,934 58,534 20.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 133,805 140,960 149,784 160,220 164,600 30,795 23.0
    Proprietors' income 128,854 172,936 238,141 299,359 364,819 235,965 183.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -3,094 -4,365 -2,000 -860 -838 2,256...
      Farm proprietors' income 131,948 177,301 240,141 300,219 365,657 233,709 177.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 72,215 74,834 78,035 82,097 85,410 13,195 18.3
  Wage and salary jobs 49,026 51,502 54,021 57,207 59,811 10,785 22.0
  Number of proprietors 23,189 23,332 24,014 24,890 25,599 2,410 10.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 508 501 521 540 539 31 6.1
    Number of farm proprietors 22,681 22,831 23,493 24,350 25,060 2,379 10.5
Average earnings per job (dollars) 29,341 30,177 31,605 32,794 34,277 4,936 16.8
  Average wages and salaries 31,898 32,077 32,466 33,274 34,228 2,330 7.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 5,818 7,766 10,222 12,329 14,591 8,773 150.8
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 3,581 3,515 3,708 3,882 4,158 4,426 845 23.60
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,581 3,489 3,630 3,709 3,890 4,047 466 13.01

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 5,006 89,871 589 5,107 93,925 616
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 28 802 1,191 28 955 978
 Total, all industries - St Govt 15 2,299 595 15 2,208 650
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 128 9,849 608 127 9,935 629
 Total, all industries - Private 4,835 76,920 580 4,937 80,826 610
    Goods-producing 1,015 13,440 623 1,029 13,942 662
      Natural resources and mining 31 425 579 31 450 592
      Construction 783 7,975 600 795 8,326 645
      Manufacturing 201 5,040 663 203 5,165 696
    Service-providing 3,820 63,480 571 3,908 66,884 599
      Trade, transportation & utilities 916 21,029 606 933 21,523 609
      Information 81 1,208 666 81 1,227 668
      Financial activities 590 3,502 774 605 3,665 773
      Professional & business services 923 6,807 639 948 7,510 674
      Education and health services 617 15,400 710 622 15,729 791
      Leisure and hospitality 415 13,225 285 428 14,738 317
      Other services 275 2,305 434 287 2,486 447
      Unclassified 3 6 623 4 6 586

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 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.2 3.5
Unemployment 2,569 2,277 2,306 2,193 2,233 2,678 2,683 2,681 2,645 2,650 2,993 2,845 2,372
Employment 61,785 62,094 62,973 63,124 62,728 62,097 62,339 63,377 63,745 64,666 64,529 64,690 65,345
Labor Force64,35464,37165,27965,31764,96164,77565,02266,05866,39067,31667,52267,53567,717

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
Washington DistrictSt. George 49011401349053UT 27,271 147,800 31,330

Number of districts: 1 ... Total enrollment: 27,271
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
Dixie State University Saint George, UT2301715 8,570 5,299 0 0
Evans Hairstyling College-St George Saint George, UT2302054 35 32 0 0
Hairitage Hair Academy Saint George, UT4216104 56 34 0 0
Stevens-Henager College-St George St. George, UT4779505 157 157 0 0
Taylor Andrews Academy-St George St. George, UT4619264 109 68 0 0

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,927
  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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