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Situation & Outlook Report

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 44100)
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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 Springfield, IL MSA metro changed from 210,504 in 2010 to 211,669 in 2015, a change of 652 (0.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 203 in 2010 and 211 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 636 (2011), -105 (2012), -827 (2013), -238 (2014), -238 (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 223,616. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 13,090 (6.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 30,203 (2010) to 45,249 (2020), a change of 15,046 (49.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 228 in 2008 and 239 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $37,425 in 2008 to $42,185 in 2014, a change of $4,760 (12.7%). 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 199 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,000 in 2009 to $9,892 in 2014 a change of $892 (9.91%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,000 in 2009 to $8,939 in 2014, a change of ($61) (-0.68%). 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 44100; 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.
  •   Springfield

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
  Chatham, IL (1712684) 11,500 11,648 11,818 11,938 12,057 12,212 564 4.80
  Springfield, IL (1772000) 116,250 116,546 117,096 117,235 117,013 116,809 263 0.20

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 210,504 100.0 211,656 100.0 212,019 100.0 211,633 100.0 211,669 100.0 211,156 100.0
  Menard County, IL (17129) 12,707 6.0 12,723 6.0 12,723 6.0 12,599 6.0 12,566 5.9 12,444 5.9
  Sangamon County, IL (17167) 197,797 94.0 198,933 94.0 199,296 94.0 199,034 94.0 199,103 94.1 198,712 94.1

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.
  Sangamon County, IL

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 211,695 211,311 -384 -0.18
  One race 207,276 207,190 -86 -0.04
    White 177,543 175,325 -2,218 -1.25
    Black/African American 177,543 175,325 -2,218 -1.25
    American Indian/Alaska Native 37 293 256 691.89
    Asian alone 3,962 3,206 -756 -19.08
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 87 405 318 365.52
    Some other race alone 1,440 2,840 1,400 97.22
  Two or more races 4,419 4,121 -298 -6.74
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,562 4,415 -147 -3.22
Population 25 years and over 144,711 144,244 -467 -3.22
  % high school graduate or higher 92.3 92.3 0.0 0.00
  % bachelor's degree or higher 34.0 31.3 -2.7 -7.94
Total Households 87,918 88,468 550 -7.94
  Median household income ($) 55,366 55,021 -345 -0.62
  Mean household income ($) 72,481 73,208 727 1.00
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 211,695 211,311 -384 -0.18
  Male 101,036 101,299 263 1.00
  Female 110,659 110,012 -647 1.00
  Under 5 years 13,001 12,041 -960 1.00
  5 to 9 years 14,015 14,722 707 5.04
  10 to 14 years 13,260 13,515 255 1.92
  15 to 19 years 13,283 13,045 -238 -1.79
  20 to 24 years 13,425 13,744 319 2.38
  25 to 34 years 27,474 26,121 -1,353 -4.92
  35 to 44 years 25,462 25,146 -316 -1.24
  45 to 54 years 30,494 29,389 -1,105 -3.62
  55 to 59 years 14,474 16,176 1,702 11.76
  55 to 59 years 14,474 16,176 1,702 11.76
  60 to 64 years 15,050 13,470 -1,580 -10.50
  65 to 74 years 17,449 18,502 1,053 6.03
  75 to 84 years 9,789 10,743 954 9.75
  85 years and over 4,519 4,697 178 3.94
  Median age 40.0 40.1 0.1 0.25
  18 years and over 163,017 163,002 -15 -0.01
  21 years and over 154,570 156,043 1,473 0.95
  62 years and over 40,853 41,333 480 1.17
  65 years and over 31,757 33,942 2,185 6.88

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 95,555 95,605 95,792 95,961 96,062 96,196 591 0.62

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 95,838 96,311 473 0.49
  1-unit, detached 68,981 69,905 924 1.34
  1-unit, attached 5,473 3,775 -1,698 -31.03
  2 units 2,334 3,129 795 34.06
  3 or 4 units 3,415 3,917 502 14.70
  5 to 9 units 3,664 4,039 375 10.23
  10 to 20 units 3,439 3,362 -77 -2.24
  20 or more units 3,799 3,846 47 1.24
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 95,838 96,311 473 0.49
  Occupied Housing Units 87,918 88,468 550 0.63
    Owner 61,524 60,393 -1,131 -1.84
    Renter 26,394 28,075 1,681 6.37
  Vacant Housing Units 7,920 7,843 -77 -0.97
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.10 0.70 -0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.50 3.00 -0.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.39 2.39 0.00 0.00
Average household size; renter-occ 2.30 2.23 -0.07 -3.04
Median Value $ owner occupied 130,100 131,600 1,500 1.15
Median Rent $ renter occupied 741 740 -1 -0.13

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 28 27 26 19 5 2 15 22 14 13 21 17
  in 1 unit bldgs 10 10 9 6 3 2 6 11 7 9 10 8
  in 2 unit bldgs 10 8 10 4 2 0 4 6 4 4 6 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 8 9 7 9 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
  Percent Coverage 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 43 43 43 43
Value ($000), Total Units 5,606 5,562 5,108 3,986 1,406 165 3,094 4,542 3,321 2,984 3,846 3,011
  1 unit structures 2,376 2,398 2,101 1,401 1,025 165 1,401 2,560 1,856 2,374 2,639 2,109
  2 unit structures 1,447 1,158 1,447 579 381 0 579 868 610 610 915 610
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 855 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 1,783 2,006 1,560 2,006 0 0 1,114 1,114 0 0 292 292

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
    146.53 147.00 148.05 148.96 149.80
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.32 0.71 0.61 0.56 2.23
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 8,530,580 8,573,776 8,774,090 9,006,852 9,204,307 673,727 7.9
  Net earnings 1/ 5,585,183 5,504,973 5,610,048 5,696,077 5,767,216 182,033 3.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,470,697 1,487,394 1,544,609 1,605,096 1,688,519 217,822 14.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 171,952 175,846 180,095 183,727 184,585 12,633 7.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 75,551 61,761 50,988 28,888 26,894 -48,657 -64.4
    Retirement and other 1,223,194 1,249,787 1,313,526 1,392,481 1,477,040 253,846 20.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,474,700 1,581,409 1,619,433 1,705,679 1,748,572 273,872 18.6
  Population 4/ 211,656 212,019 211,633 211,669 211,156 -500 -0.2
  Per capita personal income 40,304 40,439 41,459 42,552 43,590 3,286 8.2
  Per capita net earnings 26,388 25,965 26,508 26,910 27,313 925 3.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,949 7,015 7,299 7,583 7,997 1,048 15.1
    Per capita income maintenance 812 829 851 868 874 62 7.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 357 291 241 136 127 -230 -64.4
    Per capita retirement and other 5,779 5,895 6,207 6,579 6,995 1,216 21.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,967 7,459 7,652 8,058 8,281 1,314 18.9
  Earnings by place of work 6,533,059 6,467,765 6,621,777 6,770,012 6,903,299 370,240 5.7
    Wages and salaries 4,559,742 4,619,074 4,636,946 4,848,522 5,055,543 495,801 10.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,290,346 1,296,403 1,294,375 1,308,925 1,330,287 39,941 3.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 972,389 969,427 973,322 976,728 988,250 15,861 1.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 317,957 326,976 321,053 332,197 342,037 24,080 7.6
    Proprietors' income 682,971 552,288 690,456 612,565 517,469 -165,502 -24.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 154,187 82,452 205,232 97,318 -26,231 -180,418 -117.0
      Farm proprietors' income 528,784 469,836 485,224 515,247 543,700 14,916 2.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 129,307 128,062 126,690 128,403 130,289 982 0.8
  Wage and salary jobs 106,367 105,560 103,747 105,509 106,846 479 0.5
  Number of proprietors 22,940 22,502 22,943 22,894 23,443 503 2.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,190 1,164 1,177 1,182 1,164 -26 -2.2
    Number of farm proprietors 21,750 21,338 21,766 21,712 22,279 529 2.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 50,524 50,505 52,268 52,725 52,985 2,461 4.9
  Average wages and salaries 42,868 43,758 44,695 45,954 47,316 4,448 10.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 24,312 22,019 22,293 23,731 24,404 92 0.4
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 9,000 9,074 9,356 9,380 9,682 9,892 892 9.91
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,000 8,909 8,971 8,788 8,897 8,939 -61 -0.68

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 5,739 214,432 994 5,791 218,384 980
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 69 2,941 1,374 69 2,949 1,242
 Total, all industries - St Govt 62 64,788 1,392 62 64,344 1,408
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 138 17,492 827 139 17,853 797
 Total, all industries - Private 5,470 129,211 810 5,521 133,238 792
    Goods-producing 915 11,357 954 925 12,938 1,034
      Natural resources and mining 65 1,150 1,154 65 1,191 1,058
      Construction 701 5,220 964 710 6,674 1,073
      Manufacturing 149 4,987 897 150 5,073 976
    Service-providing 4,555 117,853 796 4,596 120,300 766
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,133 29,284 683 1,141 29,806 636
      Information 79 ...... 81 ......
      Financial activities 553 11,086 1,222 554 10,910 988
      Professional & business services 979 16,616 897 981 18,316 835
      Education and health services 476 33,647 942 475 32,921 1,004
      Leisure and hospitality 629 16,404 286 638 17,498 300
      Other services 666 8,116 684 673 8,133 698
      Unclassified 40 ...... 53 ......

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 4.3 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.3 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.2 3.9
Unemployment 300 297 321 360 366 443 437 422 336 315 289 288 276
Employment 6,598 6,475 6,505 6,524 6,478 6,356 6,308 6,402 6,442 6,481 6,545 6,641 6,758
Labor Force6,8986,7726,8266,8846,8446,7996,7456,8246,7786,7966,8346,9297,034

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
Athens Cusd 213Athens 17044704117129IL 1,079 5,641 1,069
Auburn Cusd 10Auburn 17046203117167IL 1,456 7,018 1,397
Ball Chatham Cusd 5Chatham 17049202217167IL... 26,876 4,783
Greenview Cusd 200Greenview 17177004217129IL 256 1,505 234
New Berlin Cusd 16Loami 17279904217167IL 889 5,791 951
Pawnee Cusd 11Pawnee 17309303117167IL 611 3,375 662
Pleasant Plains Cusd 8Pleasant Plains 17319204117167IL 1,310 7,699 1,582
Porta Cusd 202Petersburg 17314103217129IL 1,186 7,066 1,100
Riverton Cusd 14Spaulding 17341002217167IL 1,509 7,893 1,453
Rochester Cusd 3aRochester 17343204117167IL 2,354 10,518 2,285
Springfield Sd 186Springfield 17370801217167IL 15,044 115,033 17,958
Tri City Cusd 1Buffalo 17394504217167IL 598 3,683 616
Williamsville Cusd 15Williamsville 17424804117167IL 1,496 7,287 1,456

Number of districts: 13 ... Total enrollment: 27,788
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
ITT Technical Institute-Springfield Springfield, IL4796555 275 223 0 0
Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL1466853 7,006 2,956 0 0
St John's College of Nursing Springfield, IL1485935 119 106 0 0
University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL1486549 3,038 1,935 2,393 938

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 10,438
  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
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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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