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Situation & Outlook Report

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 44420)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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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 Staunton-Waynesboro, VA MSA metro changed from 118,349 in 2010 to 119,772 in 2015, a change of 1,872 (1.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 333 in 2010 and 335 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 282 (2011), -243 (2012), 813 (2013), 375 (2014), 375 (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 122,470. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 4,092 (3.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 20,657 (2010) to 28,329 (2020), a change of 7,672 (37.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 372 in 2008 and 399 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,320 in 2008 to $38,579 in 2014, a change of $4,259 (12.4%). 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 311 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,395 in 2009 to $4,823 in 2014 a change of $428 (9.74%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,395 in 2009 to $4,425 in 2014, a change of $30 (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 24 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 44420; 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.
  •   Staunton
  •   Waynesboro

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
  Staunton, VA (5175216) 23,746 23,825 24,058 23,921 24,318 24,538 713 3.00
  Waynesboro, VA (5183680) 21,006 21,068 21,094 21,105 21,250 21,366 298 1.40

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 118,349 100.0 118,905 100.0 118,669 100.0 119,410 100.0 119,772 100.0 120,221 100.0
  Augusta County, VA (51015) 73,478 62.1 73,845 62.1 73,813 62.2 74,132 62.1 74,159 61.9 74,314 61.8
  Staunton City , VA (51790) 23,833 20.1 24,040 20.2 23,867 20.1 24,214 20.3 24,427 20.4 24,416 20.3
  Waynesboro City, VA (51820) 21,038 17.8 21,020 17.7 20,989 17.7 21,064 17.6 21,186 17.7 21,491 17.9

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.
  Augusta County, VA

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 117,077 119,766 2,689 2.30
  One race 115,616 117,679 2,063 1.78
    White 105,815 107,218 1,403 1.33
    Black/African American 105,815 107,218 1,403 1.33
    American Indian/Alaska Native 92 206 114 123.91
    Asian alone 254 329 75 29.53
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 257 0 -257 -100.00
    Some other race alone 435 1,335 900 206.90
  Two or more races 1,461 2,087 626 42.85
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,612 3,672 1,060 40.58
Population 25 years and over 83,139 86,399 3,260 40.58
  % high school graduate or higher 86.8 87.6 0.8 0.92
  % bachelor's degree or higher 22.4 25.6 3.2 14.29
Total Households 46,086 48,754 2,668 14.29
  Median household income ($) 49,767 52,603 2,836 5.70
  Mean household income ($) 73,025 62,505 -10,520 -14.41
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 117,077 119,766 2,689 2.30
  Male 57,170 58,923 1,753 -14.41
  Female 59,907 60,843 936 -14.41
  Under 5 years 6,342 6,437 95 -14.41
  5 to 9 years 6,244 8,002 1,758 28.16
  10 to 14 years 6,548 5,834 -714 -10.90
  15 to 19 years 7,350 6,243 -1,107 -15.06
  20 to 24 years 7,454 6,851 -603 -8.09
  25 to 34 years 14,021 15,025 1,004 7.16
  35 to 44 years 14,390 13,575 -815 -5.66
  45 to 54 years 16,998 17,617 619 3.64
  55 to 59 years 8,577 9,121 544 6.34
  55 to 59 years 8,577 9,121 544 6.34
  60 to 64 years 7,515 8,072 557 7.41
  65 to 74 years 12,528 13,667 1,139 9.09
  75 to 84 years 6,985 7,844 859 12.30
  85 years and over 2,125 1,478 -647 -30.45
  Median age 43.0 44.0 1.0 2.33
  18 years and over 93,509 96,135 2,626 2.81
  21 years and over 88,800 91,998 3,198 3.60
  62 years and over 25,882 27,325 1,443 5.58
  65 years and over 21,638 22,989 1,351 6.24

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 52,649 52,683 52,929 53,086 53,210 53,581 898 1.70

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 53,341 54,325 984 1.84
  1-unit, detached 39,320 41,077 1,757 4.47
  1-unit, attached 896 960 64 7.14
  2 units 1,698 1,016 -682 -40.16
  3 or 4 units 1,389 3,185 1,796 129.30
  5 to 9 units 2,613 2,171 -442 -16.92
  10 to 20 units 1,847 1,954 107 5.79
  20 or more units 1,309 1,278 -31 -2.37
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 53,341 54,325 984 1.84
  Occupied Housing Units 46,086 48,754 2,668 5.79
    Owner 32,086 34,638 2,552 7.95
    Renter 14,000 14,116 116 0.83
  Vacant Housing Units 7,255 5,571 -1,684 -23.21
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.50 3.50 0.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 13.20 10.10 -3.10...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.44 -0.08 -3.17
Average household size; renter-occ 2.23 2.19 -0.04 -1.79
Median Value $ owner occupied 187,800 181,800 -6,000 -3.19
Median Rent $ renter occupied 720 826 106 14.72

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 13 21 15 14 18 9 7 19 21 22 15 7
  in 1 unit bldgs 13 21 15 14 18 9 7 19 21 22 15 7
  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 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 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 76 76 76 76
Value ($000), Total Units 2,939 4,931 1,753 1,563 2,992 1,746 1,005 3,954 3,578 3,748 3,665 1,127
  1 unit structures 2,939 4,931 1,753 1,563 2,992 1,746 1,005 3,954 3,578 3,748 3,665 1,127
  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 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
    185.52 186.85 183.04 191.71 193.65
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.72 -2.04 4.74 1.01 4.38
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 4,298,369 4,368,280 4,389,951 4,588,019 4,808,881 510,512 11.9
  Net earnings 1/ 2,622,410 2,618,740 2,621,299 2,717,633 2,867,246 244,836 9.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 922,212 917,740 949,682 996,603 1,039,716 117,504 12.7
    Income maintenance 2/ 77,999 78,640 79,834 79,071 77,376 -623 -0.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 19,096 15,173 8,990 6,343 5,376 -13,720 -71.8
    Retirement and other 825,117 823,927 860,858 911,189 956,964 131,847 16.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 753,747 831,800 818,970 873,783 901,919 148,172 19.7
  Population 4/ 118,905 118,669 119,410 119,772 120,221 1,316 1.1
  Per capita personal income 36,150 36,811 36,764 38,306 40,000 3,850 10.7
  Per capita net earnings 22,055 22,068 21,952 22,690 23,850 1,795 8.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,756 7,734 7,953 8,321 8,648 892 11.5
    Per capita income maintenance 656 663 669 660 644 -12 -1.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 161 128 75 53 45 -116 -72.0
    Per capita retirement and other 6,939 6,943 7,209 7,608 7,960 1,021 14.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,339 7,009 6,858 7,295 7,502 1,163 18.3
  Earnings by place of work 2,572,335 2,561,116 2,614,107 2,728,168 2,868,165 295,830 11.5
    Wages and salaries 1,742,621 1,810,192 1,860,158 1,920,246 1,998,026 255,405 14.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 444,958 454,941 483,888 498,603 521,398 76,440 17.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 315,973 319,760 344,830 357,168 375,115 59,142 18.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 128,985 135,181 139,058 141,435 146,283 17,298 13.4
    Proprietors' income 384,756 295,983 270,061 309,319 348,741 -36,015 -9.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 39,188 22,914 37,086 47,740 33,203 -5,985 -15.3
      Farm proprietors' income 345,568 273,069 232,975 261,579 315,538 -30,030 -8.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 61,635 62,022 62,656 63,231 64,394 2,759 4.5
  Wage and salary jobs 48,512 48,788 49,336 49,695 50,493 1,981 4.1
  Number of proprietors 13,123 13,234 13,320 13,536 13,901 778 5.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,517 1,509 1,526 1,529 1,486 -31 -2.0
    Number of farm proprietors 11,606 11,725 11,794 12,007 12,415 809 7.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,735 41,294 41,722 43,146 44,541 2,806 6.7
  Average wages and salaries 35,921 37,103 37,704 38,641 39,570 3,649 10.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 29,775 23,289 19,754 21,786 25,416 -4,359 -14.6
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 4,395 4,444 4,401 4,538 4,783 4,823 428 9.74
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,395 4,437 4,343 4,320 4,470 4,425 30 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 3,172 76,823 701 3,207 78,663 711
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 31 418 1,056 30 427 969
 Total, all industries - St Govt 61 5,204 756 62 5,255 759
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 101 8,478 660 101 8,650 672
 Total, all industries - Private 2,979 62,723 699 3,014 64,332 711
    Goods-producing 528 15,981 897 530 16,485 927
      Natural resources and mining 39 ...... 38 ......
      Construction 354 ...... 358 ......
      Manufacturing 135 11,778 967 134 11,955 991
    Service-providing 2,451 46,742 631 2,484 47,847 636
      Trade, transportation & utilities 627 16,965 625 635 17,117 650
      Information 41 985 724 41 1,065 712
      Financial activities 277 2,106 890 280 2,130 843
      Professional & business services 358 5,716 818 367 6,068 761
      Education and health services 611 11,419 739 630 11,435 743
      Leisure and hospitality 263 7,127 266 256 7,526 290
      Other services 274 2,424 536 275 2,505 588

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 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6
Unemployment 1,440 1,405 1,373 1,308 1,311 1,459 1,400 1,385 1,109 1,177 1,264 1,264 1,305
Employment 35,254 35,077 34,830 34,749 34,830 34,132 34,304 34,445 34,608 34,649 34,742 35,014 34,484
Labor Force36,69436,48236,20336,05736,14135,59135,70435,83035,71735,82636,00636,27835,789

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
Augusta Co Pblc SchsFishersville 51003004151015VA 10,755 73,912 11,560
Staunton City Pblc SchsStaunton 51036901351790VA 2,694 24,350 3,159
Waynesboro City Pblc SchsWaynesboro 51039301351820VA 3,248 21,263 3,517

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 16,697
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
Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave, VA2315363 4,388 1,680 0 0
Mary Baldwin College Staunton, VA2326729 1,423 988 331 174

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,811
  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
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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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