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Situation & Outlook Report

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 45460)
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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 Terre Haute, IN MSA metro changed from 172,300 in 2010 to 171,381 in 2015, a change of -1,281 (-0.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 237 in 2010 and 243 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 144 (2011), -107 (2012), -644 (2013), -886 (2014), -886 (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 179,032. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 6,718 (3.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 25,200 (2010) to 35,565 (2020), a change of 10,365 (41.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 655 in 2008 and 705 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,999 in 2008 to $33,608 in 2014, a change of $3,609 (12%). 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 253 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,885 in 2009 to $6,497 in 2014 a change of $612 (10.4%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,885 in 2009 to $5,899 in 2014, a change of $14 (0.24%). 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 44 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 45460; 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.
  •   Terre Haute

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
  Terre Haute, IN (1875428) 60,785 60,792 60,985 61,217 61,027 60,956 164 0.30

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 172,300 100.0 172,548 100.0 172,586 100.0 172,091 100.0 171,381 100.0 171,019 100.0
  Clay County, IN (18021) 26,853 15.6 26,881 15.6 26,827 15.5 26,735 15.5 26,483 15.5 26,503 15.5
  Sullivan County, IN (18153) 21,411 12.4 21,237 12.3 21,215 12.3 21,174 12.3 21,003 12.3 20,928 12.2
  Vermillion County, IN (18165) 16,140 9.4 16,107 9.3 15,950 9.2 15,858 9.2 15,694 9.2 15,692 9.2
  Vigo County, IN (18167) 107,896 62.6 108,323 62.8 108,594 62.9 108,324 62.9 108,201 63.1 107,896 63.1

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.
  Vigo County, IN

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 168,400 171,555 3,155 1.87
  One race 164,111 167,312 3,201 1.95
    White 153,291 155,072 1,781 1.16
    Black/African American 153,291 155,072 1,781 1.16
    American Indian/Alaska Native 443 560 117 26.41
    Asian alone 2,250 1,961 -289 -12.84
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 571 1,624 1,053 184.41
  Two or more races 4,289 4,243 -46 -1.07
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,374 3,126 -1,248 -28.53
Population 25 years and over 112,865 112,878 13 -28.53
  % high school graduate or higher 87.9 88.5 0.6 0.68
  % bachelor's degree or higher 19.4 18.2 -1.2 -6.19
Total Households 63,793 65,313 1,520 -6.19
  Median household income ($) 40,629 41,953 1,324 3.26
  Mean household income ($) 51,455 55,268 3,813 7.41
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 168,400 171,555 3,155 1.87
  Male 85,278 86,347 1,069 7.41
  Female 83,122 85,208 2,086 7.41
  Under 5 years 9,408 9,680 272 7.41
  5 to 9 years 10,569 9,946 -623 -5.89
  10 to 14 years 9,167 11,487 2,320 25.31
  15 to 19 years 11,724 11,949 225 1.92
  20 to 24 years 14,667 15,615 948 6.46
  25 to 34 years 21,488 21,658 170 0.79
  35 to 44 years 20,504 21,289 785 3.83
  45 to 54 years 23,114 21,896 -1,218 -5.27
  55 to 59 years 12,046 11,743 -303 -2.52
  55 to 59 years 12,046 11,743 -303 -2.52
  60 to 64 years 9,803 10,236 433 4.42
  65 to 74 years 14,597 14,948 351 2.40
  75 to 84 years 7,635 6,859 -776 -10.16
  85 years and over 3,678 4,249 571 15.52
  Median age 38.6 37.9 -0.7 -1.81
  18 years and over 133,383 134,418 1,035 0.78
  21 years and over 124,494 124,053 -441 -0.35
  62 years and over 31,695 32,134 439 1.39
  65 years and over 25,910 26,056 146 0.56

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 74,136 74,125 74,109 74,340 74,395 74,477 352 0.47

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 74,089 73,919 -170 -0.23
  1-unit, detached 55,083 54,792 -291 -0.53
  1-unit, attached 1,585 1,132 -453 -28.58
  2 units 2,235 2,179 -56 -2.51
  3 or 4 units 3,230 2,520 -710 -21.98
  5 to 9 units 4,501 3,340 -1,161 -25.79
  10 to 20 units 993 1,793 800 80.56
  20 or more units 2,892 2,382 -510 -17.63
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 74,089 73,919 -170 -0.23
  Occupied Housing Units 63,793 65,313 1,520 2.38
    Owner 41,340 43,106 1,766 4.27
    Renter 22,453 22,207 -246 -1.10
  Vacant Housing Units 10,296 8,606 -1,690 -16.41
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.80 4.90 3.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.80 7.60 1.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.54 2.56 0.02 0.79
Average household size; renter-occ 2.26 2.19 -0.07 -3.10
Median Value $ owner occupied 89,700 89,000 -700 -0.78
Median Rent $ renter occupied 670 666 -4 -0.60

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 29 31 32 62 12 14 12 14 12 49 15 18
  in 1 unit bldgs 11 9 10 5 1 1 1 1 5 39 2 1
  in 2 unit bldgs 4 4 6 26 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 8
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
  in 5+ unit bldgs 14 18 16 31 9 11 9 11 5 5 5 5
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Percent Coverage 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99
Value ($000), Total Units 4,154 4,037 4,340 6,248 1,110 1,298 1,110 1,298 1,629 3,326 1,408 1,267
  1 unit structures 2,612 2,119 2,365 1,245 151 151 151 151 912 2,450 315 158
  2 unit structures 226 226 471 367 113 113 113 113 164 164 328 344
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159 212 212
  5+ unit structures 1,316 1,692 1,504 4,636 846 1,034 846 1,034 553 553 553 553

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
    148.67 150.72 144.62 150.10 155.29
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.38 -4.05 3.79 3.46 4.45
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 5,469,060 5,604,427 5,681,049 5,788,624 5,882,417 413,357 7.6
  Net earnings 1/ 3,224,419 3,269,791 3,344,248 3,335,682 3,307,501 83,082 2.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,426,114 1,479,351 1,477,583 1,547,109 1,638,823 212,709 14.9
    Income maintenance 2/ 147,465 145,530 147,974 147,189 145,034 -2,431 -1.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 57,988 43,711 27,055 13,282 10,649 -47,339 -81.6
    Retirement and other 1,220,661 1,290,110 1,302,554 1,386,638 1,483,140 262,479 21.5
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 818,527 855,285 859,218 905,833 936,093 117,566 14.4
  Population 4/ 172,548 172,586 172,091 171,381 171,019 -1,529 -0.9
  Per capita personal income 31,696 32,473 33,012 33,776 34,396 2,700 8.5
  Per capita net earnings 18,687 18,946 19,433 19,464 19,340 653 3.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,265 8,572 8,586 9,027 9,583 1,318 15.9
    Per capita income maintenance 855 843 860 859 848 -7 -0.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 336 253 157 77 62 -274 -81.5
    Per capita retirement and other 7,074 7,475 7,569 8,091 8,672 1,598 22.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,744 4,956 4,993 5,285 5,474 730 15.4
  Earnings by place of work 3,697,709 3,763,038 3,881,864 3,877,327 3,841,020 143,311 3.9
    Wages and salaries 2,587,828 2,679,847 2,700,210 2,733,383 2,784,414 196,586 7.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 696,357 728,391 706,989 755,682 730,301 33,944 4.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 495,444 519,799 497,552 542,900 516,059 20,615 4.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 200,913 208,592 209,437 212,782 214,242 13,329 6.6
    Proprietors' income 413,524 354,800 474,665 388,262 326,305 -87,219 -21.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 74,690 33,147 160,848 76,413 207 -74,483 -99.7
      Farm proprietors' income 338,834 321,653 313,817 311,849 326,098 -12,736 -3.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 86,354 86,909 86,634 86,616 86,687 333 0.4
  Wage and salary jobs 72,114 72,760 72,321 72,183 71,882 -232 -0.3
  Number of proprietors 14,240 14,149 14,313 14,433 14,805 565 4.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,614 1,512 1,525 1,515 1,501 -113 -7.0
    Number of farm proprietors 12,626 12,637 12,788 12,918 13,304 678 5.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,820 43,299 44,808 44,765 44,309 1,489 3.5
  Average wages and salaries 35,885 36,831 37,336 37,867 38,736 2,851 7.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 26,836 25,453 24,540 24,141 24,511 -2,325 -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 5,885 6,304 6,384 6,388 6,664 6,497 612 10.40
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,885 6,239 6,120 5,972 6,144 5,899 14 0.24

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 3,593 109,356 713 3,586 111,192 719
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 61 2,054 1,395 61 2,109 1,159
 Total, all industries - St Govt 59 5,551 801 58 5,597 982
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 108 11,073 672 108 10,745 624
 Total, all industries - Private 3,365 90,677 698 3,359 92,741 704
    Goods-producing 540 24,866 966 543 25,272 967
      Natural resources and mining 73 2,060 1,261 77 2,087 1,240
      Construction 293 4,544 882 295 4,938 949
      Manufacturing 174 18,262 952 171 18,247 941
    Service-providing 2,825 65,812 597 2,816 67,469 605
      Trade, transportation & utilities 884 20,230 599 887 20,570 602
      Information 31 1,023 774 30 982 758
      Financial activities 325 4,115 898 321 4,070 794
      Professional & business services 430 8,318 534 427 8,914 526
      Education and health services 431 17,576 795 430 17,613 856
      Leisure and hospitality 404 11,479 249 404 12,110 262
      Other services 320 3,070 473 316 3,196 486

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 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9
Unemployment 582 542 579 602 636 721 760 745 629 596 634 598 625
Employment 11,662 11,747 11,887 11,892 11,818 11,780 11,834 11,858 11,945 12,101 12,023 12,144 12,039
Labor Force12,24412,28912,46612,49412,45412,50112,59412,60312,57412,69712,65712,74212,664

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
Clay Community SchoolsBrazil 18008404118021IN 4,405 26,073 4,511
North Vermillion Com Sch CorpCayuga 18080704218165IN 727 4,391 746
Northeast School CorpHymera 18081604218153IN 1,352 8,579 1,452
South Vermillion Com Sch CorpClinton 18105903118165IN 1,858 11,487 2,032
Southwest School CorpSullivan 18108604118153IN 1,711 12,644 1,788
Vigo County School CorpTerre Haute 18120901318167IN 15,404 108,291 16,245

Number of districts: 6 ... Total enrollment: 25,457
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
Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN1513249 10,881 9,459 2,302 990
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN1523187 2,280 2,258 108 80
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Wo, IN1523817 746 407 185 172

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 13,907
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • 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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