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Situation & Outlook Report

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 46340)
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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 Tyler, TX MSA metro changed from 210,470 in 2010 to 220,050 in 2015, a change of 12,466 (5.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 204 in 2010 and 198 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,337 (2011), 1,242 (2012), 644 (2013), 1,960 (2014), 1,960 (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 237,027. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 26,572 (12.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 30,670 (2010) to 43,199 (2020), a change of 12,529 (40.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 163 in 2008 and 200 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $39,129 in 2008 to $43,249 in 2014, a change of $4,120 (10.5%). 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 178 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $8,489 in 2009 to $11,754 in 2014 a change of $3,265 (38.46%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $8,489 in 2009 to $10,411 in 2014, a change of $1,922 (22.64%). 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 41 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 46340; 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.
  •   Tyler

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
  Tyler, TX (4874144) 96,900 97,291 98,298 99,418 100,369 101,421 4,130 4.20

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 210,470 100.0 212,832 100.0 215,088 100.0 216,854 100.0 220,050 100.0 222,936 100.0
  Smith County, TX (48423) 210,470 100.0 212,832 100.0 215,088 100.0 216,854 100.0 220,050 100.0 222,936 100.0

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.
  Smith County, TX

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 216,080 218,842 2,762 1.28
  One race 213,311 216,470 3,159 1.48
    White 167,675 168,792 1,117 0.67
    Black/African American 167,675 168,792 1,117 0.67
    American Indian/Alaska Native 474 733 259 54.64
    Asian alone 2,034 3,343 1,309 64.36
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 941 941...
    Some other race alone 3,462 3,704 242 6.99
  Two or more races 2,769 2,372 -397 -14.34
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 39,559 40,957 1,398 3.53
Population 25 years and over 139,510 140,883 1,373 3.53
  % high school graduate or higher 85.6 84.4 -1.2 -1.40
  % bachelor's degree or higher 25.3 25.7 0.4 1.58
Total Households 79,043 77,469 -1,574 1.58
  Median household income ($) 47,745 43,958 -3,787 -7.93
  Mean household income ($) 65,102 62,654 -2,448 -3.76
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 216,080 218,842 2,762 1.28
  Male 103,268 105,289 2,021 -3.76
  Female 112,812 113,553 741 -3.76
  Under 5 years 15,235 15,223 -12 -3.76
  5 to 9 years 14,894 14,374 -520 -3.49
  10 to 14 years 15,268 15,679 411 2.69
  15 to 19 years 15,650 16,367 717 4.58
  20 to 24 years 15,523 16,316 793 5.11
  25 to 34 years 28,562 28,596 34 0.12
  35 to 44 years 25,604 25,427 -177 -0.69
  45 to 54 years 26,761 26,641 -120 -0.45
  55 to 59 years 13,803 12,500 -1,303 -9.44
  55 to 59 years 13,803 12,500 -1,303 -9.44
  60 to 64 years 12,027 13,820 1,793 14.91
  65 to 74 years 18,051 19,209 1,158 6.42
  75 to 84 years 10,929 10,615 -314 -2.87
  85 years and over 3,773 4,075 302 8.00
  Median age 36.2 36.3 0.1 0.28
  18 years and over 161,871 164,255 2,384 1.47
  21 years and over 151,753 153,507 1,754 1.16
  62 years and over 39,769 41,315 1,546 3.89
  65 years and over 32,753 33,899 1,146 3.50

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 87,309 87,350 87,540 87,752 88,065 88,440 1,090 1.25

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 87,737 88,447 710 0.81
  1-unit, detached 58,728 62,295 3,567 6.07
  1-unit, attached 3,111 2,036 -1,075 -34.55
  2 units 3,108 2,099 -1,009 -32.46
  3 or 4 units 2,306 1,777 -529 -22.94
  5 to 9 units 3,867 2,600 -1,267 -32.76
  10 to 20 units 3,075 4,197 1,122 36.49
  20 or more units 3,467 3,831 364 10.50
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 87,737 88,447 710 0.81
  Occupied Housing Units 79,043 77,469 -1,574 -1.99
    Owner 52,501 47,966 -4,535 -8.64
    Renter 26,542 29,503 2,961 11.16
  Vacant Housing Units 8,694 10,978 2,284 26.27
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.00 3.60 2.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.20 6.70 -1.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.78 2.79 0.01 0.36
Average household size; renter-occ 2.45 2.71 0.26 10.61
Median Value $ owner occupied 127,700 147,000 19,300 15.11
Median Rent $ renter occupied 843 825 -18 -2.14

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 18 29 24 21 21 27 34 29 80 46 16 26
  in 1 unit bldgs 18 29 24 19 21 27 32 29 14 39 16 26
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 4 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 3 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 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 66 66 66 66
Value ($000), Total Units 6,582 11,250 9,125 6,695 6,909 10,249 9,722 12,904 18,293 14,747 4,478 7,201
  1 unit structures 6,582 11,250 9,125 6,346 6,909 10,249 9,511 12,904 4,792 13,494 4,478 7,201
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 349 0 0 211 0 1,301 657 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,200 596 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
    182.94 185.20 186.98 187.97 192.20
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.24 0.96 0.53 2.25 5.06
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 9,770,608 10,132,174 10,430,289 11,074,068 11,196,702 1,426,094 14.6
  Net earnings 1/ 6,688,762 6,921,840 7,157,136 7,571,258 7,552,234 863,472 12.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,674,697 1,671,449 1,751,744 1,841,691 1,943,455 268,758 16.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 159,552 159,664 161,314 161,639 160,720 1,168 0.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 45,592 39,385 29,687 18,371 22,181 -23,411 -51.3
    Retirement and other 1,469,553 1,472,400 1,560,743 1,661,681 1,760,554 291,001 19.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,407,149 1,538,885 1,521,409 1,661,119 1,701,013 293,864 20.9
  Population 4/ 212,832 215,088 216,854 220,050 222,936 10,104 4.7
  Per capita personal income 45,908 47,107 48,098 50,325 50,224 4,316 9.4
  Per capita net earnings 31,427 32,181 33,004 34,407 33,876 2,449 7.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,869 7,771 8,078 8,369 8,718 849 10.8
    Per capita income maintenance 750 742 744 735 721 -29 -3.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 214 183 137 83 99 -115 -53.7
    Per capita retirement and other 6,905 6,846 7,197 7,551 7,897 992 14.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,612 7,155 7,016 7,549 7,630 1,018 15.4
  Earnings by place of work 7,534,215 7,772,692 8,126,433 8,602,691 8,655,705 1,121,490 14.9
    Wages and salaries 3,931,069 4,090,474 4,161,174 4,369,794 4,550,889 619,820 15.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 843,047 882,047 914,142 945,583 999,584 156,537 18.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 565,765 593,419 620,560 640,953 682,880 117,115 20.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 277,282 288,628 293,582 304,630 316,704 39,422 14.2
    Proprietors' income 2,760,099 2,800,171 3,051,117 3,287,314 3,105,232 345,133 12.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 2,633 8,962 14,118 4,239 11,261 8,628 327.7
      Farm proprietors' income 2,757,466 2,791,209 3,036,999 3,283,075 3,093,971 336,505 12.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 132,999 135,488 138,651 140,959 144,387 11,388 8.6
  Wage and salary jobs 97,211 98,447 100,100 102,089 104,735 7,524 7.7
  Number of proprietors 35,788 37,041 38,551 38,870 39,652 3,864 10.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,609 2,678 2,691 2,648 2,610 1 0.0
    Number of farm proprietors 33,179 34,363 35,860 36,222 37,042 3,863 11.6
Average earnings per job (dollars) 56,649 57,368 58,611 61,030 59,948 3,299 5.8
  Average wages and salaries 40,439 41,550 41,570 42,804 43,451 3,012 7.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 83,109 81,227 84,690 90,638 83,526 417 0.5
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 8,489 9,169 9,914 10,267 10,993 11,754 3,265 38.46
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 8,489 8,710 9,013 9,383 9,799 10,411 1,922 22.64

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 6,037 162,725 802 6,028 166,098 805
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 31 1,047 1,459 31 1,031 1,253
 Total, all industries - St Govt 33 6,199 979 33 6,096 997
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 57 15,484 696 57 15,912 697
 Total, all industries - Private 5,916 139,994 801 5,907 143,059 805
    Goods-producing 894 22,555 1,122 904 22,158 1,087
      Natural resources and mining 227 6,363 1,342 232 5,411 1,318
      Construction 460 6,428 743 464 6,703 798
      Manufacturing 207 9,764 1,233 208 10,044 1,158
    Service-providing 5,022 117,439 740 5,003 120,901 754
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,265 34,094 688 1,258 34,788 710
      Information 74 3,711 943 75 3,773 940
      Financial activities 743 7,566 1,061 741 7,787 1,027
      Professional & business services 991 13,775 805 975 14,066 866
      Education and health services 847 36,103 916 853 36,819 935
      Leisure and hospitality 467 16,874 300 475 17,812 308
      Other services 630 5,291 514 618 5,815 498
      Unclassified 5 24 489 8 40 510

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 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.7 4.9 5.1
Unemployment 4,807 4,686 4,634 4,587 4,542 4,381 4,271 4,505 4,261 4,289 4,994 5,225 5,427
Employment 98,629 98,148 98,418 98,714 99,159 98,270 99,165 99,631 99,879 99,900 100,291 100,635 100,560
Labor Force103,436102,834103,052103,301103,701102,651103,436104,136104,140104,189105,285105,860105,987

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
Arp ISDArp 48087304248423TX 884 5,514 926
Chapel Hill ISDTyler 48136504148423TX 3,446 21,902 3,747
Lindale ISDLindale 48275103148423TX 3,757 19,863 3,875
Troup ISDTroup 48432304248423TX 1,124 5,103 992
Tyler ISDTyler 48434701348423TX 18,263 121,733 21,328
Whitehouse ISDWhitehouse 48456002248423TX 4,599 25,763 5,354
Winona ISDWinona 48462304148423TX 1,019 5,806 987

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 33,092
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
Texas College Tyler, TX2288845 813 778 0 0
The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX2288029 5,849 4,282 2,187 624
Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX2293553 11,168 6,243 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 17,830
  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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