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Situation & Outlook Report

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 46540)
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 Utica-Rome, NY MSA metro changed from 299,281 in 2010 to 296,987 in 2015, a change of -3,681 (-1.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 160 in 2010 and 163 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -475 (2011), -602 (2012), -520 (2013), -1,093 (2014), -1,093 (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 309,383. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 10,082 (3.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 50,417 (2010) to 66,766 (2020), a change of 16,349 (32.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 423 in 2008 and 433 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,202 in 2008 to $37,932 in 2014, a change of $4,730 (14.2%). 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 188 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $9,501 in 2009 to $10,571 in 2014 a change of $1,070 (11.26%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $9,501 in 2009 to $9,661 in 2014, a change of $160 (1.68%). 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 93 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 46540; 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.
  •   Rome
  •   Utica

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
  Rome, NY (3663418) 33,725 33,745 33,536 32,936 32,854 32,645 -1,100 -3.30
  Utica, NY (3676540) 62,235 62,231 62,024 61,889 61,751 61,332 -899 -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 299,281 100.0 298,890 100.0 298,543 100.0 297,941 100.0 296,987 100.0 295,600 100.0
  Herkimer County, NY (36043) 64,444 21.5 64,623 21.6 64,552 21.6 64,181 21.5 63,715 21.5 63,100 21.3
  Oneida County, NY (36065) 234,837 78.5 234,267 78.4 233,991 78.4 233,760 78.5 233,272 78.5 232,500 78.7

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.
  Oneida County, NY

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 297,766 296,615 -1,151 -0.39
  One race 290,738 291,225 487 0.17
    White 262,806 262,676 -130 -0.05
    Black/African American 262,806 262,676 -130 -0.05
    American Indian/Alaska Native 581 568 -13 -2.24
    Asian alone 8,090 8,805 715 8.84
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 3,380 3,397 17 0.50
  Two or more races 7,028 5,390 -1,638 -23.31
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 13,295 13,720 425 3.20
Population 25 years and over 204,379 204,832 453 3.20
  % high school graduate or higher 87.8 89.5 1.7 1.94
  % bachelor's degree or higher 21.9 22.2 0.3 1.37
Total Households 116,113 116,231 118 1.37
  Median household income ($) 43,396 47,736 4,340 10.00
  Mean household income ($) 56,058 62,087 6,029 10.75
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 297,766 296,615 -1,151 -0.39
  Male 148,467 147,434 -1,033 10.75
  Female 149,299 149,181 -118 10.75
  Under 5 years 16,153 16,616 463 10.75
  5 to 9 years 17,029 16,042 -987 -5.80
  10 to 14 years 18,508 18,927 419 2.26
  15 to 19 years 20,736 19,783 -953 -4.60
  20 to 24 years 20,961 20,415 -546 -2.60
  25 to 34 years 34,174 35,558 1,384 4.05
  35 to 44 years 34,273 32,777 -1,496 -4.36
  45 to 54 years 43,640 42,707 -933 -2.14
  55 to 59 years 20,831 21,531 700 3.36
  55 to 59 years 20,831 21,531 700 3.36
  60 to 64 years 19,643 19,504 -139 -0.71
  65 to 74 years 27,148 28,476 1,328 4.89
  75 to 84 years 15,057 15,886 829 5.51
  85 years and over 9,613 8,393 -1,220 -12.69
  Median age 41.3 42.1 0.8 1.94
  18 years and over 234,781 234,176 -605 -0.26
  21 years and over 220,080 221,146 1,066 0.48
  62 years and over 63,138 63,023 -115 -0.18
  65 years and over 51,818 52,755 937 1.81

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 137,561 137,568 137,490 137,374 137,333 137,313 -255 -0.19

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 136,814 137,324 510 0.37
  1-unit, detached 84,499 87,995 3,496 4.14
  1-unit, attached 1,295 1,608 313 24.17
  2 units 17,034 16,042 -992 -5.82
  3 or 4 units 9,427 7,959 -1,468 -15.57
  5 to 9 units 4,842 5,356 514 10.62
  10 to 20 units 2,986 2,231 -755 -25.28
  20 or more units 5,647 6,220 573 10.15
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 136,814 137,324 510 0.37
  Occupied Housing Units 116,113 116,231 118 0.10
    Owner 75,989 76,608 619 0.81
    Renter 40,124 39,623 -501 -1.25
  Vacant Housing Units 20,701 21,093 392 1.89
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.70 2.10 0.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.10 4.30 -0.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.55 2.51 -0.04 -1.57
Average household size; renter-occ 2.21 2.27 0.06 2.71
Median Value $ owner occupied 109,000 110,100 1,100 1.01
Median Rent $ renter occupied 669 713 44 6.58

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
    170.09 174.07 171.60 177.35 181.57
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.34 -1.42 3.35 2.38 6.75
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 10,830,950 11,108,400 11,175,231 11,256,268 11,571,560 740,610 6.8
  Net earnings 1/ 6,539,670 6,649,923 6,670,721 6,612,259 6,733,468 193,798 3.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,849,070 2,851,751 2,892,973 2,945,181 3,077,163 228,093 8.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 315,541 319,420 333,223 338,050 338,069 22,528 7.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 110,226 101,533 71,850 35,110 33,408 -76,818 -69.7
    Retirement and other 2,423,303 2,430,798 2,487,900 2,572,021 2,705,686 282,383 11.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,442,210 1,606,726 1,611,537 1,698,828 1,760,929 318,719 22.1
  Population 4/ 298,890 298,543 297,941 296,987 295,600 -3,290 -1.1
  Per capita personal income 36,237 37,209 37,508 37,902 39,146 2,909 8.0
  Per capita net earnings 21,880 22,275 22,389 22,264 22,779 899 4.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,532 9,552 9,710 9,917 10,410 878 9.2
    Per capita income maintenance 1,056 1,070 1,118 1,138 1,144 88 8.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 369 340 241 118 113 -256 -69.4
    Per capita retirement and other 8,108 8,142 8,350 8,660 9,153 1,045 12.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,825 5,382 5,409 5,720 5,957 1,132 23.5
  Earnings by place of work 7,210,032 7,318,890 7,444,752 7,369,995 7,509,262 299,230 4.2
    Wages and salaries 4,782,040 4,847,906 4,916,999 4,937,020 5,068,870 286,830 6.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,784,894 1,819,666 1,889,003 1,828,707 1,879,230 94,336 5.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,390,662 1,418,776 1,476,023 1,410,337 1,451,423 60,761 4.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 394,232 400,890 412,980 418,370 427,807 33,575 8.5
    Proprietors' income 643,098 651,318 638,750 604,268 561,162 -81,936 -12.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 52,175 40,867 54,607 63,831 21,375 -30,800 -59.0
      Farm proprietors' income 590,923 610,451 584,143 540,437 539,787 -51,136 -8.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 156,234 155,183 154,762 154,649 155,414 -820 -0.5
  Wage and salary jobs 128,154 127,452 126,300 125,766 125,667 -2,487 -1.9
  Number of proprietors 28,080 27,731 28,462 28,883 29,747 1,667 5.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,646 1,630 1,670 1,692 1,688 42 2.6
    Number of farm proprietors 26,434 26,101 26,792 27,191 28,059 1,625 6.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,149 47,163 48,105 47,656 48,318 2,169 4.7
  Average wages and salaries 37,315 38,037 38,931 39,256 40,336 3,021 8.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 22,355 23,388 21,803 19,876 19,238 -3,117 -13.9
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 9,501 9,888 10,002 10,298 10,504 10,571 1,070 11.26
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 9,501 9,732 9,679 9,759 9,787 9,661 160 1.68

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 6,669 194,933 747 6,691 200,032 765
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 89 3,781 1,331 89 3,794 1,117
 Total, all industries - St Govt 139 11,109 1,115 140 11,201 1,263
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 209 34,811 717 206 35,535 824
 Total, all industries - Private 6,232 145,232 711 6,256 149,501 705
    Goods-producing 989 22,766 896 985 23,842 928
      Natural resources and mining 74 738 452 73 869 554
      Construction 625 3,847 855 622 4,554 865
      Manufacturing 290 18,182 923 290 18,419 962
    Service-providing 5,243 122,466 677 5,271 125,659 662
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,322 33,602 604 1,329 33,992 626
      Information 91 2,799 879 90 2,728 792
      Financial activities 521 11,014 1,238 519 11,065 986
      Professional & business services 790 12,584 863 799 13,001 884
      Education and health services 759 40,977 692 751 41,079 716
      Leisure and hospitality 831 15,632 314 835 17,849 309
      Other services 651 5,465 424 655 5,599 431
      Unclassified 278 393 321 293 347 357

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 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.9 6.9 6.6 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.4
Unemployment 1,445 1,459 1,409 1,550 1,697 1,994 1,929 1,845 1,637 1,339 1,279 1,318 1,281
Employment 27,636 27,066 27,319 27,074 27,172 27,054 27,324 27,251 27,192 27,279 27,515 27,605 27,516
Labor Force29,08128,52528,72828,62428,86929,04829,25329,09628,82928,61828,79428,92328,797

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
Adirondack Central School DistrictBoonville 36050404236065NY 1,306 8,637 1,381
Camden Central School DistrictCamden 36062404236065NY 2,305 13,253 2,369
Clinton Central School DistrictClinton 36077702236065NY 1,294 11,754 1,444
Dolgeville Central School DistrictDolgeville 36000014236043NY 921 5,323 926
Frankfort-Schuyler Central School DistrictFrankfort 36114003136043NY 1,040 7,462 1,271
Herkimer Central School DistrictHerkimer 36142203136043NY 1,177 10,003 1,270
Holland Patent Central School DistrictHolland Patent 36145804236065NY 1,535 9,359 1,644
Little Falls City School DistrictLittle Falls 36174604136043NY 1,103 7,303 1,171
Mount Markham Central School DistrictWest Winfield 36309304236043NY 1,178 7,224 1,247
New Hartford Central School DistrictNew Hartford 36203702236065NY 2,613 16,882 2,589
New York Mills Union Free School DistrictNew York Mills 36206102236065NY 597 5,518 685
Oriskany Central School DistrictOriskany 36219602236065NY 651 4,821 751
Poland Central School DistrictPoland 36233704236043NY 628 4,300 706
Remsen Central School DistrictRemsen 36243604236065NY 445 3,161 469
Rome City School DistrictRome 36249003136065NY 5,185 38,891 5,621
Sauquoit Valley Central School DistrictSauquoit 36000024136065NY 1,036 6,663 1,098
Sherrill City School DistrictVerona 36267603236065NY 2,036 12,481 2,147
Town of Webb Union Free School DistrictOld Forge 36288004336043NY 270 2,217 259
Utica City School DistrictUtica 36293701336065NY 9,714 61,892 10,258
Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School DistrictVan Hornesville 36222004236043NY 190 1,624 292
Waterville Central School DistrictWaterville 36301604236065NY 817 5,785 970
West Canada Valley Central School DistrictNewport 36306004236043NY 716 4,691 821
Westmoreland Central School DistrictWestmoreland 36310504136065NY 977 6,342 995
Whitesboro Central School DistrictYorkville 36313202236065NY 3,302 26,030 3,659

Number of districts: 24 ... Total enrollment: 41,036
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
Hamilton College Clinton, NY1915155 1,904 1,894 0 0
Herkimer County Community College Herkimer, NY1916123 3,259 1,842 0 0
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY1932833 7,149 4,024 0 0
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica-Rome Utica, NY1961128 2,037 1,648 703 194
Saint Elizabeth Medical Center School of Radiography Utica, NY1957023 209 80 0 0
Utica College Utica, NY1970459 2,921 2,216 1,328 241
Utica School of Commerce Utica, NY1970813 282 224 0 0

  Number of institutions: 7 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 17,761
  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
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • 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

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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