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Situation & Outlook Report

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 46700)
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 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA metro changed from 414,062 in 2010 to 430,791 in 2015, a change of 22,030 (5.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 124 in 2010 and 121 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 455 (2011), 1,484 (2012), 2,069 (2013), 3,801 (2014), 3,801 (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 451,391. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 37,290 (9.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 48,603 (2010) to 80,703 (2020), a change of 32,100 (66.0%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 211 in 2008 and 244 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $37,934 in 2008 to $42,073 in 2014, a change of $4,139 (10.9%). 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 127 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $15,351 in 2009 to $18,055 in 2014 a change of $2,704 (17.61%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $15,351 in 2009 to $15,927 in 2014, a change of $576 (3.75%). 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 96 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 46700; 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.
  •   Fairfield
  •   Vallejo

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
  Benicia, CA (0605290) 26,997 27,034 27,192 27,415 27,646 27,930 896 3.30
  Dixon, CA (0619402) 18,351 18,412 18,489 18,639 18,974 19,164 752 4.10
  Fairfield, CA (0623182) 105,321 105,486 106,254 107,622 109,396 111,125 5,639 5.30
  Suisun City, CA (0675630) 28,111 28,152 28,351 28,580 28,819 29,256 1,104 3.90
  Vacaville, CA (0681554) 92,428 92,584 93,356 93,881 94,356 95,856 3,272 3.50
  Vallejo, CA (0681666) 115,942 116,201 116,908 117,927 119,020 120,228 4,027 3.50

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 414,062 100.0 416,754 100.0 420,360 100.0 424,770 100.0 430,791 100.0 436,092 100.0
  Solano County, CA (06095) 414,062 100.0 416,754 100.0 420,360 100.0 424,770 100.0 430,791 100.0 436,092 100.0

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.
  Solano County, CA

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 424,788 431,131 6,343 1.49
  One race 394,758 403,907 9,149 2.32
    White 226,199 234,128 7,929 3.51
    Black/African American 226,199 234,128 7,929 3.51
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,426 2,283 -143 -5.89
    Asian alone 63,983 67,746 3,763 5.88
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3,308 3,265 -43 -1.30
    Some other race alone 38,854 36,229 -2,625 -6.76
  Two or more races 30,030 27,224 -2,806 -9.34
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 107,118 110,522 3,404 3.18
Population 25 years and over 283,146 289,822 6,676 3.18
  % high school graduate or higher 87.7 87.0 -0.7 -0.80
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.5 24.9 0.4 1.63
Total Households 142,577 145,313 2,736 1.63
  Median household income ($) 63,520 67,999 4,479 7.05
  Mean household income ($) 80,551 83,626 3,075 3.82
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 424,788 431,131 6,343 1.49
  Male 212,203 213,673 1,470 3.82
  Female 212,585 217,458 4,873 3.82
  Under 5 years 26,102 25,792 -310 3.82
  5 to 9 years 27,374 28,005 631 2.31
  10 to 14 years 28,308 27,609 -699 -2.47
  15 to 19 years 27,590 27,675 85 0.31
  20 to 24 years 32,268 32,228 -40 -0.12
  25 to 34 years 59,078 61,157 2,079 3.52
  35 to 44 years 52,683 52,945 262 0.50
  45 to 54 years 60,649 60,388 -261 -0.43
  55 to 59 years 30,186 27,484 -2,702 -8.95
  55 to 59 years 30,186 27,484 -2,702 -8.95
  60 to 64 years 25,765 29,644 3,879 15.06
  65 to 74 years 32,326 34,695 2,369 7.33
  75 to 84 years 15,349 17,643 2,294 14.95
  85 years and over 7,110 5,866 -1,244 -17.50
  Median age 37.2 37.3 0.1 0.27
  18 years and over 325,856 332,302 6,446 1.98
  21 years and over 309,124 315,056 5,932 1.92
  62 years and over 69,190 74,500 5,310 7.67
  65 years and over 54,785 58,204 3,419 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 152,698 152,840 153,295 153,674 154,208 154,981 2,141 1.40

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 153,867 154,997 1,130 0.73
  1-unit, detached 108,965 106,736 -2,229 -2.05
  1-unit, attached 6,192 6,703 511 8.25
  2 units 3,437 3,160 -277 -8.06
  3 or 4 units 8,196 9,068 872 10.64
  5 to 9 units 10,060 11,396 1,336 13.28
  10 to 20 units 6,091 4,476 -1,615 -26.51
  20 or more units 6,874 8,805 1,931 28.09
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 153,867 154,997 1,130 0.73
  Occupied Housing Units 142,577 145,313 2,736 1.92
    Owner 84,317 84,070 -247 -0.29
    Renter 58,260 61,243 2,983 5.12
  Vacant Housing Units 11,290 9,684 -1,606 -14.22
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 0.30 -0.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.50 5.10 -1.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.89 2.86 -0.03 -1.04
Average household size; renter-occ 2.92 2.94 0.02 0.68
Median Value $ owner occupied 259,800 304,100 44,300 17.05
Median Rent $ renter occupied 1,257 1,293 36 2.86

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 63 77 86 62 72 25 78 47 44 52 135 49
  in 1 unit bldgs 63 77 86 62 72 25 78 47 44 52 72 49
  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 63 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  Percent Coverage 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 80 80 80 80
Value ($000), Total Units 20,134 22,104 26,164 17,227 23,564 7,125 24,910 13,886 14,021 14,262 30,597 13,670
  1 unit structures 20,134 22,104 26,164 17,227 23,564 7,125 24,910 13,886 14,021 14,262 21,043 13,670
  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 9,554 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
    220.58 224.72 227.49 233.73 238.57
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.88 1.23 2.74 2.07 8.16
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 16,093,886 16,422,311 17,111,870 17,921,605 19,407,853 3,313,967 20.6
  Net earnings 1/ 10,659,364 10,850,915 11,194,508 11,528,963 12,572,553 1,913,189 17.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,946,271 2,964,688 3,124,670 3,330,327 3,606,544 660,273 22.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 315,851 318,381 324,641 335,866 337,148 21,297 6.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 237,586 182,358 137,884 78,839 65,025 -172,561 -72.6
    Retirement and other 2,392,834 2,463,949 2,662,145 2,915,622 3,204,371 811,537 33.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,488,251 2,606,708 2,792,692 3,062,315 3,228,756 740,505 29.8
  Population 4/ 416,754 420,360 424,770 430,791 436,092 19,338 4.6
  Per capita personal income 38,617 39,067 40,285 41,602 44,504 5,887 15.2
  Per capita net earnings 25,577 25,813 26,354 26,762 28,830 3,253 12.7
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,070 7,053 7,356 7,731 8,270 1,200 17.0
    Per capita income maintenance 758 757 764 780 773 15 2.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 570 434 325 183 149 -421 -73.9
    Per capita retirement and other 5,742 5,862 6,267 6,768 7,348 1,606 28.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,971 6,201 6,575 7,109 7,404 1,433 24.0
  Earnings by place of work 9,580,038 9,951,078 10,334,955 10,720,372 11,282,691 1,702,653 17.8
    Wages and salaries 6,558,425 6,919,901 7,265,090 7,580,672 8,019,784 1,461,359 22.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,999,939 2,026,047 2,125,290 2,189,595 2,257,470 257,531 12.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,514,113 1,518,450 1,605,903 1,646,754 1,681,625 167,512 11.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 485,826 507,597 519,387 542,841 575,845 90,019 18.5
    Proprietors' income 1,021,674 1,005,130 944,575 950,105 1,005,437 -16,237 -1.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 53,632 77,212 61,338 52,129 65,298 11,666 21.8
      Farm proprietors' income 968,042 927,918 883,237 897,976 940,139 -27,903 -2.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 169,940 173,461 178,422 182,052 187,017 17,077 10.0
  Wage and salary jobs 131,930 135,553 139,664 142,013 145,742 13,812 10.5
  Number of proprietors 38,010 37,908 38,758 40,039 41,275 3,265 8.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 713 706 709 714 713 0 0.0
    Number of farm proprietors 37,297 37,202 38,049 39,325 40,562 3,265 8.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 56,373 57,368 57,924 58,886 60,330 3,957 7.0
  Average wages and salaries 49,711 51,049 52,018 53,380 55,027 5,316 10.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,955 24,943 23,213 22,835 23,178 -2,777 -10.7
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 15,351 15,144 15,066 16,631 17,567 18,055 2,704 17.61
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 15,351 14,709 13,950 14,963 15,619 15,927 576 3.75

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 10,411 212,363 1,051 10,500 218,114 998
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 54 6,090 1,326 54 6,229 1,179
 Total, all industries - St Govt 200 7,691 1,131 205 7,705 1,132
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 228 25,816 1,038 228 26,245 1,102
 Total, all industries - Private 9,929 172,767 1,040 10,013 177,934 970
    Goods-producing 1,051 34,919 1,773 1,064 36,726 1,483
      Natural resources and mining 148 2,771 662 151 3,548 783
      Construction 647 13,368 1,315 657 14,052 1,294
      Manufacturing 256 18,781 2,267 256 19,126 1,755
    Service-providing 8,878 137,848 854 8,949 141,208 836
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,437 43,304 755 1,438 43,527 802
      Information 64 1,781 1,051 66 1,861 1,003
      Financial activities 670 7,902 1,148 679 8,172 1,090
      Professional & business services 946 15,073 983 957 16,019 920
      Education and health services 3,998 39,527 1,188 4,044 40,169 1,113
      Leisure and hospitality 784 23,438 329 796 24,425 334
      Other services 679 6,000 703 699 6,133 707
      Unclassified 300 822 512 270 902 510

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 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.8 5.8 6.0 5.7
Unemployment 12,388 11,313 11,818 12,005 11,753 11,850 11,580 11,673 10,896 9,961 12,179 12,575 11,953
Employment 194,053 194,526 195,715 196,366 196,779 195,428 196,215 195,480 195,761 196,132 196,421 198,153 198,353
Labor Force206,441205,839207,533208,371208,532207,278207,795207,153206,657206,093208,600210,728210,306

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
Benicia UnfBenicia 06046202206095CA 4,894 27,887 4,918
Dixon UnfDixon 06112803106095CA 3,537 21,931 4,429
Fairfield-Suisun UnfFairfield 06133601206095CA 21,400 132,954 24,335
River Delta Joint UnfRio Vista 06331104106095CA 2,323 15,643 2,148
Travis UnfFairfield 06396301206095CA 5,466 30,773 4,803
Vacaville UnfVacaville 06405902306095CA 12,657 79,614 13,676
Vallejo City UnfVallejo 06407401206095CA 15,157 122,315 19,419

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 65,434
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
California Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA1111885 1,047 992 0 0
Solano Community College Fairfield, CA1235634 9,824 3,340 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 10,871
  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
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  • 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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