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Situation & Outlook Report

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 47580)
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 Warner Robins, GA MSA metro changed from 180,420 in 2010 to 187,534 in 2015, a change of 7,729 (4.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 229 in 2010 and 228 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,892 (2011), 643 (2012), -110 (2013), 115 (2014), 115 (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 208,542. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 28,130 (15.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 20,203 (2010) to 33,410 (2020), a change of 13,207 (65.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 368 in 2008 and 477 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,374 in 2008 to $37,165 in 2014, a change of $2,791 (8.1%). 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 246 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,195 in 2009 to $6,690 in 2014 a change of $495 (7.99%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,195 in 2009 to $6,114 in 2014, a change of ($81) (-1.31%). 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 32 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 47580; 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.
  •   Warner Robins

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
  Perry, GA (1360340) 13,839 13,911 14,366 14,714 14,936 15,144 1,233 8.90
  Warner Robins, GA (1380508) 66,588 69,066 70,741 71,782 72,570 73,271 4,205 6.10

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 180,420 100.0 183,634 100.0 185,460 100.0 186,454 100.0 187,534 100.0 188,149 100.0
  Houston County, GA (13153) 140,746 78.0 144,227 78.5 146,299 78.9 148,064 79.4 149,228 79.6 150,033 79.7
  Peach County, GA (13225) ** 27,750 15.4 27,550 15.0 27,473 14.8 26,861 14.4 26,828 14.3 26,720 14.2
  Pulaski County, GA (13235) ** 11,924 6.6 11,857 6.5 11,688 6.3 11,529 6.2 11,478 6.1 11,396 6.1
  ** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

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.
  Houston County, GA

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 185,623 186,675 1,052 0.57
  One race 182,806 180,258 -2,548 -1.39
    White 112,147 114,347 2,200 1.96
    Black/African American 112,147 114,347 2,200 1.96
    American Indian/Alaska Native 313 1,070 757 241.85
    Asian alone 5,386 3,919 -1,467 -27.24
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 4,954 3,545 -1,409 -28.44
  Two or more races 2,817 6,417 3,600 127.80
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11,492 12,208 716 6.23
Population 25 years and over 118,636 121,100 2,464 6.23
  % high school graduate or higher 90.9 89.1 -1.8 -1.98
  % bachelor's degree or higher 20.1 23.9 3.8 18.91
Total Households 66,537 67,667 1,130 18.91
  Median household income ($) 48,553 46,773 -1,780 -3.67
  Mean household income ($) 60,990 60,224 -766 -1.26
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 185,623 186,675 1,052 0.57
  Male 90,063 89,297 -766 -1.26
  Female 95,560 97,378 1,818 -1.26
  Under 5 years 11,418 12,287 869 -1.26
  5 to 9 years 12,855 13,777 922 7.17
  10 to 14 years 14,426 12,701 -1,725 -11.96
  15 to 19 years 12,796 13,904 1,108 8.66
  20 to 24 years 15,492 12,906 -2,586 -16.69
  25 to 34 years 27,177 26,522 -655 -2.41
  35 to 44 years 23,002 25,207 2,205 9.59
  45 to 54 years 25,097 25,972 875 3.49
  55 to 59 years 12,554 11,665 -889 -7.08
  55 to 59 years 12,554 11,665 -889 -7.08
  60 to 64 years 8,780 9,495 715 8.14
  65 to 74 years 13,361 12,611 -750 -5.61
  75 to 84 years 6,720 7,144 424 6.31
  85 years and over 1,945 2,484 539 27.71
  Median age 34.4 35.4 1.0 2.91
  18 years and over 139,580 140,490 910 0.65
  21 years and over 131,271 130,724 -547 -0.42
  62 years and over 27,324 27,239 -85 -0.31
  65 years and over 22,026 22,239 213 0.97

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 74,526 74,685 75,213 75,754 76,221 76,964 2,279 3.05

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 75,140 77,387 2,247 2.99
  1-unit, detached 54,734 53,792 -942 -1.72
  1-unit, attached 845 2,503 1,658 196.21
  2 units 2,151 1,351 -800 -37.19
  3 or 4 units 2,491 2,953 462 18.55
  5 to 9 units 5,712 4,866 -846 -14.81
  10 to 20 units 1,213 1,897 684 56.39
  20 or more units 1,015 964 -51 -5.02
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 75,140 77,387 2,247 2.99
  Occupied Housing Units 66,537 67,667 1,130 1.70
    Owner 41,910 42,834 924 2.20
    Renter 24,627 24,833 206 0.84
  Vacant Housing Units 8,603 9,720 1,117 12.98
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 1.60 -0.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 9.60 8.10 -1.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.72 2.68 -0.04 -1.47
Average household size; renter-occ 2.69 2.69 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 124,300 133,000 8,700 7.00
Median Rent $ renter occupied 805 809 4 0.50

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 252 43 38 153 65 47 69 84 71 87 55 78
  in 1 unit bldgs 52 43 38 53 65 47 69 84 71 87 55 78
  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 200 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 21 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 94 94 94 94
Value ($000), Total Units 17,037 8,805 7,797 20,325 13,007 9,303 14,424 16,775 13,893 17,465 11,161 14,224
  1 unit structures 9,307 8,805 7,797 10,840 13,007 9,303 14,424 16,775 13,893 17,465 11,161 14,224
  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 7,730 0 0 9,485 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
    141.69 143.76 141.44 140.30 145.77
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.46 -1.61 -0.81 3.90 2.88
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 6,491,683 6,563,326 6,627,225 6,862,860 7,119,659 627,976 9.7
  Net earnings 1/ 3,961,551 4,080,803 4,096,546 4,212,635 4,356,439 394,888 10.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,285,560 1,294,983 1,336,399 1,410,139 1,481,437 195,877 15.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 164,432 170,032 177,761 180,052 179,348 14,916 9.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 41,096 32,955 23,183 9,935 7,946 -33,150 -80.7
    Retirement and other 1,080,032 1,091,996 1,135,455 1,220,152 1,294,143 214,111 19.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,244,572 1,187,540 1,194,280 1,240,086 1,281,783 37,211 3.0
  Population 4/ 183,634 185,460 186,454 187,534 188,149 4,515 2.5
  Per capita personal income 35,351 35,389 35,543 36,595 37,841 2,490 7.0
  Per capita net earnings 21,573 22,004 21,971 22,463 23,154 1,581 7.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,001 6,983 7,167 7,519 7,874 873 12.5
    Per capita income maintenance 895 917 953 960 953 58 6.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 224 178 124 53 42 -182 -81.3
    Per capita retirement and other 5,881 5,888 6,090 6,506 6,878 997 17.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,777 6,403 6,405 6,613 6,813 36 0.5
  Earnings by place of work 4,555,440 4,614,304 4,606,777 4,676,876 4,763,304 207,864 4.6
    Wages and salaries 3,297,096 3,336,147 3,296,413 3,354,205 3,420,883 123,787 3.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,080,735 1,091,664 1,085,694 1,092,112 1,092,263 11,528 1.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 826,386 831,873 829,771 830,736 827,727 1,341 0.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 254,349 259,791 255,923 261,376 264,536 10,187 4.0
    Proprietors' income 177,609 186,493 224,670 230,559 250,158 72,549 40.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 30,817 27,104 32,743 19,423 24,450 -6,367 -20.7
      Farm proprietors' income 146,792 159,389 191,927 211,136 225,708 78,916 53.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 94,452 94,766 95,314 95,529 96,789 2,337 2.5
  Wage and salary jobs 76,636 76,463 76,301 76,067 76,741 105 0.1
  Number of proprietors 17,816 18,303 19,013 19,462 20,048 2,232 12.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 523 501 502 494 486 -37 -7.1
    Number of farm proprietors 17,293 17,802 18,511 18,968 19,562 2,269 13.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 48,230 48,692 48,333 48,958 49,213 983 2.0
  Average wages and salaries 43,023 43,631 43,203 44,095 44,577 1,554 3.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 8,489 8,953 10,368 11,131 11,538 3,049 35.9
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 6,195 6,438 6,622 6,693 6,687 6,690 495 7.99
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,195 6,331 6,415 6,349 6,218 6,114 -81 -1.31

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 3,531 112,537 830 3,542 114,796 785
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 61 24,708 1,395 61 24,508 1,247
 Total, all industries - St Govt 55 3,352 683 54 3,430 683
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 115 15,963 696 114 16,267 727
 Total, all industries - Private 3,300 68,514 665 3,313 70,591 644
    Goods-producing 442 15,617 947 442 16,437 865
      Natural resources and mining 43 945 522 46 1,104 552
      Construction 280 ...... 279 ......
      Manufacturing 119 ...... 117 ......
    Service-providing 2,858 52,897 582 2,871 54,155 576
      Trade, transportation & utilities 767 16,167 568 765 16,234 564
      Information 30 470 1,060 31 517 884
      Financial activities 307 2,780 816 312 2,773 756
      Professional & business services 559 9,169 938 562 9,575 908
      Education and health services 417 9,743 607 426 9,736 634
      Leisure and hospitality 399 12,424 248 407 13,171 256
      Other services 233 1,823 566 241 1,893 588
      Unclassified 146 322 631 127 256 701

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 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.0 4.7 5.5 5.4 5.3
Unemployment 3,759 3,571 3,867 3,367 3,343 3,567 3,621 3,685 3,274 3,111 3,694 3,582 3,459
Employment 60,957 61,313 61,178 61,344 61,598 61,556 61,725 62,115 62,177 62,502 62,876 62,782 62,423
Labor Force64,71664,88465,04564,71164,94165,12365,34665,80065,45165,61366,57066,36465,882

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
Houston CountyPerry 13028801313153GA 27,610 146,423 27,705
Peach CountyFort Valley 13040503113225GA 3,768 27,014 4,419
Pulaski CountyHawkinsville 13042203213235GA 1,417 11,542 1,751

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 32,795
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
Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA4830453 7,625 2,862 0 0
Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA1397198 2,231 1,947 363 151

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 9,856
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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

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

Updates go top
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  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
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  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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