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Situation & Outlook Report

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 48060)
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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA metro changed from 116,570 in 2010 to 118,964 in 2015, a change of 1,065 (0.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 337 in 2010 and 341 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 272 (2011), 1,275 (2012), -2,955 (2013), -1,628 (2014), -1,628 (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 134,836. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 18,241 (15.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 13,387 (2010) to 20,000 (2020), a change of 6,613 (49.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 187 in 2008 and 196 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $38,496 in 2008 to $43,384 in 2014, a change of $4,888 (12.7%). 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 249 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,904 in 2009 to $6,571 in 2014 a change of $667 (11.3%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,904 in 2009 to $6,015 in 2014, a change of $111 (1.88%). 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 26 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 48060; 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.
  •   Fort Drum
  •   Watertown

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
  Watertown, NY (3678608) 27,023 27,099 27,402 28,073 27,809 27,590 491 1.80

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 116,570 100.0 118,172 100.0 120,772 100.0 119,192 100.0 118,964 100.0 117,635 100.0
  Jefferson County, NY (36045) 116,570 100.0 118,172 100.0 120,772 100.0 119,192 100.0 118,964 100.0 117,635 100.0

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.
  Jefferson 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 119,504 119,103 -401 -0.34
  One race 112,518 114,607 2,089 1.86
    White 102,449 102,119 -330 -0.32
    Black/African American 102,449 102,119 -330 -0.32
    American Indian/Alaska Native 862 585 -277 -32.13
    Asian alone 989 2,408 1,419 143.48
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 989 42 -947 -95.75
    Some other race alone 1,828 3,359 1,531 83.75
  Two or more races 6,986 4,496 -2,490 -35.64
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8,385 8,705 320 3.82
Population 25 years and over 73,937 73,256 -681 3.82
  % high school graduate or higher 87.4 90.0 2.6 2.97
  % bachelor's degree or higher 18.9 22.0 3.1 16.40
Total Households 42,466 43,516 1,050 16.40
  Median household income ($) 46,683 51,086 4,403 9.43
  Mean household income ($) 59,121 62,125 3,004 5.08
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 119,504 119,103 -401 -0.34
  Male 63,273 62,101 -1,172 5.08
  Female 56,231 57,002 771 5.08
  Under 5 years 10,573 10,323 -250 5.08
  5 to 9 years 8,372 7,977 -395 -4.72
  10 to 14 years 7,118 6,984 -134 -1.88
  15 to 19 years 6,541 7,947 1,406 21.50
  20 to 24 years 12,963 12,616 -347 -2.68
  25 to 34 years 20,252 18,457 -1,795 -8.86
  35 to 44 years 13,219 14,174 955 7.22
  45 to 54 years 14,289 13,934 -355 -2.48
  55 to 59 years 7,497 6,246 -1,251 -16.69
  55 to 59 years 7,497 6,246 -1,251 -16.69
  60 to 64 years 4,670 5,813 1,143 24.48
  65 to 74 years 7,914 8,315 401 5.07
  75 to 84 years 4,526 4,751 225 4.97
  85 years and over 1,570 1,566 -4 -0.25
  Median age 31.4 32.2 0.8 2.55
  18 years and over 89,653 89,630 -23 -0.03
  21 years and over 84,128 84,004 -124 -0.15
  62 years and over 16,566 17,665 1,099 6.63
  65 years and over 14,010 14,632 622 4.44

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 57,966 57,972 58,087 58,217 58,416 58,769 797 1.37

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 58,148 58,780 632 1.09
  1-unit, detached 32,681 34,663 1,982 6.06
  1-unit, attached 3,139 3,791 652 20.77
  2 units 3,116 2,808 -308 -9.88
  3 or 4 units 5,389 4,270 -1,119 -20.76
  5 to 9 units 2,915 2,240 -675 -23.16
  10 to 20 units 1,351 1,088 -263 -19.47
  20 or more units 2,057 3,083 1,026 49.88
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 58,148 58,780 632 1.09
  Occupied Housing Units 42,466 43,516 1,050 2.47
    Owner 23,054 23,769 715 3.10
    Renter 19,412 19,747 335 1.73
  Vacant Housing Units 15,682 15,264 -418 -2.67
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.10 3.80 1.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.70 5.70 -2.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.79 2.62 -0.17 -6.09
Average household size; renter-occ 2.52 2.55 0.03 1.19
Median Value $ owner occupied 143,800 147,900 4,100 2.85
Median Rent $ renter occupied 943 951 8 0.85

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 39 44 46 46 9 2 0 10 12 14 16 12
  in 1 unit bldgs 11 10 9 9 9 2 0 10 12 14 16 12
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 2 0 2 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 28 32 37 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 4 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 93 93 93 93
Value ($000), Total Units 4,061 4,557 4,586 5,102 1,136 200 0 1,353 1,217 1,417 1,569 1,464
  1 unit structures 1,633 1,583 1,378 1,868 1,136 200 0 1,353 1,217 1,417 1,569 1,464
  2 unit structures 0 199 0 199 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 2,428 2,775 3,208 3,035 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
    224.20 230.75 201.36 214.97 197.97
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.92 -12.74 6.76 -7.91 -11.70
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

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

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 5,039,013 5,082,740 5,005,369 5,059,923 5,078,352 39,339 0.8
  Net earnings 1/ 3,312,416 3,279,471 3,191,726 3,201,753 3,147,394 -165,022 -5.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 879,963 877,228 909,649 929,543 978,917 98,954 11.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 109,823 111,475 109,325 114,115 111,380 1,557 1.4
    Unemployment insurance compensation 46,156 41,465 30,737 14,903 14,066 -32,090 -69.5
    Retirement and other 723,984 724,288 769,587 800,525 853,471 129,487 17.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 846,634 926,041 903,994 928,627 952,041 105,407 12.5
  Population 4/ 118,172 120,772 119,192 118,964 117,635 -537 -0.5
  Per capita personal income 42,641 42,085 41,994 42,533 43,170 529 1.2
  Per capita net earnings 28,030 27,154 26,778 26,914 26,756 -1,274 -4.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,446 7,264 7,632 7,814 8,322 876 11.8
    Per capita income maintenance 929 923 917 959 947 18 1.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 391 343 258 125 120 -271 -69.3
    Per capita retirement and other 6,127 5,997 6,457 6,729 7,255 1,128 18.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,164 7,668 7,584 7,806 8,093 929 13.0
  Earnings by place of work 4,131,889 4,060,828 4,005,087 3,985,116 3,922,606 -209,283 -5.1
    Wages and salaries 2,781,221 2,729,199 2,667,840 2,671,297 2,660,634 -120,587 -4.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,136,664 1,122,527 1,105,297 1,081,402 1,074,668 -61,996 -5.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 871,549 859,387 849,838 824,797 820,172 -51,377 -5.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 265,115 263,140 255,459 256,605 254,496 -10,619 -4.0
    Proprietors' income 214,004 209,102 231,950 232,417 187,304 -26,700 -12.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 54,958 38,949 55,254 70,358 28,076 -26,882 -48.9
      Farm proprietors' income 159,046 170,153 176,696 162,059 159,228 182 0.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 72,767 71,466 70,685 69,689 68,993 -3,774 -5.2
  Wage and salary jobs 63,003 61,754 60,848 59,968 58,968 -4,035 -6.4
  Number of proprietors 9,764 9,712 9,837 9,721 10,025 261 2.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 815 794 816 827 827 12 1.5
    Number of farm proprietors 8,949 8,918 9,021 8,894 9,198 249 2.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 56,782 56,822 56,661 57,184 56,855 73 0.1
  Average wages and salaries 44,144 44,195 43,844 44,545 45,120 976 2.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 17,772 19,080 19,587 18,221 17,311 -461 -2.6
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 5,904 6,356 6,691 6,643 6,578 6,571 667 11.30
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,904 6,231 6,434 6,272 6,132 6,015 111 1.88

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 2,910 66,075 708 2,932 69,180 757
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 65 5,118 976 65 5,234 1,088
 Total, all industries - St Govt 49 2,591 1,240 50 2,665 1,305
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 102 11,439 750 102 11,623 881
 Total, all industries - Private 2,694 46,927 638 2,715 49,658 665
    Goods-producing 397 6,909 887 400 7,708 916
      Natural resources and mining 60 806 596 60 899 640
      Construction 263 2,183 1,016 266 2,749 946
      Manufacturing 74 3,920 875 74 4,059 957
    Service-providing 2,297 40,018 596 2,315 41,950 619
      Trade, transportation & utilities 635 13,967 563 636 14,370 591
      Information 40 1,075 715 40 1,095 687
      Financial activities 240 1,962 849 242 2,024 822
      Professional & business services 268 3,382 665 272 3,529 715
      Education and health services 307 10,593 783 314 10,607 866
      Leisure and hospitality 414 6,577 293 417 7,783 300
      Other services 277 2,381 437 280 2,446 469
      Unclassified 116 81 341 114 96 407

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 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.3 6.5 5.2 4.8 5.2 5.1
Unemployment 2,701 2,575 2,565 2,921 3,120 3,446 3,394 3,399 3,002 2,444 2,357 2,523 2,443
Employment 45,430 43,976 43,470 43,092 42,887 43,173 43,283 43,342 43,338 44,851 46,279 46,071 45,877
Labor Force48,13146,55146,03546,01346,00746,61946,67746,74146,34047,29548,63648,59448,320

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
Alexandria Central School DistrictAlexandria Bay 36026704236045NY 626 3,975 615
Belleville Henderson Central School DistrictBelleville 36043704236045NY 497 3,328 556
Carthage Central School DistrictCarthage 36066304136045NY 3,453 19,399 3,541
General Brown Central School DistrictDexter 36119102336045NY 1,591 9,160 1,580
Indian River Central School DistrictPhiladelphia 36153004136045NY 4,091 22,365 3,852
La Fargeville Central School DistrictLa Fargeville 36163804236045NY 589 3,180 644
Lyme Central School DistrictChaumont 36178804236045NY 345 2,400 348
Sackets Harbor Central School DistrictSackets Harbor 36148804136045NY 467 3,300 504
South Jefferson Central School DistrictAdams Center 36023404136045NY 2,029 11,553 2,020
Thousand Islands Central School DistrictClayton 36076504236045NY 1,028 8,156 1,137
Watertown City School DistrictWatertown 36301201336045NY 4,117 31,802 4,712

Number of districts: 11 ... Total enrollment: 18,833
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
Jefferson Community College Watertown, NY1920223 3,880 2,153 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,880
  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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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