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Situation & Outlook Report

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 48300)
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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 Wenatchee, WA MSA metro changed from 111,294 in 2010 to 114,420 in 2015, a change of 4,884 (4.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 352 in 2010 and 345 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 283 (2011), 414 (2012), 7 (2013), 467 (2014), 467 (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 122,344. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 11,083 (10.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 17,109 (2010) to 24,618 (2020), a change of 7,509 (43.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 355 in 2008 and 346 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,610 in 2008 to $39,457 in 2014, a change of $4,847 (14%). 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 332 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,684 in 2009 to $4,338 in 2014 a change of $654 (17.75%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,684 in 2009 to $3,829 in 2014, a change of $145 (3.94%). 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 22 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 48300; 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.
  •   Wenatchee

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
  East Wenatchee, WA (5320155) 13,190 13,228 13,283 13,436 13,445 13,505 277 2.10
  Wenatchee, WA (5377105) 31,925 32,228 32,431 32,569 32,702 33,261 1,033 3.20

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 111,294 100.0 112,140 100.0 113,049 100.0 113,541 100.0 114,420 100.0 116,178 100.0
  Chelan County (53007) 72,743 65.4 73,327 65.4 73,705 65.2 74,061 65.2 74,598 65.2 75,644 65.1
  Douglas County (53017) 38,551 34.6 38,813 34.6 39,344 34.8 39,480 34.8 39,822 34.8 40,534 34.9

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.
  Chelan County, WA

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 113,438 114,392 954 0.84
  One race 110,427 110,701 274 0.25
    White 95,577 97,977 2,400 2.51
    Black/African American 95,577 97,977 2,400 2.51
    American Indian/Alaska Native 862 680 -182 -21.11
    Asian alone 1,108 1,007 -101 -9.12
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 372 63 -309 -83.06
    Some other race alone 12,090 10,577 -1,513 -12.51
  Two or more races 3,011 3,691 680 22.58
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 31,930 32,533 603 1.89
Population 25 years and over 75,527 75,021 -506 1.89
  % high school graduate or higher 80.6 83.7 3.1 3.85
  % bachelor's degree or higher 20.2 24.2 4.0 19.80
Total Households 41,368 41,500 132 19.80
  Median household income ($) 51,177 50,986 -191 -0.37
  Mean household income ($) 62,203 66,177 3,974 6.39
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 113,438 114,392 954 0.84
  Male 55,915 57,252 1,337 6.39
  Female 57,523 57,140 -383 6.39
  Under 5 years 7,975 8,164 189 6.39
  5 to 9 years 7,052 7,949 897 12.72
  10 to 14 years 8,712 8,759 47 0.54
  15 to 19 years 8,720 6,412 -2,308 -26.47
  20 to 24 years 5,452 8,087 2,635 48.33
  25 to 34 years 14,631 12,250 -2,381 -16.27
  35 to 44 years 13,333 13,956 623 4.67
  45 to 54 years 13,710 14,136 426 3.11
  55 to 59 years 9,361 7,488 -1,873 -20.01
  55 to 59 years 9,361 7,488 -1,873 -20.01
  60 to 64 years 6,416 7,785 1,369 21.34
  65 to 74 years 10,095 11,156 1,061 10.51
  75 to 84 years 4,634 5,590 956 20.63
  85 years and over 3,347 2,660 -687 -20.53
  Median age 38.6 38.8 0.2 0.52
  18 years and over 84,823 85,349 526 0.62
  21 years and over 79,398 81,718 2,320 2.92
  62 years and over 22,223 24,108 1,885 8.48
  65 years and over 18,076 19,406 1,330 7.36

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 51,469 51,519 51,679 51,769 51,916 52,469 950 1.84

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 51,707 52,473 766 1.48
  1-unit, detached 35,519 36,730 1,211 3.41
  1-unit, attached 701 444 -257 -36.66
  2 units 1,474 1,878 404 27.41
  3 or 4 units 1,621 2,860 1,239 76.43
  5 to 9 units 1,621 1,875 254 15.67
  10 to 20 units 524 872 348 66.41
  20 or more units 3,664 1,860 -1,804 -49.24
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 51,707 52,473 766 1.48
  Occupied Housing Units 41,368 41,500 132 0.32
    Owner 26,194 28,895 2,701 10.31
    Renter 15,174 12,605 -2,569 -16.93
  Vacant Housing Units 10,339 10,973 634 6.13
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.60 1.80 1.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.20 10.60 3.40...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.53 2.65 0.12 4.74
Average household size; renter-occ 3.01 2.89 -0.12 -3.99
Median Value $ owner occupied 222,900 227,600 4,700 2.11
Median Rent $ renter occupied 784 753 -31 -3.95

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 61 37 31 43 17 12 31 41 45 48 47 40
  in 1 unit bldgs 31 37 27 41 17 12 29 41 45 48 47 40
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 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 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 88 88 88 88
Value ($000), Total Units 9,130 7,930 6,309 9,099 3,852 3,034 7,776 9,829 10,475 10,452 10,053 8,898
  1 unit structures 6,339 7,930 5,618 8,656 3,852 3,034 7,478 9,829 10,475 10,452 10,053 8,898
  2 unit structures 0 0 691 443 0 0 298 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 2,791 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    200.43 202.04 198.49 208.68 212.50
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.80 -1.76 5.13 1.83 6.02
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 3,979,618 4,300,565 4,358,555 4,577,637 4,860,429 880,811 22.1
  Net earnings 1/ 2,239,513 2,435,114 2,480,810 2,559,779 2,802,943 563,430 25.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 906,503 919,629 934,854 1,025,615 1,035,848 129,345 14.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 103,241 102,088 98,983 95,827 95,809 -7,432 -7.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 45,822 39,278 27,863 20,326 18,173 -27,649 -60.3
    Retirement and other 757,440 778,263 808,008 909,462 921,866 164,426 21.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 833,602 945,822 942,891 992,243 1,021,638 188,036 22.6
  Population 4/ 112,140 113,049 113,541 114,420 116,178 4,038 3.6
  Per capita personal income 35,488 38,042 38,387 40,007 41,836 6,348 17.9
  Per capita net earnings 19,971 21,540 21,849 22,372 24,126 4,155 20.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,084 8,135 8,234 8,964 8,916 832 10.3
    Per capita income maintenance 921 903 872 838 825 -96 -10.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 409 347 245 178 156 -253 -61.9
    Per capita retirement and other 6,754 6,884 7,116 7,948 7,935 1,181 17.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 7,434 8,366 8,304 8,672 8,794 1,360 18.3
  Earnings by place of work 2,485,242 2,683,642 2,773,874 2,869,460 3,127,457 642,215 25.8
    Wages and salaries 1,708,207 1,787,340 1,878,851 1,981,998 2,125,404 417,197 24.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 478,957 500,551 513,052 535,769 549,992 71,035 14.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 304,504 322,109 328,356 336,797 343,307 38,803 12.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 174,453 178,442 184,696 198,972 206,685 32,232 18.5
    Proprietors' income 298,078 395,751 381,971 351,693 452,061 153,983 51.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 80,450 83,863 49,086 10,528 110,481 30,031 37.3
      Farm proprietors' income 217,628 311,888 332,885 341,165 341,580 123,952 57.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 63,295 64,536 65,760 67,569 69,267 5,972 9.4
  Wage and salary jobs 49,833 51,216 52,207 53,927 55,248 5,415 10.9
  Number of proprietors 13,462 13,320 13,553 13,642 14,019 557 4.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,404 1,352 1,360 1,379 1,351 -53 -3.8
    Number of farm proprietors 12,058 11,968 12,193 12,263 12,668 610 5.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 39,264 41,584 42,182 42,467 45,151 5,887 15.0
  Average wages and salaries 34,279 34,898 35,988 36,753 38,470 4,191 12.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 18,048 26,060 27,301 27,821 26,964 8,916 49.4
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 3,684 3,642 3,738 3,920 4,107 4,338 654 17.75
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,684 3,543 3,489 3,589 3,692 3,829 145 3.94

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 4,684 81,547 691 4,662 89,945 666
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 53 1,196 1,388 53 1,384 1,186
 Total, all industries - St Govt 44 1,904 931 44 1,867 936
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 100 10,926 910 100 11,435 897
 Total, all industries - Private 4,487 67,521 637 4,465 75,259 616
    Goods-producing 1,535 24,057 585 1,533 29,552 533
      Natural resources and mining 872 16,601 421 865 21,601 420
      Construction 519 3,406 927 524 3,617 862
      Manufacturing 144 4,050 982 144 4,333 875
    Service-providing 2,952 43,464 666 2,932 45,708 673
      Trade, transportation & utilities 693 15,345 619 694 16,076 605
      Information 40 911 909 40 915 849
      Financial activities 284 2,301 775 286 2,361 700
      Professional & business services 416 3,290 776 422 3,758 854
      Education and health services 823 11,035 974 789 11,166 1,023
      Leisure and hospitality 427 9,033 311 435 9,805 332
      Other services 269 1,549 470 266 1,626 494

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 4.7 4.1 4.5 5.6 6.4 8.0 7.9 7.2 6.7 6.1 4.9 4.5 5.1
Unemployment 2,098 1,839 2,045 2,347 2,621 3,295 3,225 2,982 2,754 2,597 2,310 2,377 2,344
Employment 42,677 43,379 43,056 39,430 38,352 38,144 37,768 38,381 38,565 40,105 44,694 50,446 43,863
Labor Force44,77545,21845,10141,77740,97341,43940,99341,36341,31942,70247,00452,82346,207

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
Bridgeport School DistrictBridgeport 53007204353017WA 819 3,336 811
Cascade School DistrictLeavenworth 53009503253007WA 1,315 9,759 1,467
Cashmere School DistrictCashmere 53009603153007WA 1,491 7,601 1,355
Eastmont School DistrictEast Wenatchee 53023102353017WA 5,667 30,694 5,883
Entiat School DistrictEntiat 53025504253007WA 341 2,243 379
Grand Coulee Dam School DistrictCoulee Dam 53031304353017WA 661 4,309 611
Lake Chelan School DistrictChelan 53012004153007WA 1,423 7,282 1,214
Mansfield School DistrictMansfield 53047104353017WA 103 508 71
Manson School DistrictManson 53047403253007WA 643 3,658 716
Orondo School DistrictOrondo 53063904253017WA 192 1,698 380
Palisades School DistrictPalisades 53065104253017WA 18 276 59
Stehekin School DistrictStehekin 53084304353007WA 13 106 23
Waterville School DistrictWaterville 53096004253017WA 283 1,704 281
Wenatchee School DistrictWenatchee 53096601353007WA 7,831 43,592 7,810

Number of districts: 14 ... Total enrollment: 20,800
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
Beauty Academy Wenatchee, WA2344014 68 68 0 0
Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA2369753 3,510 2,578 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,578
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ProximityOne develops geographic-demographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Follow ProximityOne on Twitter at www.twitter.com/proximityone. Contact us (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest.

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