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Situation & Outlook Report

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 48540)
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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 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA metro changed from 147,854 in 2010 to 144,909 in 2015, a change of -3,656 (-2.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 278 in 2010 and 291 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -228 (2011), -224 (2012), -104 (2013), -548 (2014), -548 (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 148,022. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 193 (0.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 27,195 (2010) to 36,947 (2020), a change of 9,752 (35.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 488 in 2008 and 308 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,303 in 2008 to $40,410 in 2014, a change of $8,107 (25.1%). 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 232 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,629 in 2009 to $7,362 in 2014 a change of $1,733 (30.79%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,629 in 2009 to $6,607 in 2014, a change of $978 (17.37%). 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 47 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 48540; 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.
  •   Wheeling

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
  Wheeling, WV (5486452) 28,486 28,494 28,297 28,220 28,053 27,790 -704 -2.50

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 147,854 100.0 147,098 100.0 146,380 100.0 145,798 100.0 144,909 100.0 144,198 100.0
  Belmont County, OH (39013) 70,318 47.6 70,065 47.6 69,638 47.6 69,527 47.7 69,414 47.9 69,154 48.0
  Marshall County, WV (54051) 33,061 22.4 32,844 22.3 32,691 22.3 32,577 22.3 32,310 22.3 31,978 22.2
  Ohio County, WV (54069) 44,475 30.1 44,189 30.0 44,051 30.1 43,694 30.0 43,185 29.8 43,066 29.9

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.
  Belmont County, OH

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 145,757 145,205 -552 -0.38
  One race 144,274 143,675 -599 -0.42
    White 137,938 136,766 -1,172 -0.85
    Black/African American 137,938 136,766 -1,172 -0.85
    American Indian/Alaska Native 205 396 191 93.17
    Asian alone 589 777 188 31.92
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 179 477 298 166.48
  Two or more races 1,483 1,530 47 3.17
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,442 1,621 179 12.41
Population 25 years and over 104,786 104,495 -291 12.41
  % high school graduate or higher 90.0 91.1 1.1 1.22
  % bachelor's degree or higher 20.0 19.3 -0.7 -3.50
Total Households 60,546 58,775 -1,771 -3.50
  Median household income ($) 40,289 40,929 640 1.59
  Mean household income ($) 56,665 55,858 -807 -1.42
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 145,757 145,205 -552 -0.38
  Male 72,515 72,482 -33 -1.42
  Female 73,242 72,723 -519 -1.42
  Under 5 years 7,211 6,610 -601 -1.42
  5 to 9 years 7,575 8,397 822 10.85
  10 to 14 years 7,656 8,194 538 7.03
  15 to 19 years 8,595 8,973 378 4.40
  20 to 24 years 9,934 8,536 -1,398 -14.07
  25 to 34 years 16,239 16,787 548 3.37
  35 to 44 years 17,747 17,743 -4 -0.02
  45 to 54 years 20,322 19,448 -874 -4.30
  55 to 59 years 12,207 10,919 -1,288 -10.55
  55 to 59 years 12,207 10,919 -1,288 -10.55
  60 to 64 years 10,972 11,825 853 7.77
  65 to 74 years 14,428 14,995 567 3.93
  75 to 84 years 9,100 9,022 -78 -0.86
  85 years and over 3,771 3,756 -15 -0.40
  Median age 43.9 43.7 -0.2 -0.46
  18 years and over 117,927 116,957 -970 -0.82
  21 years and over 112,864 111,719 -1,145 -1.01
  62 years and over 33,656 35,748 2,092 6.22
  65 years and over 27,299 27,773 474 1.74

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 69,542 69,516 69,401 69,285 69,171 69,059 -457 -0.66

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 68,905 69,055 150 0.22
  1-unit, detached 50,938 49,519 -1,419 -2.79
  1-unit, attached 1,851 1,921 70 3.78
  2 units 3,654 3,186 -468 -12.81
  3 or 4 units 2,114 2,363 249 11.78
  5 to 9 units 1,748 2,146 398 22.77
  10 to 20 units 948 1,591 643 67.83
  20 or more units 2,161 2,251 90 4.16
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 68,905 69,055 150 0.22
  Occupied Housing Units 60,546 58,775 -1,771 -2.93
    Owner 44,474 42,026 -2,448 -5.50
    Renter 16,072 16,749 677 4.21
  Vacant Housing Units 8,359 10,280 1,921 22.98
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.40 0.60 0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.80 9.80 4.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.40 2.45 0.05 2.08
Average household size; renter-occ 2.01 2.11 0.10 4.98
Median Value $ owner occupied 93,500 95,800 2,300 2.46
Median Rent $ renter occupied 559 651 92 16.46

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 2 1 42 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 4
  in 1 unit bldgs 2 1 40 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 4
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 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 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 91 91 91 91
Value ($000), Total Units 970 185 4,368 0 339 0 153 247 0 322 243 944
  1 unit structures 970 185 4,016 0 339 0 153 247 0 322 243 944
  2 unit structures 0 0 352 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 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
    186.10 185.53 176.16 180.35 190.55
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.31 -5.05 2.38 5.66 2.39
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 5,141,418 5,365,404 5,490,736 5,775,521 5,853,523 712,105 13.9
  Net earnings 1/ 2,969,320 3,124,800 3,237,707 3,383,404 3,380,117 410,797 13.8
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,358,623 1,370,592 1,376,510 1,448,254 1,498,582 139,959 10.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 120,263 117,450 114,848 111,981 111,009 -9,254 -7.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 37,386 30,058 25,423 15,894 17,371 -20,015 -53.5
    Retirement and other 1,200,974 1,223,084 1,236,239 1,320,379 1,370,202 169,228 14.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 813,475 870,012 876,519 943,863 974,824 161,349 19.8
  Population 4/ 147,098 146,380 145,798 144,909 144,198 -2,900 -2.0
  Per capita personal income 34,952 36,654 37,660 39,856 40,594 5,642 16.1
  Per capita net earnings 20,186 21,347 22,207 23,348 23,441 3,255 16.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,236 9,363 9,441 9,994 10,393 1,157 12.5
    Per capita income maintenance 818 802 788 773 770 -48 -5.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 254 205 174 110 120 -134 -52.8
    Per capita retirement and other 8,164 8,356 8,479 9,112 9,502 1,338 16.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,530 5,944 6,012 6,513 6,760 1,230 22.2
  Earnings by place of work 3,328,187 3,501,128 3,711,394 3,883,747 3,873,034 544,847 16.4
    Wages and salaries 2,373,757 2,506,053 2,684,063 2,855,783 2,846,673 472,916 19.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries 636,078 672,368 704,855 696,456 697,366 61,288 9.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 451,093 477,556 504,087 486,754 490,501 39,408 8.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 184,985 194,812 200,768 209,702 206,865 21,880 11.8
    Proprietors' income 318,352 322,707 322,476 331,508 328,995 10,643 3.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -5,671 -7,702 -4,681 -4,331 -4,913 758...
      Farm proprietors' income 324,023 330,409 327,157 335,839 333,908 9,885 3.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 80,595 81,097 81,966 82,399 81,621 1,026 1.3
  Wage and salary jobs 67,196 68,018 68,681 69,047 67,922 726 1.1
  Number of proprietors 13,399 13,079 13,285 13,352 13,699 300 2.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,486 1,461 1,463 1,442 1,423 -63 -4.2
    Number of farm proprietors 11,913 11,618 11,822 11,910 12,276 363 3.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,295 43,172 45,280 47,133 47,451 6,156 14.9
  Average wages and salaries 35,326 36,844 39,080 41,360 41,911 6,585 18.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 27,199 28,439 27,674 28,198 27,200 1 0.0
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 5,629 5,824 6,026 6,191 6,649 7,362 1,733 30.79
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,629 5,682 5,643 5,674 6,035 6,607 978 17.37

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 3,698 103,508 773 3,712 106,285 785
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 52 986 1,409 53 977 1,259
 Total, all industries - St Govt 55 3,372 816 55 3,382 773
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 179 11,018 601 180 11,664 729
 Total, all industries - Private 3,412 88,132 786 3,424 90,261 788
    Goods-producing 460 16,524 1,456 463 16,990 1,400
      Natural resources and mining 80 ...... 80 ......
      Construction 263 ...... 265 ......
      Manufacturing 117 5,171 1,105 118 5,062 1,058
    Service-providing 2,952 71,608 631 2,961 73,272 646
      Trade, transportation & utilities 840 21,440 643 834 21,629 637
      Information 31 1,217 1,153 33 1,219 1,088
      Financial activities 311 4,110 877 315 4,138 811
      Professional & business services 472 9,468 766 473 9,782 792
      Education and health services 526 19,849 706 528 20,184 771
      Leisure and hospitality 399 11,985 298 403 12,695 304
      Other services 373 3,538 461 374 3,615 480

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 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.7 9.5 9.3 9.4 8.1 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.3
Unemployment 1,827 1,793 1,800 1,960 2,089 2,990 2,966 3,021 2,597 2,325 2,185 2,080 1,975
Employment 29,293 29,129 29,492 29,493 29,317 28,557 28,794 29,106 29,400 29,746 29,468 29,440 29,221
Labor Force31,12030,92231,29231,45331,40631,54731,76032,12731,99732,07131,65331,52031,196

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
Barnesville Exempted VillageBarnesville 39045203239013OH 1,162 7,970 1,225
Bellaire LocalBellaire 39043574139013OH 1,196 9,817 1,440
Bridgeport Exempted VillageBridgeport 39045232339013OH 791 6,563 919
Martins Ferry CityMartins Ferry 39044342339013OH 1,452 10,143 1,446
Shadyside LocalShadyside 39046002339013OH 828 5,478 752
St Clairsville-Richland CitySaint Clairsville 39045992339013OH 1,653 16,268 1,980
Union LocalBelmont 39046014239013OH 1,478 9,067 1,441
Marshall County SchoolsMoundsville 54007502354051WV 4,691 32,459 4,890
Ohio County SchoolsWheeling 54010501354069WV 5,485 43,727 6,078

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 18,736
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
Belmont College Saint Clairsville, OH2012833 1,042 644 0 0
Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH2048027 1,078 419 0 0
Scott College of Cosmetology Wheeling, WV2019824 77 77 0 0
West Liberty University West Liberty, WV2379327 2,530 2,099 164 76
West Virginia Business College-Wheeling Wheeling, WV2379783 125 125 0 0
West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV2380143 1,923 932 0 0
Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling, WV2380789 1,187 964 388 152

  Number of institutions: 7 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,962
  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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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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