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Situation & Outlook Report

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 49420)
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 Yakima, WA MSA metro changed from 244,313 in 2010 to 247,698 in 2015, a change of 4,517 (1.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 186 in 2010 and 188 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -416 (2011), -1,804 (2012), -1,664 (2013), -1,652 (2014), -1,652 (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 272,346. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 28,200 (11.6%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 29,063 (2010) to 41,530 (2020), a change of 12,467 (42.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 537 in 2008 and 452 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,605 in 2008 to $37,630 in 2014, a change of $6,025 (19.1%). 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 213 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $7,359 in 2009 to $8,762 in 2014 a change of $1,403 (19.07%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $7,359 in 2009 to $7,540 in 2014, a change of $181 (2.46%). 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 45 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 49420; 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.
  •   Yakima

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
  Grandview, WA (5327925) 10,862 10,898 10,940 10,997 11,126 11,140 242 2.20
  Sunnyside, WA (5368750) 15,858 15,909 16,011 16,039 16,076 16,140 231 1.50
  Yakima, WA (5380010) 91,067 91,619 92,787 93,040 93,241 93,357 1,738 1.90

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 244,313 100.0 246,326 100.0 246,844 100.0 247,342 100.0 247,698 100.0 248,830 100.0
  Yakima County, WA (53077) 244,313 100.0 246,326 100.0 246,844 100.0 247,342 100.0 247,698 100.0 248,830 100.0

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.
  Yakima 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 247,044 247,687 643 0.26
  One race 240,431 239,583 -848 -0.35
    White 182,076 197,186 15,110 8.30
    Black/African American 182,076 197,186 15,110 8.30
    American Indian/Alaska Native 9,367 11,684 2,317 24.74
    Asian alone 3,458 2,118 -1,340 -38.75
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 180 379 199 110.56
    Some other race alone 42,687 26,521 -16,166 -37.87
  Two or more races 6,613 8,104 1,491 22.55
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 116,218 118,127 1,909 1.64
Population 25 years and over 147,923 147,834 -89 1.64
  % high school graduate or higher 73.7 70.1 -3.6 -4.88
  % bachelor's degree or higher 15.5 14.5 -1.0 -6.45
Total Households 79,742 79,700 -42 -6.45
  Median household income ($) 41,917 44,648 2,731 6.52
  Mean household income ($) 53,764 59,405 5,641 10.49
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 247,044 247,687 643 0.26
  Male 123,884 123,583 -301 10.49
  Female 123,160 124,104 944 10.49
  Under 5 years 20,711 20,804 93 10.49
  5 to 9 years 22,652 20,848 -1,804 -7.96
  10 to 14 years 19,313 20,690 1,377 7.13
  15 to 19 years 18,578 18,515 -63 -0.34
  20 to 24 years 17,867 18,996 1,129 6.32
  25 to 34 years 32,079 31,647 -432 -1.35
  35 to 44 years 29,423 29,018 -405 -1.38
  45 to 54 years 28,754 28,834 80 0.28
  55 to 59 years 13,927 14,850 923 6.63
  55 to 59 years 13,927 14,850 923 6.63
  60 to 64 years 12,833 11,880 -953 -7.43
  65 to 74 years 17,521 18,105 584 3.33
  75 to 84 years 9,202 9,684 482 5.24
  85 years and over 4,184 3,816 -368 -8.80
  Median age 32.7 32.6 -0.1 -0.31
  18 years and over 172,955 173,794 839 0.49
  21 years and over 161,925 163,802 1,877 1.16
  62 years and over 38,972 39,389 417 1.07
  65 years and over 30,907 31,605 698 2.26

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 85,474 85,535 85,880 86,052 86,265 86,374 839 0.98

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 85,898 86,370 472 0.55
  1-unit, detached 54,616 59,541 4,925 9.02
  1-unit, attached 2,077 3,009 932 44.87
  2 units 5,309 3,718 -1,591 -29.97
  3 or 4 units 3,227 3,637 410 12.71
  5 to 9 units 2,801 2,116 -685 -24.46
  10 to 20 units 2,281 2,306 25 1.10
  20 or more units 3,920 2,702 -1,218 -31.07
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 85,898 86,370 472 0.55
  Occupied Housing Units 79,742 79,700 -42 -0.05
    Owner 49,174 51,569 2,395 4.87
    Renter 30,568 28,131 -2,437 -7.97
  Vacant Housing Units 6,156 6,670 514 8.35
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.90 1.00 -0.90...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.90 5.10 0.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.05 3.08 0.03 0.98
Average household size; renter-occ 3.06 3.03 -0.03 -0.98
Median Value $ owner occupied 159,800 156,700 -3,100 -1.94
Median Rent $ renter occupied 772 793 21 2.72

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 29 37 32 14 15 8 15 30 28 41 34 28
  in 1 unit bldgs 29 37 32 14 15 8 15 30 28 37 32 28
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 78 78 78 78
Value ($000), Total Units 7,741 9,126 8,106 3,291 3,535 1,857 3,390 8,251 6,740 10,462 9,391 7,102
  1 unit structures 7,741 9,126 8,106 3,291 3,535 1,857 3,390 8,251 6,740 10,099 9,051 7,102
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 340 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 363 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
    167.52 171.69 169.95 175.08 175.02
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.49 -1.01 3.02 -0.03 4.48
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 8,299,474 8,866,527 8,823,007 9,256,764 9,586,775 1,287,301 15.5
  Net earnings 1/ 4,779,306 5,145,919 5,102,781 5,277,077 5,593,992 814,686 17.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 2,130,245 2,138,592 2,135,039 2,398,136 2,365,156 234,911 11.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 384,216 370,408 356,693 346,388 348,516 -35,700 -9.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 105,911 97,773 72,504 49,392 46,456 -59,455 -56.1
    Retirement and other 1,640,118 1,670,411 1,705,842 2,002,356 1,970,184 330,066 20.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,389,923 1,582,016 1,585,187 1,581,551 1,627,627 237,704 17.1
  Population 4/ 246,326 246,844 247,342 247,698 248,830 2,504 1.0
  Per capita personal income 33,693 35,920 35,671 37,371 38,527 4,834 14.3
  Per capita net earnings 19,402 20,847 20,630 21,304 22,481 3,079 15.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,648 8,664 8,632 9,682 9,505 857 9.9
    Per capita income maintenance 1,560 1,501 1,442 1,398 1,401 -159 -10.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 430 396 293 199 187 -243 -56.5
    Per capita retirement and other 6,658 6,767 6,897 8,084 7,918 1,260 18.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,643 6,409 6,409 6,385 6,541 898 15.9
  Earnings by place of work 5,331,088 5,732,501 5,759,248 5,965,250 6,301,066 969,978 18.2
    Wages and salaries 3,431,850 3,669,729 3,758,966 3,907,172 4,122,192 690,342 20.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 959,874 1,017,338 1,020,590 1,057,105 1,065,342 105,468 11.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 607,078 646,035 647,407 661,270 657,598 50,520 8.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 352,796 371,303 373,183 395,835 407,744 54,948 15.6
    Proprietors' income 939,364 1,045,434 979,692 1,000,973 1,113,532 174,168 18.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 420,362 402,856 355,528 394,703 520,268 99,906 23.8
      Farm proprietors' income 519,002 642,578 624,164 606,270 593,264 74,262 14.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 120,260 124,961 125,551 127,358 128,806 8,546 7.1
  Wage and salary jobs 99,693 105,145 105,562 107,340 108,261 8,568 8.6
  Number of proprietors 20,567 19,816 19,989 20,018 20,545 -22 -0.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,955 2,862 2,863 2,844 2,790 -165 -5.6
    Number of farm proprietors 17,612 16,954 17,126 17,174 17,755 143 0.8
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,330 45,874 45,872 46,838 48,919 4,589 10.4
  Average wages and salaries 34,424 34,902 35,609 36,400 38,076 3,652 10.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 29,469 37,901 36,445 35,302 33,414 3,945 13.4
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 7,359 7,628 7,903 8,287 8,603 8,762 1,403 19.07
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 7,359 7,400 7,248 7,409 7,519 7,540 181 2.46

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 7,905 164,951 658 7,771 183,561 660
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 59 1,984 1,221 58 2,032 1,130
 Total, all industries - St Govt 41 4,359 938 41 4,398 927
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 90 21,997 787 89 22,348 800
 Total, all industries - Private 7,715 136,610 621 7,583 154,783 627
    Goods-producing 1,933 55,337 576 1,937 71,188 590
      Natural resources and mining 1,070 37,628 484 1,073 52,296 512
      Construction 613 4,706 725 616 5,347 805
      Manufacturing 250 13,003 797 248 13,545 822
    Service-providing 5,782 81,274 652 5,646 83,595 660
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,216 29,385 677 1,212 30,113 676
      Information 50 1,303 818 51 1,302 759
      Financial activities 449 3,739 946 434 3,791 829
      Professional & business services 550 5,721 747 548 5,870 778
      Education and health services 2,651 27,144 724 2,528 27,758 758
      Leisure and hospitality 515 11,502 301 526 12,180 318
      Other services 351 2,479 471 347 2,581 469

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

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 6.7 5.5 6.2 8.2 10.3 11.1 10.3 9.1 8.2 7.7 6.8 7.2 7.4
Unemployment 8,621 7,043 7,945 9,819 12,192 13,223 12,260 11,048 9,946 9,300 8,964 9,442 9,534
Employment 119,606 121,540 120,770 109,750 106,381 106,393 107,265 110,193 111,733 112,231 122,721 122,381 119,562
Labor Force128,227128,583128,715119,569118,573119,616119,525121,241121,679121,531131,685131,823129,096

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
East Valley School District (Yakima)Yakima 53053702253077WA 3,057 15,824 3,059
Grandview School DistrictGrandview 53031503253077WA 3,550 15,251 3,706
Granger School DistrictGranger 53031803253077WA 1,528 5,841 1,583
Highland School DistrictCowiche 53035104153077WA 1,244 5,698 1,297
Mabton School DistrictMabton 53046504153077WA 917 3,611 951
Mount Adams School DistrictWhite Swan 53052804253077WA 964 4,449 1,128
Naches Valley School DistrictNaches 53054602253077WA 1,407 8,205 1,475
Selah School DistrictSelah 53077702253077WA 3,430 18,936 3,733
Sunnyside School DistrictSunnyside 53086703253077WA 6,531 24,724 6,211
Toppenish School DistrictToppenish 53089703253077WA 3,720 14,641 3,609
Union Gap School DistrictUnion Gap 53091502253077WA 614 3,461 651
Wapato School DistrictWapato 53094803153077WA 3,452 13,993 3,441
West Valley School District (Yakima)Yakima 53097201353077WA 4,954 29,097 5,421
Yakima School DistrictYakima 53101101353077WA 15,387 78,641 15,632
Zillah School DistrictZillah 53101703253077WA 1,312 5,203 1,201

Number of districts: 15 ... Total enrollment: 52,067
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
Heritage University Toppenish, WA2354228 861 724 380 141
Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA2362124 791 791 0 0
Yakima Valley Community College Yakima, WA2371095 3,950 2,888 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,602
  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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  • 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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