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Situation & Outlook Report

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 49740)
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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 Yuma, AZ MSA metro changed from 197,069 in 2010 to 203,483 in 2015, a change of 7,206 (3.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 218 in 2010 and 216 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 3,593 (2011), -2,111 (2012), -2,115 (2013), -586 (2014), -586 (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 218,628. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 21,523 (10.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 31,483 (2010) to 38,881 (2020), a change of 7,398 (23.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 847 in 2008 and 881 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $26,651 in 2008 to $28,742 in 2014, a change of $2,091 (7.8%). 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 286 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,287 in 2009 to $5,488 in 2014 a change of $201 (3.8%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,287 in 2009 to $4,808 in 2014, a change of ($479) (-9.06%). 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 55 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 49740; 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.
  •   Yuma

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
  San Luis, AZ (0463470) 25,505 28,424 30,383 30,261 30,539 31,091 2,667 9.40
  Somerton, AZ (0468080) 14,287 14,331 14,562 14,683 14,936 14,912 581 4.10
  Yuma, AZ (0485540) 93,064 91,380 94,174 93,637 92,854 93,400 2,020 2.20

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 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Yuma County, AZ (04027) 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0

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.
  Yuma County, AZ

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 201,201 203,247 2,046 1.02
  One race 196,420 197,579 1,159 0.59
    White 153,889 159,621 5,732 3.72
    Black/African American 153,889 159,621 5,732 3.72
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,297 1,765 -532 -23.16
    Asian alone 2,275 2,407 132 5.80
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 13 13...
    Some other race alone 33,299 29,050 -4,249 -12.76
  Two or more races 4,781 5,668 887 18.55
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 123,022 125,428 2,406 1.96
Population 25 years and over 123,567 126,775 3,208 1.96
  % high school graduate or higher 72.3 69.4 -2.9 -4.01
  % bachelor's degree or higher 13.9 13.5 -0.4 -2.88
Total Households 69,744 70,593 849 -2.88
  Median household income ($) 41,666 40,008 -1,658 -3.98
  Mean household income ($) 55,512 54,402 -1,110 -2.00
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 201,201 203,247 2,046 1.02
  Male 103,447 104,020 573 -2.00
  Female 97,754 99,227 1,473 -2.00
  Under 5 years 15,525 15,398 -127 -2.00
  5 to 9 years 14,715 14,510 -205 -1.39
  10 to 14 years 14,728 14,844 116 0.79
  15 to 19 years 15,271 14,594 -677 -4.43
  20 to 24 years 17,395 17,126 -269 -1.55
  25 to 34 years 26,198 27,871 1,673 6.39
  35 to 44 years 21,574 21,867 293 1.36
  45 to 54 years 22,681 22,031 -650 -2.87
  55 to 59 years 10,330 10,336 6 0.06
  55 to 59 years 10,330 10,336 6 0.06
  60 to 64 years 9,076 8,733 -343 -3.78
  65 to 74 years 18,112 18,566 454 2.51
  75 to 84 years 12,376 14,926 2,550 20.60
  85 years and over 3,220 2,445 -775 -24.07
  Median age 33.5 34.0 0.5 1.49
  18 years and over 147,535 150,067 2,532 1.72
  21 years and over 137,112 140,973 3,861 2.82
  62 years and over 39,043 41,125 2,082 5.33
  65 years and over 33,708 35,937 2,229 6.61

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 87,850 87,902 88,295 88,718 89,344 89,918 2,016 2.29

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 89,610 89,909 299 0.33
  1-unit, detached 47,266 46,201 -1,065 -2.25
  1-unit, attached 2,588 3,870 1,282 49.54
  2 units 843 1,105 262 31.08
  3 or 4 units 2,073 2,642 569 27.45
  5 to 9 units 2,907 3,838 931 32.03
  10 to 20 units 3,123 3,357 234 7.49
  20 or more units 2,041 1,998 -43 -2.11
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 89,610 89,909 299 0.33
  Occupied Housing Units 69,744 70,593 849 1.22
    Owner 48,590 46,670 -1,920 -3.95
    Renter 21,154 23,923 2,769 13.09
  Vacant Housing Units 19,866 19,316 -550 -2.77
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.00 3.20 1.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 10.70 10.00 -0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.77 2.82 0.05 1.81
Average household size; renter-occ 2.81 2.77 -0.04 -1.42
Median Value $ owner occupied 108,800 108,900 100 0.09
Median Rent $ renter occupied 818 851 33 4.03

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 58 62 71 54 60 72 66 72 84 76 94 62
  in 1 unit bldgs 58 62 71 54 60 69 66 72 84 76 94 62
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99
Value ($000), Total Units 9,223 9,825 11,542 8,517 8,595 12,022 10,206 10,430 13,321 10,964 14,972 9,949
  1 unit structures 9,223 9,825 11,542 8,517 8,595 11,863 10,206 10,430 13,321 10,964 14,972 9,949
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 159 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
    166.98 164.90 169.07 167.19 172.12
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.25 2.53 -1.11 2.95 3.08
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 5,644,042 5,593,053 5,926,507 5,954,316 6,449,702 805,660 14.3
  Net earnings 1/ 3,456,639 3,372,371 3,645,489 3,551,863 3,936,447 479,808 13.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,397,697 1,372,871 1,402,425 1,492,621 1,564,947 167,250 12.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 205,895 210,421 210,902 218,721 217,754 11,859 5.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 111,111 93,125 60,954 39,653 36,902 -74,209 -66.8
    Retirement and other 1,080,691 1,069,325 1,130,569 1,234,247 1,310,291 229,600 21.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 789,706 847,811 878,593 909,832 948,308 158,602 20.1
  Population 4/ 202,628 202,375 202,173 203,483 204,275 1,647 0.8
  Per capita personal income 27,854 27,637 29,314 29,262 31,574 3,720 13.4
  Per capita net earnings 17,059 16,664 18,032 17,455 19,270 2,211 13.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,898 6,784 6,937 7,335 7,661 763 11.1
    Per capita income maintenance 1,016 1,040 1,043 1,075 1,066 50 4.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 548 460 301 195 181 -367 -67.0
    Per capita retirement and other 5,333 5,284 5,592 6,066 6,414 1,081 20.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 3,897 4,189 4,346 4,471 4,642 745 19.1
  Earnings by place of work 3,800,157 3,722,720 4,041,170 3,953,831 4,351,081 550,924 14.5
    Wages and salaries 2,413,382 2,504,019 2,538,983 2,607,373 2,698,490 285,108 11.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 716,162 738,540 733,313 752,155 755,350 39,188 5.5
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 516,803 531,024 523,330 539,780 535,062 18,259 3.5
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 199,359 207,516 209,983 212,375 220,288 20,929 10.5
    Proprietors' income 670,613 480,161 768,874 594,303 897,241 226,628 33.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 356,666 165,990 411,488 218,464 480,445 123,779 34.7
      Farm proprietors' income 313,947 314,171 357,386 375,839 416,796 102,849 32.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 81,056 82,387 83,017 83,591 84,886 3,830 4.7
  Wage and salary jobs 67,338 68,924 69,418 69,649 70,497 3,159 4.7
  Number of proprietors 13,718 13,463 13,599 13,942 14,389 671 4.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 434 450 448 461 459 25 5.8
    Number of farm proprietors 13,284 13,013 13,151 13,481 13,930 646 4.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,883 45,186 48,679 47,300 51,258 4,375 9.3
  Average wages and salaries 35,840 36,330 36,575 37,436 38,278 2,438 6.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 23,633 24,143 27,176 27,879 29,921 6,288 26.6
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 5,287 5,403 5,520 5,332 5,478 5,488 201 3.80
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,287 5,253 5,111 4,841 4,882 4,808 -479 -9.06

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 3,132 122,840 639 3,134 99,512 693
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 58 5,787 1,507 58 5,776 1,367
 Total, all industries - St Govt 14 2,518 732 14 2,524 893
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 93 16,154 593 93 15,903 774
 Total, all industries - Private 2,967 98,381 593 2,969 75,309 617
    Goods-producing 610 41,939 529 612 20,964 565
      Natural resources and mining 224 34,244 500 231 13,895 506
      Construction 299 3,669 592 297 3,854 633
      Manufacturing 87 4,026 701 84 3,215 732
    Service-providing 2,357 56,443 639 2,357 54,345 637
      Trade, transportation & utilities 686 17,539 629 685 16,670 625
      Information 32 836 740 34 834 740
      Financial activities 261 2,787 700 262 2,898 718
      Professional & business services 399 11,319 690 403 10,722 745
      Education and health services 363 11,956 877 370 11,820 802
      Leisure and hospitality 319 9,807 312 320 9,383 313
      Other services 243 2,041 516 238 1,893 541
      Unclassified 54 157 422 45 125 469

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 26.1 24.7 22.3 19.3 17.6 15.8 15.1 13.9 18.8 21.0 22.2 24.5 24.6
Unemployment 25,544 22,982 20,625 17,725 16,117 14,236 13,566 12,709 17,597 20,395 21,711 24,218 23,925
Employment 72,509 70,213 71,666 74,154 75,265 75,971 75,980 78,960 75,942 76,819 76,063 74,825 73,137
Labor Force98,05393,19592,29191,87991,38290,20789,54691,66993,53997,21497,77499,04397,062

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
Antelope Union High School DistrictWellton 04007204204027AZ 282 6,546 360
Crane Elementary DistrictYuma 04024001304027AZ 6,249 44,471 6,693
Gadsden Elementary DistrictSan Luis 04032403204027AZ 5,195 25,973 4,424
Hyder Elementary DistrictDateland 04039004304027AZ 102 755 111
Mohawk Valley Elementary DistrictRoll 04052204204027AZ 146 1,640 177
Somerton Elementary DistrictSomerton 04078903104027AZ 2,729 22,180 3,254
Wellton Elementary DistrictWellton 04090904204027AZ 314 4,150 359
Yuma Elementary DistrictYuma 04096001304027AZ 9,073 102,031 10,981
Yuma Union High School DistrictYuma 04096301304027AZ 10,793 194,655 12,220

Number of districts: 9 ... Total enrollment: 34,883
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
Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ1041603 7,702 2,562 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,702
  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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