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Situation & Outlook Report

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 11500)
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 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL MSA metro changed from 118,437 in 2010 to 115,993 in 2015, a change of -2,817 (-2.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 332 in 2010 and 349 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -684 (2011), -481 (2012), -592 (2013), -455 (2014), -455 (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 123,050. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 4,607 (3.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 17,561 (2010) to 25,232 (2020), a change of 7,671 (43.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 574 in 2008 and 759 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $30,991 in 2008 to $32,753 in 2014, a change of $1,762 (5.7%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 349 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,743 in 2009 to $3,777 in 2014 a change of $34 (0.91%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,743 in 2009 to $3,473 in 2014, a change of ($270) (-7.21%). 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 31 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 11500; 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.
  •   Anniston
  •   Jacksonville
  •   Oxford

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
  Anniston, AL (0101852) 23,106 23,071 22,908 22,758 22,611 22,457 -614 -2.70
  Jacksonville, AL (0138272) 12,548 12,566 12,473 12,505 12,303 12,250 -316 -2.50
  Oxford, AL (0157576) 21,348 21,325 21,303 21,260 21,207 21,155 -170 -0.80

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

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

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

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 118,437 100.0 117,768 100.0 117,286 100.0 116,575 100.0 115,993 100.0 115,620 100.0
  Calhoun County (01015) 118,437 100.0 117,768 100.0 117,286 100.0 116,575 100.0 115,993 100.0 115,620 100.0

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.
  Calhoun County, AL

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 116,736 115,916 -820 -0.70
  One race 114,956 -1 -114,957 -100.00
    White 87,777 -1 -87,778 -100.00
    Black/African American 87,777 -1 -87,778 -100.00
    American Indian/Alaska Native 88 -1 -89 -101.14
    Asian alone 1,207 -1 -1,208 -100.08
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 -1 -1...
    Some other race alone 1,226 -1 -1,227 -100.08
  Two or more races 1,780 -1 -1,781 -100.06
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,066 4,089 23 0.57
Population 25 years and over 78,365 79,002 637 0.57
  % high school graduate or higher 80.3 83.3 3.0 3.74
  % bachelor's degree or higher 15.0 18.8 3.8 25.33
Total Households 43,851 46,087 2,236 25.33
  Median household income ($) 36,205 41,428 5,223 14.43
  Mean household income ($) 48,969 52,858 3,889 7.94
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 116,736 115,916 -820 -0.70
  Male 56,601 55,449 -1,152 7.94
  Female 60,135 60,467 332 7.94
  Under 5 years 6,741 6,689 -52 7.94
  5 to 9 years 8,612 6,017 -2,595 -30.13
  10 to 14 years 6,146 8,285 2,139 34.80
  15 to 19 years 8,489 8,139 -350 -4.12
  20 to 24 years 8,383 7,784 -599 -7.15
  25 to 34 years 14,869 14,708 -161 -1.08
  35 to 44 years 15,115 14,750 -365 -2.41
  45 to 54 years 15,139 15,290 151 1.00
  55 to 59 years 7,577 7,064 -513 -6.77
  55 to 59 years 7,577 7,064 -513 -6.77
  60 to 64 years 7,734 8,647 913 11.81
  65 to 74 years 10,548 10,914 366 3.47
  75 to 84 years 5,688 5,974 286 5.03
  85 years and over 1,695 1,655 -40 -2.36
  Median age 37.6 38.8 1.2 3.19
  18 years and over 90,777 90,197 -580 -0.64
  21 years and over 84,749 85,279 530 0.63
  62 years and over 22,903 22,401 -502 -2.19
  65 years and over 17,931 18,543 612 3.41

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 53,289 53,316 53,322 53,328 53,309 53,289 -27 -0.05

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 53,060 53,287 227 0.43
  1-unit, detached 36,558 38,341 1,783 4.88
  1-unit, attached 723 801 78 10.79
  2 units 2,162 921 -1,241 -57.40
  3 or 4 units 1,583 2,292 709 44.79
  5 to 9 units 2,065 1,916 -149 -7.22
  10 to 20 units 1,115 1,743 628 56.32
  20 or more units 810 879 69 8.52
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 53,060 53,287 227 0.43
  Occupied Housing Units 43,851 46,087 2,236 5.10
    Owner 29,414 31,712 2,298 7.81
    Renter 14,437 14,375 -62 -0.43
  Vacant Housing Units 9,209 7,200 -2,009 -21.82
  Homeowner vacancy rate 5.00 1.60 -3.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.40 1.20 -2.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.66 2.44 -0.22 -8.27
Average household size; renter-occ 2.47 2.47 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 92,900 106,500 13,600 14.64
Median Rent $ renter occupied 589 598 9 1.53

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 4 2 4 6 2 7 2 1 3 17 4 6
  in 1 unit bldgs 4 2 4 6 2 3 2 1 3 13 4 6
  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 4 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 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 74 74 74 74
Value ($000), Total Units 668 215 782 873 188 1,018 292 98 457 1,541 662 860
  1 unit structures 668 215 782 873 188 464 292 98 457 1,321 662 860
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 554 0 0 0 220 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
    158.15 160.14 156.47 163.28 161.52
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.26 -2.29 4.35 -1.08 2.13
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 3,703,508 3,720,633 3,654,231 3,763,770 3,863,821 160,313 4.3
  Net earnings 1/ 2,029,106 2,017,209 1,955,853 2,016,336 2,039,769 10,663 0.5
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,043,253 1,049,811 1,059,692 1,077,268 1,129,536 86,283 8.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 124,334 122,128 122,111 121,514 120,789 -3,545 -2.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 23,052 16,370 12,207 6,810 5,615 -17,437 -75.6
    Retirement and other 895,867 911,313 925,374 948,944 1,003,132 107,265 12.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 631,149 653,613 638,686 670,166 694,516 63,367 10.0
  Population 4/ 117,768 117,286 116,575 115,993 115,620 -2,148 -1.8
  Per capita personal income 31,447 31,723 31,347 32,448 33,418 1,971 6.3
  Per capita net earnings 17,230 17,199 16,778 17,383 17,642 412 2.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,859 8,951 9,090 9,287 9,769 910 10.3
    Per capita income maintenance 1,056 1,041 1,047 1,048 1,045 -11 -1.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 196 140 105 59 49 -147 -75.0
    Per capita retirement and other 7,607 7,770 7,938 8,181 8,676 1,069 14.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,359 5,573 5,479 5,778 6,007 648 12.1
  Earnings by place of work 2,569,626 2,505,227 2,401,382 2,443,748 2,442,277 -127,349 -5.0
    Wages and salaries 1,860,994 1,815,952 1,719,809 1,740,161 1,728,621 -132,373 -7.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 548,954 505,050 473,789 489,082 484,577 -64,377 -11.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 401,844 363,365 339,388 355,993 353,210 -48,634 -12.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 147,110 141,685 134,401 133,089 131,367 -15,743 -10.7
    Proprietors' income 159,678 184,225 207,784 214,505 229,079 69,401 43.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 1,501 8,483 25,671 23,312 20,675 19,174 1277.4
      Farm proprietors' income 158,177 175,742 182,113 191,193 208,404 50,227 31.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 60,662 60,028 58,439 58,077 58,328 -2,334 -3.8
  Wage and salary jobs 50,039 49,258 47,702 47,340 47,279 -2,760 -5.5
  Number of proprietors 10,623 10,770 10,737 10,737 11,049 426 4.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 568 529 535 529 520 -48 -8.5
    Number of farm proprietors 10,055 10,241 10,202 10,208 10,529 474 4.7
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,360 41,734 41,092 42,078 41,871 -489 -1.2
  Average wages and salaries 37,191 36,866 36,053 36,759 36,562 -629 -1.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 15,731 17,161 17,851 18,730 19,793 4,062 25.8
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 3,743 3,861 3,863 3,799 3,761 3,777 34 0.91
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,743 3,797 3,736 3,619 3,527 3,473 -270 -7.21

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 2,479 72,420 683 2,454 73,013 705
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 40 6,461 1,124 42 6,186 1,241
 Total, all industries - St Govt 28 2,943 843 27 2,871 878
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 70 10,280 702 70 10,511 734
 Total, all industries - Private 2,341 52,736 616 2,315 53,446 628
    Goods-producing 300 11,283 858 301 11,452 887
      Natural resources and mining 20 256 691 21 275 734
      Construction 150 1,244 718 148 1,295 726
      Manufacturing 130 9,783 880 132 9,882 912
    Service-providing 2,041 41,453 551 2,014 41,994 557
      Trade, transportation & utilities 664 14,138 604 660 14,187 598
      Information 24 915 936 24 840 864
      Financial activities 274 2,214 834 269 2,209 799
      Professional & business services 316 6,616 508 311 7,037 540
      Education and health services 312 7,930 673 307 8,023 704
      Leisure and hospitality 261 8,078 259 252 8,080 266
      Other services 190 1,562 513 191 1,619 515

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 7.4 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.1 6.5 7.3 6.4 6.2
Unemployment 3,413 3,093 3,144 3,069 3,018 3,203 3,303 3,226 2,780 2,989 3,409 2,939 2,853
Employment 42,706 42,186 42,765 42,774 42,943 42,552 42,855 43,006 43,170 43,328 43,307 43,304 43,531
Labor Force46,11945,27945,90945,84345,96145,75546,15846,23245,95046,31746,71646,24346,384

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
Anniston CityAnniston 01000901301015AL 2,051 22,759 3,304
Calhoun CountyAnniston 01005404101015AL 9,300 56,502 9,945
Jacksonville CityJacksonville 01018601301015AL 1,531 12,360 1,564
Oxford CityOxford 01026351301015AL 4,140 22,966 4,163
Piedmont CityPiedmont 01027603101015AL 1,216 6,579 1,108

Number of districts: 5 ... Total enrollment: 18,238
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
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL1014809 7,647 5,733 1,012 203

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,647
  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
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • 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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