Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area

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Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Gadsden County

Gadsden County, Florida

Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 45,087....
, Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Florida

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population is 12,902. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 14,490 ....
, Leon County

Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2000, its population was 239,452. The United States Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county was 260,945....
and Wakulla County

Wakulla County, Florida

Wakulla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 22,863. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 28,212 people....
in the state of Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
in the USA

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The principal city in the MSA is Tallahassee

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the Capital of the Florida, USA, and the county seat of Leon County, Florida. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824....
, located in Leon County. In 2007 the population of the MSA was 352,319. The Tallahassee Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) was first defined after the 1970 United States Census

United States Census

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The Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Gadsden County

Gadsden County, Florida

Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 45,087....
, Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Florida

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population is 12,902. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 14,490 ....
, Leon County

Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2000, its population was 239,452. The United States Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county was 260,945....
and Wakulla County

Wakulla County, Florida

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
in the USA

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Tallahassee, Florida

United States Census

File:Census Bureau seal.svgThe United States Census is a decennial census mandated by the United States United States Constitution. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate List of United States Congressional districts , U.S....
, and included only Leon County. Wakulla County was added to the SMSA after the 1980 census. After the 1990 census, Wakulla County was removed from the MSA and Gadsden County was added. Jefferson County and Wakulla County (for the second time) were added to the MSA after the 2000 census.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
of 2000, there were 320,304 people, 125,533 households, and 75,306 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 63.59% White, 32.17% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 1.39% from two or more races. 3.72% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,728, and the median income for a family was $42,957. Males had a median income of $29,628 versus $24,977 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
for the MSA was $17,552.