Why do area definitions change for the income limits and median family income estimates?
HUD follows Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan areas with some exceptions. In 2006, when HUD implemented the widespread area definition changes OMB made based on the 2000 Decennial Census, exceptions were made to the new OMB area definitions when Fair Market Rent (FMR) or MFI changes for new areas were greater than five percent. HUD created exception subareas, called HUD Metro FMR Areas, which continue to exist today. The FMR and MFI relationships continue to be evaluated and these exception areas may go away. In addition, OMB makes annual area definitional changes that include name changes for primary cities in metropolitan areas, and new subareas of core-based statistical areas, as well as the creation of new nonmetropolitan counties, the splitting of some metropolitan areas and the inclusion of nonmetropolitan counties in metropolitan areas. OMB updates its metropolitan area definitions periodically based on updated population counts and updated commut
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