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Situation & Outlook Report

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 12980)
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 Battle Creek, MI MSA metro changed from 136,025 in 2010 to 134,821 in 2015, a change of -1,711 (-1.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 299 in 2010 and 307 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -937 (2011), -718 (2012), -243 (2013), -181 (2014), -181 (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 142,459. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 6,461 (4.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 20,643 (2010) to 29,240 (2020), a change of 8,597 (41.6%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 550 in 2008 and 615 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,408 in 2008 to $35,084 in 2014, a change of $3,676 (11.7%). 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 276 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,870 in 2009 to $5,710 in 2014 a change of $840 (17.25%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,870 in 2009 to $5,298 in 2014, a change of $428 (8.79%). 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 39 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 12980; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Kellogg Company

Number in this metro: 1. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
  •   Battle Creek

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
  Battle Creek, MI (2605920) 52,347 52,289 52,035 51,871 51,832 51,833 -456 -0.90

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 136,025 100.0 135,291 100.0 134,750 100.0 134,772 100.0 134,821 100.0 134,314 100.0
  Calhoun County (26025) 136,025 100.0 135,291 100.0 134,750 100.0 134,772 100.0 134,821 100.0 134,314 100.0

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, MI

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 135,012 134,878 -134 -0.10
  One race 130,028 131,300 1,272 0.98
    White 110,781 111,921 1,140 1.03
    Black/African American 110,781 111,921 1,140 1.03
    American Indian/Alaska Native 622 1,514 892 143.41
    Asian alone 2,609 3,010 401 15.37
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 40 0 -40 -100.00
    Some other race alone 676 412 -264 -39.05
  Two or more races 4,984 3,578 -1,406 -28.21
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,314 6,425 111 1.76
Population 25 years and over 90,846 91,215 369 1.76
  % high school graduate or higher 90.6 90.0 -0.6 -0.66
  % bachelor's degree or higher 20.8 20.7 -0.1 -0.48
Total Households 52,980 52,385 -595 -0.48
  Median household income ($) 44,520 46,088 1,568 3.52
  Mean household income ($) 58,496 57,708 -788 -1.35
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 135,012 134,878 -134 -0.10
  Male 65,544 66,246 702 -1.35
  Female 69,468 68,632 -836 -1.35
  Under 5 years 7,944 8,566 622 -1.35
  5 to 9 years 10,256 7,968 -2,288 -22.31
  10 to 14 years 7,960 9,338 1,378 17.31
  15 to 19 years 8,930 8,703 -227 -2.54
  20 to 24 years 9,076 9,088 12 0.13
  25 to 34 years 15,377 16,004 627 4.08
  35 to 44 years 17,409 16,576 -833 -4.78
  45 to 54 years 18,148 18,310 162 0.89
  55 to 59 years 11,211 8,851 -2,360 -21.05
  55 to 59 years 11,211 8,851 -2,360 -21.05
  60 to 64 years 6,847 9,677 2,830 41.33
  65 to 74 years 12,037 12,268 231 1.92
  75 to 84 years 6,508 6,419 -89 -1.37
  85 years and over 3,309 3,110 -199 -6.01
  Median age 40.1 40.3 0.2 0.50
  18 years and over 103,515 103,576 61 0.06
  21 years and over 98,418 98,505 87 0.09
  62 years and over 25,385 26,900 1,515 5.97
  65 years and over 21,854 21,797 -57 -0.26

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 61,042 61,011 60,880 60,777 60,768 60,677 -334 -0.55

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 60,562 60,685 123 0.20
  1-unit, detached 45,035 45,832 797 1.77
  1-unit, attached 949 865 -84 -8.85
  2 units 2,144 1,826 -318 -14.83
  3 or 4 units 1,441 1,158 -283 -19.64
  5 to 9 units 1,255 2,088 833 66.37
  10 to 20 units 2,701 1,975 -726 -26.88
  20 or more units 3,732 3,441 -291 -7.80
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 60,562 60,685 123 0.20
  Occupied Housing Units 52,980 52,385 -595 -1.12
    Owner 36,561 37,308 747 2.04
    Renter 16,419 15,077 -1,342 -8.17
  Vacant Housing Units 7,582 8,300 718 9.47
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.50 2.30 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.80 11.10 4.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.65 0.13 5.16
Average household size; renter-occ 2.37 2.13 -0.24 -10.13
Median Value $ owner occupied 95,300 95,800 500 0.52
Median Rent $ renter occupied 686 734 48 7.00

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
    151.11 155.10 154.09 155.96 158.11
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.64 -0.65 1.21 1.38 4.63
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 4,442,384 4,546,836 4,638,958 4,745,278 4,963,912 521,528 11.7
  Net earnings 1/ 2,564,132 2,638,469 2,683,590 2,693,266 2,810,025 245,893 9.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,236,453 1,225,323 1,246,691 1,296,627 1,373,806 137,353 11.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 166,495 166,232 154,794 152,016 148,027 -18,468 -11.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 45,570 30,721 24,235 12,507 11,274 -34,296 -75.3
    Retirement and other 1,024,388 1,028,370 1,067,662 1,132,104 1,214,505 190,117 18.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 641,799 683,044 708,677 755,385 780,081 138,282 21.5
  Population 4/ 135,291 134,750 134,772 134,821 134,314 -977 -0.7
  Per capita personal income 32,836 33,743 34,421 35,197 36,958 4,122 12.6
  Per capita net earnings 18,953 19,580 19,912 19,977 20,921 1,968 10.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,139 9,093 9,250 9,617 10,228 1,089 11.9
    Per capita income maintenance 1,231 1,234 1,149 1,128 1,102 -129 -10.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 337 228 180 93 84 -253 -75.1
    Per capita retirement and other 7,572 7,632 7,922 8,397 9,042 1,470 19.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,744 5,069 5,258 5,603 5,808 1,064 22.4
  Earnings by place of work 3,404,783 3,534,491 3,642,356 3,708,992 3,841,756 436,973 12.8
    Wages and salaries 2,530,270 2,667,099 2,728,198 2,843,539 2,946,919 416,649 16.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 669,533 678,841 683,003 681,208 710,582 41,049 6.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 469,039 469,307 470,158 464,004 486,663 17,624 3.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 200,494 209,534 212,845 217,204 223,919 23,425 11.7
    Proprietors' income 204,980 188,551 231,155 184,245 184,255 -20,725 -10.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 40,749 1,272 47,405 5,840 4,145 -36,604 -89.8
      Farm proprietors' income 164,231 187,279 183,750 178,405 180,110 15,879 9.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 69,166 68,545 69,601 70,388 71,794 2,628 3.8
  Wage and salary jobs 57,451 57,268 58,179 59,150 60,249 2,798 4.9
  Number of proprietors 11,715 11,277 11,422 11,238 11,545 -170 -1.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 934 892 905 902 900 -34 -3.6
    Number of farm proprietors 10,781 10,385 10,517 10,336 10,645 -136 -1.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 49,226 51,565 52,332 52,694 53,511 4,285 8.7
  Average wages and salaries 44,042 46,572 46,893 48,073 48,912 4,870 11.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 15,233 18,034 17,472 17,261 16,920 1,687 11.1
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 4,870 5,237 5,085 5,316 5,573 5,710 840 17.25
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,870 5,225 5,050 5,116 5,270 5,298 428 8.79

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 2,360 92,409 948 2,333 94,698 891
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 24 4,726 1,498 23 4,795 1,244
 Total, all industries - St Govt 13 744 1,040 13 753 1,021
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 85 11,418 783 84 11,772 793
 Total, all industries - Private 2,238 75,521 938 2,213 77,379 883
    Goods-producing 327 22,009 1,059 329 22,855 1,107
      Natural resources and mining 22 435 662 23 571 569
      Construction 159 2,068 1,150 158 2,683 1,006
      Manufacturing 146 19,506 1,058 148 19,601 1,137
    Service-providing 1,911 53,511 888 1,884 54,523 789
      Trade, transportation & utilities 545 14,925 802 537 14,837 752
      Information 25 764 703 24 735 711
      Financial activities 183 1,890 856 180 2,006 884
      Professional & business services 314 9,472 1,745 313 9,534 1,273
      Education and health services 284 16,783 783 286 17,087 791
      Leisure and hospitality 255 7,160 275 250 7,830 271
      Other services 286 2,427 744 275 2,404 741
      Unclassified 19 89 639 19 90 603

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 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.4 5.0 4.4
Unemployment 2,903 2,571 2,479 2,419 2,508 2,874 3,016 3,025 2,679 2,782 2,882 3,284 2,866
Employment 61,458 61,197 61,678 62,165 62,011 61,784 62,440 62,408 62,588 63,042 62,683 61,821 62,345
Labor Force64,36163,76864,15764,58464,51964,65865,45665,43365,26765,82465,56565,10565,211

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
Albion Public SchoolsAlbion 26020703126025MI 723 11,745 1,834
Athens Area SchoolsEast Leroy 26035104226025MI 578 4,743 796
Battle Creek Public SchoolsBattle Creek 26000051326025MI 5,123 42,239 7,521
Harper Creek Community SchoolsBattle Creek 26177304126025MI 2,599 15,080 2,513
Homer Community School DistrictHomer 26185404226025MI 1,053 4,606 919
Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)Battle Creek 26208501326025MI 3,859 22,542 3,851
Mar Lee School DistrictMarshall 26228304226025MI 320 1,608 320
Marshall Public SchoolsMarshall 26229703126025MI 2,238 13,593 2,323
Pennfield SchoolsBattle Creek 26278104126025MI 2,094 9,172 1,565
Tekonsha Community SchoolsTekonsha 26337504226025MI 294 2,169 401

Number of districts: 10 ... Total enrollment: 18,881
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
Albion College Albion, MI1685465 1,268 1,242 0 0
Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI1705503 5,929 1,697 0 0
The Robert B Miller College Battle Creek, MI4488045 276 52 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,473
  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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