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Situation & Outlook Report

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 14020)
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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 Bloomington, IN MSA metro changed from 160,139 in 2010 to 164,605 in 2015, a change of 5,438 (3.4%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 251 in 2010 and 255 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,324 (2011), 385 (2012), 189 (2013), 899 (2014), 899 (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 176,537. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 16,430 (10.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 17,764 (2010) to 27,743 (2020), a change of 9,979 (56.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 553 in 2008 and 699 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,334 in 2008 to $33,675 in 2014, a change of $2,341 (7.5%). 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 257 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,142 in 2009 to $6,312 in 2014 a change of $170 (2.77%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,142 in 2009 to $5,786 in 2014, a change of ($356) (-5.8%). 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 36 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 14020; 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.
  •   Bloomington

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
  Bloomington, IN (1805860) 80,405 80,610 81,710 82,203 82,607 83,322 2,712 3.40

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 160,139 100.0 161,838 100.0 162,687 100.0 163,272 100.0 164,605 100.0 165,577 100.0
  Monroe County (18105) 138,557 86.5 140,322 86.7 141,324 86.9 142,097 87.0 143,571 87.2 144,705 87.4
  Owen County (18119) 21,582 13.5 21,516 13.3 21,363 13.1 21,175 13.0 21,034 12.8 20,872 12.6

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.
  Monroe County, IN

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 163,089 164,308 1,219 0.75
  One race 160,014 160,137 123 0.08
    White 145,433 144,848 -585 -0.40
    Black/African American 145,433 144,848 -585 -0.40
    American Indian/Alaska Native 303 508 205 67.66
    Asian alone 8,435 9,171 736 8.73
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 127 0 -127 -100.00
    Some other race alone 695 845 150 21.58
  Two or more races 3,075 4,171 1,096 35.64
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,519 4,837 318 7.04
Population 25 years and over 93,029 93,798 769 7.04
  % high school graduate or higher 91.0 91.0 0.0 0.00
  % bachelor's degree or higher 40.6 41.9 1.3 3.20
Total Households 61,647 61,929 282 3.20
  Median household income ($) 42,085 44,963 2,878 6.84
  Mean household income ($) 61,347 61,799 452 0.74
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 163,089 164,308 1,219 0.75
  Male 81,007 81,015 8 0.74
  Female 82,082 83,293 1,211 0.74
  Under 5 years 7,743 7,578 -165 0.74
  5 to 9 years 7,373 8,454 1,081 14.66
  10 to 14 years 8,106 7,771 -335 -4.13
  15 to 19 years 16,791 17,539 748 4.45
  20 to 24 years 30,047 29,168 -879 -2.93
  25 to 34 years 22,165 23,174 1,009 4.55
  35 to 44 years 15,560 16,201 641 4.12
  45 to 54 years 18,311 17,983 -328 -1.79
  55 to 59 years 10,264 8,904 -1,360 -13.25
  55 to 59 years 10,264 8,904 -1,360 -13.25
  60 to 64 years 6,904 8,190 1,286 18.63
  65 to 74 years 11,407 11,206 -201 -1.76
  75 to 84 years 6,122 5,980 -142 -2.32
  85 years and over 2,296 2,160 -136 -5.92
  Median age 29.8 29.3 -0.5 -1.68
  18 years and over 135,391 136,188 797 0.59
  21 years and over 115,041 114,461 -580 -0.50
  62 years and over 23,553 23,919 366 1.55
  65 years and over 19,825 19,346 -479 -2.42

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 69,198 69,231 69,333 69,419 69,699 70,094 863 1.25

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 69,801 69,527 -274 -0.39
  1-unit, detached 39,266 37,094 -2,172 -5.53
  1-unit, attached 3,901 4,046 145 3.72
  2 units 1,236 1,240 4 0.32
  3 or 4 units 2,726 3,989 1,263 46.33
  5 to 9 units 6,460 7,582 1,122 17.37
  10 to 20 units 4,814 6,095 1,281 26.61
  20 or more units 5,782 4,233 -1,549 -26.79
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 69,801 69,527 -274 -0.39
  Occupied Housing Units 61,647 61,929 282 0.46
    Owner 34,128 35,715 1,587 4.65
    Renter 27,519 26,214 -1,305 -4.74
  Vacant Housing Units 8,154 7,598 -556 -6.82
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.30 3.90 2.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.20 6.50 3.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.53 2.47 -0.06 -2.37
Average household size; renter-occ 2.26 2.31 0.05 2.21
Median Value $ owner occupied 149,600 155,400 5,800 3.88
Median Rent $ renter occupied 817 834 17 2.08

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 23 47 54 52 42 35 24 29 28 39 42 31
  in 1 unit bldgs 23 31 23 16 20 15 20 19 26 37 34 21
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 4 2 4 0 4 10 2 2 0 2
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 16 27 34 18 20 0 0 0 0 8 8
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 5,143 9,261 8,276 7,155 7,101 6,044 5,240 5,903 6,531 8,815 8,927 6,282
  1 unit structures 5,143 7,536 5,282 3,766 4,669 4,199 4,749 4,676 6,299 8,583 8,064 5,083
  2 unit structures 0 0 503 252 491 0 491 1,227 232 232 0 232
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 1,725 2,491 3,137 1,941 1,845 0 0 0 0 863 967

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
    177.63 175.55 178.66 178.91 186.70
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.17 1.77 0.14 4.35 5.11
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 5,100,133 5,326,726 5,340,666 5,563,676 5,828,794 728,661 14.3
  Net earnings 1/ 3,178,938 3,309,486 3,266,107 3,381,306 3,537,577 358,639 11.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 933,198 962,917 964,762 1,025,655 1,092,733 159,535 17.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 90,971 88,366 90,798 89,822 89,031 -1,940 -2.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 42,400 31,229 19,395 10,333 8,666 -33,734 -79.6
    Retirement and other 799,827 843,322 854,569 925,500 995,036 195,209 24.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 987,997 1,054,323 1,109,797 1,156,715 1,198,484 210,487 21.3
  Population 4/ 161,838 162,687 163,272 164,605 165,577 3,739 2.3
  Per capita personal income 31,514 32,742 32,710 33,800 35,203 3,689 11.7
  Per capita net earnings 19,643 20,343 20,004 20,542 21,365 1,722 8.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,766 5,919 5,909 6,231 6,600 834 14.5
    Per capita income maintenance 562 543 556 546 538 -24 -4.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 262 192 119 63 52 -210 -80.2
    Per capita retirement and other 4,942 5,184 5,234 5,623 6,010 1,068 21.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,105 6,481 6,797 7,027 7,238 1,133 18.6
  Earnings by place of work 3,666,584 3,806,394 3,824,066 3,962,148 4,146,313 479,729 13.1
    Wages and salaries 2,627,415 2,700,942 2,742,192 2,823,541 3,002,506 375,091 14.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 804,514 821,077 795,334 874,293 888,017 83,503 10.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 610,413 620,627 591,575 664,685 670,187 59,774 9.8
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 194,101 200,450 203,759 209,608 217,830 23,729 12.2
    Proprietors' income 234,655 284,375 286,540 264,314 255,790 21,135 9.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 9,617 2,816 21,194 8,472 3,568 -6,049 -62.9
      Farm proprietors' income 225,038 281,559 265,346 255,842 252,222 27,184 12.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 93,397 92,982 92,796 93,844 94,765 1,368 1.5
  Wage and salary jobs 76,601 76,241 75,632 76,232 76,596 -5 0.0
  Number of proprietors 16,796 16,741 17,164 17,612 18,169 1,373 8.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 940 895 903 898 890 -50 -5.3
    Number of farm proprietors 15,856 15,846 16,261 16,714 17,279 1,423 9.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 39,258 40,937 41,209 42,221 43,754 4,496 11.5
  Average wages and salaries 34,300 35,426 36,257 37,039 39,199 4,899 14.3
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 14,193 17,768 16,318 15,307 14,597 404 2.8
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 6,142 6,211 6,210 6,151 6,244 6,312 170 2.77
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,142 6,167 6,050 5,851 5,827 5,786 -356 -5.80

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 3,202 109,119 797 3,223 109,801 756
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 29 529 1,261 29 550 1,026
 Total, all industries - St Govt 34 ...... 35 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 68 ...... 68 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 3,071 81,222 685 3,091 81,690 678
    Goods-producing 444 18,243 930 437 18,723 905
      Natural resources and mining 26 421 571 26 526 628
      Construction 287 3,507 809 281 3,983 880
      Manufacturing 131 14,315 971 130 14,214 922
    Service-providing 2,627 62,978 614 2,654 62,967 610
      Trade, transportation & utilities 684 16,996 567 681 16,888 565
      Information 58 ...... 59 ......
      Financial activities 348 4,459 805 353 4,338 792
      Professional & business services 501 6,847 920 511 6,944 950
      Education and health services 370 15,658 784 370 15,252 751
      Leisure and hospitality 399 13,559 265 408 14,110 280
      Other services 267 ...... 272 ......

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 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.6 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.6 5.5 5.1 5.2
Unemployment 2,985 2,790 3,026 3,199 3,098 3,496 3,800 3,721 3,501 3,055 3,638 3,413 3,432
Employment 62,316 64,570 65,489 65,229 64,285 64,288 65,170 65,240 66,226 63,306 62,781 63,034 63,103
Labor Force65,30167,36068,51568,42867,38367,78468,97068,96169,72766,36166,41966,44766,535

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
Monroe County Com Sch CorpBloomington 18006301318105IN 10,810 124,147 13,178
Richland-Bean Blossom C S CEllettsville 18094802218105IN 2,665 17,741 3,188
Spencer-Owen Community SchoolsSpencer 18109504218119IN 2,728 17,667 3,027

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 16,203
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
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN1513519 36,419 31,370 9,997 6,300

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 36,419
  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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