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Situation & Outlook Report

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 16020)
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 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA metro changed from 96,443 in 2010 to 97,579 in 2015, a change of 1,091 (1.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 390 in 2010 and 390 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 441 (2011), -92 (2012), -202 (2013), 136 (2014), 136 (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 104,305. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 7,884 (8.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 14,693 (2010) to 20,499 (2020), a change of 5,806 (39.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 456 in 2008 and 459 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,691 in 2008 to $37,507 in 2014, a change of $4,816 (14.7%). 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 351 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,557 in 2009 to $3,774 in 2014 a change of $217 (6.1%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,557 in 2009 to $3,447 in 2014, a change of ($110) (-3.09%). 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 23 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 16020; 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.
  •   Cape Girardeau

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
  Cape Girardeau, MO (2911242) 37,941 38,098 38,451 38,671 38,940 39,167 1,069 2.80
  Jackson, MO (2935648) 13,758 13,799 14,031 14,197 14,400 14,677 878 6.40

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 96,443 100.0 97,062 100.0 97,235 100.0 97,216 100.0 97,579 100.0 97,534 100.0
  Alexander County (17003) 8,214 8.5 8,017 8.3 7,712 7.9 7,211 7.4 7,098 7.3 6,780 7.0
  Bollinger County (29017) 12,342 12.8 12,382 12.8 12,402 12.8 12,439 12.8 12,373 12.7 12,182 12.5
  Cape Girardeau County (29031) 75,887 78.7 76,663 79.0 77,121 79.3 77,566 79.8 78,108 80.0 78,572 80.6

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.
  Cape Girardeau County, MO

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 95,463 97,612 2,149 2.25
  One race 94,534 95,758 1,224 1.29
    White 84,035 85,545 1,510 1.80
    Black/African American 84,035 85,545 1,510 1.80
    American Indian/Alaska Native 70 285 215 307.14
    Asian alone 554 1,017 463 83.57
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 101 101...
    Some other race alone 392 238 -154 -39.29
  Two or more races 929 1,854 925 99.57
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,941 2,211 270 13.91
Population 25 years and over 60,699 64,485 3,786 13.91
  % high school graduate or higher 85.9 86.6 0.7 0.81
  % bachelor's degree or higher 24.9 25.6 0.7 2.81
Total Households 36,158 37,842 1,684 2.81
  Median household income ($) 41,491 44,347 2,856 6.88
  Mean household income ($) 53,960 55,606 1,646 3.05
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 95,463 97,612 2,149 2.25
  Male 46,859 47,626 767 3.05
  Female 48,604 49,986 1,382 3.05
  Under 5 years 6,330 5,705 -625 3.05
  5 to 9 years 6,763 5,580 -1,183 -17.49
  10 to 14 years 4,989 5,938 949 19.02
  15 to 19 years 8,095 6,592 -1,503 -18.57
  20 to 24 years 8,587 9,312 725 8.44
  25 to 34 years 11,739 11,386 -353 -3.01
  35 to 44 years 10,288 10,983 695 6.76
  45 to 54 years 12,349 13,116 767 6.21
  55 to 59 years 5,692 6,133 441 7.75
  55 to 59 years 5,692 6,133 441 7.75
  60 to 64 years 5,564 6,592 1,028 18.48
  65 to 74 years 7,739 9,256 1,517 19.60
  75 to 84 years 5,560 4,850 -710 -12.77
  85 years and over 1,768 2,169 401 22.68
  Median age 35.9 39.5 3.6 10.03
  18 years and over 73,302 76,731 3,429 4.68
  21 years and over 67,629 71,612 3,983 5.89
  62 years and over 18,455 20,023 1,568 8.50
  65 years and over 15,067 16,275 1,208 8.02

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 42,500 42,520 42,524 42,556 42,687 42,803 283 0.67

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 42,064 42,901 837 1.99
  1-unit, detached 28,245 30,813 2,568 9.09
  1-unit, attached 521 802 281 53.93
  2 units 1,684 1,110 -574 -34.09
  3 or 4 units 1,370 1,723 353 25.77
  5 to 9 units 2,475 2,646 171 6.91
  10 to 20 units 1,210 609 -601 -49.67
  20 or more units 1,103 1,067 -36 -3.26
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 42,064 42,901 837 1.99
  Occupied Housing Units 36,158 37,842 1,684 4.66
    Owner 23,505 25,979 2,474 10.53
    Renter 12,653 11,863 -790 -6.24
  Vacant Housing Units 5,906 5,059 -847 -14.34
  Homeowner vacancy rate 4.10 1.60 -2.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.60 8.60 2.00...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.64 2.50 -0.14 -5.30
Average household size; renter-occ 2.29 2.44 0.15 6.55
Median Value $ owner occupied 124,800 129,100 4,300 3.45
Median Rent $ renter occupied 642 673 31 4.83

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
    166.22 163.64 165.98 170.07 171.78
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.55 1.43 2.46 1.01 3.34
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 3,337,546 3,549,165 3,560,279 3,610,012 3,713,137 375,591 11.3
  Net earnings 1/ 2,040,428 2,159,497 2,204,670 2,221,209 2,261,976 221,548 10.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 766,909 775,673 792,302 803,190 849,254 82,345 10.7
    Income maintenance 2/ 82,251 80,695 81,027 80,192 80,704 -1,547 -1.9
    Unemployment insurance compensation 24,005 18,582 13,759 8,611 7,610 -16,395 -68.3
    Retirement and other 660,653 676,396 697,516 714,387 760,940 100,287 15.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 530,209 613,995 563,307 585,613 601,907 71,698 13.5
  Population 4/ 97,062 97,235 97,216 97,579 97,534 472 0.5
  Per capita personal income 34,386 36,501 36,622 36,996 38,070 3,684 10.7
  Per capita net earnings 21,022 22,209 22,678 22,763 23,192 2,170 10.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,901 7,977 8,150 8,231 8,707 806 10.2
    Per capita income maintenance 847 830 833 822 827 -20 -2.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 247 191 142 88 78 -169 -68.4
    Per capita retirement and other 6,807 6,956 7,175 7,321 7,802 995 14.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,463 6,315 5,794 6,001 6,171 708 13.0
  Earnings by place of work 2,396,346 2,510,383 2,593,539 2,601,191 2,636,290 239,944 10.0
    Wages and salaries 1,662,281 1,719,433 1,750,400 1,779,223 1,821,274 158,993 9.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 431,287 443,627 465,451 453,944 468,426 37,139 8.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 309,854 317,645 336,933 324,677 336,593 26,739 8.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 121,433 125,982 128,518 129,267 131,833 10,400 8.6
    Proprietors' income 302,778 347,323 377,688 368,024 346,590 43,812 14.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 19,301 12,093 28,336 23,918 518 -18,783 -97.3
      Farm proprietors' income 283,477 335,230 349,352 344,106 346,072 62,595 22.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 59,396 59,912 60,845 60,274 60,876 1,480 2.5
  Wage and salary jobs 46,313 46,963 47,685 46,931 47,213 900 1.9
  Number of proprietors 13,083 12,949 13,160 13,343 13,663 580 4.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,962 1,888 1,901 1,868 1,856 -106 -5.4
    Number of farm proprietors 11,121 11,061 11,259 11,475 11,807 686 6.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,345 41,901 42,625 43,156 43,306 2,961 7.3
  Average wages and salaries 35,892 36,613 36,708 37,911 38,576 2,684 7.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,490 30,307 31,029 29,987 29,311 3,821 15.0
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 3,557 3,553 3,531 3,588 3,734 3,774 217 6.10
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,557 3,488 3,420 3,402 3,470 3,447 -110 -3.09

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 3,068 71,721 686 3,060 72,918 689
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 47 700 1,320 45 707 1,157
 Total, all industries - St Govt 30 3,589 793 29 3,752 820
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 89 6,070 544 89 6,280 681
 Total, all industries - Private 2,902 61,363 686 2,897 62,179 677
    Goods-producing 403 10,304 905 406 10,232 848
      Natural resources and mining 33 ...... 33 ......
      Construction 250 ...... 254 ......
      Manufacturing 120 7,065 968 119 7,000 876
    Service-providing 2,499 51,059 642 2,491 51,947 643
      Trade, transportation & utilities 664 15,737 575 665 15,923 571
      Information 35 ...... 35 ......
      Financial activities 288 2,437 827 289 2,483 776
      Professional & business services 362 5,905 633 367 6,045 692
      Education and health services 708 16,216 845 685 16,299 835
      Leisure and hospitality 221 7,771 298 226 8,207 303
      Other services 220 ...... 223 ......
      Unclassified 1 2 706 1 0 0

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 8.4 7.6 8.9 9.1 9.0 10.3 9.7 9.0 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.6 9.5
Unemployment 209 190 225 233 229 264 248 228 222 231 235 241 239
Employment 2,277 2,304 2,299 2,327 2,314 2,307 2,310 2,319 2,322 2,318 2,287 2,259 2,275
Labor Force2,4862,4942,5242,5602,5432,5712,5582,5472,5442,5492,5222,5002,514

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
Cairo Usd 1Cairo 17080703217003IL 531 2,976 550
Egyptian Cusd 5Tamms 17135904217003IL 564 3,596 518
Cape Girardeau 63Cape Girardeau 29071201329031MO 4,178 39,308 5,236
Delta R-VDelta 29106204229031MO 308 2,188 352
Jackson R-IiJackson 29156002329031MO 4,814 30,721 5,718
Leopold R-IiiLeopold 29184204229017MO 183 900 156
Meadow Heights R-IiPatton 29236404229017MO 522 3,785 605
Nell Holcomb R-IvCape Girardeau 29073204129031MO 398 2,873 504
Oak Ridge R-ViOak Ridge 29230704229031MO 317 2,352 396
Woodland R-IvMarble Hill 29193504229017MO 931 6,000 1,043
Zalma R-VZalma 29324904329017MO 239 1,408 218

Number of districts: 11 ... Total enrollment: 12,985
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
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau, MO1767984 320 151 0 0
Metro Business College-Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau, MO1781103 118 103 0 0
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau, MO4177343 233 64 0 0
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO1795578 10,848 8,168 1,239 445

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 11,519
  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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