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Situation & Outlook Report

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 16940)
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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 Cheyenne, WY MSA metro changed from 92,271 in 2010 to 96,469 in 2015, a change of 4,850 (5.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 405 in 2010 and 394 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -90 (2011), 1,680 (2012), 573 (2013), -20 (2014), -20 (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 106,047. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 13,848 (15.0%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 11,917 (2010) to 19,479 (2020), a change of 7,562 (63.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 71 in 2008 and 80 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $43,907 in 2008 to $49,225 in 2014, a change of $5,318 (12.1%). 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 283 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,603 in 2009 to $5,533 in 2014 a change of $930 (20.2%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,603 in 2009 to $4,837 in 2014, a change of $234 (5.08%). 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 21 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 16940; 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.
  •   Cheyenne

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
  Cheyenne, WY (5613900) 59,466 59,847 60,339 61,731 62,565 62,845 2,998 5.00

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 92,271 100.0 92,663 100.0 94,894 100.0 96,006 100.0 96,469 100.0 97,121 100.0
  Laramie County (56021) 92,271 100.0 92,663 100.0 94,894 100.0 96,006 100.0 96,469 100.0 97,121 100.0

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.
  Laramie County, WY

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 95,809 96,389 580 0.61
  One race 92,393 93,080 687 0.74
    White 84,321 81,825 -2,496 -2.96
    Black/African American 84,321 81,825 -2,496 -2.96
    American Indian/Alaska Native 365 641 276 75.62
    Asian alone 1,704 976 -728 -42.72
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 21 24 3 14.29
    Some other race alone 2,737 6,440 3,703 135.29
  Two or more races 3,416 3,309 -107 -3.13
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 13,491 13,745 254 1.88
Population 25 years and over 63,961 65,009 1,048 1.88
  % high school graduate or higher 95.4 92.9 -2.5 -2.62
  % bachelor's degree or higher 28.2 30.7 2.5 8.87
Total Households 35,785 38,705 2,920 8.87
  Median household income ($) 61,661 57,551 -4,110 -6.67
  Mean household income ($) 72,830 70,617 -2,213 -3.04
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 95,809 96,389 580 0.61
  Male 48,453 47,870 -583 -3.04
  Female 47,356 48,519 1,163 -3.04
  Under 5 years 6,359 6,366 7 -3.04
  5 to 9 years 7,026 7,652 626 8.91
  10 to 14 years 6,027 5,156 -871 -14.45
  15 to 19 years 5,903 5,634 -269 -4.56
  20 to 24 years 6,533 6,572 39 0.60
  25 to 34 years 14,640 14,586 -54 -0.37
  35 to 44 years 10,744 11,637 893 8.31
  45 to 54 years 13,326 12,123 -1,203 -9.03
  55 to 59 years 6,012 6,563 551 9.17
  55 to 59 years 6,012 6,563 551 9.17
  60 to 64 years 6,114 6,203 89 1.46
  65 to 74 years 7,878 8,334 456 5.79
  75 to 84 years 3,429 4,220 791 23.07
  85 years and over 1,818 1,343 -475 -26.13
  Median age 36.4 36.8 0.4 1.10
  18 years and over 73,092 73,798 706 0.97
  21 years and over 68,595 70,094 1,499 2.19
  62 years and over 17,298 17,813 515 2.98
  65 years and over 13,125 13,897 772 5.88

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 40,462 40,530 40,661 40,842 41,115 41,653 1,123 2.77

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 40,962 41,651 689 1.68
  1-unit, detached 26,025 26,958 933 3.59
  1-unit, attached 3,106 3,320 214 6.89
  2 units 1,458 774 -684 -46.91
  3 or 4 units 2,857 2,823 -34 -1.19
  5 to 9 units 1,357 1,468 111 8.18
  10 to 20 units 835 1,171 336 40.24
  20 or more units 1,163 1,352 189 16.25
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 40,962 41,651 689 1.68
  Occupied Housing Units 35,785 38,705 2,920 8.16
    Owner 24,485 26,304 1,819 7.43
    Renter 11,300 12,401 1,101 9.74
  Vacant Housing Units 5,177 2,946 -2,231 -43.09
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.30 0.20 -1.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.30 5.50 1.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.77 2.50 -0.27 -9.75
Average household size; renter-occ 2.31 2.31 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 197,800 201,200 3,400 1.72
Median Rent $ renter occupied 788 834 46 5.84

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 39 24 24 22 60 21 13 32 34 125 41 44
  in 1 unit bldgs 30 24 24 22 40 17 13 32 34 92 41 40
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
  in 5+ unit bldgs 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Percent Coverage 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 98 98 98
Value ($000), Total Units 6,234 2,044 4,789 4,354 8,874 3,827 2,671 5,770 6,751 17,486 7,531 7,426
  1 unit structures 5,476 2,044 4,789 4,354 7,289 3,466 2,671 5,770 6,751 13,486 7,531 7,116
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 1,585 361 0 0 0 0 0 310
  5+ unit structures 758 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,000 0 0

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
    216.32 219.46 215.35 220.95 225.21
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.45 -1.87 2.60 1.93 4.11
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 4,395,422 4,581,460 4,650,418 4,740,484 4,836,235 440,813 10.0
  Net earnings 1/ 2,672,034 2,806,131 2,893,657 2,945,276 2,974,775 302,741 11.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 691,057 691,228 703,565 730,432 770,072 79,015 11.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 50,991 49,289 50,458 50,154 49,120 -1,871 -3.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 22,654 18,695 14,155 9,945 10,679 -11,975 -52.9
    Retirement and other 617,412 623,244 638,952 670,333 710,273 92,861 15.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,032,331 1,084,101 1,053,196 1,064,776 1,091,388 59,057 5.7
  Population 4/ 92,663 94,894 96,006 96,469 97,121 4,458 4.8
  Per capita personal income 47,434 48,280 48,439 49,140 49,796 2,362 5.0
  Per capita net earnings 28,836 29,571 30,140 30,531 30,630 1,794 6.2
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,458 7,284 7,328 7,572 7,929 471 6.3
    Per capita income maintenance 550 519 526 520 506 -44 -8.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 244 197 147 103 110 -134 -54.9
    Per capita retirement and other 6,663 6,568 6,655 6,949 7,313 650 9.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 11,141 11,424 10,970 11,037 11,237 96 0.9
  Earnings by place of work 3,081,253 3,247,273 3,392,406 3,455,153 3,487,453 406,200 13.2
    Wages and salaries 2,092,691 2,228,194 2,295,304 2,373,309 2,413,989 321,298 15.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 631,194 668,988 729,809 752,899 761,928 130,734 20.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 419,936 438,752 491,632 504,218 516,848 96,912 23.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 211,258 230,236 238,177 248,681 245,080 33,822 16.0
    Proprietors' income 357,368 350,091 367,293 328,945 311,536 -45,832 -12.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 52,981 16,931 15,256 23,648 12,187 -40,794 -77.0
      Farm proprietors' income 304,387 333,160 352,037 305,297 299,349 -5,038 -1.7
Total full-time and part-time employment 62,839 63,541 65,566 66,232 66,805 3,966 6.3
  Wage and salary jobs 49,547 50,261 51,574 52,245 52,486 2,939 5.9
  Number of proprietors 13,292 13,280 13,992 13,987 14,319 1,027 7.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 963 995 980 995 987 24 2.5
    Number of farm proprietors 12,329 12,285 13,012 12,992 13,332 1,003 8.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 49,034 51,105 51,740 52,167 52,203 3,169 6.5
  Average wages and salaries 42,236 44,332 44,505 45,427 45,993 3,757 8.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 24,689 27,119 27,055 23,499 22,453 -2,236 -9.1
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 4,603 4,835 5,217 5,387 5,363 5,533 930 20.20
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,603 4,688 4,799 4,817 4,733 4,837 234 5.08

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 3,586 75,564 828 3,602 76,887 807
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 63 4,210 1,355 61 4,336 1,176
 Total, all industries - St Govt 68 6,602 1,137 69 6,585 1,142
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 28 11,765 887 28 12,072 854
 Total, all industries - Private 3,427 52,987 735 3,444 53,894 726
    Goods-producing 618 8,986 941 629 9,317 973
      Natural resources and mining 78 1,470 1,074 79 1,359 1,025
      Construction 472 5,238 846 481 5,713 882
      Manufacturing 68 2,277 1,078 69 2,245 1,176
    Service-providing 2,809 44,001 693 2,815 44,577 674
      Trade, transportation & utilities 652 15,986 684 648 16,095 673
      Information 67 1,952 892 70 1,971 949
      Financial activities 348 3,800 1,009 344 3,791 935
      Professional & business services 804 5,391 761 811 5,492 793
      Education and health services 455 6,982 791 460 7,062 815
      Leisure and hospitality 240 7,742 387 245 8,112 310
      Other services 243 2,148 628 237 2,055 590

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 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.1 5.0 4.5 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.0
Unemployment 1,733 1,684 1,749 1,833 1,986 2,425 2,190 2,133 1,941 1,890 2,138 1,911 1,895
Employment 47,071 46,464 46,910 47,563 46,891 45,925 46,102 46,373 46,295 45,512 45,211 45,794 45,216
Labor Force48,80448,14848,65949,39648,87748,35048,29248,50648,23647,40247,34947,70547,111

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
Laramie County School District #1Cheyenne 56019801356021WY 13,387 90,032 15,155
Laramie County School District #2Pine Bluffs 56041204256021WY 940 5,777 1,122

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 14,327
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
Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture-Cheyenne Cheyenne, WY2407094 52 37 0 0
College America-Cheyenne Cheyenne, WY4517055 60 60 0 0
Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY2406203 4,388 1,815 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,500
  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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