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Situation & Outlook Report

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 17660)
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 Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA metro changed from 138,910 in 2010 to 147,245 in 2015, a change of 11,436 (8.2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 292 in 2010 and 277 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,573 (2011), 803 (2012), 1,655 (2013), 2,175 (2014), 2,175 (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 151,170. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 12,280 (8.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 20,796 (2010) to 31,035 (2020), a change of 10,239 (49.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 469 in 2008 and 507 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,451 in 2008 to $36,656 in 2014, a change of $4,205 (13%). 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 304 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,316 in 2009 to $4,901 in 2014 a change of $585 (13.55%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,316 in 2009 to $4,489 in 2014, a change of $173 (4.01%). 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 25 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 17660; 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.
  •   Coeur d'Alene

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
  Coeur d'Alene, ID (1616750) 44,137 44,267 45,021 45,575 46,399 47,912 3,645 8.20
  Hayden, ID (1636370) 13,294 13,323 13,486 13,550 13,700 13,870 547 4.10
  Post Falls, ID (1664810) 27,574 27,740 28,322 28,637 29,350 29,896 2,156 7.80

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 138,910 100.0 141,056 100.0 142,292 100.0 144,289 100.0 147,245 100.0 150,346 100.0
  Kootenai County, ID (16055) 138,910 100.0 141,056 100.0 142,292 100.0 144,289 100.0 147,245 100.0 150,346 100.0

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.
  Kootenai County, ID

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 144,265 147,326 3,061 2.12
  One race 140,892 143,957 3,065 2.18
    White 135,593 139,228 3,635 2.68
    Black/African American 135,593 139,228 3,635 2.68
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,058 1,826 -232 -11.27
    Asian alone 1,626 1,195 -431 -26.51
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 375 375...
    Some other race alone 992 329 -663 -66.83
  Two or more races 3,373 3,369 -4 -0.12
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,047 6,266 219 3.62
Population 25 years and over 97,666 100,440 2,774 3.62
  % high school graduate or higher 93.4 91.7 -1.7 -1.82
  % bachelor's degree or higher 23.0 22.1 -0.9 -3.91
Total Households 55,836 56,177 341 -3.91
  Median household income ($) 54,919 48,776 -6,143 -11.19
  Mean household income ($) 66,107 67,950 1,843 2.79
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 144,265 147,326 3,061 2.12
  Male 71,136 73,522 2,386 2.79
  Female 73,129 73,804 675 2.79
  Under 5 years 8,776 8,317 -459 2.79
  5 to 9 years 8,951 8,281 -670 -7.49
  10 to 14 years 10,800 12,005 1,205 11.16
  15 to 19 years 8,676 9,610 934 10.77
  20 to 24 years 9,396 8,673 -723 -7.69
  25 to 34 years 18,236 17,795 -441 -2.42
  35 to 44 years 16,774 17,288 514 3.06
  45 to 54 years 18,958 19,673 715 3.77
  55 to 59 years 10,053 10,110 57 0.57
  55 to 59 years 10,053 10,110 57 0.57
  60 to 64 years 10,026 10,248 222 2.21
  65 to 74 years 14,049 15,040 991 7.05
  75 to 84 years 7,419 7,315 -104 -1.40
  85 years and over 2,151 2,971 820 38.12
  Median age 38.9 40.7 1.8 4.63
  18 years and over 110,253 112,750 2,497 2.26
  21 years and over 104,888 107,282 2,394 2.28
  62 years and over 28,482 31,943 3,461 12.15
  65 years and over 23,619 25,326 1,707 7.23

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 63,177 63,351 63,813 64,282 65,006 66,130 2,779 4.39

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 64,779 66,122 1,343 2.07
  1-unit, detached 48,623 46,628 -1,995 -4.10
  1-unit, attached 899 1,242 343 38.15
  2 units 2,469 1,659 -810 -32.81
  3 or 4 units 1,090 2,443 1,353 124.13
  5 to 9 units 1,186 2,078 892 75.21
  10 to 20 units 1,992 2,268 276 13.86
  20 or more units 2,813 3,114 301 10.70
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 64,779 66,122 1,343 2.07
  Occupied Housing Units 55,836 56,177 341 0.61
    Owner 41,538 37,243 -4,295 -10.34
    Renter 14,298 18,934 4,636 32.42
  Vacant Housing Units 8,943 9,945 1,002 11.20
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.70 3.70 2.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.10 5.30 2.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.55 2.64 0.09 3.53
Average household size; renter-occ 2.56 2.50 -0.06 -2.34
Median Value $ owner occupied 170,800 192,100 21,300 12.47
Median Rent $ renter occupied 798 792 -6 -0.75

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 114 130 71 65 92 72 58 90 97 212 134 255
  in 1 unit bldgs 81 73 71 65 78 53 56 71 83 126 105 97
  in 2 unit bldgs 6 16 0 0 2 4 2 6 2 2 2 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 27 41 0 0 12 15 0 13 12 84 27 158
  Bldgs with 5+ units 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 7 3 11
  Percent Coverage 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 89 89 89 89
Value ($000), Total Units 21,101 25,676 16,289 16,385 19,072 14,251 12,391 18,230 22,019 36,822 26,852 33,371
  1 unit structures 18,138 20,646 16,289 16,385 17,865 12,671 12,135 16,535 20,715 31,702 24,693 22,362
  2 unit structures 552 1,755 0 0 207 269 256 559 500 360 209 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 2,411 3,275 0 0 1,000 1,311 0 1,136 804 4,760 1,950 11,009

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
    193.37 197.97 196.17 207.94 208.70
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.38 -0.91 6.00 0.37 7.93
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 4,700,008 4,963,574 5,162,587 5,499,629 5,804,150 1,104,142 23.5
  Net earnings 1/ 2,715,698 2,885,575 3,009,904 3,147,705 3,340,276 624,578 23.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,023,015 1,047,222 1,079,042 1,147,973 1,215,723 192,708 18.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 90,989 91,418 92,550 90,544 88,826 -2,163 -2.4
    Unemployment insurance compensation 49,167 34,592 21,451 16,444 14,545 -34,622 -70.4
    Retirement and other 882,859 921,212 965,041 1,040,985 1,112,352 229,493 26.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 961,295 1,030,777 1,073,641 1,203,951 1,248,151 286,856 29.8
  Population 4/ 141,056 142,292 144,289 147,245 150,346 9,290 6.6
  Per capita personal income 33,320 34,883 35,779 37,350 38,605 5,285 15.9
  Per capita net earnings 19,253 20,279 20,860 21,377 22,217 2,964 15.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,253 7,360 7,478 7,796 8,086 833 11.5
    Per capita income maintenance 645 642 641 615 591 -54 -8.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 349 243 149 112 97 -252 -72.2
    Per capita retirement and other 6,259 6,474 6,688 7,070 7,399 1,140 18.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,815 7,244 7,441 8,177 8,302 1,487 21.8
  Earnings by place of work 2,628,331 2,670,884 2,865,767 2,984,962 3,200,639 572,308 21.8
    Wages and salaries 1,841,402 1,846,648 1,958,159 2,058,966 2,184,039 342,637 18.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 499,889 495,019 540,095 528,751 569,232 69,343 13.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 317,072 312,161 351,576 337,517 371,011 53,939 17.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 182,817 182,858 188,519 191,234 198,221 15,404 8.4
    Proprietors' income 287,040 329,217 367,513 397,245 447,368 160,328 55.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 797 2,294 2,766 -514 -638 -1,435 -180.1
      Farm proprietors' income 286,243 326,923 364,747 397,759 448,006 161,763 56.5
Total full-time and part-time employment 75,685 74,943 77,527 79,963 81,990 6,305 8.3
  Wage and salary jobs 54,718 53,930 56,108 58,038 59,431 4,713 8.6
  Number of proprietors 20,967 21,013 21,419 21,925 22,559 1,592 7.6
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 757 744 739 726 725 -32 -4.2
    Number of farm proprietors 20,210 20,269 20,680 21,199 21,834 1,624 8.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 34,727 35,639 36,965 37,329 39,037 4,310 12.4
  Average wages and salaries 33,653 34,242 34,900 35,476 36,749 3,096 9.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 14,163 16,129 17,638 18,763 20,519 6,356 44.9
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 4,316 4,343 4,416 4,410 4,665 4,901 585 13.55
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,316 4,282 4,279 4,198 4,369 4,489 173 4.01

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 4,681 88,003 674 4,726 93,978 642
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 29 891 1,353 29 958 1,119
 Total, all industries - St Govt 28 1,382 652 28 1,473 542
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 107 15,038 809 107 15,229 756
 Total, all industries - Private 4,517 70,692 637 4,562 76,318 616
    Goods-producing 1,056 14,069 780 1,061 15,039 770
      Natural resources and mining 88 565 2,371 87 699 1,227
      Construction 708 5,749 654 715 6,526 726
      Manufacturing 260 7,755 760 259 7,813 764
    Service-providing 3,461 56,623 601 3,501 61,280 579
      Trade, transportation & utilities 853 17,372 638 851 18,239 633
      Information 62 905 1,074 62 903 1,037
      Financial activities 418 4,607 981 429 4,705 892
      Professional & business services 765 9,069 642 775 9,261 670
      Education and health services 590 11,798 629 600 12,053 642
      Leisure and hospitality 454 10,797 311 463 13,954 286
      Other services 319 2,075 440 321 2,165 470

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 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.8 5.1 6.5 6.1 5.6 4.5 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.2
Unemployment 3,233 3,087 3,189 3,486 3,722 4,641 4,363 4,014 3,302 2,890 3,068 3,064 3,111
Employment 69,902 68,687 68,581 68,559 68,691 67,297 67,658 67,893 69,453 70,830 72,013 72,553 71,568
Labor Force73,13571,77471,77072,04572,41371,93872,02171,90772,75573,72075,08175,61774,679

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
Coeur D'alene DistrictCoeur D Alene 16007801316055ID 10,878 74,738 12,158
Kootenai DistrictHarrison 16017404216055ID 219 1,791 243
Lakeland DistrictRathdrum 16018003116055ID 4,166 27,794 5,384
Post Falls DistrictPost Falls 16026702316055ID 5,712 37,754 7,341

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 20,975
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
North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene, ID1424433 5,768 2,749 0 0
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Coeur D Alene Coeur D Alene, ID2444914 92 92 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,860
  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
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  • 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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