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Situation & Outlook Report

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 18020)
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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 Columbus, IN MSA metro changed from 76,846 in 2010 to 80,220 in 2015, a change of 4,316 (5.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 456 in 2010 and 440 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 536 (2011), 918 (2012), 218 (2013), 402 (2014), 402 (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 87,056. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 10,208 (13.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 11,088 (2010) to 16,554 (2020), a change of 5,466 (49.3%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 202 in 2008 and 175 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $38,115 in 2008 to $44,129 in 2014, a change of $6,014 (15.8%). 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 290 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,965 in 2009 to $5,446 in 2014 a change of $1,481 (37.35%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,965 in 2009 to $5,042 in 2014, a change of $1,077 (27.16%). 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 15 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 18020; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Cummins Inc.

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

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Columbus

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
  Columbus, IN (1814734) 44,061 44,117 44,578 45,330 45,722 46,124 2,007 4.50

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 76,846 100.0 77,630 100.0 78,924 100.0 79,505 100.0 80,220 100.0 81,162 100.0
  Bartholomew County, IN (18005) 76,846 100.0 77,630 100.0 78,924 100.0 79,505 100.0 80,220 100.0 81,162 100.0

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.
  Bartholomew 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 79,587 80,217 630 0.79
  One race 78,080 78,947 867 1.11
    White 68,434 68,914 480 0.70
    Black/African American 68,434 68,914 480 0.70
    American Indian/Alaska Native 302 50 -252 -83.44
    Asian alone 3,716 4,226 510 13.72
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 162 0 -162 -100.00
    Some other race alone 4,155 3,955 -200 -4.81
  Two or more races 1,507 1,270 -237 -15.73
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,104 5,134 30 0.59
Population 25 years and over 52,653 54,178 1,525 0.59
  % high school graduate or higher 89.2 92.5 3.3 3.70
  % bachelor's degree or higher 27.0 30.4 3.4 12.59
Total Households 30,359 31,827 1,468 12.59
  Median household income ($) 52,505 53,002 497 0.95
  Mean household income ($) 68,995 67,650 -1,345 -1.95
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 79,587 80,217 630 0.79
  Male 39,788 40,627 839 -1.95
  Female 39,799 39,590 -209 -1.95
  Under 5 years 5,616 5,418 -198 -1.95
  5 to 9 years 6,331 6,109 -222 -3.51
  10 to 14 years 4,854 4,986 132 2.72
  15 to 19 years 4,477 4,614 137 3.06
  20 to 24 years 5,656 4,912 -744 -13.15
  25 to 34 years 11,194 11,153 -41 -0.37
  35 to 44 years 9,467 10,658 1,191 12.58
  45 to 54 years 10,606 10,255 -351 -3.31
  55 to 59 years 5,764 5,353 -411 -7.13
  55 to 59 years 5,764 5,353 -411 -7.13
  60 to 64 years 3,789 4,935 1,146 30.25
  65 to 74 years 6,843 6,745 -98 -1.43
  75 to 84 years 3,505 3,845 340 9.70
  85 years and over 1,485 1,234 -251 -16.90
  Median age 36.7 37.9 1.2 3.27
  18 years and over 59,921 60,738 817 1.36
  21 years and over 57,455 57,716 261 0.45
  62 years and over 14,303 14,976 673 4.71
  65 years and over 11,833 11,824 -9 -0.08

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 33,098 33,104 33,153 33,252 33,379 33,548 444 1.34

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 33,278 33,547 269 0.81
  1-unit, detached 25,663 23,426 -2,237 -8.72
  1-unit, attached 584 771 187 32.02
  2 units 503 733 230 45.73
  3 or 4 units 971 1,161 190 19.57
  5 to 9 units 1,194 2,038 844 70.69
  10 to 20 units 740 1,061 321 43.38
  20 or more units 975 1,723 748 76.72
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 33,278 33,547 269 0.81
  Occupied Housing Units 30,359 31,827 1,468 4.84
    Owner 21,087 22,224 1,137 5.39
    Renter 9,272 9,603 331 3.57
  Vacant Housing Units 2,919 1,720 -1,199 -41.08
  Homeowner vacancy rate 3.00 0.50 -2.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 2.60 7.90 5.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.72 2.56 -0.16 -5.88
Average household size; renter-occ 2.28 2.34 0.06 2.63
Median Value $ owner occupied 129,800 132,400 2,600 2.00
Median Rent $ renter occupied 743 810 67 9.02

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 24 21 21 8 6 14 24 20 27 12 12 21
  in 1 unit bldgs 24 21 21 8 6 14 24 20 27 12 12 21
  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 5,895 3,817 5,142 2,165 928 3,439 6,273 4,339 6,697 2,829 3,977 4,545
  1 unit structures 5,895 3,817 5,142 2,165 928 3,439 6,273 4,339 6,697 2,829 3,977 4,545
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
    153.82 152.88 154.40 157.68 160.10
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.61 0.99 2.12 1.53 4.08
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 3,118,065 3,382,878 3,368,260 3,565,222 3,698,921 580,856 18.6
  Net earnings 1/ 2,090,077 2,272,213 2,260,207 2,395,879 2,478,019 387,942 18.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 542,637 564,282 570,806 589,398 623,863 81,226 15.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 50,431 49,850 48,848 45,464 44,555 -5,876 -11.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 20,638 14,194 8,922 4,227 3,523 -17,115 -82.9
    Retirement and other 471,568 500,238 513,036 539,707 575,785 104,217 22.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 485,351 546,383 537,247 579,945 597,039 111,688 23.0
  Population 4/ 77,630 78,924 79,505 80,220 81,162 3,532 4.5
  Per capita personal income 40,166 42,862 42,365 44,443 45,575 5,409 13.5
  Per capita net earnings 26,924 28,790 28,428 29,866 30,532 3,608 13.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,990 7,150 7,179 7,347 7,687 697 10.0
    Per capita income maintenance 650 632 614 567 549 -101 -15.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 266 180 112 53 43 -223 -83.8
    Per capita retirement and other 6,075 6,338 6,453 6,728 7,094 1,019 16.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,252 6,923 6,757 7,229 7,356 1,104 17.7
  Earnings by place of work 2,846,300 3,196,621 3,201,242 3,383,839 3,541,079 694,779 24.4
    Wages and salaries 2,160,196 2,427,625 2,423,163 2,561,233 2,718,491 558,295 25.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 499,285 563,520 541,347 595,174 608,910 109,625 22.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 335,420 381,429 362,289 406,172 407,817 72,397 21.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 163,865 182,091 179,058 189,002 201,093 37,228 22.7
    Proprietors' income 186,819 205,476 236,732 227,432 213,678 26,859 14.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 19,077 23,863 59,334 33,035 7,764 -11,313 -59.3
      Farm proprietors' income 167,742 181,613 177,398 194,397 205,914 38,172 22.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 54,159 57,426 57,375 59,041 60,433 6,274 11.6
  Wage and salary jobs 46,888 50,254 50,203 51,714 52,889 6,001 12.8
  Number of proprietors 7,271 7,172 7,172 7,327 7,544 273 3.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 567 535 543 544 538 -29 -5.1
    Number of farm proprietors 6,704 6,637 6,629 6,783 7,006 302 4.5
Average earnings per job (dollars) 52,555 55,665 55,795 57,313 58,595 6,040 11.5
  Average wages and salaries 46,071 48,307 48,267 49,527 51,400 5,329 11.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,021 27,364 26,761 28,659 29,391 4,370 17.5
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 3,965 4,430 4,651 5,100 5,251 5,446 1,481 37.35
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,965 4,467 4,687 4,947 4,966 5,042 1,077 27.16

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 1,878 80,925 1,065 1,895 82,473 899
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 12 278 1,288 12 276 1,082
 Total, all industries - St Govt 18 1,754 540 18 1,662 572
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 41 7,930 702 41 7,837 713
 Total, all industries - Private 1,807 70,962 1,117 1,824 72,698 926
    Goods-producing 308 34,053 1,535 311 34,831 1,179
      Natural resources and mining 18 123 779 18 139 882
      Construction 150 2,265 858 152 2,531 941
      Manufacturing 140 31,664 1,586 141 32,162 1,200
    Service-providing 1,499 36,909 730 1,513 37,866 693
      Trade, transportation & utilities 464 11,789 798 466 12,104 721
      Information 13 699 758 14 697 751
      Financial activities 191 2,198 1,241 191 2,202 987
      Professional & business services 278 8,230 902 281 8,334 862
      Education and health services 230 6,307 725 233 6,387 792
      Leisure and hospitality 178 6,385 270 181 6,856 284
      Other services 145 1,301 462 147 1,286 504

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 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.1 4.2 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.6
Unemployment 1,413 1,308 1,391 1,488 1,440 1,722 1,829 1,899 1,602 1,489 1,624 1,510 1,638
Employment 42,584 42,392 43,053 43,163 42,979 42,997 43,120 43,165 43,691 43,840 43,724 44,429 44,355
Labor Force43,99743,70044,44444,65144,41944,71944,94945,06445,29345,32945,34845,93945,993

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
Bartholomew Con School CorpColumbus 18003601318005IN 11,416 73,674 13,076
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School CorpHope 18035704218005IN 902 5,678 1,059

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 12,318
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

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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