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Situation & Outlook Report

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 19460)
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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 Decatur, AL MSA metro changed from 153,908 in 2010 to 153,082 in 2015, a change of -1,228 (-0.8%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 264 in 2010 and 272 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -69 (2011), -257 (2012), -835 (2013), -182 (2014), -182 (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 161,873. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 8,010 (5.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 22,600 (2010) to 32,850 (2020), a change of 10,250 (45.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 570 in 2008 and 655 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,039 in 2008 to $34,418 in 2014, a change of $3,379 (10.9%). 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 285 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,879 in 2009 to $5,498 in 2014 a change of $619 (12.69%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,879 in 2009 to $4,965 in 2014, a change of $86 (1.76%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 36 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 19460; 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.
  •   Decatur

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
  Decatur, AL (0120104) 55,683 55,730 55,834 55,874 55,622 55,532 -198 -0.40
  Hartselle, AL (0133448) 14,255 14,256 14,403 14,444 14,416 14,459 203 1.40

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 153,908 100.0 153,990 100.0 153,888 100.0 153,221 100.0 153,082 100.0 152,680 100.0
  Lawrence County, AL (01079) 34,305 22.3 34,045 22.1 33,776 21.9 33,567 21.9 33,426 21.8 33,115 21.7
  Morgan County, AL (01103) 119,603 77.7 119,945 77.9 120,112 78.1 119,654 78.1 119,656 78.2 119,565 78.3

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.
  Morgan County, AL

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 153,374 153,084 -290 -0.19
  One race 147,918 150,806 2,888 1.95
    White 124,193 125,135 942 0.76
    Black/African American 124,193 125,135 942 0.76
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,554 3,633 1,079 42.25
    Asian alone 245 415 170 69.39
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 2,737 1,102 -1,635 -59.74
  Two or more races 5,456 2,278 -3,178 -58.25
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9,936 9,558 -378 -3.80
Population 25 years and over 104,619 104,803 184 -3.80
  % high school graduate or higher 80.8 81.3 0.5 0.62
  % bachelor's degree or higher 18.9 16.9 -2.0 -10.58
Total Households 60,129 58,351 -1,778 -10.58
  Median household income ($) 42,598 44,600 2,002 4.70
  Mean household income ($) 56,042 58,085 2,043 3.65
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 153,374 153,084 -290 -0.19
  Male 75,021 72,865 -2,156 3.65
  Female 78,353 80,219 1,866 3.65
  Under 5 years 10,052 9,124 -928 3.65
  5 to 9 years 9,114 10,111 997 10.94
  10 to 14 years 9,906 10,477 571 5.76
  15 to 19 years 10,257 9,348 -909 -8.86
  20 to 24 years 9,426 9,221 -205 -2.17
  25 to 34 years 18,029 19,311 1,282 7.11
  35 to 44 years 20,446 18,134 -2,312 -11.31
  45 to 54 years 21,785 22,213 428 1.96
  55 to 59 years 11,552 10,979 -573 -4.96
  55 to 59 years 11,552 10,979 -573 -4.96
  60 to 64 years 8,832 10,462 1,630 18.46
  65 to 74 years 13,897 13,809 -88 -0.63
  75 to 84 years 6,966 7,555 589 8.46
  85 years and over 3,112 2,340 -772 -24.81
  Median age 39.6 40.6 1.0 2.53
  18 years and over 118,052 117,491 -561 -0.48
  21 years and over 112,666 112,241 -425 -0.38
  62 years and over 28,371 29,951 1,580 5.57
  65 years and over 23,975 23,704 -271 -1.13

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 66,422 66,427 66,501 66,538 66,597 66,667 240 0.36

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 66,307 66,672 365 0.55
  1-unit, detached 46,557 46,801 244 0.52
  1-unit, attached 1,630 960 -670 -41.10
  2 units 1,051 1,061 10 0.95
  3 or 4 units 1,612 2,035 423 26.24
  5 to 9 units 2,903 3,503 600 20.67
  10 to 20 units 1,245 1,561 316 25.38
  20 or more units 1,675 1,593 -82 -4.90
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 66,307 66,672 365 0.55
  Occupied Housing Units 60,129 58,351 -1,778 -2.96
    Owner 44,203 41,960 -2,243 -5.07
    Renter 15,926 16,391 465 2.92
  Vacant Housing Units 6,178 8,321 2,143 34.69
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.80 2.60 0.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.40 4.30 -0.10...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.48 2.63 0.15 6.05
Average household size; renter-occ 2.60 2.48 -0.12 -4.62
Median Value $ owner occupied 113,600 112,800 -800 -0.70
Median Rent $ renter occupied 589 602 13 2.21

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 9 7 12 13 4 26 10 20 19 15 19 12
  in 1 unit bldgs 9 7 12 13 4 22 10 20 19 15 19 12
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 93
Value ($000), Total Units 1,221 1,301 2,194 2,096 443 4,524 1,625 4,161 3,878 2,234 2,928 2,020
  1 unit structures 1,221 1,301 2,194 2,096 443 4,084 1,625 4,161 3,878 2,234 2,928 2,020
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 440 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
    160.15 162.75 157.16 158.56 160.89
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.62 -3.43 0.89 1.47 0.46
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 4,898,201 5,021,951 5,104,064 5,284,769 5,415,915 517,714 10.6
  Net earnings 1/ 2,955,680 3,043,988 3,084,023 3,180,078 3,233,868 278,188 9.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,207,467 1,225,039 1,257,404 1,293,567 1,344,687 137,220 11.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 129,111 130,206 130,548 124,547 125,552 -3,559 -2.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 31,774 22,498 15,550 9,090 7,691 -24,083 -75.8
    Retirement and other 1,046,582 1,072,335 1,111,306 1,159,930 1,211,444 164,862 15.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 735,054 752,924 762,637 811,124 837,360 102,306 13.9
  Population 4/ 153,990 153,888 153,221 153,082 152,680 -1,310 -0.9
  Per capita personal income 31,809 32,634 33,312 34,522 35,472 3,663 11.5
  Per capita net earnings 19,194 19,781 20,128 20,774 21,181 1,987 10.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,841 7,961 8,206 8,450 8,807 966 12.3
    Per capita income maintenance 838 846 852 814 822 -16 -1.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 206 146 101 59 50 -156 -75.7
    Per capita retirement and other 6,796 6,968 7,253 7,577 7,935 1,139 16.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,773 4,893 4,977 5,299 5,484 711 14.9
  Earnings by place of work 2,938,096 3,034,038 3,121,472 3,190,838 3,151,845 213,749 7.3
    Wages and salaries 2,163,042 2,221,785 2,236,784 2,298,245 2,281,328 118,286 5.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 564,501 539,915 540,491 563,273 553,831 -10,670 -1.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 396,178 370,512 370,343 394,407 384,246 -11,932 -3.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 168,323 169,403 170,148 168,866 169,585 1,262 0.7
    Proprietors' income 210,553 272,338 344,197 329,320 316,686 106,133 50.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -4,747 15,415 79,920 60,402 37,097 41,844...
      Farm proprietors' income 215,300 256,923 264,277 268,918 279,589 64,289 29.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 73,565 73,587 73,858 73,398 73,806 241 0.3
  Wage and salary jobs 55,983 55,875 56,008 55,474 55,428 -555 -1.0
  Number of proprietors 17,582 17,712 17,850 17,924 18,378 796 4.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 2,595 2,491 2,521 2,490 2,449 -146 -5.6
    Number of farm proprietors 14,987 15,221 15,329 15,434 15,929 942 6.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 39,939 41,231 42,263 43,473 42,704 2,765 6.9
  Average wages and salaries 38,637 39,763 39,937 41,429 41,158 2,521 6.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 14,366 16,880 17,240 17,424 17,552 3,186 22.2
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 4,879 5,064 5,045 5,242 5,422 5,498 619 12.69
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,879 4,978 4,813 4,898 4,993 4,965 86 1.76

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 3,119 84,894 774 3,124 85,453 771
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 31 660 1,279 31 652 1,142
 Total, all industries - St Govt 30 1,493 643 32 1,493 797
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 137 11,546 708 135 11,675 731
 Total, all industries - Private 2,921 71,195 782 2,926 71,633 774
    Goods-producing 509 25,300 1,128 510 25,384 1,093
      Natural resources and mining 40 469 708 39 491 730
      Construction 259 4,934 787 261 4,938 921
      Manufacturing 210 19,897 1,223 210 19,955 1,144
    Service-providing 2,412 45,895 591 2,416 46,249 598
      Trade, transportation & utilities 801 15,815 617 800 15,726 636
      Information 22 ...... 21 ......
      Financial activities 315 3,150 992 313 3,168 856
      Professional & business services 419 8,644 683 422 8,525 716
      Education and health services 377 8,145 607 376 8,266 636
      Leisure and hospitality 275 8,169 253 276 8,491 267
      Other services 203 ...... 207 ......

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 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.8 8.0 7.5 6.6 7.0 7.6 6.7 6.4
Unemployment 1,107 1,025 1,028 989 1,026 1,067 1,098 1,039 913 976 1,065 931 890
Employment 12,793 12,830 12,892 12,814 12,777 12,575 12,642 12,794 12,850 12,896 12,934 12,964 12,971
Labor Force13,90013,85513,92013,80313,80313,64213,74013,83313,76313,87213,99913,89513,861

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
Decatur CityDecatur 01011701301103AL 8,418 55,850 9,364
Hartselle CityHartselle 01017302301103AL 3,119 13,887 2,544
Lawrence CountyMoulton 01020404201079AL 5,090 33,587 5,512
Morgan CountyDecatur 01024804201103AL 7,757 50,140 8,563

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 24,384
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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