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Situation & Outlook Report

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 19500)
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 Decatur, IL MSA metro changed from 110,780 in 2010 to 108,381 in 2015, a change of -3,477 (-3.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 354 in 2010 and 361 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -303 (2011), -667 (2012), -750 (2013), -1,243 (2014), -1,243 (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 114,654. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 3,897 (3.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 18,636 (2010) to 25,186 (2020), a change of 6,550 (35.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 174 in 2008 and 194 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $39,006 in 2008 to $43,413 in 2014, a change of $4,407 (11.3%). 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 260 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $5,641 in 2009 to $6,220 in 2014 a change of $579 (10.26%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $5,641 in 2009 to $5,681 in 2014, a change of $40 (0.71%). 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 34 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 19500; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Archer Daniels Midland

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.
  •   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, IL (1718823) 76,122 76,089 75,846 75,375 74,849 74,010 -2,079 -2.70

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 110,780 100.0 110,630 100.0 110,103 100.0 109,550 100.0 108,381 100.0 107,303 100.0
  Macon County (17115) 110,780 100.0 110,630 100.0 110,103 100.0 109,550 100.0 108,381 100.0 107,303 100.0

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.
  Macon County, IL

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 109,278 108,350 -928 -0.85
  One race 102,707 102,010 -697 -0.68
    White 86,103 85,205 -898 -1.04
    Black/African American 86,103 85,205 -898 -1.04
    American Indian/Alaska Native 341 434 93 27.27
    Asian alone 1,263 1,488 225 17.81
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 713 98 -615 -86.26
  Two or more races 6,571 6,340 -231 -3.52
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,278 2,282 4 0.18
Population 25 years and over 74,714 73,369 -1,345 0.18
  % high school graduate or higher 88.4 90.9 2.5 2.83
  % bachelor's degree or higher 21.3 24.2 2.9 13.62
Total Households 44,965 44,063 -902 13.62
  Median household income ($) 45,957 47,574 1,617 3.52
  Mean household income ($) 62,101 63,140 1,039 1.67
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 109,278 108,350 -928 -0.85
  Male 51,859 51,675 -184 1.67
  Female 57,419 56,675 -744 1.67
  Under 5 years 6,772 6,873 101 1.67
  5 to 9 years 7,525 6,555 -970 -12.89
  10 to 14 years 6,119 6,629 510 8.33
  15 to 19 years 7,160 6,911 -249 -3.48
  20 to 24 years 6,988 8,013 1,025 14.67
  25 to 34 years 13,350 12,306 -1,044 -7.82
  35 to 44 years 12,325 12,587 262 2.13
  45 to 54 years 14,335 13,656 -679 -4.74
  55 to 59 years 8,274 8,305 31 0.37
  55 to 59 years 8,274 8,305 31 0.37
  60 to 64 years 7,401 7,262 -139 -1.88
  65 to 74 years 10,011 10,409 398 3.98
  75 to 84 years 6,235 6,513 278 4.46
  85 years and over 2,783 2,331 -452 -16.24
  Median age 39.7 41.2 1.5 3.78
  18 years and over 84,963 84,219 -744 -0.88
  21 years and over 80,086 78,929 -1,157 -1.44
  62 years and over 22,822 23,064 242 1.06
  65 years and over 19,029 19,253 224 1.18

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 50,475 50,469 50,456 50,422 50,386 50,353 -116 -0.23

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 50,248 50,355 107 0.21
  1-unit, detached 39,849 39,417 -432 -1.08
  1-unit, attached 701 360 -341 -48.64
  2 units 1,017 890 -127 -12.49
  3 or 4 units 730 1,643 913 125.07
  5 to 9 units 1,692 1,912 220 13.00
  10 to 20 units 2,345 1,295 -1,050 -44.78
  20 or more units 2,337 3,888 1,551 66.37
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 50,248 50,355 107 0.21
  Occupied Housing Units 44,965 44,063 -902 -2.01
    Owner 32,038 31,375 -663 -2.07
    Renter 12,927 12,688 -239 -1.85
  Vacant Housing Units 5,283 6,292 1,009 19.10
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 3.20 2.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.70 9.20 1.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.38 2.49 0.11 4.62
Average household size; renter-occ 2.27 2.08 -0.19 -8.37
Median Value $ owner occupied 96,100 95,100 -1,000 -1.04
Median Rent $ renter occupied 648 613 -35 -5.40

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
    149.91 149.13 148.08 153.39 151.80
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.52 -0.70 3.59 -1.04 1.26
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 4,544,939 4,519,942 4,614,556 4,671,607 4,762,391 217,452 4.8
  Net earnings 1/ 2,918,555 2,836,366 2,873,891 2,914,230 2,941,837 23,282 0.8
  Personal current transfer receipts 927,577 941,456 985,171 998,799 1,040,830 113,253 12.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 106,930 110,241 113,365 115,748 116,227 9,297 8.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 48,477 40,686 37,644 19,382 16,674 -31,803 -65.6
    Retirement and other 772,170 790,529 834,162 863,669 907,929 135,759 17.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 698,807 742,120 755,494 758,578 779,724 80,917 11.6
  Population 4/ 110,630 110,103 109,550 108,381 107,303 -3,327 -3.0
  Per capita personal income 41,082 41,052 42,123 43,104 44,383 3,301 8.0
  Per capita net earnings 26,381 25,761 26,234 26,889 27,416 1,035 3.9
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,384 8,551 8,993 9,216 9,700 1,316 15.7
    Per capita income maintenance 967 1,001 1,035 1,068 1,083 116 12.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 438 370 344 179 155 -283 -64.6
    Per capita retirement and other 6,980 7,180 7,614 7,969 8,461 1,481 21.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,317 6,740 6,896 6,999 7,267 950 15.0
  Earnings by place of work 3,457,496 3,451,788 3,515,607 3,709,543 3,726,957 269,461 7.8
    Wages and salaries 2,468,742 2,513,826 2,456,215 2,674,757 2,710,280 241,538 9.8
    Supplements to wages and salaries 632,881 649,312 639,873 653,944 653,971 21,090 3.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 447,003 456,929 452,390 461,220 455,445 8,442 1.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 185,878 192,383 187,483 192,724 198,526 12,648 6.8
    Proprietors' income 355,873 288,650 419,519 380,842 362,706 6,833 1.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 79,506 39,776 136,747 79,969 16,773 -62,733 -78.9
      Farm proprietors' income 276,367 248,874 282,772 300,873 345,933 69,566 25.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 65,129 64,464 62,886 62,871 63,485 -1,644 -2.5
  Wage and salary jobs 54,438 54,294 52,700 52,644 53,011 -1,427 -2.6
  Number of proprietors 10,691 10,170 10,186 10,227 10,474 -217 -2.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 541 526 531 527 520 -21 -3.9
    Number of farm proprietors 10,150 9,644 9,655 9,700 9,954 -196 -1.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 53,087 53,546 55,904 59,002 58,706 5,619 10.6
  Average wages and salaries 45,350 46,300 46,607 50,808 51,127 5,777 12.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 27,228 25,806 29,288 31,018 34,753 7,525 27.6
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 5,641 5,607 5,782 5,776 5,754 6,220 579 10.26
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 5,641 5,591 5,732 5,526 5,389 5,681 40 0.71

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 2,540 80,048 1,079 2,575 82,076 895
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 26 520 1,248 26 524 1,065
 Total, all industries - St Govt 2 ...... 2 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 75 ...... 75 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 2,437 71,350 1,115 2,472 73,003 899
    Goods-producing 429 21,692 2,059 432 22,182 1,380
      Natural resources and mining 20 151 690 20 163 744
      Construction 291 4,727 1,051 295 5,339 1,148
      Manufacturing 118 16,814 2,360 117 16,679 1,461
    Service-providing 2,008 49,659 701 2,040 50,821 688
      Trade, transportation & utilities 625 16,947 789 633 17,213 757
      Information 28 1,004 785 28 979 821
      Financial activities 223 3,073 1,022 222 3,077 920
      Professional & business services 337 4,509 742 340 4,706 796
      Education and health services 243 13,710 791 247 13,868 791
      Leisure and hospitality 276 7,962 263 281 8,500 273
      Other services 260 2,413 519 265 2,391 525
      Unclassified 16 42 231 24 86 321

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 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.5 8.7 8.2 7.9 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7
Unemployment 3,702 3,403 3,566 3,775 3,802 4,365 4,070 3,924 3,537 3,380 3,425 3,418 3,362
Employment 47,245 47,338 47,580 47,769 47,126 46,005 45,545 46,060 46,317 46,545 46,624 47,322 47,126
Labor Force50,94750,74151,14651,54450,92850,37049,61549,98449,85449,92550,04950,74050,488

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
Argenta-Oreana Cusd 1Argenta 17039904117115IL 1,026 4,071 709
Decatur Sd 61Decatur 17118501317115IL 9,056 71,118 10,627
Maroa Forsyth Cusd 2Maroa 17247504217115IL 1,196 6,274 1,250
Meridian Cusd 15Macon 17001234217115IL 1,109 6,114 1,082
Mt Zion Cusd 3Mt Zion 17273902317115IL 2,410 12,549 2,472
Sangamon Valley Cusd 9Niantic 17003244217115IL 763 4,159 788
Warrensburg-Latham Cusd 11Warrensburg 17408304117115IL 1,009 6,360 1,121

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 16,569
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
Millikin University Decatur, IL1472449 2,112 2,018 78 72
Mr John's School of Cosmetology Esthetics & Nails-Decatur Decatur, IL1474394 66 49 0 0
Richland Community College Decatur, IL1482923 3,369 1,016 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,547
  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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