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Situation & Outlook Report

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 20100)
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 Dover, DE MSA metro changed from 162,990 in 2010 to 171,773 in 2015, a change of 10,543 (6.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 247 in 2010 and 240 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,345 (2011), 1,579 (2012), 1,183 (2013), 1,598 (2014), 1,598 (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 188,521. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 25,567 (15.7%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 22,624 (2010) to 33,931 (2020), a change of 11,307 (50.0%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 350 in 2008 and 427 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $34,686 in 2008 to $38,114 in 2014, a change of $3,428 (9.9%). 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 247 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,352 in 2009 to $6,657 in 2014 a change of $305 (4.8%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,352 in 2009 to $6,046 in 2014, a change of ($306) (-4.82%). 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 33 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 20100; 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.
  •   Dover

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
  Dover, DE (1021200) 36,047 36,044 36,536 37,075 37,180 37,355 1,311 3.60
  Smyrna, DE (1067310) 10,023 10,127 10,467 10,681 10,900 11,170 1,043 10.30

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 162,990 100.0 165,242 100.0 167,611 100.0 169,385 100.0 171,773 100.0 173,533 100.0
  Kent County, DE (10001) 162,990 100.0 165,242 100.0 167,611 100.0 169,385 100.0 171,773 100.0 173,533 100.0

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.
  Kent County, DE

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 169,416 171,987 2,571 1.52
  One race 162,566 164,079 1,513 0.93
    White 111,974 116,236 4,262 3.81
    Black/African American 111,974 116,236 4,262 3.81
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,821 925 -896 -49.20
    Asian alone 3,765 4,298 533 14.16
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 260 0 -260 -100.00
    Some other race alone 3,078 1,871 -1,207 -39.21
  Two or more races 6,850 7,908 1,058 15.45
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11,218 11,845 627 5.59
Population 25 years and over 110,659 112,020 1,361 5.59
  % high school graduate or higher 87.1 88.1 1.0 1.15
  % bachelor's degree or higher 23.9 24.2 0.3 1.26
Total Households 62,053 61,270 -783 1.26
  Median household income ($) 54,794 55,227 433 0.79
  Mean household income ($) 66,594 68,479 1,885 2.83
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 169,416 171,987 2,571 1.52
  Male 81,748 83,161 1,413 2.83
  Female 87,668 88,826 1,158 2.83
  Under 5 years 10,958 11,087 129 2.83
  5 to 9 years 10,678 10,533 -145 -1.36
  10 to 14 years 12,469 12,365 -104 -0.83
  15 to 19 years 11,428 13,086 1,658 14.51
  20 to 24 years 13,224 12,896 -328 -2.48
  25 to 34 years 21,834 21,948 114 0.52
  35 to 44 years 20,352 19,885 -467 -2.29
  45 to 54 years 23,071 23,044 -27 -0.12
  55 to 59 years 10,643 12,136 1,493 14.03
  55 to 59 years 10,643 12,136 1,493 14.03
  60 to 64 years 9,982 8,420 -1,562 -15.65
  65 to 74 years 14,790 16,060 1,270 8.59
  75 to 84 years 7,730 7,842 112 1.45
  85 years and over 2,257 2,685 428 18.96
  Median age 36.8 37.3 0.5 1.36
  18 years and over 128,836 131,346 2,510 1.95
  21 years and over 121,669 121,966 297 0.24
  62 years and over 30,307 31,594 1,287 4.25
  65 years and over 24,777 26,587 1,810 7.31

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 65,338 65,502 66,105 66,567 67,172 67,874 2,372 3.62

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 66,850 67,862 1,012 1.51
  1-unit, detached 43,137 46,623 3,486 8.08
  1-unit, attached 6,124 4,245 -1,879 -30.68
  2 units 917 924 7 0.76
  3 or 4 units 1,689 802 -887 -52.52
  5 to 9 units 2,425 1,800 -625 -25.77
  10 to 20 units 1,980 3,374 1,394 70.40
  20 or more units 1,360 1,565 205 15.07
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 66,850 67,862 1,012 1.51
  Occupied Housing Units 62,053 61,270 -783 -1.26
    Owner 44,636 41,144 -3,492 -7.82
    Renter 17,417 20,126 2,709 15.55
  Vacant Housing Units 4,797 6,592 1,795 37.42
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.40 2.70 1.30...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.40 3.80 -0.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.66 2.67 0.01 0.38
Average household size; renter-occ 2.59 2.82 0.23 8.88
Median Value $ owner occupied 192,800 205,300 12,500 6.48
Median Rent $ renter occupied 955 1,025 70 7.33

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 73 80 168 83 94 72 87 87 103 141 125 89
  in 1 unit bldgs 49 69 80 59 71 72 78 87 97 141 115 89
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 24 11 82 24 23 0 9 0 6 0 6 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 2 10 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 11,013 11,979 19,505 12,818 11,505 10,380 10,969 12,451 14,378 21,361 19,250 13,294
  1 unit structures 7,921 11,011 11,171 9,143 10,304 10,380 10,468 12,451 13,598 21,361 18,514 13,294
  2 unit structures 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 352 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 436 0
  5+ unit structures 3,092 968 7,785 3,675 1,201 0 501 0 780 0 300 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
    171.27 173.80 173.21 179.94 180.48
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.48 -0.34 3.89 0.30 5.38
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 5,816,329 5,914,648 6,066,477 6,329,035 6,625,228 808,899 13.9
  Net earnings 1/ 3,524,564 3,541,604 3,602,255 3,722,246 3,907,764 383,200 10.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,374,496 1,416,553 1,485,782 1,580,534 1,655,547 281,051 20.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 135,426 141,751 148,774 153,836 153,625 18,199 13.4
    Unemployment insurance compensation 47,868 39,077 30,680 17,781 15,093 -32,775 -68.5
    Retirement and other 1,191,202 1,235,725 1,306,328 1,408,917 1,486,829 295,627 24.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 917,269 956,491 978,440 1,026,255 1,061,917 144,648 15.8
  Population 4/ 165,242 167,611 169,385 171,773 173,533 8,291 5.0
  Per capita personal income 35,199 35,288 35,815 36,845 38,178 2,979 8.5
  Per capita net earnings 21,330 21,130 21,267 21,670 22,519 1,189 5.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,318 8,451 8,772 9,201 9,540 1,222 14.7
    Per capita income maintenance 820 846 878 896 885 65 7.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 290 233 181 104 87 -203 -70.0
    Per capita retirement and other 7,209 7,373 7,712 8,202 8,568 1,359 18.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,551 5,707 5,776 5,974 6,119 568 10.2
  Earnings by place of work 3,888,940 3,947,010 4,034,522 4,214,437 4,339,364 450,424 11.6
    Wages and salaries 2,611,268 2,728,050 2,810,709 2,932,255 3,020,346 409,078 15.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 893,974 915,862 895,367 931,197 942,059 48,085 5.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 688,669 700,009 673,322 694,790 702,180 13,511 2.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 205,305 215,853 222,045 236,407 239,879 34,574 16.8
    Proprietors' income 383,698 303,098 328,446 350,985 376,959 -6,739 -1.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 78,462 89,277 115,343 119,265 84,097 5,635 7.2
      Farm proprietors' income 305,236 213,821 213,103 231,720 292,862 -12,374 -4.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 84,152 85,002 86,637 87,618 88,423 4,271 5.1
  Wage and salary jobs 68,993 69,743 71,153 71,901 72,283 3,290 4.8
  Number of proprietors 15,159 15,259 15,484 15,717 16,140 981 6.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 722 729 743 761 760 38 5.3
    Number of farm proprietors 14,437 14,530 14,741 14,956 15,380 943 6.5
Average earnings per job (dollars) 46,213 46,434 46,568 48,100 49,075 2,862 6.2
  Average wages and salaries 37,848 39,116 39,502 40,782 41,785 3,937 10.4
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 21,143 14,716 14,456 15,493 19,042 -2,101 -9.9
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 6,352 6,116 6,318 6,348 6,432 6,657 305 4.80
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,352 6,008 6,091 5,983 5,951 6,046 -306 -4.82

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 3,796 105,735 754 3,822 108,116 774
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 64 2,770 1,268 64 2,808 1,114
 Total, all industries - St Govt 44 19,395 867 44 19,505 1,009
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 67 ...... 67 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 3,621 ...... 3,647 ......
    Goods-producing 518 ...... 512 ......
      Natural resources and mining 37 ...... 36 ......
      Construction 404 4,023 856 401 4,315 920
      Manufacturing 77 7,784 936 75 7,833 909
    Service-providing 3,103 62,550 660 3,135 64,273 640
      Trade, transportation & utilities 805 20,968 604 807 21,196 607
      Information 35 659 953 39 662 843
      Financial activities 314 2,668 1,508 315 2,702 1,227
      Professional & business services 660 6,649 889 681 6,826 837
      Education and health services 649 15,713 775 643 16,120 762
      Leisure and hospitality 333 13,192 347 339 13,888 357
      Other services 307 2,701 495 311 2,880 505

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 5.9 5.3 5.2 4.5 4.6 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 5.3 5.2 5.0
Unemployment 4,490 4,074 4,035 3,517 3,560 4,139 3,951 3,721 3,389 3,443 4,138 4,018 3,902
Employment 71,859 72,082 73,824 74,560 74,665 74,254 74,390 75,808 75,614 74,472 73,936 73,419 73,573
Labor Force76,34976,15677,85978,07778,22578,39378,34179,52979,00377,91578,07477,43777,475

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
Caesar Rodney School DistrictWyoming 10001802210001DE 7,559 45,550 8,360
Capital School DistrictDover 10001901310001DE 6,216 57,124 8,855
Lake Forest School DistrictFelton 10007904110001DE 3,797 25,614 4,498
Smyrna School DistrictSmyrna 10016202210001DE 4,745 34,539 5,934

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 22,317
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
Delaware State University Dover, DE1309349 4,012 3,479 385 295
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE1309073 2,939 1,285 0 0
Wesley College Dover, DE1310988 1,528 1,385 87 69

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,479
  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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