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Situation & Outlook Report

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 21300)
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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 Elmira, NY MSA metro changed from 88,969 in 2010 to 87,469 in 2015, a change of -1,898 (-2.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 413 in 2010 and 419 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 36 (2011), 152 (2012), -899 (2013), -1,108 (2014), -1,108 (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 91,434. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 2,487 (2.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 14,314 (2010) to 19,574 (2020), a change of 5,260 (36.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 391 in 2008 and 380 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,997 in 2008 to $38,820 in 2014, a change of $4,823 (14.2%). 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 365 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $2,930 in 2009 to $3,361 in 2014 a change of $431 (14.71%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $2,930 in 2009 to $3,084 in 2014, a change of $154 (5.26%). 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 22 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 21300; 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.
  •   Elmira

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
  Elmira, NY (3624229) 29,200 29,289 29,213 29,200 28,923 28,647 -642 -2.20

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 88,969 100.0 88,997 100.0 89,277 100.0 88,523 100.0 87,469 100.0 87,071 100.0
  Chemung County, NY (36015) 88,969 100.0 88,997 100.0 89,277 100.0 88,523 100.0 87,469 100.0 87,071 100.0

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.
  Chemung County, NY

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 88,506 87,770 -736 -0.83
  One race 86,024 83,899 -2,125 -2.47
    White 78,686 77,192 -1,494 -1.90
    Black/African American 78,686 77,192 -1,494 -1.90
    American Indian/Alaska Native 495 91 -404 -81.62
    Asian alone 1,045 1,848 803 76.84
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 300 37 -263 -87.67
  Two or more races 2,482 3,871 1,389 55.96
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,502 2,575 73 2.92
Population 25 years and over 60,937 60,274 -663 2.92
  % high school graduate or higher 88.8 91.7 2.9 3.27
  % bachelor's degree or higher 23.9 25.3 1.4 5.86
Total Households 35,838 34,617 -1,221 5.86
  Median household income ($) 45,237 50,232 4,995 11.04
  Mean household income ($) 63,093 65,626 2,533 4.01
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 88,506 87,770 -736 -0.83
  Male 43,749 43,683 -66 4.01
  Female 44,757 44,087 -670 4.01
  Under 5 years 5,342 5,250 -92 4.01
  5 to 9 years 5,610 5,022 -588 -10.48
  10 to 14 years 4,982 5,965 983 19.73
  15 to 19 years 5,801 5,311 -490 -8.45
  20 to 24 years 5,834 5,948 114 1.95
  25 to 34 years 10,507 10,791 284 2.70
  35 to 44 years 10,466 9,556 -910 -8.69
  45 to 54 years 12,968 12,762 -206 -1.59
  55 to 59 years 7,452 5,836 -1,616 -21.69
  55 to 59 years 7,452 5,836 -1,616 -21.69
  60 to 64 years 5,138 6,428 1,290 25.11
  65 to 74 years 7,679 8,206 527 6.86
  75 to 84 years 4,704 4,281 -423 -8.99
  85 years and over 2,023 2,414 391 19.33
  Median age 41.6 41.4 -0.2 -0.48
  18 years and over 69,229 68,575 -654 -0.94
  21 years and over 65,323 64,983 -340 -0.52
  62 years and over 17,531 18,676 1,145 6.53
  65 years and over 14,406 14,901 495 3.44

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 38,369 38,364 38,334 38,368 38,404 38,382 18 0.05

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 38,264 38,380 116 0.30
  1-unit, detached 25,048 25,563 515 2.06
  1-unit, attached 1,035 933 -102 -9.86
  2 units 4,311 3,738 -573 -13.29
  3 or 4 units 2,086 1,835 -251 -12.03
  5 to 9 units 1,912 1,413 -499 -26.10
  10 to 20 units 718 603 -115 -16.02
  20 or more units 1,110 1,639 529 47.66
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 38,264 38,380 116 0.30
  Occupied Housing Units 35,838 34,617 -1,221 -3.41
    Owner 24,160 23,747 -413 -1.71
    Renter 11,678 10,870 -808 -6.92
  Vacant Housing Units 2,426 3,763 1,337 55.11
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.30 1.90 0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.60 9.30 4.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.44 2.42 -0.02 -0.82
Average household size; renter-occ 2.12 2.36 0.24 11.32
Median Value $ owner occupied 96,500 111,800 15,300 15.85
Median Rent $ renter occupied 677 778 101 14.92

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 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 1 unit bldgs 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  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 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
Value ($000), Total Units 0 146 0 0 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1 unit structures 0 146 0 0 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0
  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
    174.44 170.54 165.28 164.32 182.05
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -2.24 -3.08 -0.58 10.79 4.36
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 3,254,182 3,320,659 3,322,573 3,399,343 3,495,794 241,612 7.4
  Net earnings 1/ 2,027,725 2,067,547 2,038,636 2,069,395 2,109,597 81,872 4.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 829,767 829,488 851,259 868,232 908,385 78,618 9.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 89,987 91,298 90,073 90,217 90,181 194 0.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 30,652 29,584 21,893 10,170 10,159 -20,493 -66.9
    Retirement and other 709,128 708,606 739,293 767,845 808,045 98,917 13.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 396,690 423,624 432,678 461,716 477,812 81,122 20.4
  Population 4/ 88,997 89,277 88,523 87,469 87,071 -1,926 -2.2
  Per capita personal income 36,565 37,195 37,533 38,863 40,149 3,584 9.8
  Per capita net earnings 22,784 23,159 23,029 23,659 24,228 1,444 6.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,324 9,291 9,616 9,926 10,433 1,109 11.9
    Per capita income maintenance 1,011 1,023 1,018 1,031 1,036 25 2.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 344 331 247 116 117 -227 -66.0
    Per capita retirement and other 7,968 7,937 8,351 8,778 9,280 1,312 16.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,457 4,745 4,888 5,279 5,488 1,031 23.1
  Earnings by place of work 2,322,743 2,380,489 2,381,877 2,415,562 2,423,715 100,972 4.3
    Wages and salaries 1,612,233 1,639,453 1,642,936 1,696,748 1,701,052 88,819 5.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 546,297 560,340 564,721 560,931 566,239 19,942 3.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 411,983 424,757 427,126 418,320 425,950 13,967 3.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 134,314 135,583 137,595 142,611 140,289 5,975 4.4
    Proprietors' income 164,213 180,696 174,220 157,883 156,424 -7,789 -4.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 1,041 17 1,137 -48 -1,887 -2,928 -281.3
      Farm proprietors' income 163,172 180,679 173,083 157,931 158,311 -4,861 -3.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 46,522 46,051 45,344 45,346 45,197 -1,325 -2.8
  Wage and salary jobs 39,721 39,371 38,497 38,543 38,194 -1,527 -3.8
  Number of proprietors 6,801 6,680 6,847 6,803 7,003 202 3.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 344 341 346 346 346 2 0.6
    Number of farm proprietors 6,457 6,339 6,501 6,457 6,657 200 3.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 49,928 51,692 52,529 53,270 53,626 3,698 7.4
  Average wages and salaries 40,589 41,641 42,677 44,022 44,537 3,948 9.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,271 28,503 26,624 24,459 23,781 -1,490 -5.9
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 2,930 3,139 3,240 3,320 3,339 3,361 431 14.71
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 2,930 3,111 3,173 3,175 3,128 3,084 154 5.26

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 2,025 59,962 841 2,034 61,167 843
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 21 345 1,262 21 352 1,053
 Total, all industries - St Govt 46 3,050 1,240 46 3,129 1,439
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 67 6,637 938 65 6,669 1,126
 Total, all industries - Private 1,891 49,930 800 1,902 51,017 768
    Goods-producing 257 11,100 1,127 259 11,669 1,090
      Natural resources and mining 14 645 1,792 13 620 2,309
      Construction 155 1,825 889 157 2,117 882
      Manufacturing 88 8,629 1,128 89 8,931 1,057
    Service-providing 1,634 38,830 707 1,643 39,348 672
      Trade, transportation & utilities 496 13,443 673 492 13,257 655
      Information 14 632 1,214 14 659 1,064
      Financial activities 169 2,383 1,492 172 2,369 1,155
      Professional & business services 213 3,750 716 216 4,046 680
      Education and health services 248 11,342 784 248 11,443 785
      Leisure and hospitality 234 5,421 303 231 5,655 298
      Other services 221 1,832 465 223 1,853 484
      Unclassified 39 28 379 47 67 722

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 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.6 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.2
Unemployment 2,101 2,153 2,045 2,028 2,120 2,361 2,331 2,265 2,093 1,945 1,926 1,989 1,913
Employment 35,856 35,546 35,569 35,559 35,820 35,813 35,521 35,542 35,332 35,451 35,872 35,337 35,204
Labor Force37,95737,69937,61437,58737,94038,17437,85237,80737,42537,39637,79837,32637,117

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
Elmira City School DistrictElmira 36105601336015NY 6,832 48,547 7,451
Elmira Heights Central School DistrictElmira Heights 36105902336015NY 1,099 6,951 1,090
Horseheads Central School DistrictHorseheads 36148502336015NY 4,147 26,855 4,432

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 12,078
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
Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira, NY1889154 70 62 0 0
Elmira Business Institute Elmira, NY1909743 400 317 0 0
Elmira College Elmira, NY1909837 1,365 1,177 117 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 1,835
  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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