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Situation & Outlook Report

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 23580)
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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 Gainesville, GA MSA metro changed from 180,003 in 2010 to 190,525 in 2015, a change of 13,532 (7.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 230 in 2010 and 225 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,199 (2011), 847 (2012), 1,539 (2013), 1,669 (2014), 1,669 (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 204,067. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 24,033 (13.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 20,716 (2010) to 31,995 (2020), a change of 11,279 (54.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 511 in 2008 and 584 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $32,033 in 2008 to $35,491 in 2014, a change of $3,458 (10.8%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 216 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,460 in 2009 to $8,028 in 2014 a change of $1,568 (24.27%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,460 in 2009 to $7,327 in 2014, a change of $867 (13.42%). 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 23580; 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.
  •   Gainesville

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
  Gainesville, GA (1331908) 33,804 33,849 34,342 34,760 35,452 36,306 2,457 7.30

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 180,003 100.0 182,920 100.0 185,012 100.0 187,588 100.0 190,525 100.0 193,535 100.0
  Hall County, GA (13139) 180,003 100.0 182,920 100.0 185,012 100.0 187,588 100.0 190,525 100.0 193,535 100.0

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.
  Hall County, GA

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 187,745 190,761 3,016 1.61
  One race 185,166 186,583 1,417 0.77
    White 153,910 156,154 2,244 1.46
    Black/African American 153,910 156,154 2,244 1.46
    American Indian/Alaska Native 614 470 -144 -23.45
    Asian alone 3,319 3,290 -29 -0.87
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 66 40 -26 -39.39
    Some other race alone 13,320 11,576 -1,744 -13.09
  Two or more races 2,579 4,178 1,599 62.00
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 50,983 52,440 1,457 2.86
Population 25 years and over 119,365 122,339 2,974 2.86
  % high school graduate or higher 77.5 77.6 0.1 0.13
  % bachelor's degree or higher 21.7 23.8 2.1 9.68
Total Households 60,937 63,383 2,446 9.68
  Median household income ($) 44,998 52,519 7,521 16.71
  Mean household income ($) 63,948 69,276 5,328 8.33
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 187,745 190,761 3,016 1.61
  Male 95,720 95,046 -674 8.33
  Female 92,025 95,715 3,690 8.33
  Under 5 years 13,679 12,570 -1,109 8.33
  5 to 9 years 14,035 14,712 677 4.82
  10 to 14 years 14,746 15,300 554 3.76
  15 to 19 years 13,069 12,572 -497 -3.80
  20 to 24 years 12,851 13,268 417 3.24
  25 to 34 years 24,129 24,880 751 3.11
  35 to 44 years 25,681 24,992 -689 -2.68
  45 to 54 years 24,457 25,589 1,132 4.63
  55 to 59 years 11,122 11,100 -22 -0.20
  55 to 59 years 11,122 11,100 -22 -0.20
  60 to 64 years 9,501 9,636 135 1.42
  65 to 74 years 14,070 15,328 1,258 8.94
  75 to 84 years 8,010 8,191 181 2.26
  85 years and over 2,395 2,623 228 9.52
  Median age 35.4 35.8 0.4 1.13
  18 years and over 136,902 140,231 3,329 2.43
  21 years and over 129,794 133,173 3,379 2.60
  62 years and over 29,270 32,127 2,857 9.76
  65 years and over 24,475 26,142 1,667 6.81

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 68,825 68,844 68,851 68,910 69,052 69,492 648 0.94

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 68,786 69,491 705 1.02
  1-unit, detached 50,473 50,225 -248 -0.49
  1-unit, attached 2,259 2,546 287 12.70
  2 units 1,164 876 -288 -24.74
  3 or 4 units 1,161 1,084 -77 -6.63
  5 to 9 units 1,418 2,148 730 51.48
  10 to 20 units 3,354 3,090 -264 -7.87
  20 or more units 2,361 2,803 442 18.72
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 68,786 69,491 705 1.02
  Occupied Housing Units 60,937 63,383 2,446 4.01
    Owner 38,270 43,072 4,802 12.55
    Renter 22,667 20,311 -2,356 -10.39
  Vacant Housing Units 7,849 6,108 -1,741 -22.18
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.90 1.70 -1.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.80 5.50 0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.94 2.93 -0.01 -0.34
Average household size; renter-occ 3.21 3.08 -0.13 -4.05
Median Value $ owner occupied 160,900 156,400 -4,500 -2.80
Median Rent $ renter occupied 831 846 15 1.81

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 100 54 53 38 45 54 72 64 87 73 61 67
  in 1 unit bldgs 100 54 53 38 45 54 72 64 87 73 61 67
  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 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83
Value ($000), Total Units 17,518 11,038 10,751 7,989 9,776 12,156 14,358 12,144 15,652 13,939 9,241 12,211
  1 unit structures 17,518 11,038 10,751 7,989 9,776 12,156 14,358 12,144 15,652 13,939 9,241 12,211
  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
    171.21 171.48 170.58 179.59 185.62
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.16 -0.52 5.28 3.36 8.42
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 5,876,043 6,053,242 6,298,180 6,690,533 7,082,820 1,206,777 20.5
  Net earnings 1/ 3,674,603 3,866,736 4,040,351 4,359,167 4,619,872 945,269 25.7
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,183,871 1,186,270 1,244,215 1,276,220 1,370,533 186,662 15.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 148,017 153,757 159,016 153,747 151,116 3,099 2.1
    Unemployment insurance compensation 39,402 29,605 20,067 8,371 6,724 -32,678 -82.9
    Retirement and other 996,452 1,002,908 1,065,132 1,114,102 1,212,693 216,241 21.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,017,569 1,000,236 1,013,614 1,055,146 1,092,415 74,846 7.4
  Population 4/ 182,920 185,012 187,588 190,525 193,535 10,615 5.8
  Per capita personal income 32,124 32,718 33,575 35,116 36,597 4,473 13.9
  Per capita net earnings 20,089 20,900 21,538 22,880 23,871 3,782 18.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,472 6,412 6,633 6,698 7,082 610 9.4
    Per capita income maintenance 809 831 848 807 781 -28 -3.5
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 215 160 107 44 35 -180 -83.7
    Per capita retirement and other 5,447 5,421 5,678 5,848 6,266 819 15.0
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,563 5,406 5,403 5,538 5,645 82 1.5
  Earnings by place of work 4,112,144 4,203,654 4,476,380 4,817,187 5,234,650 1,122,506 27.3
    Wages and salaries 3,116,163 3,151,619 3,315,797 3,541,630 3,877,417 761,254 24.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 719,523 724,861 793,554 819,640 841,802 122,279 17.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 512,116 513,756 571,800 585,749 589,169 77,053 15.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 207,407 211,105 221,754 233,891 252,633 45,226 21.8
    Proprietors' income 276,458 327,174 367,029 455,917 515,431 238,973 86.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -12,919 12,660 17,179 22,174 17,161 30,080...
      Farm proprietors' income 289,377 314,514 349,850 433,743 498,270 208,893 72.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 95,878 96,067 99,703 102,029 106,718 10,840 11.3
  Wage and salary jobs 75,667 76,138 79,139 81,465 85,533 9,866 13.0
  Number of proprietors 20,211 19,929 20,564 20,564 21,185 974 4.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 560 532 532 525 516 -44 -7.9
    Number of farm proprietors 19,651 19,397 20,032 20,039 20,669 1,018 5.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,889 43,758 44,897 47,214 49,051 6,162 14.4
  Average wages and salaries 41,183 41,394 41,898 43,474 45,332 4,149 10.1
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 14,726 16,215 17,465 21,645 24,107 9,381 63.7
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 6,460 6,532 7,010 7,220 7,693 8,028 1,568 24.27
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,460 6,496 6,906 6,864 7,177 7,327 867 13.42

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 4,530 128,789 824 4,565 131,931 789
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 24 777 1,366 24 769 1,146
 Total, all industries - St Govt 33 3,707 701 33 3,795 700
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 60 12,085 699 59 12,146 709
 Total, all industries - Private 4,413 112,219 838 4,449 115,222 798
    Goods-producing 738 36,743 791 756 36,739 858
      Natural resources and mining 26 455 797 26 454 855
      Construction 454 5,287 807 472 5,546 834
      Manufacturing 258 31,001 789 258 30,739 862
    Service-providing 3,675 75,476 860 3,693 78,482 770
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,043 24,731 742 1,062 24,890 739
      Information 46 929 1,151 46 934 1,112
      Financial activities 438 4,241 1,217 447 4,305 1,105
      Professional & business services 758 11,120 670 768 12,163 705
      Education and health services 503 20,793 949 512 21,436 933
      Leisure and hospitality 347 10,892 1,058 348 12,052 509
      Other services 278 2,263 530 287 2,290 555
      Unclassified 262 506 815 223 413 841

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 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.8 4.6 4.5 4.4
Unemployment 4,332 4,130 4,197 3,860 3,875 4,141 4,324 4,242 3,940 3,632 4,453 4,371 4,265
Employment 87,798 88,272 88,607 89,364 89,820 89,202 89,643 90,368 90,234 91,113 91,814 92,024 91,805
Labor Force92,13092,40292,80493,22493,69593,34393,96794,61094,17494,74596,26796,39596,070

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
Gainesville CityGainesville 13023101313139GA 7,463 35,326 7,119
Hall CountyGainesville 13026104113139GA 26,675 151,612 30,120

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 34,138
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
Brenau University Gainesville, GA1391999 1,596 1,000 1,193 645
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville Gainesville, GA4424353 57 57 0 0
Lanier Technical College Oakwood, GA1402434 3,695 945 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,348
  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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