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Situation & Outlook Report

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 25260)
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 Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA metro changed from 152,367 in 2010 to 150,108 in 2015, a change of -1,402 (-0.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 268 in 2010 and 274 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -2,261 (2011), -2,407 (2012), -2,119 (2013), -2,199 (2014), -2,199 (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 175,180. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 22,762 (14.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 12,459 (2010) to 20,641 (2020), a change of 8,182 (65.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 865 in 2008 and 776 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $26,170 in 2008 to $32,371 in 2014, a change of $6,201 (23.7%). 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 296 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,236 in 2009 to $5,275 in 2014 a change of $1,039 (24.53%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,236 in 2009 to $4,520 in 2014, a change of $284 (6.7%). 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 27 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 25260; 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.
  •   Corcoran
  •   Hanford

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
  Avenal, CA (0603302) 15,505 15,282 15,111 14,880 14,169 13,308 -1,974 -12.90
  Corcoran, CA (0616224) 24,813 24,403 24,021 23,613 23,307 22,815 -1,588 -6.50
  Hanford, CA (0631960) 53,967 54,138 54,381 54,354 54,627 55,065 927 1.70
  Lemoore, CA (0641152) 24,531 24,551 24,523 24,699 24,940 25,186 635 2.60

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 152,367 100.0 151,969 100.0 151,201 100.0 150,748 100.0 150,108 100.0 150,965 100.0
  Kings County, CA (06031) 152,367 100.0 151,969 100.0 151,201 100.0 150,748 100.0 150,108 100.0 150,965 100.0

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.
  Kings County, CA

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 150,960 150,269 -691 -0.46
  One race 145,200 143,095 -2,105 -1.45
    White 100,734 93,965 -6,769 -6.72
    Black/African American 100,734 93,965 -6,769 -6.72
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,726 2,676 950 55.04
    Asian alone 5,400 5,293 -107 -1.98
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 406 382 -24 -5.91
    Some other race alone 26,823 31,201 4,378 16.32
  Two or more races 5,760 7,174 1,414 24.55
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 79,551 79,929 378 0.48
Population 25 years and over 92,188 90,211 -1,977 0.48
  % high school graduate or higher 71.6 72.0 0.4 0.56
  % bachelor's degree or higher 12.9 11.5 -1.4 -10.85
Total Households 41,813 41,596 -217 -10.85
  Median household income ($) 45,774 42,784 -2,990 -6.53
  Mean household income ($) 60,976 60,030 -946 -1.55
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 150,960 150,269 -691 -0.46
  Male 84,044 82,133 -1,911 -1.55
  Female 66,916 68,136 1,220 -1.55
  Under 5 years 11,767 11,584 -183 -1.55
  5 to 9 years 11,434 12,959 1,525 13.34
  10 to 14 years 11,851 10,179 -1,672 -14.11
  15 to 19 years 11,153 11,336 183 1.64
  20 to 24 years 12,567 14,000 1,433 11.40
  25 to 34 years 23,953 24,072 119 0.50
  35 to 44 years 21,032 19,575 -1,457 -6.93
  45 to 54 years 20,502 19,157 -1,345 -6.56
  55 to 59 years 7,464 8,162 698 9.35
  55 to 59 years 7,464 8,162 698 9.35
  60 to 64 years 5,984 5,914 -70 -1.17
  65 to 74 years 7,596 7,813 217 2.86
  75 to 84 years 3,390 4,438 1,048 30.91
  85 years and over 2,267 1,080 -1,187 -52.36
  Median age 31.6 30.9 -0.7 -2.22
  18 years and over 109,122 108,885 -237 -0.22
  21 years and over 102,591 100,101 -2,490 -2.43
  62 years and over 15,947 16,108 161 1.01
  65 years and over 13,253 13,331 78 0.59

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 43,867 43,910 44,150 44,353 44,616 44,864 954 2.17

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 44,522 44,872 350 0.79
  1-unit, detached 31,102 32,424 1,322 4.25
  1-unit, attached 1,596 951 -645 -40.41
  2 units 1,527 861 -666 -43.61
  3 or 4 units 3,338 3,823 485 14.53
  5 to 9 units 3,140 2,022 -1,118 -35.61
  10 to 20 units 1,021 1,033 12 1.18
  20 or more units 1,201 1,502 301 25.06
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 44,522 44,872 350 0.79
  Occupied Housing Units 41,813 41,596 -217 -0.52
    Owner 21,090 21,384 294 1.39
    Renter 20,723 20,212 -511 -2.47
  Vacant Housing Units 2,709 3,276 567 20.93
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.40 3.10 0.70...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.10 3.40 0.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.36 3.13 -0.23 -6.85
Average household size; renter-occ 3.03 3.30 0.27 8.91
Median Value $ owner occupied 169,200 169,200 0 0.00
Median Rent $ renter occupied 825 855 30 3.64

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
    173.12 175.92 178.22 178.79 183.93
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.62 1.31 0.32 2.87 6.24
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 4,512,818 4,459,866 4,541,577 4,900,787 5,000,842 488,024 10.8
  Net earnings 1/ 2,960,721 2,853,514 2,854,016 3,086,758 3,062,595 101,874 3.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 912,551 923,503 965,970 1,019,909 1,106,470 193,919 21.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 152,554 152,751 155,578 157,019 156,602 4,048 2.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 63,934 58,211 48,924 32,317 31,935 -31,999 -50.1
    Retirement and other 696,063 712,541 761,468 830,573 917,933 221,870 31.9
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 639,546 682,849 721,591 794,120 831,777 192,231 30.1
  Population 4/ 151,969 151,201 150,748 150,108 150,965 -1,004 -0.7
  Per capita personal income 29,696 29,496 30,127 32,648 33,126 3,430 11.6
  Per capita net earnings 19,482 18,872 18,932 20,564 20,287 805 4.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,005 6,108 6,408 6,795 7,329 1,324 22.0
    Per capita income maintenance 1,004 1,010 1,032 1,046 1,037 33 3.3
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 421 385 325 215 212 -209 -49.6
    Per capita retirement and other 4,580 4,713 5,051 5,533 6,080 1,500 32.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,208 4,516 4,787 5,290 5,510 1,302 30.9
  Earnings by place of work 3,327,303 3,225,620 3,350,537 3,624,926 3,530,572 203,269 6.1
    Wages and salaries 1,929,932 1,959,179 2,090,462 2,206,346 2,301,370 371,438 19.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 726,434 722,356 793,697 842,528 843,590 117,156 16.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 578,340 569,888 639,273 681,350 674,380 96,040 16.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 148,094 152,468 154,424 161,178 169,210 21,116 14.3
    Proprietors' income 670,937 544,085 466,378 576,052 385,612 -285,325 -42.5
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 471,521 355,311 290,583 404,760 218,757 -252,764 -53.6
      Farm proprietors' income 199,416 188,774 175,795 171,292 166,855 -32,561 -16.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 54,352 54,928 57,539 59,785 60,802 6,450 11.9
  Wage and salary jobs 46,521 47,125 49,700 51,740 52,516 5,995 12.9
  Number of proprietors 7,831 7,803 7,839 8,045 8,286 455 5.8
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 891 888 896 931 932 41 4.6
    Number of farm proprietors 6,940 6,915 6,943 7,114 7,354 414 6.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 61,218 58,725 58,231 60,633 58,067 -3,151 -5.1
  Average wages and salaries 41,485 41,574 42,062 42,643 43,822 2,337 5.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 28,734 27,299 25,320 24,078 22,689 -6,045 -21.0
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 4,236 4,519 5,238 5,148 5,192 5,275 1,039 24.53
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,236 4,390 4,765 4,559 4,511 4,520 284 6.70

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 3,523 72,597 741 3,576 76,617 764
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 18 1,846 1,100 18 1,858 952
 Total, all industries - St Govt 131 9,031 962 131 9,448 959
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 112 12,798 843 112 13,008 883
 Total, all industries - Private 3,262 48,923 659 3,315 52,303 692
    Goods-producing 540 19,369 724 547 22,045 760
      Natural resources and mining 351 10,989 562 360 13,066 637
      Construction 117 1,336 961 115 1,409 1,067
      Manufacturing 72 7,044 934 72 7,570 913
    Service-providing 2,722 29,554 617 2,768 30,258 642
      Trade, transportation & utilities 432 9,154 597 438 9,392 602
      Information 12 350 1,161 13 392 820
      Financial activities 164 1,669 915 168 1,655 944
      Professional & business services 164 2,178 918 165 2,159 979
      Education and health services 1,579 10,093 680 1,610 10,331 746
      Leisure and hospitality 191 5,135 279 194 5,304 288
      Other services 127 845 571 135 893 535
      Unclassified 53 131 622 45 131 475

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 8.9 8.2 9.6 10.4 10.7 11.3 11.3 11.3 10.0 8.6 10.2 9.6 8.9
Unemployment 5,261 4,781 5,513 5,982 6,164 6,608 6,616 6,597 5,755 4,999 5,941 5,690 5,227
Employment 53,755 53,307 52,147 51,750 51,627 51,621 51,789 51,582 51,950 53,048 52,474 53,516 53,390
Labor Force59,01658,08857,66057,73257,79158,22958,40558,17957,70558,04758,41559,20658,617

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
Armona Union ElemArmona 06031802306031CA 2,060 6,584 1,125
Central Union ElemLemoore 06079803106031CA 1,818 10,760 1,651
Corcoran Joint UnfCorcoran 06096903206031CA 3,334 25,851 3,385
Hanford ElemHanford 06164701306031CA 5,771 43,899 6,613
Hanford Joint Union HighHanford 06165001306031CA 3,892 68,857 4,689
Kit Carson Union ElemHanford 06198904106031CA 427 2,415 327
Lakeside Union ElemHanford 06207604106031CA 302 2,557 403
Lemoore Union ElemLemoore 06213602306031CA 3,186 26,041 3,856
Lemoore Union HighLemoore 06214002306031CA 2,282 38,264 2,374
Reef-Sunset UnfAvenal 06322703206031CA 2,643 16,994 2,645

Number of districts: 10 ... Total enrollment: 25,715
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
West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA4485943 3,976 1,390 0 0

  Number of institutions: 1 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,976
  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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