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Situation & Outlook Report

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 25500)
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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 Harrisonburg, VA MSA metro changed from 125,415 in 2010 to 130,395 in 2015, a change of 5,716 (4.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 323 in 2010 and 311 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 672 (2011), 1,219 (2012), 91 (2013), 885 (2014), 885 (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 137,135. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 11,709 (9.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 16,444 (2010) to 22,951 (2020), a change of 6,507 (39.6%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 647 in 2008 and 696 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $30,198 in 2008 to $33,703 in 2014, a change of $3,505 (11.6%). 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 230 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,570 in 2009 to $7,368 in 2014 a change of $798 (12.15%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,570 in 2009 to $6,661 in 2014, a change of $91 (1.39%). 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 30 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 25500; 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.
  •   Harrisonburg

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
  Harrisonburg, VA (5135624) 48,914 49,072 49,811 51,224 51,518 52,478 3,406 6.90

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 125,415 100.0 126,873 100.0 128,479 100.0 128,986 100.0 130,395 100.0 131,131 100.0
  Rockingham County (51165) 76,367 60.9 77,116 60.8 77,379 60.2 77,698 60.2 78,137 59.9 78,593 59.9
  Harrisonburg City (51660) 49,048 39.1 49,757 39.2 51,100 39.8 51,288 39.8 52,258 40.1 52,538 40.1

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.
  Rockingham County, VA

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 129,136 130,649 1,513 1.17
  One race 125,877 128,889 3,012 2.39
    White 116,764 117,430 666 0.57
    Black/African American 116,764 117,430 666 0.57
    American Indian/Alaska Native 105 140 35 33.33
    Asian alone 2,397 2,221 -176 -7.34
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 402 0 -402 -100.00
    Some other race alone 1,880 2,652 772 41.06
  Two or more races 3,259 1,760 -1,499 -46.00
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 13,973 14,470 497 3.56
Population 25 years and over 76,870 78,287 1,417 3.56
  % high school graduate or higher 82.3 83.4 1.1 1.34
  % bachelor's degree or higher 25.6 28.1 2.5 9.77
Total Households 45,285 47,052 1,767 9.77
  Median household income ($) 46,710 51,136 4,426 9.48
  Mean household income ($) 63,123 63,386 263 0.42
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 129,136 130,649 1,513 1.17
  Male 61,963 63,518 1,555 0.42
  Female 67,173 67,131 -42 0.42
  Under 5 years 6,551 6,538 -13 0.42
  5 to 9 years 7,311 6,106 -1,205 -16.48
  10 to 14 years 8,075 8,147 72 0.89
  15 to 19 years 14,520 14,224 -296 -2.04
  20 to 24 years 15,809 17,347 1,538 9.73
  25 to 34 years 15,603 16,598 995 6.38
  35 to 44 years 14,811 13,293 -1,518 -10.25
  45 to 54 years 14,382 15,779 1,397 9.71
  55 to 59 years 8,078 8,466 388 4.80
  55 to 59 years 8,078 8,466 388 4.80
  60 to 64 years 6,230 5,803 -427 -6.85
  65 to 74 years 9,675 9,899 224 2.32
  75 to 84 years 5,603 5,714 111 1.98
  85 years and over 2,488 2,735 247 9.93
  Median age 33.1 32.1 -1.0 -3.02
  18 years and over 103,067 105,224 2,157 2.09
  21 years and over 88,114 90,290 2,176 2.47
  62 years and over 21,645 21,178 -467 -2.16
  65 years and over 17,766 18,348 582 3.28

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 51,104 51,224 51,565 51,704 52,237 52,605 1,381 2.70

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 52,079 52,600 521 1.00
  1-unit, detached 31,462 30,962 -500 -1.59
  1-unit, attached 7,361 7,417 56 0.76
  2 units 1,484 1,182 -302 -20.35
  3 or 4 units 1,689 1,978 289 17.11
  5 to 9 units 2,587 2,579 -8 -0.31
  10 to 20 units 3,051 3,556 505 16.55
  20 or more units 1,362 1,218 -144 -10.57
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 52,079 52,600 521 1.00
  Occupied Housing Units 45,285 47,052 1,767 3.90
    Owner 28,587 27,405 -1,182 -4.13
    Renter 16,698 19,647 2,949 17.66
  Vacant Housing Units 6,794 5,548 -1,246 -18.34
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.60 0.50 -1.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.20 6.80 2.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.64 2.59 -0.05 -1.89
Average household size; renter-occ 2.68 2.57 -0.11 -4.10
Median Value $ owner occupied 199,000 205,500 6,500 3.27
Median Rent $ renter occupied 821 830 9 1.10

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 22 38 48 24 28 43 31 39 28 32 45 33
  in 1 unit bldgs 22 31 48 24 19 36 31 32 28 32 45 33
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 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 5 0 0 7 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 4,447 5,932 9,065 4,579 3,205 7,792 5,762 6,918 5,520 5,470 8,256 8,686
  1 unit structures 4,447 5,437 9,065 4,579 2,622 7,297 5,762 6,423 5,520 5,470 8,256 8,686
  2 unit structures 0 275 0 0 275 275 0 275 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 220 0 0 308 220 0 220 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
    187.65 192.31 190.41 193.41 191.39
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.48 -0.99 1.58 -1.04 1.99
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 4,022,188 4,208,286 4,260,096 4,518,564 4,681,314 659,126 16.4
  Net earnings 1/ 2,566,857 2,665,013 2,725,378 2,875,660 2,974,936 408,079 15.9
  Personal current transfer receipts 717,451 732,463 739,570 792,467 827,237 109,786 15.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 71,784 72,791 75,180 75,646 74,439 2,655 3.7
    Unemployment insurance compensation 15,796 12,789 7,634 5,279 4,711 -11,085 -70.2
    Retirement and other 629,871 646,883 656,756 711,542 748,087 118,216 18.8
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 737,880 810,810 795,148 850,437 879,141 141,261 19.1
  Population 4/ 126,873 128,479 128,986 130,395 131,131 4,258 3.4
  Per capita personal income 31,702 32,755 33,028 34,653 35,700 3,998 12.6
  Per capita net earnings 20,232 20,743 21,129 22,053 22,687 2,455 12.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,655 5,701 5,734 6,077 6,308 653 11.5
    Per capita income maintenance 566 567 583 580 568 2 0.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 125 100 59 40 36 -89 -71.2
    Per capita retirement and other 4,965 5,035 5,092 5,457 5,705 740 14.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,816 6,311 6,165 6,522 6,704 888 15.3
  Earnings by place of work 3,277,483 3,399,947 3,504,659 3,656,133 3,797,875 520,392 15.9
    Wages and salaries 2,300,494 2,394,585 2,433,147 2,497,251 2,619,482 318,988 13.9
    Supplements to wages and salaries 571,468 592,641 621,312 644,172 673,887 102,419 17.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 402,571 416,185 442,485 462,072 483,724 81,153 20.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 168,897 176,456 178,827 182,100 190,163 21,266 12.6
    Proprietors' income 405,521 412,721 450,200 514,710 504,506 98,985 24.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 119,408 86,914 141,774 176,600 131,560 12,152 10.2
      Farm proprietors' income 286,113 325,807 308,426 338,110 372,946 86,833 30.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 78,924 79,369 79,954 80,932 82,381 3,457 4.4
  Wage and salary jobs 63,293 63,808 64,123 64,828 65,807 2,514 4.0
  Number of proprietors 15,631 15,561 15,831 16,104 16,574 943 6.0
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,660 1,644 1,670 1,686 1,639 -21 -1.3
    Number of farm proprietors 13,971 13,917 14,161 14,418 14,935 964 6.9
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,527 42,837 43,833 45,175 46,101 4,574 11.0
  Average wages and salaries 36,347 37,528 37,945 38,521 39,806 3,459 9.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,479 23,411 21,780 23,451 24,971 4,492 21.9
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 6,570 6,773 6,820 7,147 7,342 7,368 798 12.15
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,570 6,752 6,709 6,714 6,776 6,661 91 1.39

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 3,153 100,033 732 3,173 101,746 716
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 34 560 1,259 34 560 1,086
 Total, all industries - St Govt 30 ...... 30 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 62 ...... 62 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 3,027 82,957 728 3,047 84,274 713
    Goods-producing 558 23,153 916 554 23,414 879
      Natural resources and mining 67 1,633 582 68 1,721 607
      Construction 352 5,117 733 350 5,287 786
      Manufacturing 139 16,402 1,006 136 16,406 938
    Service-providing 2,469 59,804 654 2,493 60,860 649
      Trade, transportation & utilities 732 20,716 644 729 20,799 638
      Information 30 1,874 1,547 27 1,741 1,235
      Financial activities 290 3,185 957 293 3,327 897
      Professional & business services 377 5,671 791 383 6,195 795
      Education and health services 490 13,248 817 503 13,426 836
      Leisure and hospitality 294 13,159 267 300 13,338 282
      Other services 256 1,950 517 258 2,034 539

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 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.8 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.6
Unemployment 1,598 1,501 1,448 1,406 1,382 1,520 1,452 1,488 1,147 1,299 1,430 1,454 1,390
Employment 37,749 38,411 38,173 37,911 37,987 37,546 38,235 37,962 38,460 37,517 37,504 37,870 37,324
Labor Force39,34739,91239,62139,31739,36939,06639,68739,45039,60738,81638,93439,32438,714

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
Harrisonburg City Pblc SchsHarrisonburg 51018601351660VA 5,211 51,395 5,486
Rockingham Co Pblc SchsHarrisonburg 51033904151660VA 11,787 77,741 13,384

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 16,998
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
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA2315815 1,785 1,766 0 0
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA2320437 1,227 1,124 468 143
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA2324239 19,144 18,057 1,711 1,066

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 22,156
  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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