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Situation & Outlook Report

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 26380)
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 Houma-Thibodaux, LA MSA metro changed from 208,224 in 2010 to 211,454 in 2015, a change of 4,073 (2%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 207 in 2010 and 209 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -623 (2011), -924 (2012), 241 (2013), 587 (2014), 587 (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 225,087. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 16,866 (8.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 25,398 (2010) to 38,048 (2020), a change of 12,650 (49.8%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 140 in 2008 and 81 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $40,142 in 2008 to $49,209 in 2014, a change of $9,067 (22.6%). 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 165 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $10,567 in 2009 to $13,198 in 2014 a change of $2,631 (24.9%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $10,567 in 2009 to $11,687 in 2014, a change of $1,120 (10.6%). 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 46 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 26380; 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.
  •   Houma
  •   Thibodaux

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
  Houma, LA (2236255) 33,727 33,674 33,681 33,689 33,940 34,124 450 1.30
  Thibodaux, LA (2275425) 14,566 14,568 14,584 14,575 14,558 14,603 35 0.20

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 208,224 100.0 208,631 100.0 208,789 100.0 209,911 100.0 211,454 100.0 212,297 100.0
  Lafourche Parish, LA (22057) 96,680 46.4 96,980 46.5 97,035 46.5 97,155 46.3 97,875 46.3 98,325 46.3
  Terrebonne Parish, LA (22109) 111,544 53.6 111,651 53.5 111,754 53.5 112,756 53.7 113,579 53.7 113,972 53.7

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.
  Lafourche Parish, LA
  Terrebonne Parish, LA

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 209,890 211,348 1,458 0.69
  One race 204,543 207,872 3,329 1.63
    White 158,245 158,873 628 0.40
    Black/African American 158,245 158,873 628 0.40
    American Indian/Alaska Native 7,812 8,874 1,062 13.59
    Asian alone 2,070 2,079 9 0.43
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 2,263 2,477 214 9.46
  Two or more races 5,347 3,476 -1,871 -34.99
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9,207 10,035 828 8.99
Population 25 years and over 137,262 138,191 929 8.99
  % high school graduate or higher 75.1 77.3 2.2 2.93
  % bachelor's degree or higher 13.2 14.6 1.4 10.61
Total Households 73,418 74,539 1,121 10.61
  Median household income ($) 54,070 45,104 -8,966 -16.58
  Mean household income ($) 66,607 61,796 -4,811 -7.22
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 209,890 211,348 1,458 0.69
  Male 102,229 102,121 -108 -7.22
  Female 107,661 109,227 1,566 -7.22
  Under 5 years 13,926 13,935 9 -7.22
  5 to 9 years 15,768 15,923 155 0.98
  10 to 14 years 14,159 14,791 632 4.46
  15 to 19 years 13,321 13,705 384 2.88
  20 to 24 years 15,454 14,803 -651 -4.21
  25 to 34 years 30,153 31,501 1,348 4.47
  35 to 44 years 24,288 25,847 1,559 6.42
  45 to 54 years 30,325 27,944 -2,381 -7.85
  55 to 59 years 13,813 13,993 180 1.30
  55 to 59 years 13,813 13,993 180 1.30
  60 to 64 years 12,157 11,923 -234 -1.92
  65 to 74 years 16,203 15,528 -675 -4.17
  75 to 84 years 7,596 8,251 655 8.62
  85 years and over 2,727 3,204 477 17.49
  Median age 35.7 35.3 -0.4 -1.12
  18 years and over 158,200 159,219 1,019 0.64
  21 years and over 149,832 150,494 662 0.44
  62 years and over 32,772 33,232 460 1.40
  65 years and over 26,526 26,983 457 1.72

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 82,469 82,602 82,885 83,214 83,720 84,232 1,630 1.97

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 83,346 84,240 894 1.07
  1-unit, detached 57,641 58,763 1,122 1.95
  1-unit, attached 1,182 997 -185 -15.65
  2 units 1,789 2,131 342 19.12
  3 or 4 units 3,199 2,369 -830 -25.95
  5 to 9 units 1,074 1,561 487 45.34
  10 to 20 units 1,364 1,951 587 43.04
  20 or more units 1,578 1,179 -399 -25.29
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 83,346 84,240 894 1.07
  Occupied Housing Units 73,418 74,539 1,121 1.53
    Owner 56,910 51,662 -5,248 -9.22
    Renter 16,508 22,877 6,369 38.58
  Vacant Housing Units 9,928 9,701 -227 -2.29
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.60 2.00 1.40...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.10 6.40 1.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.84 2.79 -0.05 -1.76
Average household size; renter-occ 2.72 2.78 0.06 2.21
Median Value $ owner occupied 135,700 137,300 1,600 1.18
Median Rent $ renter occupied 768 839 71 9.24

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 35 55 56 24 51 44 34 31 49 35 51 30
  in 1 unit bldgs 35 55 56 24 51 44 34 31 49 32 51 30
  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 3 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 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 86 86 86 86
Value ($000), Total Units 8,258 12,064 11,817 4,878 9,750 7,989 8,209 7,233 10,173 7,384 9,824 5,649
  1 unit structures 8,258 12,064 11,817 4,878 9,750 7,989 8,209 7,233 10,173 6,859 9,824 5,649
  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 0 525 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
    234.45 236.29 239.39 241.41 240.70
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.78 1.31 0.84 -0.29 2.67
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 8,302,807 8,925,171 9,252,699 9,834,216 9,636,262 1,333,455 16.1
  Net earnings 1/ 5,721,932 6,060,421 6,321,696 6,622,661 6,237,016 515,084 9.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,475,000 1,477,962 1,542,405 1,544,870 1,701,008 226,008 15.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 175,136 182,831 180,399 173,423 174,585 -551 -0.3
    Unemployment insurance compensation 22,972 16,496 10,661 7,534 10,759 -12,213 -53.2
    Retirement and other 1,276,892 1,278,635 1,351,345 1,363,913 1,515,664 238,772 18.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,105,875 1,386,788 1,388,598 1,666,685 1,698,238 592,363 53.6
  Population 4/ 208,631 208,789 209,911 211,454 212,297 3,666 1.8
  Per capita personal income 39,797 42,747 44,079 46,508 45,390 5,593 14.1
  Per capita net earnings 27,426 29,027 30,116 31,320 29,379 1,953 7.1
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,070 7,079 7,348 7,306 8,012 942 13.3
    Per capita income maintenance 839 876 859 820 822 -17 -2.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 110 79 51 36 51 -59 -53.6
    Per capita retirement and other 6,120 6,124 6,438 6,450 7,139 1,019 16.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,301 6,642 6,615 7,882 7,999 2,698 50.9
  Earnings by place of work 6,273,281 6,708,311 7,230,019 7,611,815 7,126,672 853,391 13.6
    Wages and salaries 4,561,522 4,920,329 5,435,704 5,712,245 5,317,449 755,927 16.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 988,598 1,073,727 1,136,098 1,176,946 1,137,524 148,926 15.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 697,967 761,251 790,782 817,027 798,024 100,057 14.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 290,631 312,476 345,316 359,919 339,500 48,869 16.8
    Proprietors' income 723,161 714,255 658,217 722,624 671,699 -51,462 -7.1
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 16,431 17,308 13,744 10,665 9,577 -6,854 -41.7
      Farm proprietors' income 706,730 696,947 644,473 711,959 662,122 -44,608 -6.3
Total full-time and part-time employment 118,391 121,861 126,557 129,021 125,199 6,808 5.8
  Wage and salary jobs 96,667 98,999 102,784 104,722 100,098 3,431 3.5
  Number of proprietors 21,724 22,862 23,773 24,299 25,101 3,377 15.5
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 486 481 472 472 467 -19 -3.9
    Number of farm proprietors 21,238 22,381 23,301 23,827 24,634 3,396 16.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 52,988 55,049 57,129 58,997 56,923 3,935 7.4
  Average wages and salaries 47,188 49,701 52,885 54,547 53,122 5,934 12.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 33,277 31,140 27,659 29,880 26,878 -6,399 -19.2
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 10,567 11,247 11,265 12,230 13,124 13,198 2,631 24.90
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 10,567 10,757 10,508 11,353 11,897 11,687 1,120 10.60

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 5,365 161,351 1,014 5,359 157,823 974
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 32 632 1,301 32 640 1,091
 Total, all industries - St Govt 55 2,943 857 55 3,031 965
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 151 16,647 706 150 16,705 730
 Total, all industries - Private 5,127 141,130 1,053 5,122 137,446 1,003
    Goods-producing 917 40,749 1,394 909 37,820 1,299
      Natural resources and mining 209 14,008 1,791 207 13,296 1,619
      Construction 403 8,080 1,153 401 8,369 1,152
      Manufacturing 305 18,661 1,199 301 16,156 1,113
    Service-providing 4,210 100,381 916 4,213 99,626 891
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,408 45,231 1,117 1,399 44,424 1,057
      Information 37 984 858 39 992 834
      Financial activities 629 7,169 1,077 633 6,977 1,036
      Professional & business services 822 13,908 914 822 13,630 948
      Education and health services 535 16,246 773 539 16,399 790
      Leisure and hospitality 457 13,498 323 462 13,843 330
      Other services 317 3,333 998 314 3,350 982
      Unclassified 5 11 1,381 5 10 697

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 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.6 6.1 5.7 6.4 5.9 6.3 7.0 6.9 6.7
Unemployment 2,546 2,418 2,459 2,275 2,077 2,741 2,577 2,877 2,666 2,858 3,241 3,207 3,035
Employment 44,185 43,645 43,557 43,103 42,710 41,990 42,316 42,377 42,620 42,796 42,936 43,231 42,375
Labor Force46,73146,06346,01645,37844,78744,73144,89345,25445,28645,65446,17746,43845,410

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
Lafourche ParishThibodaux 22009001322057LA 14,631 97,141 16,833
Terrebonne ParishHouma 22017402222109LA 18,642 112,749 20,851

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 33,273
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
L E Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA1604813 1,777 1,162 0 0
Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA1599668 5,690 4,769 602 170

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,467
  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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