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Situation & Outlook Report

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 27060)
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 Ithaca, NY MSA metro changed from 101,774 in 2010 to 104,727 in 2015, a change of 3,152 (3.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 372 in 2010 and 365 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 174 (2011), 732 (2012), 998 (2013), 170 (2014), 170 (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 110,312. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 8,586 (8.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 11,304 (2010) to 18,339 (2020), a change of 7,035 (62.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 408 in 2008 and 450 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,615 in 2008 to $37,686 in 2014, a change of $4,071 (12.1%). 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 324 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,183 in 2009 to $4,677 in 2014 a change of $494 (11.81%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,183 in 2009 to $4,197 in 2014, a change of $14 (0.33%). 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 23 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 27060; 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.
  •   Ithaca

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
  Ithaca, NY (3638077) 30,014 30,043 30,219 30,397 30,616 30,720 677 2.30

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 101,774 100.0 102,120 100.0 103,133 100.0 104,367 100.0 104,727 100.0 104,926 100.0
  Tompkins County, NY (36109) 101,774 100.0 102,120 100.0 103,133 100.0 104,367 100.0 104,727 100.0 104,926 100.0

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.
  Tompkins County, NY

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 103,617 104,691 1,074 1.04
  One race 100,472 100,981 509 0.51
    White 84,165 84,438 273 0.32
    Black/African American 84,165 84,438 273 0.32
    American Indian/Alaska Native 172 118 -54 -31.40
    Asian alone 10,781 10,825 44 0.41
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 16 0 -16 -100.00
    Some other race alone 957 496 -461 -48.17
  Two or more races 3,145 3,710 565 17.97
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,768 4,969 201 4.22
Population 25 years and over 60,020 59,471 -549 4.22
  % high school graduate or higher 94.1 94.5 0.4 0.43
  % bachelor's degree or higher 50.9 52.4 1.5 2.95
Total Households 37,524 38,120 596 2.95
  Median household income ($) 48,516 52,885 4,369 9.01
  Mean household income ($) 71,076 74,339 3,263 4.59
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 103,617 104,691 1,074 1.04
  Male 51,111 51,664 553 4.59
  Female 52,506 53,027 521 4.59
  Under 5 years 4,356 4,966 610 4.59
  5 to 9 years 5,028 4,118 -910 -18.10
  10 to 14 years 4,170 4,205 35 0.84
  15 to 19 years 13,943 13,472 -471 -3.38
  20 to 24 years 16,100 18,459 2,359 14.65
  25 to 34 years 13,713 14,847 1,134 8.27
  35 to 44 years 10,847 9,861 -986 -9.09
  45 to 54 years 11,609 10,659 -950 -8.18
  55 to 59 years 5,880 5,500 -380 -6.46
  55 to 59 years 5,880 5,500 -380 -6.46
  60 to 64 years 5,546 6,279 733 13.22
  65 to 74 years 7,277 7,166 -111 -1.53
  75 to 84 years 3,848 2,840 -1,008 -26.20
  85 years and over 1,300 2,319 1,019 78.38
  Median age 30.1 29.3 -0.8 -2.66
  18 years and over 86,866 88,516 1,650 1.90
  21 years and over 71,454 71,697 243 0.34
  62 years and over 15,529 15,736 207 1.33
  65 years and over 12,425 12,325 -100 -0.80

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 41,674 41,695 41,740 41,790 41,959 42,080 385 0.92

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 41,800 42,087 287 0.69
  1-unit, detached 22,030 20,938 -1,092 -4.96
  1-unit, attached 1,511 1,349 -162 -10.72
  2 units 2,432 3,698 1,266 52.06
  3 or 4 units 4,410 3,186 -1,224 -27.76
  5 to 9 units 3,269 3,773 504 15.42
  10 to 20 units 1,390 2,054 664 47.77
  20 or more units 3,091 3,332 241 7.80
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 41,800 42,087 287 0.69
  Occupied Housing Units 37,524 38,120 596 1.59
    Owner 21,313 20,837 -476 -2.23
    Renter 16,211 17,283 1,072 6.61
  Vacant Housing Units 4,276 3,967 -309 -7.23
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.10 1.30 -0.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.10 3.60 0.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.60 2.55 -0.05 -1.92
Average household size; renter-occ 2.12 2.18 0.06 2.83
Median Value $ owner occupied 173,100 182,100 9,000 5.20
Median Rent $ renter occupied 904 995 91 10.07

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 3 16 2 4 1 3 3 1 5 2 5 3
  in 1 unit bldgs 3 16 0 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 5 3
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18
Value ($000), Total Units 130 825 150 705 337 587 511 350 861 488 731 888
  1 unit structures 130 825 0 555 337 250 511 350 668 488 731 888
  2 unit structures 0 0 150 150 0 337 0 0 193 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
    212.31 211.99 214.65 222.89 226.42
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.15 1.25 3.84 1.58 6.65
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 3,738,020 3,928,047 3,992,408 4,098,867 4,311,980 573,960 15.4
  Net earnings 1/ 2,480,050 2,618,342 2,623,410 2,652,633 2,809,712 329,662 13.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 614,682 603,189 617,841 633,106 664,458 49,776 8.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 60,150 59,653 60,664 60,197 59,566 -584 -1.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 31,608 28,982 19,634 9,865 10,088 -21,520 -68.1
    Retirement and other 522,924 514,554 537,543 563,044 594,804 71,880 13.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 643,288 706,516 751,157 813,128 837,810 194,522 30.2
  Population 4/ 102,120 103,133 104,367 104,727 104,926 2,806 2.7
  Per capita personal income 36,604 38,087 38,254 39,139 41,095 4,491 12.3
  Per capita net earnings 24,286 25,388 25,136 25,329 26,778 2,492 10.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 6,019 5,849 5,920 6,045 6,333 314 5.2
    Per capita income maintenance 589 578 581 575 568 -21 -3.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 310 281 188 94 96 -214 -69.0
    Per capita retirement and other 5,121 4,989 5,151 5,376 5,669 548 10.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,299 6,851 7,197 7,764 7,985 1,686 26.8
  Earnings by place of work 3,268,327 3,449,527 3,480,147 3,517,675 3,687,527 419,200 12.8
    Wages and salaries 2,307,220 2,392,311 2,425,511 2,478,510 2,620,694 313,474 13.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 656,602 699,276 707,709 711,324 747,614 91,012 13.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 457,298 491,633 496,543 496,348 521,920 64,622 14.1
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 199,304 207,643 211,166 214,976 225,694 26,390 13.2
    Proprietors' income 304,505 357,940 346,927 327,841 319,219 14,714 4.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 14,053 9,287 12,308 13,762 1,978 -12,075 -85.9
      Farm proprietors' income 290,452 348,653 334,619 314,079 317,241 26,789 9.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 67,516 68,236 68,860 67,793 69,764 2,248 3.3
  Wage and salary jobs 55,283 55,721 56,001 54,773 56,321 1,038 1.9
  Number of proprietors 12,233 12,515 12,859 13,020 13,443 1,210 9.9
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 497 478 488 492 492 -5 -1.0
    Number of farm proprietors 11,736 12,037 12,371 12,528 12,951 1,215 10.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 48,408 50,553 50,539 51,888 52,857 4,449 9.2
  Average wages and salaries 41,735 42,934 43,312 45,251 46,531 4,796 11.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 24,749 28,965 27,049 25,070 24,495 -254 -1.0
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 4,183 4,284 4,339 4,513 4,621 4,677 494 11.81
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,183 4,214 4,193 4,247 4,248 4,197 14 0.33

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 2,677 80,669 945 2,686 84,938 921
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 23 419 1,340 23 417 1,098
 Total, all industries - St Govt 26 986 1,016 26 1,040 1,008
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 58 8,767 795 58 9,106 975
 Total, all industries - Private 2,570 70,497 961 2,579 74,375 912
    Goods-producing 324 8,334 1,214 324 8,517 1,050
      Natural resources and mining 38 1,256 962 38 1,312 911
      Construction 188 1,425 805 186 1,542 811
      Manufacturing 98 5,652 1,373 100 5,663 1,149
    Service-providing 2,246 62,163 927 2,255 65,858 894
      Trade, transportation & utilities 452 9,816 586 452 10,003 598
      Information 51 738 1,067 52 759 1,031
      Financial activities 221 2,743 1,146 223 2,802 1,003
      Professional & business services 435 5,477 1,171 433 5,677 1,153
      Education and health services 342 34,001 1,119 339 36,129 1,070
      Leisure and hospitality 352 6,695 347 358 7,566 364
      Other services 277 2,574 443 274 2,809 473
      Unclassified 116 119 558 124 113 600

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 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.7
Unemployment 2,127 2,095 1,996 2,056 1,939 2,245 2,147 2,000 2,048 1,933 2,173 2,173 1,991
Employment 51,655 52,355 53,697 53,559 53,395 52,207 55,160 55,133 54,926 54,069 52,511 52,521 52,065
Labor Force53,78254,45055,69355,61555,33454,45257,30757,13356,97456,00254,68454,69454,056

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
Dryden Central School DistrictDryden 36093304136109NY 1,674 13,248 2,086
Groton Central School DistrictGroton 36130204236109NY 880 6,141 1,018
Ithaca City School DistrictIthaca 36155701336109NY 5,273 66,989 5,790
Lansing Central School DistrictLansing 36167104136109NY 1,153 7,494 1,367
Newfield Central School DistrictNewfield 36207904236109NY 841 5,557 936
Trumansburg Central School DistrictTrumansburg 36289804236109NY 1,089 7,389 1,171

Number of districts: 6 ... Total enrollment: 10,910
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
Cornell University Ithaca, NY1904159 14,282 14,269 7,397 7,333
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY1919689 6,124 6,012 463 409
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden, NY1965653 5,559 2,328 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 25,965
  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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