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Situation & Outlook Report

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 29940)
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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 Lawrence, KS MSA metro changed from 111,242 in 2010 to 116,463 in 2015, a change of 6,811 (6.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 353 in 2010 and 340 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 555 (2011), 170 (2012), 898 (2013), 1,211 (2014), 1,211 (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 121,452. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 10,156 (9.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 10,179 (2010) to 16,753 (2020), a change of 6,574 (64.6%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 427 in 2008 and 502 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,149 in 2008 to $36,686 in 2014, a change of $3,537 (10.7%). 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 343 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,627 in 2009 to $4,002 in 2014 a change of $375 (10.34%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,627 in 2009 to $3,691 in 2014, a change of $64 (1.76%). 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 22 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 29940; 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.
  •   Lawrence

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
  Lawrence, KS (2038900) 87,643 88,037 89,050 89,888 91,176 92,763 4,726 5.40

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 111,242 100.0 112,415 100.0 113,255 100.0 114,651 100.0 116,463 100.0 118,053 100.0
  Douglas County, KS (20045) 111,242 100.0 112,415 100.0 113,255 100.0 114,651 100.0 116,463 100.0 118,053 100.0

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.
  Douglas County, KS

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 114,322 116,585 2,263 1.98
  One race 108,268 112,141 3,873 3.58
    White 95,380 97,333 1,953 2.05
    Black/African American 95,380 97,333 1,953 2.05
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,798 2,843 45 1.61
    Asian alone 4,746 6,127 1,381 29.10
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 727 666 -61 -8.39
  Two or more races 6,054 4,444 -1,610 -26.59
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,335 6,767 432 6.82
Population 25 years and over 67,892 65,025 -2,867 6.82
  % high school graduate or higher 95.5 95.7 0.2 0.21
  % bachelor's degree or higher 50.4 50.9 0.5 0.99
Total Households 42,470 45,224 2,754 0.99
  Median household income ($) 52,150 48,565 -3,585 -6.87
  Mean household income ($) 69,922 61,426 -8,496 -12.15
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 114,322 116,585 2,263 1.98
  Male 55,792 57,417 1,625 -12.15
  Female 58,530 59,168 638 -12.15
  Under 5 years 6,305 6,368 63 -12.15
  5 to 9 years 6,263 6,454 191 3.05
  10 to 14 years 5,128 5,861 733 14.29
  15 to 19 years 12,528 10,174 -2,354 -18.79
  20 to 24 years 16,206 22,703 6,497 40.09
  25 to 34 years 19,956 16,725 -3,231 -16.19
  35 to 44 years 12,273 13,158 885 7.21
  45 to 54 years 12,379 11,221 -1,158 -9.35
  55 to 59 years 6,460 5,549 -911 -14.10
  55 to 59 years 6,460 5,549 -911 -14.10
  60 to 64 years 5,038 6,245 1,207 23.96
  65 to 74 years 6,580 6,938 358 5.44
  75 to 84 years 3,354 3,475 121 3.61
  85 years and over 1,852 1,714 -138 -7.45
  Median age 30.6 28.6 -2.0 -6.54
  18 years and over 93,050 94,258 1,208 1.30
  21 years and over 81,132 82,852 1,720 2.12
  62 years and over 14,927 15,935 1,008 6.75
  65 years and over 11,786 12,127 341 2.89

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 46,731 46,793 46,989 47,390 47,776 48,278 1,485 3.17

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 47,672 48,278 606 1.27
  1-unit, detached 26,857 26,974 117 0.44
  1-unit, attached 4,496 4,948 452 10.05
  2 units 1,551 2,412 861 55.51
  3 or 4 units 2,690 3,133 443 16.47
  5 to 9 units 3,531 2,992 -539 -15.26
  10 to 20 units 3,158 3,277 119 3.77
  20 or more units 4,107 3,233 -874 -21.28
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 47,672 48,278 606 1.27
  Occupied Housing Units 42,470 45,224 2,754 6.48
    Owner 22,698 23,795 1,097 4.83
    Renter 19,772 21,429 1,657 8.38
  Vacant Housing Units 5,202 3,054 -2,148 -41.29
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.10 0.30 0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 5.70 5.90 0.20...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.53 0.01 0.40
Average household size; renter-occ 2.44 2.22 -0.22 -9.02
Median Value $ owner occupied 186,400 175,700 -10,700 -5.74
Median Rent $ renter occupied 836 841 5 0.60

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 60 28 32 19 15 6 162 192 82 17 28 16
  in 1 unit bldgs 24 12 32 19 15 6 14 20 33 17 28 16
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 30 16 0 0 0 0 146 168 49 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 21 1 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 94 94 94 94
Value ($000), Total Units 7,990 4,071 7,299 4,118 4,072 1,611 15,822 19,013 11,688 3,955 5,722 4,857
  1 unit structures 6,340 2,950 7,299 4,118 4,072 1,611 4,579 5,192 6,365 3,955 5,722 4,857
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 384 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 1,250 1,121 0 0 0 0 11,143 13,437 5,323 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
    182.58 180.97 185.85 187.95 193.19
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.88 2.70 1.13 2.79 5.81
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 3,882,165 4,018,514 4,141,910 4,296,239 4,567,016 684,851 17.6
  Net earnings 1/ 2,579,188 2,674,042 2,754,803 2,848,697 3,059,651 480,463 18.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 583,710 578,461 597,497 625,560 657,890 74,180 12.7
    Income maintenance 2/ 60,880 63,976 66,548 62,890 62,565 1,685 2.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 29,254 21,900 15,050 9,874 8,194 -21,060 -72.0
    Retirement and other 493,576 492,585 515,899 552,796 587,131 93,555 19.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 719,267 766,011 789,610 821,982 849,475 130,208 18.1
  Population 4/ 112,415 113,255 114,651 116,463 118,053 5,638 5.0
  Per capita personal income 34,534 35,482 36,126 36,889 38,686 4,152 12.0
  Per capita net earnings 22,943 23,611 24,028 24,460 25,918 2,975 13.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,192 5,108 5,211 5,371 5,573 381 7.3
    Per capita income maintenance 542 565 580 540 530 -12 -2.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 260 193 131 85 69 -191 -73.5
    Per capita retirement and other 4,391 4,349 4,500 4,747 4,973 582 13.3
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,398 6,764 6,887 7,058 7,196 798 12.5
  Earnings by place of work 2,434,707 2,462,675 2,590,279 2,688,328 2,848,293 413,586 17.0
    Wages and salaries 1,712,994 1,757,202 1,820,086 1,894,101 1,975,250 262,256 15.3
    Supplements to wages and salaries 473,350 468,093 513,631 537,429 569,017 95,667 20.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 340,467 331,988 372,182 390,963 416,007 75,540 22.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 132,883 136,105 141,449 146,466 153,010 20,127 15.1
    Proprietors' income 248,363 237,380 256,562 256,798 304,026 55,663 22.4
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 14,941 9,532 36,154 16,827 11,714 -3,227 -21.6
      Farm proprietors' income 233,422 227,848 220,408 239,971 292,312 58,890 25.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 66,414 66,231 67,825 69,503 70,620 4,206 6.3
  Wage and salary jobs 52,117 51,978 53,127 54,448 55,130 3,013 5.8
  Number of proprietors 14,297 14,253 14,698 15,055 15,490 1,193 8.3
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 840 819 828 815 807 -33 -3.9
    Number of farm proprietors 13,457 13,434 13,870 14,240 14,683 1,226 9.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 36,660 37,183 38,191 38,679 40,333 3,673 10.0
  Average wages and salaries 32,868 33,807 34,259 34,787 35,829 2,961 9.0
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 17,346 16,961 15,891 16,852 19,908 2,562 14.8
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 3,627 3,598 3,690 3,786 3,894 4,002 375 10.34
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,627 3,563 3,598 3,614 3,654 3,691 64 1.76

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 2,925 80,131 693 2,924 80,935 681
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 16 669 1,207 16 700 1,037
 Total, all industries - St Govt 19 ...... 19 ......
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 36 ...... 36 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 2,854 59,458 579 2,853 59,948 584
    Goods-producing 373 8,953 846 374 9,318 875
      Natural resources and mining 22 150 581 22 206 628
      Construction 278 2,472 743 279 2,811 767
      Manufacturing 73 6,331 894 73 6,301 932
    Service-providing 2,481 50,505 531 2,479 50,630 530
      Trade, transportation & utilities 586 12,551 520 582 12,913 531
      Information 47 1,176 775 51 1,173 807
      Financial activities 322 2,672 854 320 2,721 808
      Professional & business services 589 9,557 702 592 8,769 696
      Education and health services 334 9,120 553 340 9,210 559
      Leisure and hospitality 368 10,909 262 366 11,557 268
      Other services 235 4,519 565 228 4,286 584

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 3.8 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.9 3.2 4.2 4.5 4.1
Unemployment 2,407 2,156 2,024 2,012 2,033 2,404 2,361 2,204 1,892 2,068 2,657 2,829 2,552
Employment 60,693 63,909 64,418 64,769 64,178 61,739 64,153 64,179 64,396 62,848 59,954 60,169 59,031
Labor Force63,10066,06566,44266,78166,21164,14366,51466,38366,28864,91662,61162,99861,583

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
Baldwin CityBaldwin City 20037203120045KS 1,418 8,378 1,620
EudoraEudora 20060903120045KS 1,597 7,686 1,646
LawrenceLawrence 20084001320045KS 11,828 94,950 11,971

Number of districts: 3 ... Total enrollment: 14,843
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
Baker University Baldwin City, KS1546889 1,848 1,073 1,109 309
Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS1551405 808 787 0 0
Pinnacle Career Institute-Lawrence Lawrence, KS3670973 113 113 0 0
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS1553179 19,343 17,335 7,837 5,848
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence Lawrence, KS4700473 43 43 0 0

  Number of institutions: 5 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 22,155
  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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