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Situation & Outlook Report

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 30860)
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 Logan, UT-ID MSA metro changed from 126,160 in 2010 to 131,334 in 2015, a change of 7,697 (6.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 322 in 2010 and 309 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -605 (2011), -879 (2012), -669 (2013), -798 (2014), -798 (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 148,913. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 22,837 (18.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 10,647 (2010) to 15,340 (2020), a change of 4,693 (44.1%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 788 in 2008 and 848 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $27,786 in 2008 to $30,379 in 2014, a change of $2,593 (9.3%). 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 333 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,461 in 2009 to $4,308 in 2014 a change of $847 (24.47%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,461 in 2009 to $3,927 in 2014, a change of $466 (13.46%). 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 28 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 30860; 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.
  •   Logan

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
  Logan, UT (4945860) 48,174 48,413 49,107 49,147 49,113 48,997 584 1.20

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 126,160 100.0 127,701 100.0 128,795 100.0 130,128 100.0 131,334 100.0 133,857 100.0
  Franklin County, ID (16041) 12,793 10.1 12,822 10.0 12,827 10.0 12,852 9.9 12,994 9.9 13,074 9.8
  Cache County, UT (49005) 113,367 89.9 114,879 90.0 115,968 90.0 117,276 90.1 118,340 90.1 120,783 90.2

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.
  Cache County, UT

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 129,956 130,934 978 0.75
  One race 127,479 128,827 1,348 1.06
    White 117,953 118,740 787 0.67
    Black/African American 117,953 118,740 787 0.67
    American Indian/Alaska Native 577 781 204 35.36
    Asian alone 2,931 3,289 358 12.21
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 497 497...
    Some other race alone 4,867 5,297 430 8.84
  Two or more races 2,477 2,107 -370 -14.94
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12,957 13,388 431 3.33
Population 25 years and over 66,712 67,410 698 3.33
  % high school graduate or higher 94.4 92.5 -1.9 -2.01
  % bachelor's degree or higher 35.9 32.6 -3.3 -9.19
Total Households 39,593 40,017 424 -9.19
  Median household income ($) 47,377 51,497 4,120 8.70
  Mean household income ($) 60,016 62,120 2,104 3.51
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 129,956 130,934 978 0.75
  Male 64,945 65,919 974 3.51
  Female 65,011 65,015 4 3.51
  Under 5 years 11,815 11,998 183 3.51
  5 to 9 years 12,104 11,694 -410 -3.39
  10 to 14 years 10,753 11,240 487 4.53
  15 to 19 years 11,919 11,516 -403 -3.38
  20 to 24 years 16,653 17,076 423 2.54
  25 to 34 years 19,117 18,568 -549 -2.87
  35 to 44 years 14,394 15,283 889 6.18
  45 to 54 years 11,260 11,103 -157 -1.39
  55 to 59 years 5,986 5,536 -450 -7.52
  55 to 59 years 5,986 5,536 -450 -7.52
  60 to 64 years 4,474 5,107 633 14.15
  65 to 74 years 6,027 6,652 625 10.37
  75 to 84 years 3,966 3,652 -314 -7.92
  85 years and over 1,488 1,509 21 1.41
  Median age 25.7 25.9 0.2 0.78
  18 years and over 88,860 89,810 950 1.07
  21 years and over 79,642 81,377 1,735 2.18
  62 years and over 14,132 14,875 743 5.26
  65 years and over 11,481 11,813 332 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 41,552 41,662 42,221 42,675 43,430 44,018 2,356 5.66

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 43,537 43,905 368 0.85
  1-unit, detached 30,865 29,505 -1,360 -4.41
  1-unit, attached 2,296 2,362 66 2.87
  2 units 1,344 1,358 14 1.04
  3 or 4 units 3,440 4,872 1,432 41.63
  5 to 9 units 1,758 916 -842 -47.90
  10 to 20 units 1,318 1,601 283 21.47
  20 or more units 1,351 2,095 744 55.07
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 43,537 43,905 368 0.85
  Occupied Housing Units 39,593 40,017 424 1.07
    Owner 26,865 26,206 -659 -2.45
    Renter 12,728 13,811 1,083 8.51
  Vacant Housing Units 3,944 3,888 -56 -1.42
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.10 1.70 0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 3.90 4.70 0.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.22 3.39 0.17 5.28
Average household size; renter-occ 3.08 2.80 -0.28 -9.09
Median Value $ owner occupied 179,800 191,700 11,900 6.62
Median Rent $ renter occupied 693 671 -22 -3.17

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 5 11 34 13 25 5 15 5 37 25 14 8
  in 1 unit bldgs 5 11 21 13 9 5 15 5 33 25 14 8
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 10 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 39 39 39 39
Value ($000), Total Units 1,435 3,315 5,770 1,740 2,887 1,776 2,916 2,066 5,013 6,076 3,245 3,642
  1 unit structures 1,435 3,315 3,716 1,740 1,927 1,776 2,916 2,066 4,191 6,076 3,245 3,642
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 550 0 0 0 0 0 822 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 1,504 0 960 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
    181.11 186.38 185.14 189.98 194.34
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  2.91 -0.67 2.61 2.29 7.30
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 3,718,687 3,871,653 3,866,369 4,090,463 4,299,646 580,959 15.6
  Net earnings 1/ 2,505,554 2,552,819 2,598,028 2,712,688 2,856,904 351,350 14.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 592,303 583,006 595,633 635,632 669,815 77,512 13.1
    Income maintenance 2/ 88,139 87,074 86,719 87,208 87,709 -430 -0.5
    Unemployment insurance compensation 17,564 13,077 10,043 6,843 6,156 -11,408 -65.0
    Retirement and other 486,600 482,855 498,871 541,581 575,950 89,350 18.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 620,830 735,828 672,708 742,143 772,927 152,097 24.5
  Population 4/ 127,701 128,795 130,128 131,334 133,857 6,156 4.8
  Per capita personal income 29,120 30,061 29,712 31,145 32,121 3,001 10.3
  Per capita net earnings 19,620 19,821 19,965 20,655 21,343 1,723 8.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 4,638 4,527 4,577 4,840 5,004 366 7.9
    Per capita income maintenance 690 676 666 664 655 -35 -5.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 138 102 77 52 46 -92 -66.7
    Per capita retirement and other 3,810 3,749 3,834 4,124 4,303 493 12.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,862 5,713 5,170 5,651 5,774 912 18.8
  Earnings by place of work 2,663,145 2,714,388 2,799,597 2,925,324 3,069,544 406,399 15.3
    Wages and salaries 1,742,739 1,767,538 1,841,577 1,940,682 2,047,440 304,701 17.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 543,325 534,854 567,641 580,898 598,881 55,556 10.2
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 401,569 392,145 417,469 422,157 439,054 37,485 9.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 141,756 142,709 150,172 158,741 159,827 18,071 12.7
    Proprietors' income 377,081 411,996 390,379 403,744 423,223 46,142 12.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 43,470 39,559 49,649 62,362 53,275 9,805 22.6
      Farm proprietors' income 333,611 372,437 340,730 341,382 369,948 36,337 10.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 73,629 74,324 75,343 77,454 79,568 5,939 8.1
  Wage and salary jobs 54,646 55,352 55,947 57,567 59,132 4,486 8.2
  Number of proprietors 18,983 18,972 19,396 19,887 20,436 1,453 7.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,781 1,771 1,816 1,845 1,844 63 3.5
    Number of farm proprietors 17,202 17,201 17,580 18,042 18,592 1,390 8.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 36,170 36,521 37,158 37,769 38,578 2,408 6.7
  Average wages and salaries 31,891 31,933 32,916 33,712 34,625 2,734 8.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 19,394 21,652 19,382 18,922 19,898 504 2.6
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 3,461 3,683 3,970 3,978 4,107 4,308 847 24.47
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,461 3,652 3,865 3,765 3,812 3,927 466 13.46

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 3,742 89,289 618 3,811 91,990 629
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 34 587 1,150 33 617 950
 Total, all industries - St Govt 22 6,833 896 22 7,298 877
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 130 10,076 519 130 10,383 608
 Total, all industries - Private 3,556 71,793 601 3,626 73,693 605
    Goods-producing 818 23,472 777 831 23,800 754
      Natural resources and mining 68 1,045 532 68 1,098 546
      Construction 501 3,672 580 508 4,119 605
      Manufacturing 249 18,755 829 255 18,584 800
    Service-providing 2,738 48,321 515 2,795 49,892 533
      Trade, transportation & utilities 745 14,577 497 751 14,903 505
      Information 52 ...... 55 1,345 603
      Financial activities 395 3,151 701 398 3,256 664
      Professional & business services 621 9,003 674 655 9,772 671
      Education and health services 454 10,812 556 459 10,971 621
      Leisure and hospitality 244 7,906 236 249 8,133 249
      Other services 225 1,510 442 227 1,512 479
      Unclassified 2 ...... 1 2 19

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 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.7 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.7 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.1
Unemployment 173 173 149 180 227 244 234 251 178 170 194 186 204
Employment 6,228 6,435 6,672 6,500 6,445 6,325 6,379 6,472 6,533 6,605 6,576 6,352 6,366
Labor Force6,4016,6086,8216,6806,6726,5696,6136,7236,7116,7756,7706,5386,570

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
Preston Joint DistrictPreston 16009603216041ID 2,483 10,312 2,639
West Side Joint DistrictDayton 16034204216041ID 632 2,282 632
Cache DistrictLogan 49001202349005UT 16,116 66,886 18,140
Logan City DistrictLogan 49005101349005UT 6,144 50,023 7,322

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 25,375
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
Bridgerland Applied Technology College Logan, UT2300104 751 261 0 0
Stevens-Henager College-Logan Logan, UT4466775 111 111 0 0
Utah State University Logan, UT2307289 24,271 15,823 3,391 1,130

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 25,133
  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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