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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 33460)
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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
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

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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA metro changed from 3,355,540 in 2010 to 3,495,656 in 2015, a change of 169,043 (5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 16 in 2010 and 16 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 10,699 (2011), 9,802 (2012), 13,851 (2013), 12,064 (2014), 12,064 (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 3,698,877. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 343,772 (10.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 372,335 (2010) to 603,936 (2020), a change of 231,601 (62.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 37 in 2008 and 44 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $47,956 in 2008 to $53,166 in 2014, a change of $5,210 (10.9%). 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 14 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $192,594 in 2009 to $235,733 in 2014 a change of $43,139 (22.4%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $192,594 in 2009 to $216,891 in 2014, a change of $24,297 (12.62%). 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 789 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 33460; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.

• 3M Company
• Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
• Best Buy Co., Inc.
• C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
• CHS Inc.
• Donaldson Company, Inc.
• Ecolab Inc.
• General Mills, Inc.
• H.B. Fuller Company
• Land O'Lakes, Inc.
• Medtronic, Inc.
• Michael Foods Group, Inc
• Patterson Companies, Inc.
• Polaris Industries Inc.
• Regis Corporation
• Securian Financial Group, Inc.
• St. Jude Medical, Inc.
• Supervalu Inc.
• Target
• The Mosaic Company
• The Toro Company
• The Valspar Corporation
• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
• U.S. Bancorp
• UnitedHealth Group
• Xcel Energy Inc.

Number in this metro: 26. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

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.
• Bloomington
• Eagan
• Eden Prairie
• Minneapolis
• Plymouth
• St. Paul

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.

Area	Census 2010	July 1 2010	July 1 2011	July 1 2012	July 1 2013	July 1 2014	Change 2010-14	%Change 2010-14

Area

Census
2010

July 1
2010

July 1
2011

July 1
2012

July 1
2013

July 1
2014

Change
2010-14

%Change
2010-14

Andover, MN (2701486)	30,598	30,661	30,837	31,171	31,666	31,996	1,335	4.40
Anoka, MN (2701720)	17,142	17,157	17,155	17,233	17,248	17,276	119	0.70
Apple Valley, MN (2701900)	49,084	49,133	49,790	49,969	50,233	50,487	1,354	2.80
Big Lake, MN (2705752)	10,060	10,103	10,188	10,245	10,308	10,360	257	2.50
Blaine, MN (2706382)	57,186	57,396	58,128	59,353	60,386	61,190	3,794	6.60
Bloomington, MN (2706616)	82,893	83,036	83,917	86,060	86,397	86,314	3,278	3.90
Brooklyn Center, MN (2707948)	30,104	30,160	30,426	30,676	30,770	30,729	569	1.90
Brooklyn Park, MN (2707966)	75,781	75,970	76,889	77,769	78,442	78,728	2,758	3.60
Buffalo, MN (2708452)	15,453	15,493	15,642	15,726	15,807	15,912	419	2.70
Burnsville, MN (2708794)	60,306	60,408	60,655	61,128	61,482	61,630	1,222	2.00
Champlin, MN (2710846)	23,089	23,140	23,478	23,699	23,817	23,828	688	3.00
Chanhassen, MN (2710918)	22,952	23,081	23,504	23,903	24,481	24,967	1,886	8.20
Chaska, MN (2710972)	23,770	23,821	23,974	24,088	24,464	24,838	1,017	4.30
Columbia Heights, MN (2712700)	19,496	19,519	19,551	19,651	19,655	19,675	156	0.80
Coon Rapids, MN (2713114)	61,476	61,541	61,506	61,879	62,027	62,112	571	0.90
Cottage Grove, MN (2713456)	34,589	34,694	34,912	35,191	35,415	35,630	936	2.70
Crystal, MN (2714158)	22,151	22,166	22,357	22,523	22,602	22,605	439	2.00
Eagan, MN (2717288)	64,206	64,258	64,526	64,853	65,485	66,084	1,826	2.80
East Bethel, MN (2717486)	11,626	11,637	11,613	11,586	11,601	11,642	5	0.00
Eden Prairie, MN (2718116)	60,797	60,856	61,610	62,220	62,596	63,228	2,372	3.90
Edina, MN (2718188)	47,941	47,997	48,636	49,060	49,428	49,596	1,599	3.30
Elk River, MN (2718674)	22,974	23,048	23,258	23,277	23,444	23,746	698	3.00
Farmington, MN (2720618)	21,086	21,154	21,472	21,921	22,177	22,571	1,417	6.70
Forest Lake, MN (2721770)	18,375	18,413	18,687	18,963	19,142	19,399	986	5.40
Fridley, MN (2722814)	27,208	27,229	27,311	27,618	27,645	27,670	441	1.60
Golden Valley, MN (2724308)	20,371	20,375	20,580	20,761	20,846	20,866	491	2.40
Ham Lake, MN (2726738)	15,296	15,320	15,380	15,537	15,718	15,888	568	3.70
Hastings, MN (2727530)	22,172	22,191	22,261	22,327	22,453	22,566	375	1.70
Hopkins, MN (2730140)	17,591	17,618	17,796	17,995	18,054	18,056	438	2.50
Hudson, WI (5536250)	12,719	12,724	12,867	12,997	13,153	13,415	691	5.40
Hugo, MN (2730392)	13,332	13,450	13,656	13,838	14,091	14,239	789	5.90
Inver Grove Heights, MN (2731076)	33,880	33,908	34,055	34,197	34,380	34,709	801	2.40
Lakeville, MN (2735180)	55,954	56,106	56,625	57,334	58,617	59,866	3,760	6.70
Lino Lakes, MN (2737322)	20,216	20,256	20,530	20,738	20,840	20,948	692	3.40
Maple Grove, MN (2740166)	61,567	61,799	63,200	64,431	65,463	66,945	5,146	8.30
Maplewood, MN (2740382)	38,018	38,077	38,778	39,402	39,840	40,199	2,122	5.60
Mendota Heights, MN (2741696)	11,071	11,079	11,115	11,139	11,181	11,222	143	1.30
Minneapolis, MN (2743000)	382,578	383,062	388,253	392,966	400,647	407,207	24,145	6.30
Minnetonka, MN (2743252)	49,734	49,784	50,626	51,120	51,402	51,486	1,702	3.40
Monticello, MN (2743774)	12,759	12,804	12,897	12,961	13,022	13,136	332	2.60
Mounds View, MN (2744530)	12,155	12,174	12,316	12,428	12,554	12,657	483	4.00
New Brighton, MN (2745430)	21,456	21,483	21,694	21,899	22,112	22,266	783	3.60
New Hope, MN (2745628)	20,339	20,367	20,569	20,741	20,813	20,792	425	2.10
North Branch, MN (2746798)	10,125	10,130	10,078	10,009	10,096	10,160	30	0.30
North St. Paul, MN (2747221)	11,460	11,477	11,615	11,714	11,852	12,224	747	6.50
Oakdale, MN (2747680)	27,378	27,421	27,575	27,714	27,779	28,033	612	2.20
Otsego, MN (2749138)	13,571	13,657	13,913	14,129	14,520	15,047	1,390	10.20
Plymouth, MN (2751730)	70,576	70,684	71,658	72,928	74,023	75,057	4,373	6.20
Prior Lake, MN (2752594)	22,796	22,984	23,331	23,882	24,471	25,039	2,055	8.90
Ramsey, MN (2753026)	23,668	23,722	23,864	24,049	24,908	25,598	1,876	7.90
Richfield, MN (2754214)	35,228	35,262	35,599	36,099	36,217	36,179	917	2.60
River Falls, WI (5568275)	15,000	15,047	15,032	15,012	15,015	15,175	128	0.90
Robbinsdale, MN (2754808)	13,953	13,964	14,126	14,265	14,319	14,320	356	2.50
Rosemount, MN (2755726)	21,874	21,947	22,220	22,418	22,685	22,998	1,051	4.80
Roseville, MN (2755852)	33,660	33,707	34,047	34,652	34,988	35,319	1,612	4.80
Savage, MN (2758738)	26,911	26,998	27,364	27,976	28,704	29,208	2,210	8.20
Shakopee, MN (2759350)	37,076	37,360	38,013	38,783	39,275	39,677	2,317	6.20
Shoreview, MN (2759998)	25,043	25,083	25,412	25,668	25,971	26,194	1,111	4.40
South St. Paul, MN (2761492)	20,160	20,169	20,365	20,404	20,458	20,487	318	1.60
St. Louis Park, MN (2757220)	45,250	45,287	45,747	46,369	47,458	47,502	2,215	4.90
St. Michael, MN (2757346)	16,399	16,450	16,599	16,761	16,870	17,087	637	3.90
St. Paul, MN (2758000)	285,068	285,468	288,884	291,244	295,431	297,640	12,172	4.30
Stillwater, MN (2762824)	18,225	18,293	18,386	18,568	18,686	18,800	507	2.80
Vadnais Heights, MN (2766460)	12,302	12,332	12,542	12,784	13,004	13,143	811	6.60
Waconia, MN (2767432)	10,697	10,740	10,928	11,231	11,492	11,774	1,034	9.60
West St. Paul, MN (2769700)	19,540	19,549	19,590	19,709	19,773	19,806	257	1.30
White Bear Lake, MN (2769970)	23,797	23,815	24,114	24,332	24,589	24,986	1,171	4.90
Woodbury, MN (2771428)	61,961	62,239	63,523	64,512	65,665	66,807	4,568	7.30

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.

Area	July 1 2010	Pct	July 1 2011	Pct	July 1 2012	Pct	July 1 2013	Pct	July 1 2014	Pct	July 1 2015	Pct
Metro Summary ... more details	3,355,540	100.0	3,389,626	100.0	3,423,250	100.0	3,460,826	100.0	3,495,656	100.0	3,524,583	100.0
Anoka County, MN (27003)	331,453	9.9	332,877	9.8	336,021	9.8	339,027	9.8	341,742	9.8	344,151	9.8
Carver County, MN (27019)	91,394	2.7	92,843	2.7	93,923	2.7	95,671	2.8	97,396	2.8	98,741	2.8
Chisago County, MN (27025)	53,917	1.6	53,742	1.6	53,479	1.6	53,728	1.6	53,928	1.5	54,293	1.5
Dakota County, MN (27037)	399,188	11.9	401,977	11.9	404,925	11.8	408,508	11.8	412,182	11.8	414,686	11.8
Hennepin County, MN (27053)	1,154,250	34.4	1,169,437	34.5	1,184,617	34.6	1,199,581	34.7	1,212,097	34.7	1,223,149	34.7
Isanti County, MN (27059)	37,884	1.1	38,243	1.1	38,239	1.1	38,175	1.1	38,394	1.1	38,429	1.1
Le Sueur County, MN (27079) **	27,701	0.8	27,809	0.8	27,650	0.8	27,664	0.8	27,748	0.8	27,663	0.8
Mille Lacs County, MN (27095) **	26,095	0.8	25,884	0.8	25,737	0.8	25,842	0.7	25,794	0.7	25,788	0.7
Ramsey County, MN (27123)	509,428	15.2	515,945	15.2	521,288	15.2	528,056	15.3	533,634	15.3	538,133	15.3
Scott County, MN (27139)	130,537	3.9	132,681	3.9	135,265	4.0	137,533	4.0	139,470	4.0	141,660	4.0
Sherburne County, MN (27141)	88,799	2.6	89,286	2.6	89,555	2.6	90,251	2.6	91,208	2.6	91,705	2.6
Sibley County, MN (27143) **	15,234	0.5	15,182	0.4	15,109	0.4	15,040	0.4	14,897	0.4	14,875	0.4
Washington County, MN (27163)	238,995	7.1	241,609	7.1	244,138	7.1	246,686	7.1	249,320	7.1	251,597	7.1
Wright County, MN (27171)	125,137	3.7	126,343	3.7	127,372	3.7	128,402	3.7	130,026	3.7	131,311	3.7
Pierce County, WI (55093)	41,091	1.2	40,805	1.2	40,658	1.2	40,721	1.2	40,920	1.2	40,889	1.2
St. Croix County, WI (55109)	84,437	2.5	84,963	2.5	85,274	2.5	85,941	2.5	86,900	2.5	87,513	2.5

** indicates this county added since Census 2010 vintage metro definition.

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.

Anoka County, MN
Carver County, MN
Dakota County, MN
Hennepin County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Scott County, MN
Sherburne County, MN
Washington County, MN
Wright County, MN
St. Croix County, WI

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Item	2013	2014	Change 2013-14	%Change 2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin	3,459,146	3,495,176	36,030	1.04
One race	3,353,045	3,387,191	34,146	1.02
White	2,792,981	2,804,667	11,686	0.42
Black/African American	2,792,981	2,804,667	11,686	0.42
American Indian/Alaska Native	20,530	20,290	-240	-1.17
Asian alone	208,466	221,429	12,963	6.22
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1,230	1,474	244	19.84
Some other race alone	68,573	67,661	-912	-1.33
Two or more races	106,101	107,985	1,884	1.78
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	192,140	196,495	4,355	2.27
Population 25 years and over	2,312,459	2,344,679	32,220	2.27
% high school graduate or higher	93.0	93.2	0.2	0.22
% bachelor's degree or higher	39.3	40.0	0.7	1.78
Total Households	1,332,110	1,337,263	5,153	1.78
Median household income ($)	67,194	69,111	1,917	2.85
Mean household income ($)	86,712	91,246	4,534	5.23

Item	2013	2014	Change 2013-14	%Change 2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age	3,459,146	3,495,176	36,030	1.04
Male	1,709,324	1,728,205	18,881	5.23
Female	1,749,822	1,766,971	17,149	5.23
Under 5 years	229,262	229,547	285	5.23
5 to 9 years	234,580	237,832	3,252	1.39
10 to 14 years	238,235	236,607	-1,628	-0.68
15 to 19 years	223,798	225,238	1,440	0.64
20 to 24 years	220,812	221,273	461	0.21
25 to 34 years	510,594	516,670	6,076	1.19
35 to 44 years	458,243	458,789	546	0.12
45 to 54 years	506,291	502,782	-3,509	-0.69
55 to 59 years	235,073	240,481	5,408	2.30
55 to 59 years	235,073	240,481	5,408	2.30
60 to 64 years	191,230	196,705	5,475	2.86
65 to 74 years	233,227	246,352	13,125	5.63
75 to 84 years	122,231	121,952	-279	-0.23
85 years and over	55,570	60,948	5,378	9.68
Median age	36.6	36.6	0.0	0.00
18 years and over	2,618,190	2,651,789	33,599	1.28
21 years and over	2,492,798	2,524,805	32,007	1.28
62 years and over	521,742	544,298	22,556	4.32
65 years and over	411,028	429,252	18,224	4.43

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.

Item	Census 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	1,386,721	1,387,264	1,392,496	1,398,231	1,407,300	1,416,931	29,667	2.14

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Item	2013	2014	Change 2013-14	%Change 2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure	1,406,054	1,416,988	10,934	0.78
1-unit, detached	860,512	870,539	10,027	1.17
1-unit, attached	149,554	153,309	3,755	2.51
2 units	36,410	34,726	-1,684	-4.63
3 or 4 units	30,949	28,971	-1,978	-6.39
5 to 9 units	33,314	33,454	140	0.42
10 to 20 units	56,054	55,243	-811	-1.45
20 or more units	216,659	217,965	1,306	0.60

Item	2013	2014	Change 2013-14	%Change 2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure	1,406,054	1,416,988	10,934	0.78
Occupied Housing Units	1,332,110	1,337,263	5,153	0.39
Owner	925,512	935,151	9,639	1.04
Renter	406,598	402,112	-4,486	-1.10
Vacant Housing Units	73,944	79,725	5,781	7.82
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.40	0.90	-0.50	...
Rental vacancy rate	3.20	3.70	0.50	...
Average household size; owner-occ	2.67	2.68	0.01	0.37
Average household size; renter-occ	2.27	2.30	0.03	1.32
Median Value $ owner occupied	206,100	216,400	10,300	5.00
Median Rent $ renter occupied	911	938	27	2.96

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Item	Aug15	Sep15	Oct15	Nov15	Dec15	Jan16	Feb16	Mar16	Apr16	May16	Jun16	Jul16
Total Residential Units	1,248	1,389	1,272	1,139	635	382	575	880	876	1,019	1,236	1,079
in 1 unit bldgs	663	570	607	480	527	352	479	619	674	794	813	665
in 2 unit bldgs	4	8	8	0	4	0	4	2	2	14	4	6
in 3-4 unit bldgs	7	3	3	0	7	7	3	8	11	0	0	14
in 5+ unit bldgs	574	808	654	659	97	23	89	251	189	211	419	394
Bldgs with 5+ units	21	8	10	7	5	3	3	3	8	13	9	4
Percent Coverage	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Value ($000), Total Units	287,749	266,904	296,154	245,229	176,875	117,065	162,222	232,147	230,729	265,467	308,125	285,433
1 unit structures	200,797	169,580	182,035	146,084	165,239	112,190	156,013	185,268	199,248	231,801	249,765	195,638
2 unit structures	540	1,210	1,066	0	642	0	438	338	250	1,790	604	630
3-4 unit structures	1,367	687	583	0	770	1,858	687	1,719	1,690	0	0	2,632
5+ unit structures	85,045	95,427	112,470	99,145	10,224	3,017	5,084	44,822	29,541	31,876	57,756	86,533

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:	2015Q3	2015Q4	2016Q1	2016Q2	2016Q3
	208.38	209.06	209.73	215.34	217.77
Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:	2015Q3-2015Q4	2015Q4-2016Q1	2016Q1-2016Q2	2016Q2-2016Q3	2015Q3-2016Q3
	0.33	0.32	2.67	1.13	4.51

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.

Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Change 2011-2015	%Change 2011-2015
Personal income	163,305,670	173,991,959	175,413,603	186,241,484	194,372,260	31,066,590	19.0
Net earnings 1/	111,706,271	118,551,162	119,979,219	126,558,438	132,863,845	21,157,574	18.9
Personal current transfer receipts	22,676,055	22,786,919	23,681,690	24,913,387	25,781,059	3,105,004	13.7
Income maintenance 2/	2,185,754	2,351,065	2,429,221	2,448,811	2,431,977	246,223	11.3
Unemployment insurance compensation	1,121,913	788,277	610,851	461,756	428,488	-693,425	-61.8
Retirement and other	19,368,388	19,647,577	20,641,618	22,002,820	22,920,594	3,552,206	18.3
Dividends, interest, and rent 3/	28,923,344	32,653,878	31,752,694	34,769,659	35,727,356	6,804,012	23.5
Population 4/	3,389,626	3,423,250	3,460,826	3,495,656	3,524,583	134,957	4.0
Per capita personal income	48,178	50,827	50,685	53,278	55,148	6,970	14.5
Per capita net earnings	32,955	34,631	34,668	36,204	37,696	4,741	14.4
Per capita personal current transfer receipts	6,690	6,657	6,843	7,127	7,315	625	9.3
Per capita income maintenance	645	687	702	701	690	45	7.0
Per capita unemployment insurance compensation	331	230	177	132	122	-209	-63.1
Per capita retirement and other	5,714	5,739	5,964	6,294	6,503	789	13.8
Per capita dividends, interest, and rent	8,533	9,539	9,175	9,947	10,137	1,604	18.8
Earnings by place of work	126,374,468	133,834,455	137,773,093	145,050,881	152,041,687	25,667,219	20.3
Wages and salaries	95,957,986	100,647,725	103,951,385	109,041,266	115,032,706	19,074,720	19.9
Supplements to wages and salaries	22,275,321	21,484,759	21,991,632	23,300,132	23,500,945	1,225,624	5.5
Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/	14,938,988	13,813,552	13,988,794	15,125,800	15,117,455	178,467	1.2
Employer cont. for government social insurance	7,336,333	7,671,207	8,002,838	8,174,332	8,383,490	1,047,157	14.3
Proprietors' income	8,141,161	11,701,971	11,830,076	12,709,483	13,508,036	5,366,875	65.9
Nonfarm proprietors' income	295,505	369,363	315,915	153,373	220,134	-75,371	-25.5
Farm proprietors' income	7,845,656	11,332,608	11,514,161	12,556,110	13,287,902	5,442,246	69.4
Total full-time and part-time employment	2,274,032	2,301,879	2,342,673	2,382,331	2,433,222	159,190	7.0
Wage and salary jobs	1,836,776	1,867,959	1,903,886	1,937,817	1,975,838	139,062	7.6
Number of proprietors	437,256	433,920	438,787	444,514	457,384	20,128	4.6
Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/	11,661	11,362	11,504	11,420	11,357	-304	-2.6
Number of farm proprietors	425,595	422,558	427,283	433,094	446,027	20,432	4.8
Average earnings per job (dollars)	55,573	58,141	58,810	60,886	62,486	6,913	12.4
Average wages and salaries	52,243	53,881	54,600	56,270	58,220	5,977	11.4
Average nonfarm proprietors' income	18,435	26,819	26,947	28,992	29,792	11,357	61.6

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.

Item	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Change 2009-14	%Change 2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars	192,594	200,768	210,569	218,376	227,962	235,733	43,139	22.40
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars	192,594	198,541	204,253	207,005	212,664	216,891	24,297	12.62

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Sector	Establishments 2015Q1	Employment 2015Q1	Avg Weekly Wages 2015Q1	Establishments 2015Q2	Employment 2015Q2	Avg Weekly Wages 2015Q2
Total, all industries	92,752	2,977,773	1,196	89,631	3,061,683	1,064
Total, all industries - Fed Govt	406	33,415	1,564	403	33,811	1,297
Total, all industries - St Govt	596	86,252	1,121	595	86,861	1,303
Total, all industries - Local Govt	1,620	261,737	922	1,623	262,803	1,071
Total, all industries - Private	90,130	2,596,368	1,222	87,010	2,678,207	1,053
Goods-producing	14,292	430,091	1,356	13,618	456,243	1,223
Natural resources and mining	609	8,448	855	526	11,496	766
Construction	8,482	101,827	1,228	8,167	121,628	1,193
Manufacturing	5,201	319,816	1,411	4,925	323,120	1,251
Service-providing	75,838	2,166,277	1,195	73,392	2,221,964	1,018
Trade, transportation & utilities	18,346	541,297	991	17,891	549,773	887
Information	1,598	60,702	1,719	1,465	61,266	1,411
Financial activities	9,550	229,107	2,539	9,224	232,172	1,566
Professional & business services	17,616	464,242	1,657	16,573	474,582	1,482
Education and health services	10,245	494,541	863	10,160	504,492	873
Leisure and hospitality	8,214	278,298	399	8,196	297,822	400
Other services	10,267	98,060	616	9,883	101,857	623
Unclassified	2	32	38	0	0	0

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.

Item	Aug15	Sep15	Oct15	Nov15	Dec15	Jan16	Feb16	Mar16	Apr16	May16	Jun16	Jul16	Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate	3.3	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.4	4.2	4.1	4.2	3.5	3.2	3.9	3.7	3.8
Unemployment	6,392	6,233	5,787	5,649	6,420	8,011	7,940	8,189	6,874	6,195	7,560	7,151	7,228
Employment	186,226	184,866	184,691	185,502	184,781	184,016	186,274	185,981	186,928	187,674	186,423	187,397	185,464
Labor Force	192,618	191,099	190,478	191,151	191,201	192,027	194,214	194,170	193,802	193,869	193,983	194,548	192,692

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 Name	City Name	District Code	Locale Code	County	State	2012-13 Enrollment	2013 Total Population	Grade Relevant Pop Ages 5-17

District Name

City Name

District
Code

Locale
Code

County

State

2012-13
Enrollment

2013 Total
Population

Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17

Annandale Public School District	Annandale	2703150	32	27171	MN	1,687	10,671	1,855
Anoka-Hennepin Public School Dist.	Anoka	2703180	21	27003	MN	38,467	231,525	43,971
Becker Public School District	Becker	2703870	32	27141	MN	2,793	11,608	2,820
Belle Plaine Public School District	Belle Plaine	2704050	32	27139	MN	1,646	9,474	1,907
Big Lake Public School District	Big Lake	2705460	31	27141	MN	3,379	17,673	4,066
Bloomington Public School District	Bloomington	2705790	13	27053	MN	10,501	86,125	12,126
Braham Public School District	Braham	2706060	42	27059	MN	864	6,183	1,161
Brooklyn Center School District	Brooklyn Center	2706240	21	27053	MN	2,214	9,267	1,612
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Sch	Buffalo	2707200	31	27171	MN	5,907	32,802	6,964
Burnsville Public School District	Burnsville	2707290	21	27037	MN	9,752	68,515	11,825
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist	Cambridge	2707410	32	27059	MN	5,117	28,595	5,395
Centennial Public School District	Circle Pines	2708100	21	27003	MN	6,503	32,805	6,689
Central Public School District	Norwood Young America	2723910	32	27019	MN	1,030	8,315	1,570
Chisago Lakes School District	Lindstrom	2700017	32	27025	MN	3,388	21,087	3,814
Cleveland Public School District	Cleveland	2709330	42	27079	MN	441	2,442	440
Columbia Heights Public School Dist	Columbia Heights	2709510	21	27003	MN	3,124	25,856	3,737
Dassel-Cokato Public School Dist.	Cokato	2710060	41	27171	MN	2,285	10,204	2,312
Delano Public School District	Delano	2710170	31	27171	MN	2,357	11,214	2,505
Eastern Carver County Public School	Chaska	2708190	21	27019	MN	9,353	54,034	11,935
Eden Prairie Public School District	Eden Prairie	2714220	13	27053	MN	9,402	59,877	11,675
Edina Public School District	Edina	2711250	21	27053	MN	8,525	41,121	8,455
Elk River Public School District	Elk River	2711370	21	27141	MN	12,783	68,143	14,670
Farmington Public School District	Farmington	2711820	21	27037	MN	6,843	33,741	7,360
Forest Lake Public School District	Forest Lake	2712270	31	27163	MN	6,791	46,912	8,534
Franconia Public School District	Scandia	2708880	42	27163	MN	...	258	46
Fridley Public School District	Fridley	2712420	21	27003	MN	2,947	15,912	2,526
G.F.W.	Gibbon	2712580	43	27143	MN	811	6,041	998
Hastings Public School District	Hastings	2713530	31	27037	MN	4,716	32,478	5,700
Hopkins Public School District	Hopkins	2714260	21	27053	MN	7,152	64,368	8,947
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	Howard Lake	2700123	42	27171	MN	1,142	8,904	1,596
Inver Grove Heights Schools	Inver Grove Heights	2715030	21	27037	MN	3,859	29,817	4,763
Isle Public School District	Isle	2715510	43	27095	MN	504	3,222	463
Jordan Public School District	Jordan	2715750	31	27139	MN	1,775	9,496	2,155
Lakeville Public School District	Lakeville	2717780	21	27037	MN	11,006	53,109	12,500
Le Sueur-Henderson School District	Lesueur	2718070	32	27079	MN	1,100	7,553	1,358
Mahtomedi Public School District	Mahtomedi	2718750	21	27163	MN	3,317	14,262	2,979
Maple Lake Public School District	Maple Lake	2718810	42	27171	MN	946	5,091	1,041
Milaca Public School District	Milaca	2720670	32	27095	MN	1,903	11,570	2,191
Minneapolis Public School Dist.	Minneapolis	2721240	11	27053	MN	35,842	397,992	51,928
Minnetonka Public School District	Minnetonka	2711670	21	27053	MN	9,596	41,849	8,833
Monticello Public School District	Monticello	2721390	31	27171	MN	4,071	21,131	4,435
Mounds View Public School District	Shoreview	2722950	21	27123	MN	10,431	76,678	11,769
New Prague Area Schools	New Prague	2723430	32	27139	MN	3,960	19,226	4,321
North Branch Public Schools	North Branch	2723820	32	27025	MN	3,216	19,942	3,923
North St Paul-Maplewood School Dist	Maplewood	2723850	21	27123	MN	10,855	79,482	13,242
Onamia Public School District	Onamia	2725050	43	27095	MN	637	5,618	1,000
Orono Public School District	Long Lake	2725080	41	27053	MN	2,794	12,341	2,713
Osseo Public School District	Maple Grove	2725200	21	27053	MN	20,843	140,557	26,548
Princeton Public School District	Princeton	2730030	32	27095	MN	3,288	20,454	3,911
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	Prior Lake	2730060	21	27139	MN	7,412	39,869	8,674
Randolph Public School District	Randolph	2730150	42	27037	MN	582	2,459	449
Richfield Public School District	Richfield	2731750	21	27053	MN	4,488	41,502	5,192
Robbinsdale Public School District	New Hope	2731780	21	27053	MN	12,409	103,064	15,597
Rockford Public School District	Rockford	2732070	41	27171	MN	1,614	9,850	2,001
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	Rosemount	2732390	21	27037	MN	27,243	147,378	29,106
Roseville Public School District	Roseville	2732430	21	27123	MN	7,182	56,669	8,023
Rush City Public School District	Rush City	2732550	32	27025	MN	902	6,561	908
Shakopee Public School District	Shakopee	2733000	21	27139	MN	7,666	44,932	9,142
Sibley East School District	Arlington	2700102	43	27143	MN	1,239	7,589	1,437
South St. Paul Public School Dist.	South St. Paul	2733270	21	27037	MN	3,414	20,179	3,213
South Washington County School Dist	Cottage Grove	2733810	21	27163	MN	18,048	96,044	19,933
Spring Lake Park Public Schools	Spring Lake Park	2733330	21	27003	MN	5,502	31,171	5,236
St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	St. Anthony	2733420	21	27053	MN	1,798	10,218	1,243
St. Francis Public School District	St. Francis	2733540	31	27003	MN	5,023	32,386	6,440
St. Louis Park Public School Dist.	St. Louis Park	2733780	21	27053	MN	4,677	45,405	5,461
St. Michael-Albertville School Dist	Albertville	2733790	21	27171	MN	5,687	23,382	5,856
St. Paul Public School District	St. Paul	2733840	11	27123	MN	38,419	295,197	50,756
Stillwater Area Public School Dist.	Stillwater	2738190	21	27163	MN	8,640	61,829	11,425
Tri-City United School District	Montgomery	2700379	32	27079	MN	1,864	12,326	2,328
Waconia Public School District	Waconia	2741460	31	27019	MN	3,621	20,130	4,309
Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist.	Watertown	2741910	41	27019	MN	1,619	9,953	1,963
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	Waterville	2700013	42	27079	MN	869	6,776	1,075
Wayzata Public School District	Wayzata	2742160	13	27053	MN	10,785	61,298	12,158
West St. Paul-Mendota Hts.-Eagan	Mendota Heights	2742270	21	27037	MN	4,820	42,977	6,466
Westonka Public School District	Minnetrista	2722920	41	27053	MN	2,288	18,580	3,116
White Bear Lake School District	White Bear Lake	2742360	21	27123	MN	8,231	63,315	10,401
Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	Baldwin	5500720	41	55109	WI	1,631	8,860	1,693
Ellsworth Community School District	Ellsworth	5504320	32	55093	WI	1,691	11,168	1,930
Elmwood School District	Elmwood	5504350	43	55093	WI	333	2,043	337
Glenwood City School District	Glenwood City	5505520	43	55109	WI	728	4,126	758
Hudson School District	Hudson	5506690	31	55109	WI	5,609	30,696	6,367
New Richmond School District	New Richmond	5510620	32	55109	WI	3,222	17,044	3,327
Plum City School District	Plum City	5511880	43	55093	WI	281	1,818	315
Prescott School District	Prescott	5512240	31	55093	WI	1,329	7,816	1,505
River Falls School District	River Falls	5513050	32	55093	WI	3,109	23,066	3,336
Saint Croix Central School District	Hammond	5506060	32	55109	WI	1,543	7,692	1,576
Somerset School District	Somerset	5514010	31	55109	WI	1,584	8,140	1,776
Spring Valley School District	Spring Valley	5514340	42	55093	WI	732	4,088	747

Number of districts: 88 ... Total enrollment: 519,697
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	Level	Total UG Enrollment	Fulltime UG Enrollment	Total Grad Enrollment	Fulltime Grad Enrollment

Institution

City Name

Code

Level

Total UG Enrollment

Fulltime UG Enrollment

Total Grad Enrollment

Fulltime Grad Enrollment

Academy College	Minneapolis, MN	172866	5	127	79	0	0
Anoka Technical College	Anoka, MN	172954	4	2,221	991	0	0
Anoka-Ramsey Community College	Coon Rapids, MN	172963	4	7,877	3,068	0	0
Argosy University-Twin Cities	Eagan, MN	173984	9	1,072	294	421	91
Augsburg College	Minneapolis, MN	173045	9	2,619	2,002	929	566
Bethel University	Saint Paul, MN	173160	9	3,045	2,577	934	384
Brown College-Brooklyn Center	Brooklyn Center, MN	475291	5	169	41	0	0
Brown College-Mendota Heights	Mendota Heights, MN	174394	5	150	76	0	0
Capella University	Minneapolis, MN	413413	9	8,750	1,624	26,311	965
Century College	White Bear Lake, MN	175315	4	9,478	3,618	0	0
Concordia University-Saint Paul	Saint Paul, MN	173328	9	2,431	1,369	1,650	1,451
Crown College	Saint Bonifacius, MN	174862	7	1,113	826	165	126
Dakota County Technical College	Rosemount, MN	173416	4	2,910	1,361	0	0
DeVry University-Minnesota	Edina, MN	482529	7	232	78	138	22
Dunwoody College of Technology	Minneapolis, MN	175227	5	1,070	873	0	0
Globe University-Minneapolis	Minneapolis, MN	456834	9	52	37	112	64
Globe University-Woodbury	Woodbury, MN	173629	7	717	493	59	30
Hamline University	Saint Paul, MN	173665	9	2,242	2,162	2,227	430
Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies	Center City, MN	173683	7	1	1	102	87
Hennepin Technical College	Brooklyn Park, MN	173708	4	5,985	2,063	0	0
Herzing University-Minneapolis	Minneapolis, MN	174154	5	263	113	0	0
ITT Technical Institute-Brooklyn Center	Brooklyn Center, MN	470870	5	176	147	0	0
ITT Technical Institute-Eden Prairie	Eden Prairie, MN	445081	5	216	148	0	0
Institute of Production and Recording	Minneapolis, MN	454616	3	243	151	0	0
Inver Hills Community College	Inver Grove Heights, MN	173799	3	5,958	1,996	0	0
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Minneapolis	Mendota Heights, MN	446844	3	491	491	0	0
Macalester College	Saint Paul, MN	173902	5	2,073	2,045	0	0
McNally Smith College of Music	Saint Paul, MN	367194	7	497	385	21	19
Metropolitan State University	Saint Paul, MN	174020	9	7,595	2,715	760	175
Miami Ad School-Minneapolis	Minneapolis, MN	440800	4	23	23	0	0
Minneapolis Business College	Roseville, MN	174118	3	231	231	0	0
Minneapolis College of Art and Design	Minneapolis, MN	174127	7	672	642	111	42
Minneapolis Community and Technical College	Minneapolis, MN	174136	4	9,237	3,187	0	0
Minneapolis Media Institute	Edina, MN	474881	5	157	84	0	0
Minnesota School of Business-Blaine	Blaine, MN	451769	5	239	142	0	0
Minnesota School of Business-Brooklyn Center	Brooklyn Center, MN	407285	5	109	58	0	0
Minnesota School of Business-Elk River	Elk River, MN	456782	5	236	149	0	0
Minnesota School of Business-Lakeville	Lakeville, MN	458742	5	195	146	0	0
Minnesota School of Business-Plymouth	Plymouth, MN	442578	5	130	85	0	0
Minnesota School of Business-Richfield	Richfield, MN	174279	7	693	440	70	36
National American University-Bloomington	Bloomington, MN	436483	5	422	86	0	0
National American University-Brooklyn Center	Brooklyn Center, MN	440767	5	512	29	0	0
National American University-Burnsville	Burnsville, MN	478005	5	183	12	0	0
National American University-Roseville	Roseville, MN	174385	5	264	20	0	0
Normandale Community College	Bloomington, MN	174428	3	9,539	3,995	0	0
North Central University	Minneapolis, MN	174437	6	1,083	889	108	0
North Hennepin Community College	Brooklyn Park, MN	174376	3	7,384	2,034	0	0
Northwestern Health Sciences University	Bloomington, MN	174507	9	120	54	759	710
Saint Paul College	Saint Paul, MN	175041	4	6,600	2,565	0	0
St Catherine University	Saint Paul, MN	175005	9	3,491	2,093	1,564	1,155
The Art Institutes International-Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	173887	5	932	667	0	0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	174066	9	34,351	28,904	16,796	9,719
University of Northwestern-St Paul	Saint Paul, MN	174491	7	3,222	1,931	205	7
University of Phoenix-Minneapolis St Paul Campus	Saint Louis Park, MN	445319	7	132	132	14	14
University of St Thomas	Saint Paul, MN	174914	9	6,148	5,883	3,992	1,231
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	River Falls, WI	240471	8	5,740	5,209	458	143
Walden University	Minneapolis, MN	125231	9	8,960	817	43,228	26,650

Number of institutions: 57 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 170,778
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

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• Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
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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).

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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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