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Situation & Outlook Report

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 36100)
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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 Ocala, FL MSA metro changed from 331,421 in 2010 to 338,749 in 2015, a change of 11,833 (3.6%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 149 in 2010 and 149 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 1,908 (2011), 2,812 (2012), 2,741 (2013), 4,169 (2014), 4,169 (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 349,662. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 18,135 (5.5%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 87,329 (2010) to 100,797 (2020), a change of 13,468 (15.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 640 in 2008 and 769 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $30,272 in 2008 to $32,571 in 2014, a change of $2,299 (7.6%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 224 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $7,017 in 2009 to $7,741 in 2014 a change of $724 (10.32%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $7,017 in 2009 to $7,129 in 2014, a change of $112 (1.6%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 63 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 36100; 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.
  •   Ocala

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
  Ocala, FL (1250750) 56,315 56,382 56,637 56,888 57,088 57,586 1,204 2.10

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 331,421 100.0 332,272 100.0 334,094 100.0 335,688 100.0 338,749 100.0 343,254 100.0
  Marion County, FL (12083) 331,421 100.0 332,272 100.0 334,094 100.0 335,688 100.0 338,749 100.0 343,254 100.0

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.
  Marion County, FL

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 337,362 339,167 1,805 0.54
  One race 330,847 328,603 -2,244 -0.68
    White 278,429 276,045 -2,384 -0.86
    Black/African American 278,429 276,045 -2,384 -0.86
    American Indian/Alaska Native 1,661 989 -672 -40.46
    Asian alone 4,629 4,450 -179 -3.87
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 64 183 119 185.94
    Some other race alone 1,269 5,606 4,337 341.77
  Two or more races 6,515 10,564 4,049 62.15
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 39,297 40,502 1,205 3.07
Population 25 years and over 248,987 249,757 770 3.07
  % high school graduate or higher 85.4 86.2 0.8 0.94
  % bachelor's degree or higher 19.0 17.1 -1.9 -10.00
Total Households 133,098 132,275 -823 -10.00
  Median household income ($) 38,695 39,958 1,263 3.26
  Mean household income ($) 51,039 52,197 1,158 2.27
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 337,362 339,167 1,805 0.54
  Male 163,577 161,159 -2,418 2.27
  Female 173,785 178,008 4,223 2.27
  Under 5 years 16,523 16,353 -170 2.27
  5 to 9 years 18,875 20,053 1,178 6.24
  10 to 14 years 16,536 16,603 67 0.41
  15 to 19 years 18,814 17,356 -1,458 -7.75
  20 to 24 years 17,627 19,045 1,418 8.04
  25 to 34 years 33,321 32,659 -662 -1.99
  35 to 44 years 34,714 35,762 1,048 3.02
  45 to 54 years 40,925 40,072 -853 -2.08
  55 to 59 years 26,989 22,322 -4,667 -17.29
  55 to 59 years 26,989 22,322 -4,667 -17.29
  60 to 64 years 20,612 24,735 4,123 20.00
  65 to 74 years 51,218 53,007 1,789 3.49
  75 to 84 years 30,242 30,130 -112 -0.37
  85 years and over 10,966 11,070 104 0.95
  Median age 48.0 48.0 0.0 0.00
  18 years and over 273,797 274,934 1,137 0.42
  21 years and over 262,522 264,121 1,599 0.61
  62 years and over 105,261 109,092 3,831 3.64
  65 years and over 92,426 94,207 1,781 1.93

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 164,050 163,997 163,857 163,619 163,450 163,542 -455 -0.28

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 162,442 163,560 1,118 0.69
  1-unit, detached 103,753 108,811 5,058 4.88
  1-unit, attached 4,109 3,545 -564 -13.73
  2 units 1,840 3,571 1,731 94.08
  3 or 4 units 5,524 3,849 -1,675 -30.32
  5 to 9 units 5,764 4,284 -1,480 -25.68
  10 to 20 units 3,243 1,900 -1,343 -41.41
  20 or more units 1,946 2,390 444 22.82
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 162,442 163,560 1,118 0.69
  Occupied Housing Units 133,098 132,275 -823 -0.62
    Owner 98,699 100,578 1,879 1.90
    Renter 34,399 31,697 -2,702 -7.85
  Vacant Housing Units 29,344 31,285 1,941 6.61
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.60 3.10 0.50...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.80 9.50 0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.44 2.44 0.00 0.00
Average household size; renter-occ 2.57 2.63 0.06 2.33
Median Value $ owner occupied 107,100 101,300 -5,800 -5.42
Median Rent $ renter occupied 787 811 24 3.05

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 125 89 73 91 92 72 58 93 103 115 135 106
  in 1 unit bldgs 125 89 73 91 92 72 58 93 103 115 135 106
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 20,480 16,544 13,435 16,037 18,257 11,745 9,244 19,414 18,139 21,199 24,620 19,251
  1 unit structures 20,480 16,544 13,435 16,037 18,257 11,745 9,244 19,414 18,139 21,199 24,620 19,251
  2 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    167.27 170.16 171.89 174.43 178.55
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.73 1.02 1.48 2.36 6.74
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 10,541,701 10,637,397 10,558,285 11,077,431 11,601,952 1,060,251 10.1
  Net earnings 1/ 4,304,680 4,508,691 4,515,806 4,715,434 5,001,627 696,947 16.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 3,503,335 3,538,822 3,629,035 3,810,087 3,986,659 483,324 13.8
    Income maintenance 2/ 302,379 302,379 306,847 303,484 307,772 5,393 1.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 70,389 42,164 26,274 14,176 8,646 -61,743 -87.7
    Retirement and other 3,130,567 3,194,279 3,295,914 3,492,427 3,670,241 539,674 17.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 2,733,686 2,589,884 2,413,444 2,551,910 2,613,666 -120,020 -4.4
  Population 4/ 332,272 334,094 335,688 338,749 343,254 10,982 3.3
  Per capita personal income 31,726 31,840 31,453 32,701 33,800 2,074 6.5
  Per capita net earnings 12,955 13,495 13,452 13,920 14,571 1,616 12.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 10,544 10,592 10,811 11,248 11,614 1,070 10.1
    Per capita income maintenance 910 905 914 896 897 -13 -1.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 212 126 78 42 25 -187 -88.2
    Per capita retirement and other 9,422 9,561 9,818 10,310 10,692 1,270 13.5
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 8,227 7,752 7,190 7,533 7,614 -613 -7.5
  Earnings by place of work 4,538,980 4,755,144 4,818,241 5,017,731 5,288,614 749,634 16.5
    Wages and salaries 3,359,601 3,456,025 3,573,650 3,721,501 3,912,106 552,505 16.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 857,783 891,134 907,437 893,452 942,397 84,614 9.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 608,705 629,278 641,161 618,491 662,652 53,947 8.9
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 249,078 261,856 266,276 274,961 279,745 30,667 12.3
    Proprietors' income 321,596 407,985 337,154 402,778 434,111 112,515 35.0
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -80,179 -36,887 -69,242 -49,659 -36,586 43,593...
      Farm proprietors' income 401,775 444,872 406,396 452,437 470,697 68,922 17.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 129,817 131,949 134,528 138,458 141,617 11,800 9.1
  Wage and salary jobs 95,721 97,269 98,496 101,580 103,723 8,002 8.4
  Number of proprietors 34,096 34,680 36,032 36,878 37,894 3,798 11.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 3,104 3,133 3,137 3,122 3,100 -4 -0.1
    Number of farm proprietors 30,992 31,547 32,895 33,756 34,794 3,802 12.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 34,964 36,038 35,816 36,240 37,344 2,380 6.8
  Average wages and salaries 35,098 35,531 36,282 36,636 37,717 2,619 7.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 12,964 14,102 12,354 13,403 13,528 564 4.4
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 7,017 7,020 6,995 7,069 7,319 7,741 724 10.32
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 7,017 6,964 6,861 6,779 6,883 7,129 112 1.60

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 8,286 159,534 664 8,279 160,922 679
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 35 1,093 1,313 37 1,090 1,127
 Total, all industries - St Govt 47 3,953 673 46 4,066 728
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 23 18,448 753 23 18,128 794
 Total, all industries - Private 8,181 136,040 646 8,173 137,638 659
    Goods-producing 1,571 25,345 717 1,569 26,165 746
      Natural resources and mining 271 3,188 603 264 3,651 570
      Construction 1,033 10,163 617 1,037 10,154 668
      Manufacturing 267 11,994 831 268 12,360 859
    Service-providing 6,610 110,695 630 6,604 111,473 639
      Trade, transportation & utilities 1,911 36,353 596 1,895 36,410 610
      Information 81 1,333 858 82 1,316 844
      Financial activities 809 6,531 859 803 6,572 823
      Professional & business services 1,409 14,110 647 1,412 14,472 678
      Education and health services 955 28,699 827 961 28,523 837
      Leisure and hospitality 710 19,411 335 712 19,746 337
      Other services 639 4,101 472 648 4,302 466
      Unclassified 96 156 451 91 132 546

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 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.9 6.2 5.9
Unemployment 8,587 8,075 7,809 7,645 7,367 8,055 7,440 7,298 7,033 6,851 7,727 8,168 7,716
Employment 123,122 123,390 123,278 122,384 122,722 121,922 122,714 123,752 123,612 124,282 123,910 123,690 123,314
Labor Force131,709131,465131,087130,029130,089129,977130,154131,050130,645131,133131,637131,858131,030

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
MarionOcala 12012604112083FL 41,990 337,362 46,865

Number of districts: 1 ... Total enrollment: 41,990
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
College of Central Florida Ocala, FL1328515 7,931 3,036 0 0
Marion County Community Technical and Adult Education Center Ocala, FL4192264 381 381 0 0
Rasmussen College-Florida Ocala, FL1383095 6,318 3,389 0 0
Taylor College Belleview, FL4495243 150 150 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 14,780
  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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