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Situation & Outlook Report

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 36980)
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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 Owensboro, KY MSA metro changed from 114,777 in 2010 to 116,507 in 2015, a change of 2,686 (2.3%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 343 in 2010 and 342 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 206 (2011), 236 (2012), 58 (2013), -192 (2014), -192 (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 122,066. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 7,275 (6.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 17,449 (2010) to 24,595 (2020), a change of 7,146 (41.0%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 413 in 2008 and 353 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,525 in 2008 to $39,259 in 2014, a change of $5,734 (17.1%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 282 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $4,364 in 2009 to $5,550 in 2014 a change of $1,186 (27.18%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $4,364 in 2009 to $4,997 in 2014, a change of $633 (14.51%). 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 29 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 36980; 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.
  •   Owensboro

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
  Owensboro, KY (2158620) 57,265 57,449 57,774 58,049 58,320 58,374 925 1.60

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 114,777 100.0 115,329 100.0 116,002 100.0 116,408 100.0 116,507 100.0 117,463 100.0
  Daviess County, KY (21059) 96,713 84.3 97,208 84.3 97,820 84.3 98,244 84.4 98,336 84.4 99,259 84.5
  Hancock County, KY (21091) 8,551 7.5 8,599 7.5 8,663 7.5 8,669 7.4 8,720 7.5 8,692 7.4
  McLean County, KY (21149) 9,513 8.3 9,522 8.3 9,519 8.2 9,495 8.2 9,451 8.1 9,512 8.1

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.
  Daviess County, KY

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 117,149 116,170 -979 -0.84
  One race 114,447 112,292 -2,155 -1.88
    White 108,396 107,431 -965 -0.89
    Black/African American 108,396 107,431 -965 -0.89
    American Indian/Alaska Native 193 110 -83 -43.01
    Asian alone 902 732 -170 -18.85
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 165 183 18 10.91
  Two or more races 2,702 3,878 1,176 43.52
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,033 2,866 -167 -5.51
Population 25 years and over 79,204 78,796 -408 -5.51
  % high school graduate or higher 87.4 87.6 0.2 0.23
  % bachelor's degree or higher 17.4 20.1 2.7 15.52
Total Households 45,776 46,540 764 15.52
  Median household income ($) 46,268 41,827 -4,441 -9.60
  Mean household income ($) 59,180 56,423 -2,757 -4.66
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 117,149 116,170 -979 -0.84
  Male 56,867 56,968 101 -4.66
  Female 60,282 59,202 -1,080 -4.66
  Under 5 years 7,317 7,472 155 -4.66
  5 to 9 years 8,575 7,797 -778 -9.07
  10 to 14 years 8,164 8,291 127 1.56
  15 to 19 years 6,900 6,733 -167 -2.42
  20 to 24 years 6,989 7,081 92 1.32
  25 to 34 years 14,138 14,658 520 3.68
  35 to 44 years 13,750 13,725 -25 -0.18
  45 to 54 years 16,761 15,925 -836 -4.99
  55 to 59 years 8,924 8,744 -180 -2.02
  55 to 59 years 8,924 8,744 -180 -2.02
  60 to 64 years 6,655 6,374 -281 -4.22
  65 to 74 years 10,223 10,920 697 6.82
  75 to 84 years 6,897 6,362 -535 -7.76
  85 years and over 1,856 2,088 232 12.50
  Median age 40.4 39.6 -0.8 -1.98
  18 years and over 88,787 88,174 -613 -0.69
  21 years and over 85,078 84,499 -579 -0.68
  62 years and over 22,729 23,136 407 1.79
  65 years and over 18,976 19,370 394 2.08

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 49,450 49,491 49,727 49,913 50,086 50,515 1,024 2.07

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 50,064 50,396 332 0.66
  1-unit, detached 36,517 37,741 1,224 3.35
  1-unit, attached 479 401 -78 -16.28
  2 units 958 928 -30 -3.13
  3 or 4 units 2,932 1,874 -1,058 -36.08
  5 to 9 units 1,675 2,866 1,191 71.10
  10 to 20 units 740 989 249 33.65
  20 or more units 1,236 1,213 -23 -1.86
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 50,064 50,396 332 0.66
  Occupied Housing Units 45,776 46,540 764 1.67
    Owner 32,593 30,992 -1,601 -4.91
    Renter 13,183 15,548 2,365 17.94
  Vacant Housing Units 4,288 3,856 -432 -10.07
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.20 1.60 -0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.50 3.80 -0.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.52 2.53 0.01 0.40
Average household size; renter-occ 2.43 2.23 -0.20 -8.23
Median Value $ owner occupied 109,900 117,100 7,200 6.55
Median Rent $ renter occupied 627 644 17 2.71

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 23 30 29 19 12 9 26 24 16 24 31 42
  in 1 unit bldgs 23 20 29 19 12 9 18 24 16 24 31 18
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 24
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 2,341 2,824 12,598 1,784 1,791 857 1,971 2,480 1,674 2,136 2,878 3,488
  1 unit structures 2,341 2,160 12,598 1,784 1,791 857 1,646 2,480 1,674 2,136 2,797 1,769
  2 unit structures 0 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5+ unit structures 0 0 0 0 0 0 325 0 0 0 81 1,719

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
    164.76 165.19 165.99 170.84 172.92
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.26 0.48 2.92 1.22 4.95
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 4,189,708 4,221,951 4,316,892 4,495,652 4,658,263 468,555 11.2
  Net earnings 1/ 2,563,601 2,536,958 2,630,543 2,667,682 2,751,922 188,321 7.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 995,741 990,921 1,012,726 1,097,671 1,157,143 161,402 16.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 98,260 100,659 101,707 99,105 98,222 -38 0.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 33,052 24,802 18,952 9,602 7,489 -25,563 -77.3
    Retirement and other 864,429 865,460 892,067 988,964 1,051,432 187,003 21.6
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 630,366 694,072 673,623 730,299 749,198 118,832 18.9
  Population 4/ 115,329 116,002 116,408 116,507 117,463 2,134 1.9
  Per capita personal income 36,328 36,396 37,084 38,587 39,657 3,329 9.2
  Per capita net earnings 22,229 21,870 22,598 22,897 23,428 1,199 5.4
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,634 8,542 8,700 9,422 9,851 1,217 14.1
    Per capita income maintenance 852 868 874 851 836 -16 -1.9
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 287 214 163 82 64 -223 -77.7
    Per capita retirement and other 7,495 7,461 7,663 8,488 8,951 1,456 19.4
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,466 5,983 5,787 6,268 6,378 912 16.7
  Earnings by place of work 2,800,644 2,813,443 2,957,027 3,008,195 3,125,373 324,729 11.6
    Wages and salaries 1,886,348 1,975,418 2,031,877 2,120,384 2,235,806 349,458 18.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 527,156 533,322 518,834 522,955 550,040 22,884 4.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 384,312 379,895 362,388 359,840 378,957 -5,355 -1.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 142,844 153,427 156,446 163,115 171,083 28,239 19.8
    Proprietors' income 387,140 304,703 406,316 364,856 339,527 -47,613 -12.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 115,090 85,395 179,374 126,468 67,173 -47,917 -41.6
      Farm proprietors' income 272,050 219,308 226,942 238,388 272,354 304 0.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 64,235 65,839 65,582 65,555 66,499 2,264 3.5
  Wage and salary jobs 52,246 53,625 53,317 53,375 54,020 1,774 3.4
  Number of proprietors 11,989 12,214 12,265 12,180 12,479 490 4.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,470 1,436 1,437 1,436 1,436 -34 -2.3
    Number of farm proprietors 10,519 10,778 10,828 10,744 11,043 524 5.0
Average earnings per job (dollars) 43,600 42,732 45,089 45,888 46,999 3,399 7.8
  Average wages and salaries 36,105 36,838 38,109 39,726 41,388 5,283 14.6
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 25,863 20,348 20,959 22,188 24,663 -1,200 -4.6
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 4,364 4,560 4,781 5,138 5,518 5,550 1,186 27.18
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 4,364 4,447 4,537 4,775 5,069 4,997 633 14.51

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 3,444 84,634 762 3,492 85,638 800
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 28 510 1,163 28 501 1,028
 Total, all industries - St Govt 59 1,898 554 59 1,911 564
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 47 8,943 656 47 8,932 844
 Total, all industries - Private 3,310 73,283 777 3,358 74,293 799
    Goods-producing 473 19,157 1,071 470 19,003 1,109
      Natural resources and mining 59 1,195 885 57 1,269 956
      Construction 274 3,957 929 277 4,024 965
      Manufacturing 140 14,004 1,127 136 13,710 1,167
    Service-providing 2,837 54,126 674 2,888 55,290 693
      Trade, transportation & utilities 725 16,428 746 724 16,649 726
      Information 20 763 933 20 762 899
      Financial activities 287 ...... 287 6,001 782
      Professional & business services 397 6,082 592 409 6,361 641
      Education and health services 681 14,649 784 726 14,844 874
      Leisure and hospitality 255 7,769 268 255 8,108 286
      Other services 465 ...... 462 2,556 591
      Unclassified 7 9 762 5 8 894

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.1 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.0
Unemployment 1,828 1,877 1,888 2,091 2,147 2,422 2,518 2,333 1,872 2,038 2,213 2,073 1,833
Employment 42,134 42,087 42,288 42,339 42,540 42,260 42,892 43,119 43,441 43,806 43,832 43,717 43,594
Labor Force43,96243,96444,17644,43044,68744,68245,41045,45245,31345,84446,04545,79045,427

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
Daviess CountyOwensboro 21014702321059KY 11,381 68,744 12,689
Hancock CountyHawesville 21024604121091KY 1,690 8,687 1,624
Mclean CountyCalhoun 21040204221149KY 1,672 9,496 1,664
Owensboro IndependentOwensboro 21045901321059KY 4,873 29,474 4,747

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 19,616
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
Brescia University Owensboro, KY1563567 1,034 762 22 6
Daymar College-Owensboro Owensboro, KY1574655 94 64 0 0
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY1570765 709 662 0 0
Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY2479403 4,156 1,637 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 5,993
  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
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  • 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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