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Situation & Outlook Report

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 37620)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA metro changed from 92,761 in 2010 to 92,278 in 2015, a change of -429 (-0.5%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 402 in 2010 and 409 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -52 (2011), -116 (2012), -13 (2013), -12 (2014), -12 (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 95,608. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 2,893 (3.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 16,025 (2010) to 22,362 (2020), a change of 6,337 (39.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 535 in 2008 and 517 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,638 in 2008 to $36,456 in 2014, a change of $4,818 (15.2%). 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 360 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,402 in 2009 to $3,548 in 2014 a change of $146 (4.29%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,402 in 2009 to $3,209 in 2014, a change of ($193) (-5.67%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 28 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 37620; 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.
  •   Parkersburg
  •   Vienna

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
  Parkersburg, WV (5462140) 31,492 31,369 31,305 31,202 31,098 30,981 -388 -1.20
  Vienna, WV (5483500) 10,749 10,753 10,713 10,633 10,594 10,562 -191 -1.80

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 92,761 100.0 92,629 100.0 92,400 100.0 92,361 100.0 92,278 100.0 92,332 100.0
  Wirt County, WV (54105) 5,745 6.2 5,798 6.3 5,816 6.3 5,874 6.4 5,837 6.3 5,880 6.4
  Wood County, WV (54107) 87,016 93.8 86,831 93.7 86,584 93.7 86,487 93.6 86,441 93.7 86,452 93.6

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.
  Wood County, WV

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 92,519 92,684 165 0.18
  One race 0 91,186 91,186...
    White 0 88,590 88,590...
    Black/African American 0 88,590 88,590...
    American Indian/Alaska Native 0 31 31...
    Asian alone 0 437 437...
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 31 31...
    Some other race alone 0 162 162...
  Two or more races 0 1,498 1,498...
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 819 344 -475 -58.00
Population 25 years and over 65,204 65,302 98 -58.00
  % high school graduate or higher 90.7 90.3 -0.4 -0.44
  % bachelor's degree or higher 16.9 19.9 3.0 17.75
Total Households 38,799 38,667 -132 17.75
  Median household income ($) 40,945 41,793 848 2.07
  Mean household income ($) 53,425 54,325 900 1.68
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 92,519 92,684 165 0.18
  Male 44,837 44,647 -190 1.68
  Female 47,682 48,037 355 1.68
  Under 5 years 5,405 5,432 27 1.68
  5 to 9 years 5,088 5,908 820 16.12
  10 to 14 years 6,099 5,048 -1,051 -17.23
  15 to 19 years 5,194 5,665 471 9.07
  20 to 24 years 5,529 5,329 -200 -3.62
  25 to 34 years 10,253 10,573 320 3.12
  35 to 44 years 11,137 11,476 339 3.04
  45 to 54 years 13,250 13,333 83 0.63
  55 to 59 years 7,323 6,931 -392 -5.35
  55 to 59 years 7,323 6,931 -392 -5.35
  60 to 64 years 5,842 5,697 -145 -2.48
  65 to 74 years 10,104 9,979 -125 -1.24
  75 to 84 years 5,101 5,265 164 3.22
  85 years and over 2,194 2,048 -146 -6.65
  Median age 42.5 42.5 0.0 0.00
  18 years and over 72,641 72,695 54 0.07
  21 years and over 69,935 69,501 -434 -0.62
  62 years and over 20,683 20,395 -288 -1.39
  65 years and over 17,399 17,292 -107 -0.61

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 43,446 43,455 43,490 43,471 43,490 43,473 18 0.04

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 43,742 43,301 -441 -1.01
  1-unit, detached 34,112 32,559 -1,553 -4.55
  1-unit, attached 318 494 176 55.35
  2 units 2,098 1,110 -988 -47.09
  3 or 4 units 1,025 2,208 1,183 115.41
  5 to 9 units 890 871 -19 -2.13
  10 to 20 units 960 497 -463 -48.23
  20 or more units 780 1,346 566 72.56
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 43,742 43,301 -441 -1.01
  Occupied Housing Units 38,799 38,667 -132 -0.34
    Owner 27,795 27,047 -748 -2.69
    Renter 11,004 11,620 616 5.60
  Vacant Housing Units 4,943 4,634 -309 -6.25
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.60 1.00 -0.60...
  Rental vacancy rate 2.70 8.50 5.80...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.39 2.35 -0.04 -1.67
Average household size; renter-occ 2.30 2.44 0.14 6.09
Median Value $ owner occupied 103,900 102,500 -1,400 -1.35
Median Rent $ renter occupied 605 629 24 3.97

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 16 3 7 6 1 2 8 8 11 9 13 9
  in 1 unit bldgs 14 3 7 6 1 2 8 8 9 9 13 9
  in 2 unit bldgs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 66 66 66 66
Value ($000), Total Units 2,244 533 1,263 1,118 55 713 1,504 1,113 1,406 1,437 1,705 1,206
  1 unit structures 2,024 533 1,263 1,118 55 713 1,504 1,113 1,206 1,437 1,705 1,206
  2 unit structures 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 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
    169.02 176.05 179.09 169.07 174.57
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  4.16 1.73 -5.59 3.25 3.28
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 3,146,042 3,260,771 3,249,181 3,434,856 3,567,903 421,861 13.4
  Net earnings 1/ 1,791,959 1,855,996 1,855,946 1,978,823 2,060,253 268,294 15.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 893,107 902,770 914,704 952,867 986,447 93,340 10.5
    Income maintenance 2/ 92,647 92,743 91,572 92,532 93,587 940 1.0
    Unemployment insurance compensation 23,193 20,957 17,643 10,693 12,008 -11,185 -48.2
    Retirement and other 777,267 789,070 805,489 849,642 880,852 103,585 13.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 460,976 502,005 478,531 503,166 521,203 60,227 13.1
  Population 4/ 92,629 92,400 92,361 92,278 92,332 -297 -0.3
  Per capita personal income 33,964 35,290 35,179 37,223 38,642 4,678 13.8
  Per capita net earnings 19,346 20,087 20,094 21,444 22,314 2,968 15.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,642 9,770 9,904 10,326 10,684 1,042 10.8
    Per capita income maintenance 1,000 1,004 991 1,003 1,014 14 1.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 250 227 191 116 130 -120 -48.0
    Per capita retirement and other 8,391 8,540 8,721 9,207 9,540 1,149 13.7
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,977 5,433 5,181 5,453 5,645 668 13.4
  Earnings by place of work 2,115,055 2,190,621 2,187,376 2,267,912 2,343,869 228,814 10.8
    Wages and salaries 1,487,803 1,547,151 1,535,966 1,579,315 1,599,583 111,780 7.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 417,104 439,440 437,614 423,241 429,552 12,448 3.0
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 295,785 314,502 313,529 296,147 300,593 4,808 1.6
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 121,319 124,938 124,085 127,094 128,959 7,640 6.3
    Proprietors' income 210,148 204,030 213,796 265,356 314,734 104,586 49.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -3,669 -4,669 -3,536 -4,153 -4,156 -487...
      Farm proprietors' income 213,817 208,699 217,332 269,509 318,890 105,073 49.1
Total full-time and part-time employment 50,779 51,102 50,636 50,436 50,271 -508 -1.0
  Wage and salary jobs 42,038 42,199 41,749 41,623 41,257 -781 -1.9
  Number of proprietors 8,741 8,903 8,887 8,813 9,014 273 3.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 980 952 951 932 914 -66 -6.7
    Number of farm proprietors 7,761 7,951 7,936 7,881 8,100 339 4.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,652 42,868 43,198 44,966 46,625 4,973 11.9
  Average wages and salaries 35,392 36,663 36,790 37,943 38,771 3,379 9.5
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 27,550 26,248 27,386 34,197 39,369 11,819 42.9
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 3,402 3,275 3,331 3,408 3,450 3,548 146 4.29
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,402 3,239 3,208 3,198 3,175 3,209 -193 -5.67

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 2,348 63,402 725 2,353 64,290 739
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 30 3,706 1,438 29 3,727 1,281
 Total, all industries - St Govt 35 ...... 35 1,805 648
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 74 ...... 74 ......
 Total, all industries - Private 2,209 ...... 2,215 ......
    Goods-producing 273 ...... 273 ......
      Natural resources and mining 26 ...... 28 ......
      Construction 179 2,592 977 178 2,910 1,059
      Manufacturing 68 ...... 67 ......
    Service-providing 1,936 44,012 602 1,942 44,763 591
      Trade, transportation & utilities 555 13,601 574 563 13,799 572
      Information 29 ...... 29 ......
      Financial activities 221 2,908 919 215 2,883 829
      Professional & business services 290 5,684 714 292 5,810 704
      Education and health services 307 11,290 711 303 11,438 696
      Leisure and hospitality 279 7,336 277 281 7,650 291
      Other services 251 ...... 255 ......
      Unclassified 4 3 1,583 4 5 1,056

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 9.7 8.7 8.0 8.6 9.3 11.9 12.3 9.9 7.8 8.3 8.1 7.4 8.0
Unemployment 222 199 182 195 210 273 282 220 174 188 182 166 181
Employment 2,077 2,080 2,082 2,061 2,039 2,012 2,009 2,009 2,049 2,071 2,078 2,092 2,080
Labor Force2,2992,2792,2642,2562,2492,2852,2912,2292,2232,2592,2602,2582,261

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
Wirt County SchoolsElizabeth 54015904254105WV 1,035 5,901 932
Wood County SchoolsParkersburg 54016201354107WV 13,341 86,569 13,663

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 14,376
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
Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center Waverly, WV2375524 120 120 0 0
Mountain State College Parkersburg, WV2375983 158 147 0 0
Ohio Valley University Vienna, WV2376407 400 375 31 2
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV2376865 2,985 1,674 0 0

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,663
  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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