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Situation & Outlook Report

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 38540)
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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 Pocatello, ID MSA metro changed from 83,026 in 2010 to 83,471 in 2015, a change of 718 (0.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 430 in 2010 and 432 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -163 (2011), -424 (2012), -1,061 (2013), -478 (2014), -478 (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 91,957. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 8,957 (10.8%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 9,563 (2010) to 14,509 (2020), a change of 4,946 (51.7%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 703 in 2008 and 787 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $29,554 in 2008 to $32,063 in 2014, a change of $2,509 (8.5%). 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 377 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $2,372 in 2009 to $2,530 in 2014 a change of $158 (6.66%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $2,372 in 2009 to $2,310 in 2014, a change of ($62) (-2.61%). 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 22 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 38540; 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
Visual analysis of changing economic prosperity.
The following map shows the change in per capita personal income between 2008 and 2013 by county.
 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom maps for metros/counties of interest.

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.
  •   Pocatello

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
  Chubbuck, ID (1614680) 13,922 13,991 14,100 14,145 14,132 14,229 238 1.70
  Pocatello, ID (1664090) 54,255 54,319 54,648 54,770 54,386 54,292 -27 0.00

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 83,026 100.0 83,584 100.0 83,792 100.0 83,430 100.0 83,471 100.0 83,744 100.0
  Bannock County (16005) 83,026 100.0 83,584 100.0 83,792 100.0 83,430 100.0 83,471 100.0 83,744 100.0

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.
  Bannock County, ID

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 83,249 83,347 98 0.12
  One race 80,223 79,950 -273 -0.34
    White 74,843 75,813 970 1.30
    Black/African American 74,843 75,813 970 1.30
    American Indian/Alaska Native 2,463 2,103 -360 -14.62
    Asian alone 1,052 1,148 96 9.13
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 141 141...
    Some other race alone 1,439 254 -1,185 -82.35
  Two or more races 3,026 3,397 371 12.26
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,343 6,666 323 5.09
Population 25 years and over 51,398 51,850 452 5.09
  % high school graduate or higher 92.9 90.2 -2.7 -2.91
  % bachelor's degree or higher 28.4 26.8 -1.6 -5.63
Total Households 30,265 30,240 -25 -5.63
  Median household income ($) 42,174 44,018 1,844 4.37
  Mean household income ($) 58,017 59,314 1,297 2.24
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 83,249 83,347 98 0.12
  Male 41,254 40,602 -652 2.24
  Female 41,995 42,745 750 2.24
  Under 5 years 6,307 6,452 145 2.24
  5 to 9 years 6,717 6,174 -543 -8.08
  10 to 14 years 5,594 6,254 660 11.80
  15 to 19 years 5,721 5,955 234 4.09
  20 to 24 years 7,512 6,662 -850 -11.32
  25 to 34 years 12,219 12,862 643 5.26
  35 to 44 years 10,000 10,024 24 0.24
  45 to 54 years 9,232 8,379 -853 -9.24
  55 to 59 years 5,812 4,698 -1,114 -19.17
  55 to 59 years 5,812 4,698 -1,114 -19.17
  60 to 64 years 4,053 5,221 1,168 28.82
  65 to 74 years 5,701 6,342 641 11.24
  75 to 84 years 3,580 3,436 -144 -4.02
  85 years and over 801 888 87 10.86
  Median age 33.2 32.9 -0.3 -0.90
  18 years and over 61,198 61,006 -192 -0.31
  21 years and over 56,782 56,913 131 0.23
  62 years and over 12,480 13,095 615 4.93
  65 years and over 10,082 10,666 584 5.79

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 33,191 33,207 33,258 33,249 33,301 33,380 173 0.52

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 33,178 33,369 191 0.58
  1-unit, detached 23,073 22,315 -758 -3.29
  1-unit, attached 808 1,294 486 60.15
  2 units 1,743 1,151 -592 -33.96
  3 or 4 units 1,715 2,796 1,081 63.03
  5 to 9 units 964 930 -34 -3.53
  10 to 20 units 831 1,214 383 46.09
  20 or more units 1,432 851 -581 -40.57
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 33,178 33,369 191 0.58
  Occupied Housing Units 30,265 30,240 -25 -0.08
    Owner 19,947 21,363 1,416 7.10
    Renter 10,318 8,877 -1,441 -13.97
  Vacant Housing Units 2,913 3,129 216 7.42
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.80 2.60 -0.20...
  Rental vacancy rate 4.70 5.60 0.90...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.80 2.78 -0.02 -0.71
Average household size; renter-occ 2.45 2.47 0.02 0.82
Median Value $ owner occupied 145,300 139,600 -5,700 -3.92
Median Rent $ renter occupied 591 639 48 8.12

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 14 18 24 14 6 7 12 23 14 25 16 20
  in 1 unit bldgs 14 16 20 11 6 7 12 20 14 25 16 20
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 3 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 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98
Value ($000), Total Units 2,407 1,956 2,652 1,510 829 788 1,414 3,093 1,731 3,289 2,381 2,448
  1 unit structures 2,407 1,874 2,471 1,374 829 788 1,414 2,957 1,731 3,289 2,381 2,448
  2 unit structures 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3-4 unit structures 0 0 181 136 0 0 0 136 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
    170.54 171.35 175.86 174.27 181.28
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.47 2.63 -0.90 4.02 6.30
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

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

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 2,477,058 2,526,927 2,581,726 2,675,913 2,792,385 315,327 12.7
  Net earnings 1/ 1,516,248 1,543,058 1,564,512 1,615,532 1,686,068 169,820 11.2
  Personal current transfer receipts 595,961 602,705 611,986 626,328 651,764 55,803 9.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 65,759 62,648 63,877 60,895 59,710 -6,049 -9.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 21,818 18,323 12,705 6,166 5,812 -16,006 -73.4
    Retirement and other 508,384 521,734 535,404 559,267 586,242 77,858 15.3
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 364,849 381,164 405,228 434,053 454,553 89,704 24.6
  Population 4/ 83,584 83,792 83,430 83,471 83,744 160 0.2
  Per capita personal income 29,636 30,157 30,945 32,058 33,344 3,708 12.5
  Per capita net earnings 18,140 18,415 18,752 19,354 20,134 1,994 11.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,130 7,193 7,335 7,504 7,783 653 9.2
    Per capita income maintenance 787 748 766 730 713 -74 -9.4
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 261 219 152 74 69 -192 -73.6
    Per capita retirement and other 6,082 6,227 6,417 6,700 7,000 918 15.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,365 4,549 4,857 5,200 5,428 1,063 24.4
  Earnings by place of work 1,580,883 1,602,856 1,651,010 1,703,354 1,783,726 202,843 12.8
    Wages and salaries 1,135,176 1,140,132 1,154,769 1,210,502 1,261,072 125,896 11.1
    Supplements to wages and salaries 326,791 327,381 347,040 337,234 359,024 32,233 9.9
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 213,130 214,551 236,269 223,492 243,399 30,269 14.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 113,661 112,830 110,771 113,742 115,625 1,964 1.7
    Proprietors' income 118,916 135,343 149,201 155,618 163,630 44,714 37.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 12,765 7,994 8,886 6,935 6,539 -6,226 -48.8
      Farm proprietors' income 106,151 127,349 140,315 148,683 157,091 50,940 48.0
Total full-time and part-time employment 44,183 44,095 44,666 45,305 46,157 1,974 4.5
  Wage and salary jobs 33,945 33,940 34,556 35,348 35,940 1,995 5.9
  Number of proprietors 10,238 10,155 10,110 9,957 10,217 -21 -0.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 769 732 733 732 730 -39 -5.1
    Number of farm proprietors 9,469 9,423 9,377 9,225 9,487 18 0.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 35,780 36,350 36,963 37,597 38,645 2,865 8.0
  Average wages and salaries 33,442 33,593 33,417 34,245 35,088 1,646 4.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 11,210 13,515 14,964 16,117 16,559 5,349 47.7
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 2,372 2,416 2,468 2,455 2,446 2,530 158 6.66
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 2,372 2,387 2,392 2,329 2,275 2,310 -62 -2.61

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 2,181 53,579 620 2,193 54,174 608
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 27 853 1,389 28 906 1,165
 Total, all industries - St Govt 31 6,552 648 31 5,682 716
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 52 5,300 609 53 5,511 601
 Total, all industries - Private 2,071 40,874 601 2,081 42,075 582
    Goods-producing 317 4,691 956 316 5,252 851
      Natural resources and mining 19 127 637 20 194 579
      Construction 231 2,058 625 228 2,273 654
      Manufacturing 67 2,507 1,248 68 2,785 1,032
    Service-providing 1,754 36,183 554 1,765 36,823 543
      Trade, transportation & utilities 492 10,006 582 484 10,198 564
      Information 31 637 657 30 636 724
      Financial activities 224 3,371 788 227 3,510 706
      Professional & business services 309 6,026 547 312 5,956 595
      Education and health services 353 9,449 636 360 9,507 600
      Leisure and hospitality 195 5,554 234 199 5,826 245
      Other services 150 1,140 476 153 1,190 535

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 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5
Unemployment 1,624 1,484 1,410 1,512 1,495 1,723 1,683 1,545 1,360 1,282 1,421 1,491 1,467
Employment 39,633 40,488 41,658 41,626 41,351 40,602 41,200 41,163 41,514 41,932 40,888 40,684 40,232
Labor Force41,25741,97243,06843,13842,84642,32542,88342,70842,87443,21442,30942,17541,699

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
Marsh Valley Joint DistrictArimo 16019504216005ID 1,259 6,858 1,494
Pocatello DistrictPocatello 16026401316005ID 12,799 76,389 14,666

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 14,058
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
Idaho State University Pocatello, ID1422769 11,517 7,214 1,912 1,216
The School of Hairstyling Chubbuck, ID1424894 34 34 0 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 11,551
  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
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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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