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Situation & Outlook Report

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 40660)
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 Rome, GA MSA metro changed from 96,415 in 2010 to 96,061 in 2015, a change of 89 (0.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 391 in 2010 and 396 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -476 (2011), -300 (2012), -195 (2013), -6 (2014), -6 (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 102,593. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 6,200 (6.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 14,141 (2010) to 19,732 (2020), a change of 5,591 (39.5%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 629 in 2008 and 695 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $30,365 in 2008 to $33,705 in 2014, a change of $3,340 (11%). 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 362 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,229 in 2009 to $3,466 in 2014 a change of $237 (7.34%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,229 in 2009 to $3,184 in 2014, a change of ($45) (-1.39%). 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 20 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 40660; 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.
  •   Rome

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
  Rome, GA (1366668) 36,303 36,304 36,188 36,033 35,942 35,997 -307 -0.80

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 96,415 100.0 96,208 100.0 96,034 100.0 96,039 100.0 96,061 100.0 96,504 100.0
  Floyd County, GA (13115) 96,415 100.0 96,208 100.0 96,034 100.0 96,039 100.0 96,061 100.0 96,504 100.0

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.
  Floyd County, GA

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 95,821 96,063 242 0.25
  One race 94,476 95,700 1,224 1.30
    White 73,615 72,905 -710 -0.96
    Black/African American 73,615 72,905 -710 -0.96
    American Indian/Alaska Native 0 31 31...
    Asian alone 1,408 282 -1,126 -79.97
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0...
    Some other race alone 5,539 6,122 583 10.53
  Two or more races 1,345 363 -982 -73.01
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9,666 9,895 229 2.37
Population 25 years and over 62,410 62,940 530 2.37
  % high school graduate or higher 80.6 78.7 -1.9 -2.36
  % bachelor's degree or higher 18.2 21.0 2.8 15.38
Total Households 33,099 36,177 3,078 15.38
  Median household income ($) 37,296 41,752 4,456 11.95
  Mean household income ($) 49,345 59,934 10,589 21.46
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 95,821 96,063 242 0.25
  Male 46,662 46,736 74 21.46
  Female 49,159 49,327 168 21.46
  Under 5 years 5,875 5,585 -290 21.46
  5 to 9 years 7,465 6,193 -1,272 -17.04
  10 to 14 years 5,623 6,743 1,120 19.92
  15 to 19 years 7,220 7,291 71 0.98
  20 to 24 years 7,228 7,311 83 1.15
  25 to 34 years 10,530 11,533 1,003 9.53
  35 to 44 years 12,554 11,875 -679 -5.41
  45 to 54 years 12,707 12,999 292 2.30
  55 to 59 years 7,087 7,002 -85 -1.20
  55 to 59 years 7,087 7,002 -85 -1.20
  60 to 64 years 5,383 4,853 -530 -9.85
  65 to 74 years 7,917 7,987 70 0.88
  75 to 84 years 4,952 4,570 -382 -7.71
  85 years and over 1,280 2,121 841 65.70
  Median age 37.6 38.6 1.0 2.66
  18 years and over 73,217 73,514 297 0.41
  21 years and over 67,656 68,096 440 0.65
  62 years and over 17,289 17,639 350 2.02
  65 years and over 14,149 14,678 529 3.74

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 40,551 40,554 40,507 40,515 40,461 40,428 -126 -0.31

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 40,326 40,423 97 0.24
  1-unit, detached 28,725 29,109 384 1.34
  1-unit, attached 664 236 -428 -64.46
  2 units 2,774 3,133 359 12.94
  3 or 4 units 848 1,252 404 47.64
  5 to 9 units 815 1,354 539 66.13
  10 to 20 units 1,215 892 -323 -26.58
  20 or more units 1,673 1,426 -247 -14.76
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 40,326 40,423 97 0.24
  Occupied Housing Units 33,099 36,177 3,078 9.30
    Owner 18,579 20,432 1,853 9.97
    Renter 14,520 15,745 1,225 8.44
  Vacant Housing Units 7,227 4,246 -2,981 -41.25
  Homeowner vacancy rate 7.20 2.10 -5.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 12.50 7.80 -4.70...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.01 2.53 -0.48 -15.95
Average household size; renter-occ 2.46 2.56 0.10 4.07
Median Value $ owner occupied 115,500 132,200 16,700 14.46
Median Rent $ renter occupied 626 653 27 4.31

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 9 11 8 5 6 6 7 8 12 11 7 8
  in 1 unit bldgs 9 11 8 5 6 6 7 8 12 11 7 8
  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 1,756 2,259 1,274 1,256 1,208 1,080 1,435 1,823 2,418 2,439 1,745 1,620
  1 unit structures 1,756 2,259 1,274 1,256 1,208 1,080 1,435 1,823 2,418 2,439 1,745 1,620
  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
    159.97 159.29 160.56 166.82 165.10
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -0.43 0.80 3.90 -1.03 3.21
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 3,046,835 3,088,995 3,139,993 3,265,487 3,382,875 336,040 11.0
  Net earnings 1/ 1,710,989 1,775,191 1,803,874 1,891,650 1,961,638 250,649 14.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 853,424 839,376 854,656 883,306 912,487 59,063 6.9
    Income maintenance 2/ 99,838 103,736 106,959 100,145 99,611 -227 -0.2
    Unemployment insurance compensation 27,830 21,359 14,068 5,507 4,394 -23,436 -84.2
    Retirement and other 725,756 714,281 733,629 777,654 808,482 82,726 11.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 482,422 474,428 481,463 490,531 508,750 26,328 5.5
  Population 4/ 96,208 96,034 96,039 96,061 96,504 296 0.3
  Per capita personal income 31,669 32,166 32,695 33,994 35,054 3,385 10.7
  Per capita net earnings 17,784 18,485 18,783 19,692 20,327 2,543 14.3
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 8,871 8,740 8,899 9,195 9,455 584 6.6
    Per capita income maintenance 1,038 1,080 1,114 1,043 1,032 -6 -0.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 289 222 146 57 46 -243 -84.1
    Per capita retirement and other 7,544 7,438 7,639 8,095 8,378 834 11.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 5,014 4,940 5,013 5,106 5,272 258 5.1
  Earnings by place of work 2,104,859 2,177,253 2,224,607 2,318,002 2,396,606 291,747 13.9
    Wages and salaries 1,519,253 1,556,540 1,568,093 1,630,661 1,701,410 182,157 12.0
    Supplements to wages and salaries 384,668 384,425 401,595 406,351 404,302 19,634 5.1
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 276,007 272,779 288,885 290,156 284,193 8,186 3.0
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 108,661 111,646 112,710 116,195 120,109 11,448 10.5
    Proprietors' income 200,938 236,288 254,919 280,990 290,894 89,956 44.8
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 1,671 13,434 18,935 21,050 20,295 18,624 1114.5
      Farm proprietors' income 199,267 222,854 235,984 259,940 270,599 71,332 35.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 49,173 49,239 49,419 50,566 51,397 2,224 4.5
  Wage and salary jobs 38,945 39,397 39,549 40,642 41,191 2,246 5.8
  Number of proprietors 10,228 9,842 9,870 9,924 10,206 -22 -0.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 482 484 484 473 465 -17 -3.5
    Number of farm proprietors 9,746 9,358 9,386 9,451 9,741 -5 -0.1
Average earnings per job (dollars) 42,805 44,218 45,015 45,841 46,629 3,824 8.9
  Average wages and salaries 39,010 39,509 39,649 40,123 41,305 2,295 5.9
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 20,446 23,814 25,142 27,504 27,779 7,333 35.9
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 3,229 3,243 3,230 3,291 3,368 3,466 237 7.34
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,229 3,209 3,154 3,145 3,159 3,184 -45 -1.39

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 2,121 62,993 751 2,119 63,846 748
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 17 335 1,316 17 340 1,104
 Total, all industries - St Govt 43 2,406 687 42 2,389 694
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 45 6,582 678 44 6,577 734
 Total, all industries - Private 2,016 53,670 760 2,016 54,541 750
    Goods-producing 249 11,328 953 249 11,332 942
      Natural resources and mining 17 183 727 16 187 754
      Construction 116 1,141 708 117 1,304 759
      Manufacturing 116 10,004 985 116 9,841 970
    Service-providing 1,767 42,343 708 1,767 43,209 700
      Trade, transportation & utilities 534 12,598 721 542 12,782 723
      Information 19 1,339 1,169 19 1,313 1,078
      Financial activities 188 1,957 990 185 1,932 893
      Professional & business services 317 3,889 617 323 4,111 623
      Education and health services 289 15,401 821 291 15,193 826
      Leisure and hospitality 204 5,917 299 207 6,398 316
      Other services 141 1,111 449 142 1,361 479
      Unclassified 75 131 941 58 119 770

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 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.3 6.2 6.6 5.9
Unemployment 2,764 2,699 2,654 2,456 2,460 2,643 2,679 2,610 2,396 2,271 2,705 2,884 2,543
Employment 39,497 39,837 39,944 40,079 40,259 40,232 40,344 40,523 40,516 40,512 40,790 40,987 40,798
Labor Force42,26142,53642,59842,53542,71942,87543,02343,13342,91242,78343,49543,87143,341

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
Floyd CountyRome 13021904113115GA 10,369 59,702 10,455
Rome CityRome 13044401313115GA 5,865 36,119 6,284

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 16,234
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
Berry College Mount Berry, GA1391447 2,085 2,060 92 20
Georgia Highlands College Rome, GA1397005 5,365 2,609 0 0
Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA1393844 5,816 1,933 0 0
Shorter University Rome, GA1409887 1,460 1,319 106 44

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 14,726
  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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