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Situation & Outlook Report

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 42140)
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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 Santa Fe, NM MSA metro changed from 144,462 in 2010 to 147,977 in 2015, a change of 4,224 (2.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 283 in 2010 and 281 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 529 (2011), 621 (2012), 507 (2013), 581 (2014), 581 (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 153,018. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 8,515 (5.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 22,687 (2010) to 38,109 (2020), a change of 15,422 (68.0%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 57 in 2008 and 94 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $45,338 in 2008 to $48,291 in 2014, a change of $2,953 (6.5%). 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 242 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,519 in 2009 to $6,972 in 2014 a change of $453 (6.95%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,519 in 2009 to $6,324 in 2014, a change of ($195) (-2.99%). 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 50 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 42140; 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.
  •   Santa Fe

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
  Santa Fe, NM (3570500) 67,947 68,147 68,736 69,228 69,789 70,297 2,150 3.20

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 144,462 100.0 145,395 100.0 146,326 100.0 147,154 100.0 147,977 100.0 148,686 100.0
  Santa Fe County, NM (35049) 144,462 100.0 145,395 100.0 146,326 100.0 147,154 100.0 147,977 100.0 148,686 100.0

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.
  Santa Fe County, NM

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 147,423 148,164 741 0.50
  One race 143,449 144,552 1,103 0.77
    White 119,458 120,519 1,061 0.89
    Black/African American 119,458 120,519 1,061 0.89
    American Indian/Alaska Native 6,065 5,143 -922 -15.20
    Asian alone 1,596 2,097 501 31.39
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 370 45 -325 -87.84
    Some other race alone 15,310 15,523 213 1.39
  Two or more races 3,974 3,612 -362 -9.11
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 75,299 75,949 650 0.86
Population 25 years and over 106,620 107,964 1,344 0.86
  % high school graduate or higher 89.1 86.4 -2.7 -3.03
  % bachelor's degree or higher 41.7 39.3 -2.4 -5.76
Total Households 60,405 60,565 160 -5.76
  Median household income ($) 51,833 52,809 976 1.88
  Mean household income ($) 71,652 74,490 2,838 3.96
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 147,423 148,164 741 0.50
  Male 71,789 72,330 541 3.96
  Female 75,634 75,834 200 3.96
  Under 5 years 7,548 7,094 -454 3.96
  5 to 9 years 9,316 8,152 -1,164 -12.49
  10 to 14 years 7,923 8,563 640 8.08
  15 to 19 years 8,357 7,886 -471 -5.64
  20 to 24 years 7,659 8,505 846 11.05
  25 to 34 years 17,073 16,898 -175 -1.03
  35 to 44 years 17,662 17,468 -194 -1.10
  45 to 54 years 20,289 20,065 -224 -1.10
  55 to 59 years 11,990 12,084 94 0.78
  55 to 59 years 11,990 12,084 94 0.78
  60 to 64 years 12,359 12,420 61 0.49
  65 to 74 years 17,389 18,667 1,278 7.35
  75 to 84 years 7,585 7,723 138 1.82
  85 years and over 2,273 2,639 366 16.10
  Median age 44.1 44.6 0.5 1.13
  18 years and over 117,782 119,414 1,632 1.39
  21 years and over 113,178 114,430 1,252 1.11
  62 years and over 34,432 37,279 2,847 8.27
  65 years and over 27,247 29,029 1,782 6.54

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 71,267 71,262 71,458 71,559 71,656 71,749 487 0.68

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 71,357 71,726 369 0.52
  1-unit, detached 47,530 45,222 -2,308 -4.86
  1-unit, attached 4,989 4,064 -925 -18.54
  2 units 1,632 2,070 438 26.84
  3 or 4 units 2,732 2,662 -70 -2.56
  5 to 9 units 2,246 3,122 876 39.00
  10 to 20 units 1,898 2,425 527 27.77
  20 or more units 1,288 2,097 809 62.81
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 71,357 71,726 369 0.52
  Occupied Housing Units 60,405 60,565 160 0.26
    Owner 42,819 41,273 -1,546 -3.61
    Renter 17,586 19,292 1,706 9.70
  Vacant Housing Units 10,952 11,161 209 1.91
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.50 2.60 0.10...
  Rental vacancy rate 6.20 7.70 1.50...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.43 2.40 -0.03 -1.23
Average household size; renter-occ 2.31 2.41 0.10 4.33
Median Value $ owner occupied 263,900 269,300 5,400 2.05
Median Rent $ renter occupied 921 945 24 2.61

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 10 15 4 8 15 14 11 6 12 11 13 10
  in 1 unit bldgs 10 15 4 8 15 14 11 6 12 11 13 10
  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 2,659 2,690 642 1,404 3,456 3,225 2,729 1,822 3,320 1,941 3,147 2,421
  1 unit structures 2,659 2,690 642 1,404 3,456 3,225 2,729 1,822 3,320 1,941 3,147 2,421
  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
    172.85 171.12 171.97 174.73 176.40
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  -1.00 0.50 1.60 0.96 2.05
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 6,509,790 6,821,679 6,823,197 7,256,419 7,536,011 1,026,221 15.8
  Net earnings 1/ 3,629,508 3,751,210 3,724,026 3,774,256 3,920,621 291,113 8.0
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,034,490 1,052,539 1,101,774 1,203,783 1,295,724 261,234 25.3
    Income maintenance 2/ 99,631 101,664 104,688 103,204 106,177 6,546 6.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 40,234 27,545 20,004 12,819 11,271 -28,963 -72.0
    Retirement and other 894,625 923,330 977,082 1,087,760 1,178,276 283,651 31.7
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,845,792 2,017,930 1,997,397 2,278,380 2,319,666 473,874 25.7
  Population 4/ 145,395 146,326 147,154 147,977 148,686 3,291 2.3
  Per capita personal income 44,773 46,620 46,368 49,037 50,684 5,911 13.2
  Per capita net earnings 24,963 25,636 25,307 25,506 26,368 1,405 5.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 7,115 7,193 7,487 8,135 8,714 1,599 22.5
    Per capita income maintenance 685 695 711 697 714 29 4.2
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 277 188 136 87 76 -201 -72.6
    Per capita retirement and other 6,153 6,310 6,640 7,351 7,925 1,772 28.8
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 12,695 13,791 13,574 15,397 15,601 2,906 22.9
  Earnings by place of work 3,841,121 3,900,171 3,955,587 3,991,622 4,152,144 311,023 8.1
    Wages and salaries 2,672,230 2,704,458 2,776,862 2,811,833 2,904,654 232,424 8.7
    Supplements to wages and salaries 705,115 724,096 706,932 694,741 728,658 23,543 3.3
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 504,501 522,122 498,748 485,273 502,478 -2,023 -0.4
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 200,614 201,974 208,184 209,468 226,180 25,566 12.7
    Proprietors' income 463,776 471,617 471,793 485,048 518,832 55,056 11.9
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -4,726 -6,520 -10,215 -9,561 -8,761 -4,035...
      Farm proprietors' income 468,502 478,137 482,008 494,609 527,593 59,091 12.6
Total full-time and part-time employment 92,532 91,894 92,846 93,276 95,211 2,679 2.9
  Wage and salary jobs 64,948 64,433 64,706 64,407 65,497 549 0.8
  Number of proprietors 27,584 27,461 28,140 28,869 29,714 2,130 7.7
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 557 599 603 601 600 43 7.7
    Number of farm proprietors 27,027 26,862 27,537 28,268 29,114 2,087 7.7
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,511 42,442 42,604 42,794 43,610 2,099 5.1
  Average wages and salaries 41,144 41,973 42,915 43,657 44,348 3,204 7.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 17,335 17,800 17,504 17,497 18,122 787 4.5
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 6,519 6,537 6,638 6,636 7,003 6,972 453 6.95
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,519 6,408 6,380 6,274 6,483 6,324 -195 -2.99

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 5,454 99,499 776 5,403 102,413 798
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 32 1,529 1,292 32 1,573 1,209
 Total, all industries - St Govt 106 15,128 973 106 14,950 1,112
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 114 11,652 732 114 12,129 881
 Total, all industries - Private 5,202 71,191 730 5,151 73,762 712
    Goods-producing 731 5,902 693 722 6,213 704
      Natural resources and mining 59 462 1,087 55 540 953
      Construction 527 3,964 627 524 4,240 670
      Manufacturing 145 1,476 745 143 1,433 711
    Service-providing 4,471 65,288 734 4,429 67,549 712
      Trade, transportation & utilities 998 16,993 614 980 17,016 620
      Information 102 1,204 886 102 1,579 789
      Financial activities 480 3,984 1,288 476 3,995 1,217
      Professional & business services 1,062 7,202 1,002 1,048 7,741 967
      Education and health services 778 16,707 867 778 17,086 832
      Leisure and hospitality 523 15,191 450 518 15,881 442
      Other services 528 4,007 669 527 4,251 665

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 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.6 5.5 5.5 5.5
Unemployment 3,997 3,821 3,864 3,767 3,613 3,752 3,751 3,486 3,192 3,289 4,015 4,076 4,052
Employment 67,579 66,611 68,279 68,522 68,427 67,751 68,156 68,124 68,211 68,248 69,050 69,488 69,169
Labor Force71,57670,43272,14372,28972,04071,50371,90771,61071,40371,53773,06573,56473,221

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
Pojoaque Valley Public SchoolsPojoaque 35020704135049NM 1,927 9,862 1,806
Santa Fe Public SchoolsSanta Fe 35023701335049NM 14,304 120,692 17,119

Number of districts: 2 ... Total enrollment: 16,231
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
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture Santa Fe, NM1877457 430 175 56 54
Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM1881373 5,475 1,608 0 0
Santa Fe University of Art and Design Santa Fe, NM1881467 950 918 0 0
St John's College Santa Fe, NM2456527 340 337 57 48

  Number of institutions: 4 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,195
  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
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • 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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