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Situation & Outlook Report

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 44220)
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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 Springfield, OH MSA metro changed from 138,246 in 2010 to 136,482 in 2015, a change of -2,287 (-1.7%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 294 in 2010 and 304 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -480 (2011), -467 (2012), -329 (2013), -141 (2014), -141 (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 142,852. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 4,625 (3.3%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 23,055 (2010) to 31,683 (2020), a change of 8,628 (37.4%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 523 in 2008 and 508 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $31,777 in 2008 to $36,580 in 2014, a change of $4,803 (15.1%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 341 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $3,553 in 2009 to $4,094 in 2014 a change of $541 (15.23%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $3,553 in 2009 to $3,754 in 2014, a change of $201 (5.66%). 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 44 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 44220; 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.
  •   Springfield

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
  Springfield, OH (3974118) 60,608 60,566 60,306 60,177 60,048 59,956 -610 -1.00

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 138,246 100.0 137,760 100.0 137,193 100.0 136,740 100.0 136,482 100.0 135,959 100.0
  Clark County, OH (39023) 138,246 100.0 137,760 100.0 137,193 100.0 136,740 100.0 136,482 100.0 135,959 100.0

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.
  Clark County, OH

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 136,167 136,554 387 0.28
  One race 132,674 131,825 -849 -0.64
    White 117,765 117,809 44 0.04
    Black/African American 117,765 117,809 44 0.04
    American Indian/Alaska Native 243 367 124 51.03
    Asian alone 799 1,042 243 30.41
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 32 183 151 471.88
    Some other race alone 1,099 1,593 494 44.95
  Two or more races 3,493 4,729 1,236 35.39
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,076 4,259 183 4.49
Population 25 years and over 92,647 93,494 847 4.49
  % high school graduate or higher 86.8 85.7 -1.1 -1.27
  % bachelor's degree or higher 18.9 16.5 -2.4 -12.70
Total Households 54,372 55,199 827 -12.70
  Median household income ($) 43,742 41,729 -2,013 -4.60
  Mean household income ($) 59,914 54,611 -5,303 -8.85
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 136,167 136,554 387 0.28
  Male 66,002 66,491 489 -8.85
  Female 70,165 70,063 -102 -8.85
  Under 5 years 8,019 8,295 276 -8.85
  5 to 9 years 8,488 7,914 -574 -6.76
  10 to 14 years 9,208 9,557 349 3.79
  15 to 19 years 9,061 8,980 -81 -0.89
  20 to 24 years 8,744 8,314 -430 -4.92
  25 to 34 years 14,582 15,639 1,057 7.25
  35 to 44 years 15,800 16,104 304 1.92
  45 to 54 years 19,067 18,503 -564 -2.96
  55 to 59 years 9,804 9,860 56 0.57
  55 to 59 years 9,804 9,860 56 0.57
  60 to 64 years 9,540 9,032 -508 -5.32
  65 to 74 years 13,190 13,659 469 3.56
  75 to 84 years 7,938 7,304 -634 -7.99
  85 years and over 2,726 3,393 667 24.47
  Median age 41.8 40.8 -1.0 -2.39
  18 years and over 104,930 105,299 369 0.35
  21 years and over 98,802 100,335 1,533 1.55
  62 years and over 28,873 29,786 913 3.16
  65 years and over 23,854 24,356 502 2.10

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 61,419 61,397 61,303 61,295 61,264 61,192 -205 -0.33

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 61,078 61,182 104 0.17
  1-unit, detached 46,004 43,866 -2,138 -4.65
  1-unit, attached 2,432 3,423 991 40.75
  2 units 2,794 2,399 -395 -14.14
  3 or 4 units 2,030 2,413 383 18.87
  5 to 9 units 2,330 1,616 -714 -30.64
  10 to 20 units 1,363 1,310 -53 -3.89
  20 or more units 1,806 3,224 1,418 78.52
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 61,078 61,182 104 0.17
  Occupied Housing Units 54,372 55,199 827 1.52
    Owner 37,017 35,284 -1,733 -4.68
    Renter 17,355 19,915 2,560 14.75
  Vacant Housing Units 6,706 5,983 -723 -10.78
  Homeowner vacancy rate 2.30 3.10 0.80...
  Rental vacancy rate 7.70 4.60 -3.10...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.48 2.47 -0.01 -0.40
Average household size; renter-occ 2.38 2.33 -0.05 -2.10
Median Value $ owner occupied 102,300 100,800 -1,500 -1.47
Median Rent $ renter occupied 649 659 10 1.54

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 7 12 6 3 5 1 3 2 6 0 4 6
  in 1 unit bldgs 7 12 4 3 5 1 3 2 6 0 4 6
  in 2 unit bldgs 0 0 2 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 1,506 3,293 1,045 756 952 146 767 473 1,505 0 531 1,298
  1 unit structures 1,506 3,293 981 756 952 146 767 473 1,505 0 531 1,298
  2 unit structures 0 0 64 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
    138.51 140.16 142.52 138.31 142.95
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  1.19 1.68 -2.95 3.35 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 4,657,403 4,727,282 4,769,274 4,888,665 5,055,388 397,985 8.5
  Net earnings 1/ 2,715,266 2,787,235 2,790,416 2,833,985 2,914,937 199,671 7.4
  Personal current transfer receipts 1,298,458 1,272,176 1,308,875 1,358,481 1,417,392 118,934 9.2
    Income maintenance 2/ 143,155 141,984 137,505 136,164 134,789 -8,366 -5.8
    Unemployment insurance compensation 40,760 27,639 20,656 11,182 10,951 -29,809 -73.1
    Retirement and other 1,114,543 1,102,553 1,150,714 1,211,135 1,271,652 157,109 14.1
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 643,679 667,871 669,983 696,199 723,059 79,380 12.3
  Population 4/ 137,760 137,193 136,740 136,482 135,959 -1,801 -1.3
  Per capita personal income 33,808 34,457 34,878 35,819 37,183 3,375 10.0
  Per capita net earnings 19,710 20,316 20,407 20,765 21,440 1,730 8.8
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,426 9,273 9,572 9,954 10,425 999 10.6
    Per capita income maintenance 1,039 1,035 1,006 998 991 -48 -4.6
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 296 201 151 82 81 -215 -72.6
    Per capita retirement and other 8,090 8,037 8,415 8,874 9,353 1,263 15.6
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 4,672 4,868 4,900 5,101 5,318 646 13.8
  Earnings by place of work 2,578,004 2,630,009 2,688,369 2,710,327 2,738,036 160,032 6.2
    Wages and salaries 1,823,982 1,880,210 1,911,318 1,954,589 1,992,288 168,306 9.2
    Supplements to wages and salaries 498,114 499,676 523,538 525,078 525,024 26,910 5.4
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 349,560 348,827 379,753 382,540 381,684 32,124 9.2
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 148,554 150,849 143,785 142,538 143,340 -5,214 -3.5
    Proprietors' income 255,908 250,123 253,513 230,660 220,724 -35,184 -13.7
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 22,947 7,848 17,674 764 -10,228 -33,175 -144.6
      Farm proprietors' income 232,961 242,275 235,839 229,896 230,952 -2,009 -0.9
Total full-time and part-time employment 62,298 62,318 62,760 63,177 62,986 688 1.1
  Wage and salary jobs 50,924 51,200 51,609 52,149 51,634 710 1.4
  Number of proprietors 11,374 11,118 11,151 11,028 11,352 -22 -0.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 697 705 713 711 710 13 1.9
    Number of farm proprietors 10,677 10,413 10,438 10,317 10,642 -35 -0.3
Average earnings per job (dollars) 41,382 42,203 42,836 42,901 43,471 2,089 5.0
  Average wages and salaries 35,818 36,723 37,035 37,481 38,585 2,767 7.7
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 21,819 23,267 22,594 22,283 21,702 -117 -0.5
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 3,553 3,580 3,795 3,990 4,098 4,094 541 15.23
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 3,553 3,554 3,713 3,799 3,825 3,754 201 5.66

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 2,518 80,048 687 2,520 81,685 704
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 15 910 1,251 16 906 1,103
 Total, all industries - St Govt 13 251 985 13 242 841
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 131 10,275 691 131 10,603 754
 Total, all industries - Private 2,359 68,612 677 2,360 69,934 690
    Goods-producing 385 13,341 898 382 13,841 933
      Natural resources and mining 30 571 918 30 862 826
      Construction 186 1,488 751 183 1,733 761
      Manufacturing 169 11,283 916 169 11,245 969
    Service-providing 1,974 55,271 624 1,978 56,093 631
      Trade, transportation & utilities 589 16,396 643 589 16,439 658
      Information 17 259 1,111 16 256 1,003
      Financial activities 244 6,065 783 244 5,876 744
      Professional & business services 277 7,519 734 282 7,505 775
      Education and health services 349 14,011 653 352 14,217 695
      Leisure and hospitality 279 8,172 256 274 8,850 268
      Other services 219 2,849 763 221 2,951 639

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

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.9 6.1 5.8 5.6 4.9 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.7
Unemployment 2,881 2,819 2,860 3,124 3,150 3,869 3,765 3,663 3,187 3,026 3,301 3,363 3,069
Employment 61,450 60,606 61,303 61,193 61,095 60,047 60,747 61,475 61,848 62,346 62,251 62,124 61,957
Labor Force64,33163,42564,16364,31764,24563,91664,51265,13865,03565,37265,55265,48765,026

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
Clark-Shawnee LocalSpringfield 39046284139023OH 2,108 11,930 2,142
Greenon LocalEnon 39046232139023OH 1,751 12,062 1,974
Northeastern LocalSpringfield 39046252339023OH 3,527 22,428 3,789
Northwestern LocalSpringfield 39046264139023OH 1,719 10,659 1,850
Southeastern LocalSouth Charleston 39046274239023OH 697 4,203 779
Springfield CitySpringfield 39044811339023OH 7,374 56,239 9,447
Tecumseh LocalNew Carlisle 39046244139023OH 3,113 18,727 3,302

Number of districts: 7 ... Total enrollment: 20,289
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
Carousel Beauty College-Springfield Springfield, OH4169714 59 28 0 0
Clark State Community College Springfield, OH2019733 5,969 1,594 0 0
Wittenberg University Springfield, OH2065257 1,948 1,850 16 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,976
  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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