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Situation & Outlook Report

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 44300)
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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 State College, PA MSA metro changed from 154,253 in 2010 to 159,506 in 2015, a change of 6,327 (4.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 262 in 2010 and 259 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 496 (2011), 468 (2012), 1,974 (2013), 1,076 (2014), 1,076 (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 163,658. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 9,476 (6.1%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 17,863 (2010) to 25,887 (2020), a change of 8,024 (44.9%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 393 in 2008 and 323 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $33,944 in 2008 to $39,973 in 2014, a change of $6,029 (17.8%). 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 222 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $6,381 in 2009 to $7,755 in 2014 a change of $1,374 (21.53%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $6,381 in 2009 to $7,140 in 2014, a change of $759 (11.89%). 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 31 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 44300; 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.
  •   State College

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
  State College, PA (4273808) 42,034 42,037 42,037 41,984 42,210 42,100 63 0.10

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 154,253 100.0 154,976 100.0 155,839 100.0 158,213 100.0 159,506 100.0 160,580 100.0
  Centre County (42027) 154,253 100.0 154,976 100.0 155,839 100.0 158,213 100.0 159,506 100.0 160,580 100.0

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.
  Centre County, PA

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 155,403 158,742 3,339 2.15
  One race 152,743 156,223 3,480 2.28
    White 138,848 139,355 507 0.37
    Black/African American 138,848 139,355 507 0.37
    American Indian/Alaska Native 392 499 107 27.30
    Asian alone 8,068 9,023 955 11.84
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 259 0 -259 -100.00
    Some other race alone 335 403 68 20.30
  Two or more races 2,660 2,519 -141 -5.30
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,171 4,545 374 8.97
Population 25 years and over 88,524 93,236 4,712 8.97
  % high school graduate or higher 91.4 94.2 2.8 3.06
  % bachelor's degree or higher 41.7 40.1 -1.6 -3.84
Total Households 56,729 57,583 854 -3.84
  Median household income ($) 53,207 51,367 -1,840 -3.46
  Mean household income ($) 69,025 65,970 -3,055 -4.43
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 155,403 158,742 3,339 2.15
  Male 80,265 82,114 1,849 -4.43
  Female 75,138 76,628 1,490 -4.43
  Under 5 years 5,515 7,023 1,508 -4.43
  5 to 9 years 7,215 6,488 -727 -10.08
  10 to 14 years 6,418 7,108 690 10.75
  15 to 19 years 18,269 18,706 437 2.39
  20 to 24 years 29,462 26,181 -3,281 -11.14
  25 to 34 years 18,479 21,810 3,331 18.03
  35 to 44 years 16,313 15,438 -875 -5.36
  45 to 54 years 18,120 18,960 840 4.64
  55 to 59 years 8,459 8,820 361 4.27
  55 to 59 years 8,459 8,820 361 4.27
  60 to 64 years 7,754 8,335 581 7.49
  65 to 74 years 10,692 10,984 292 2.73
  75 to 84 years 6,322 6,472 150 2.37
  85 years and over 2,385 2,417 32 1.34
  Median age 30.2 30.5 0.3 0.99
  18 years and over 131,571 133,800 2,229 1.69
  21 years and over 111,022 110,925 -97 -0.09
  62 years and over 23,356 24,662 1,306 5.59
  65 years and over 19,399 19,873 474 2.44

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 63,297 63,348 63,628 63,754 64,472 65,107 1,759 2.78

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 64,286 65,105 819 1.27
  1-unit, detached 39,111 37,110 -2,001 -5.12
  1-unit, attached 4,048 6,771 2,723 67.27
  2 units 2,420 1,727 -693 -28.64
  3 or 4 units 1,944 2,158 214 11.01
  5 to 9 units 2,530 2,391 -139 -5.49
  10 to 20 units 3,167 4,754 1,587 50.11
  20 or more units 7,482 7,366 -116 -1.55
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 64,286 65,105 819 1.27
  Occupied Housing Units 56,729 57,583 854 1.51
    Owner 35,118 34,440 -678 -1.93
    Renter 21,611 23,143 1,532 7.09
  Vacant Housing Units 7,557 7,522 -35 -0.46
  Homeowner vacancy rate 0.80 0.80 0.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 1.30 1.90 0.60...
Average household size; owner-occ 2.54 2.59 0.05 1.97
Average household size; renter-occ 2.32 2.29 -0.03 -1.29
Median Value $ owner occupied 198,700 198,500 -200 -0.10
Median Rent $ renter occupied 869 911 42 4.83

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 5 5 25 4 37 6 15 18 17 4 9 6
  in 1 unit bldgs 5 5 12 4 10 6 10 13 17 4 9 6
  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 13 0 27 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
  Bldgs with 5+ units 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
  Percent Coverage 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 50 50 50 50
Value ($000), Total Units 1,538 1,724 4,326 1,354 5,671 1,670 2,619 3,292 4,325 1,032 2,844 1,966
  1 unit structures 1,538 1,724 2,689 1,354 2,272 1,670 1,990 2,663 4,325 1,032 2,844 1,966
  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 1,637 0 3,399 0 629 629 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
    200.17 202.07 208.71 212.52 211.48
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.95 3.29 1.83 -0.49 5.65
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 5,722,332 5,926,029 6,147,184 6,455,649 6,639,001 916,669 16.0
  Net earnings 1/ 3,808,197 3,952,326 4,124,731 4,307,166 4,438,717 630,520 16.6
  Personal current transfer receipts 905,345 891,226 923,742 987,470 999,760 94,415 10.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 44,529 44,694 44,412 43,336 42,919 -1,610 -3.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 48,786 40,039 27,907 16,303 15,254 -33,532 -68.7
    Retirement and other 812,030 806,493 851,423 927,831 941,587 129,557 16.0
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 1,008,790 1,082,477 1,098,711 1,161,013 1,200,524 191,734 19.0
  Population 4/ 154,976 155,839 158,213 159,506 160,580 5,604 3.6
  Per capita personal income 36,924 38,027 38,854 40,473 41,344 4,420 12.0
  Per capita net earnings 24,573 25,362 26,071 27,003 27,642 3,069 12.5
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,842 5,719 5,839 6,191 6,226 384 6.6
    Per capita income maintenance 287 287 281 272 267 -20 -7.0
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 315 257 176 102 95 -220 -69.8
    Per capita retirement and other 5,240 5,175 5,381 5,817 5,864 624 11.9
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,509 6,946 6,945 7,279 7,476 967 14.9
  Earnings by place of work 4,973,641 5,149,036 5,419,001 5,691,685 5,882,523 908,882 18.3
    Wages and salaries 3,139,604 3,217,146 3,304,168 3,472,240 3,622,449 482,845 15.4
    Supplements to wages and salaries 1,456,199 1,480,851 1,566,467 1,606,055 1,699,657 243,458 16.7
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 1,215,969 1,237,151 1,313,731 1,342,830 1,426,294 210,325 17.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 240,230 243,700 252,736 263,225 273,363 33,133 13.8
    Proprietors' income 377,838 451,039 548,366 613,390 560,417 182,579 48.3
      Nonfarm proprietors' income 13,039 13,509 18,364 20,863 -464 -13,503 -103.6
      Farm proprietors' income 364,799 437,530 530,002 592,527 560,881 196,082 53.8
Total full-time and part-time employment 111,248 111,296 113,159 114,314 115,484 4,236 3.8
  Wage and salary jobs 93,316 93,306 94,735 95,659 96,282 2,966 3.2
  Number of proprietors 17,932 17,990 18,424 18,655 19,202 1,270 7.1
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 1,074 1,065 1,100 1,116 1,098 24 2.2
    Number of farm proprietors 16,858 16,925 17,324 17,539 18,104 1,246 7.4
Average earnings per job (dollars) 44,708 46,264 47,888 49,790 50,938 6,230 13.9
  Average wages and salaries 33,645 34,480 34,878 36,298 37,623 3,978 11.8
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 21,640 25,851 30,594 33,783 30,981 9,341 43.2
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 6,381 6,579 6,820 6,961 7,328 7,755 1,374 21.53
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 6,381 6,494 6,642 6,650 6,874 7,140 759 11.89

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 3,494 108,471 898 3,507 112,955 880
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 47 754 1,332 55 761 1,132
 Total, all industries - St Govt 27 29,343 1,199 27 30,892 1,220
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 119 7,059 879 119 7,283 824
 Total, all industries - Private 3,301 71,314 770 3,306 74,019 739
    Goods-producing 467 11,499 936 464 12,272 943
      Natural resources and mining 39 602 1,514 39 590 1,306
      Construction 279 4,123 813 276 4,810 899
      Manufacturing 149 6,774 960 149 6,872 942
    Service-providing 2,834 59,815 738 2,842 61,748 698
      Trade, transportation & utilities 654 16,317 542 649 16,365 548
      Information 55 1,759 1,683 56 1,777 1,325
      Financial activities 349 3,864 1,214 350 3,960 972
      Professional & business services 564 8,512 1,125 576 9,374 1,037
      Education and health services 512 15,094 878 510 15,273 842
      Leisure and hospitality 391 11,077 301 387 11,788 318
      Other services 309 3,192 485 314 3,211 486

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 4.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.0 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.7 5.1 4.8
Unemployment 3,201 2,606 2,504 2,573 2,413 3,152 3,095 3,331 3,034 3,387 3,594 3,956 3,768
Employment 73,827 75,658 78,032 77,731 77,366 72,099 77,054 77,235 77,261 77,332 73,146 73,635 74,228
Labor Force77,02878,26480,53680,30479,77975,25180,14980,56680,29580,71976,74077,59177,996

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
Bald Eagle Area SdWingate 42029104142027PA 1,826 13,335 2,060
Bellefonte Area SdBellefonte 42032403142027PA 2,811 25,551 3,505
Penns Valley Area SdSpring Mills 42188104242027PA 1,484 12,937 2,377
State College Area SdState College 42227701342027PA 6,794 93,122 8,181

Number of districts: 4 ... Total enrollment: 12,915
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
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA2147779 40,541 39,357 6,499 5,834
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA4799569 6,245 1,795 4,560 94
South Hills School of Business & Technology State College, PA2160834 630 574 0 0

  Number of institutions: 3 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 47,416
  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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