Economic place

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000573",
  "term": "Economic place",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A statistical subdivision of a state for the purpose of presenting economic census data. The concept of \"economic place\" used to tabulate Economic Census data (and the kinds of entities identified as \"economic places\") varies from that used to tabulate place data from the decennial census, the American Community Survey, the Population Estimates Program, and other Census Bureau data tabulation programs. These entities include incorporated places, consolidated cities, census designated places (CDPs), minor civil divisions (MCDs) in selected states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin), and balances of MCDs or counties.\n\nAn incorporated place, CDP, MCD, or balance of MCD qualifies as an economic place if it contains:\n\n• 2,500 or more people according to the 2010 Decennial Census (5,000 was used for the 2007 Economic Census).\n\n• 2,500 or more jobs according to data from the 2006-2010 5-year ACS period estimates (5,000 was used for the 2007 Economic Census).\n\n• Is a new or significantly revised place since the 2010 Census and has an estimated population of 2,500 or greater.\n\nThe economic census does not tabulate data by place in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.",
  "see_also": [
    "Census Designated Place",
    "Economic Census",
    "Incorporated place",
    "Minor Civil Division"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/economic-place/"
}