Bloomfield, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,742

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.04% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.94%

9.62% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$60,769

1.48% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$132,000

Population & Diversity

Bloomfield, IA is home to a population of 2.74k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.41% of Bloomfield, IA residents were born outside of the country (66 people).

In 2024, there were 21.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.47k people) in Bloomfield, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 117 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 91 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Bloomfield, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bloomfield, IA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bloomfield, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bloomfield, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.47k ± 71
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
117 ± 47
Other (Hispanic)
91 ± 51

5.14%

Hispanic Population

141 people

5.14% of the people in Bloomfield, IA are hispanic (141 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bloomfield, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

2.41%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

1.73%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

As of 2024, 2.41% of Bloomfield, IA residents (66 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bloomfield, IA was 1.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bloomfield, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
45 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
28 ± 35
Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 25

Bloomfield, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bloomfield, IA.

Economy

The economy of Bloomfield, IA employs 1.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bloomfield, IA were Manufacturing (253 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (194 people), and Retail Trade (156 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($70,417), Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,071), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,000).

Employment

Occupations

1.22k

2024 Value

± 180

−0.57%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bloomfield, IA declined at a rate of −0.57%, from 1.23k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bloomfield, IA, are Production Occupations (144 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (134 people), and Management Occupations (116 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bloomfield, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.22k

2024 Value

± 180

−0.57%

1 Year decline

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bloomfield, IA declined at a rate of −0.57%, from 1.23k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bloomfield, IA, are Manufacturing (253 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (194 people), and Retail Trade (156 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bloomfield, IA, though some of these residents may live in Bloomfield, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,244

Median earning men ± $7,438

$41,625

Median earning women ± $9,096

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,705), Manufacturing ($57,442), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,917), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,688).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bloomfield, IA was $132,000 in 2024, which is 0.397 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $122,600 to $132,000, a 7.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Bloomfield, IA is 68.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bloomfield, IA have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bloomfield, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$132,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,658

$751

Median Property Taxes

±$129

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bloomfield, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bloomfield, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.1%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.1% of the housing units in Bloomfield, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bloomfield, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,769

Median Household Income

± $9,454

1.1k

Number of Households

± 163

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.1k households in Bloomfield, IA declined from $60,769 from the previous year's value of $61,679.

The following chart displays the households in Bloomfield, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bloomfield, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Carpooled (9.89%)
Worked At Home (4.45%)

In 2024, 80.5% of workers in Bloomfield, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.89%) and those who worked at home (4.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bloomfield, IA have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.19% of the workforce in Bloomfield, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bloomfield, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bloomfield, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bloomfield, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.94% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bloomfield, IA (185 out of 2.67k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bloomfield, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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