Bloomington, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
161,256
0.105% 1-year decline
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
33.2
1.84% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
19%
2.65% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$62,949
4.92% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$242,800
8.25% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
80,039
0.669% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Bloomington, IN had a population of 161k people with a median age of 33.2 and a median household income of $62,949. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bloomington, IN declined from 161,426 to 161,256, a −0.105% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,998 to $62,949, a 4.92% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bloomington, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.81%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.11%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%), and White (Hispanic) (1.55%).

None of the households in Bloomington, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.4% of the residents in Bloomington, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bloomington, IN are Indiana University-Bloomington (12,252 degrees awarded in 2023) and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington (73 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Bloomington, IN was $242,800, and the homeownership rate was 58.2%.

Most people in Bloomington, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Bloomington, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bloomington, IN is home to a population of 161k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.24% of Bloomington, IN residents were born outside of the country (11.7k people).

In 2023, there were 14.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (135k people) in Bloomington, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.38k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%
2023 Citizenship
95.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.4% of Bloomington, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bloomington, IN was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bloomington, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    135k ± 267
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    9.38k ± 374
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.01k ± 389
4.19%
Hispanic Population
6.75k people

In 2023, there were 14.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (135k people) in Bloomington, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.38k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.19% of the people in Bloomington, IN are hispanic (6.75k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.24%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
11.7k people
6.97%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
11.3k people

As of 2023, 7.24% of Bloomington, IN residents (11.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bloomington, IN was 6.97%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,395 ± 360
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,800 ± 373
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,318 ± 344

Bloomington, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bloomington, IN employs 80k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Bloomington, IN were Educational Services (17,418 people), Manufacturing (10,044 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,533 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($70,332), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,113), and Utilities ($67,371).

Employment

Occupations

80k
2023 Value
± 2,207
−0.669%
1 Year decline
± 3.94%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bloomington, IN declined at a rate of −0.669%, from 80.6k employees to 80k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bloomington, IN, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (8,854 people), Management Occupations (7,615 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,558 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bloomington, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

80k
2023 Value
± 2,207
−0.669%
1 Year decline
± 3.94%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bloomington, IN declined at a rate of −0.669%, from 80.6k employees to 80k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bloomington, IN, are Educational Services (17,418 people), Manufacturing (10,044 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,533 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bloomington, IN, though some of these residents may live in Bloomington, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,864
Median earning men ± $1,770
$36,252
Median earning women ± $1,236

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($76,959), Wholesale Trade ($68,176), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,889).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($57,688), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,420), and Manufacturing ($42,571).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 212
    Construction
  2. 204
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 191
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $717k
    Manufacturing
  2. $581k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $210k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Bloomington, IN awarded 12,325 degrees. The student population of Bloomington, IN in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 23,995 male students and 23,655 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bloomington, IN are White (7,791 and 74.7%), followed by Asian (900 and 8.63%), Hispanic or Latino (751 and 7.2%), and Two or More Races (466 and 4.47%).

The largest universities in Bloomington, IN by number of degrees awarded are Indiana University-Bloomington (12,252 and 99.4%) and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington (73 and 0.592%).

The most popular majors in Bloomington, IN are General Business (3,707 and 30.1%), Public Administration (630 and 5.11%), and Computer Science (440 and 3.57%).

The median tuition cost in Bloomington, IN for a public four year colleges is $10,312 for in-state students and $39,004 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Bloomington, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 47,650 (50.4% men and 49.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 47,650 students enrolled in Bloomington, IN, 50.4% men and 49.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 29,711 records, of which 50.3% were women and 49.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business
    2,457 degrees awarded
  2. Public Administration
    420 degrees awarded
  3. Mass Communication & Media Studies
    380 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bloomington, IN was General Business with 2,457 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bloomington, IN according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Indiana University-Bloomington
    12,252 degrees awarded
  2. Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington
    73 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Indiana University-Bloomington with 12,252 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 6,378 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bloomington, IN, which is 1.07 times more than the 5,947 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,791 degrees mean that there were 8.66 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 900 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($10,312) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,478) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.865% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.11M), and Bachelors Degree (901k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bloomington, IN was $242,800 in 2023, which is 0.8 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $224,300 to $242,800, a 8.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Bloomington, IN is 58.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Bloomington, IN have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bloomington, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$242,800
Median Property Value 2023
±$5,962
$38,900
Median Property Taxes
±$1,475

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 Bloomington, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

58.2%
Homeownership
2023
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 58.2% of the housing units in Bloomington, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,949
Median Household Income
± $2,389
66.9k
Number of Households
± 2,078

In 2023, the median household income of the 66.9k households in Bloomington, IN grew to $62,949 from the previous year's value of $59,998.

The following chart displays the households in Bloomington, IN 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bloomington, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (67.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.8%)
  3. Carpooled (9.09%)

In 2023, 67.6% of workers in Bloomington, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.8%) and those who carpooled to work (9.09%).

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.

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Commute Time

21.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bloomington, IN have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.24% of the workforce in Bloomington, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bloomington, IN (27.8k out of 146k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bloomington, IN is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

94.2% of the population of Bloomington, IN has health coverage, with 54.2% on employee plans, 13.3% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 1.48% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.6% increase from the previous year (1,500 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,524 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Indiana

Primary care physicians in Indiana see an average of 1,524 patients per year. This represents a 1.6% increase from the previous year (1,500 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Indiana in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 32.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.85%
Uninsured
54.2%
Employer Coverage
13.3%
Medicaid
11.4%
Medicare
13.9%
Non-Group
1.48%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bloomington, IN declined by 7.76% from 6.34% to 5.85%.

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