Bloomington vs Loma Linda

A side-by-side comparison of Bloomington and Loma Linda: population, income, housing, and more.

Bloomington and Loma Linda are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Loma Linda has the higher population (25,021 vs 24,324 in Bloomington). Loma Linda has the higher median household income ($82,824 vs $81,220 in Bloomington). Loma Linda has the higher median home value ($557,800 vs $443,300 in Bloomington).

Population, income & housing

	Bloomington	Loma Linda
Population	24,324	25,021
Median age	33.0 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,220	$82,824
Median home value	$443,300	$557,800
Median gross rent	$1,555	$1,759
Housing units	6,396	10,233
Homeownership rate	66.3%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	51.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloomington	Loma Linda
Population	21,847 → 24,324 (+11.3%)	24,184 → 25,021 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$52,085 → $81,220 (+55.9%)	$55,607 → $82,824 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$270,000 → $443,300 (+64.2%)	$367,400 → $557,800 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,240 → $1,555 (+25.4%)	$1,338 → $1,759 (+31.5%)

Bloomington

Population

21,84724,324

Median household income

$52,085$81,220

Median home value

$270,000$443,300

Median gross rent

$1,240$1,555

Loma Linda

Population

24,18425,021

Median household income

$55,607$82,824

Median home value

$367,400$557,800

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,759

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bloomington	Loma Linda
Under 5	5.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.0%	20.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.5%	13.4%
65 to 74	6.2%	9.1%
75 and over	4.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloomington	Loma Linda
White (non-Hispanic)	11.3%	33.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	27.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	85.0%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloomington	Loma Linda
No high school diploma	33.9%	9.5%
High school graduate	32.3%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	24.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloomington	Loma Linda
Drove alone	79.6%	69.5%
Carpooled	9.8%	10.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	11.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloomington	Loma Linda
1-unit, detached	81.2%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	15.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Bloomington	Loma Linda
Poverty rate	15.2%	11.6%
Average household size	3.98	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1972	1983