Bloomington vs Le Roy

A side-by-side comparison of Bloomington and Le Roy: population, income, housing, and more.

Bloomington and Le Roy are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bloomington has the higher population (78,703 vs 3,177 in Le Roy). Le Roy has the higher median household income ($87,500 vs $75,449 in Bloomington). Bloomington has the higher median home value ($198,800 vs $165,600 in Le Roy).

Population, income & housing

	Bloomington	Le Roy
Population	78,703	3,177
Median age	36.0 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,449	$87,500
Median home value	$198,800	$165,600
Median gross rent	$1,004	$806
Housing units	37,013	1,496
Homeownership rate	61.6%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloomington	Le Roy
Population	78,015 → 78,703 (+0.9%)	3,702 → 3,177 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$67,507 → $75,449 (+11.8%)	$73,950 → $87,500 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$168,300 → $198,800 (+18.1%)	$137,800 → $165,600 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,004 (+20.1%)	$601 → $806 (+34.1%)

Bloomington

Population

78,01578,703

Median household income

$67,507$75,449

Median home value

$168,300$198,800

Median gross rent

$836$1,004

Le Roy

Population

3,7023,177

Median household income

$73,950$87,500

Median home value

$137,800$165,600

Median gross rent

$601$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bloomington	Le Roy
Under 5	6.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.6%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	18.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.8%
75 and over	5.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloomington	Le Roy
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	96.6%
Black or African American	9.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	7.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloomington	Le Roy
No high school diploma	5.3%	3.8%
High school graduate	20.0%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloomington	Le Roy
Drove alone	69.4%	82.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	13.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloomington	Le Roy
1-unit, detached	55.5%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	18.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	7.6%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Bloomington	Le Roy
Poverty rate	11.2%	3.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1982	1972