Bloomfield vs Linton

A side-by-side comparison of Bloomfield and Linton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bloomfield and Linton are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Linton has the higher population (5,153 vs 2,440 in Bloomfield). Bloomfield has the higher median household income ($51,144 vs $41,968 in Linton). Bloomfield has the higher median home value ($108,700 vs $86,800 in Linton).

Population, income & housing

	Bloomfield	Linton
Population	2,440	5,153
Median age	38.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,144	$41,968
Median home value	$108,700	$86,800
Median gross rent	$672	$791
Housing units	1,149	2,643
Homeownership rate	60.6%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloomfield	Linton
Population	2,463 → 2,440 (-0.9%)	5,244 → 5,153 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $51,144 (+20.3%)	$34,842 → $41,968 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $108,700 (+30.6%)	$67,600 → $86,800 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $672 (+41.5%)	$601 → $791 (+31.6%)

Bloomfield

Population

2,4632,440

Median household income

$42,500$51,144

Median home value

$83,200$108,700

Median gross rent

$475$672

Linton

Population

5,2445,153

Median household income

$34,842$41,968

Median home value

$67,600$86,800

Median gross rent

$601$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bloomfield	Linton
Under 5	6.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	9.8%
55 to 64	8.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.6%
75 and over	10.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloomfield	Linton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloomfield	Linton
No high school diploma	14.3%	17.9%
High school graduate	38.4%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloomfield	Linton
Drove alone	76.6%	84.5%
Carpooled	13.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	4.8%	4.0%
Other means	3.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloomfield	Linton
1-unit, detached	72.4%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	7.1%
20 or more units	6.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Bloomfield	Linton
Poverty rate	13.5%	19.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1958	1961