Bloomfield vs Switz City

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

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

Bloomfield has the higher population (2,440 vs 281 in Switz City). Bloomfield has the higher median household income ($51,144 vs $44,375 in Switz City). Bloomfield has the higher median home value ($108,700 vs $81,700 in Switz City).

Population, income & housing

	Bloomfield	Switz City
Population	2,440	281
Median age	38.4 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,144	$44,375
Median home value	$108,700	$81,700
Median gross rent	$672	$825
Housing units	1,149	116
Homeownership rate	60.6%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloomfield	Switz City
Population	2,463 → 2,440 (-0.9%)	343 → 281 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $51,144 (+20.3%)	$29,125 → $44,375 (+52.4%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $108,700 (+30.6%)	$79,000 → $81,700 (+3.4%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $672 (+41.5%)	$556 → $825 (+48.4%)

Bloomfield

Population

2,4632,440

Median household income

$42,500$51,144

Median home value

$83,200$108,700

Median gross rent

$475$672

Switz City

Population

343281

Median household income

$29,125$44,375

Median home value

$79,000$81,700

Median gross rent

$556$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bloomfield	Switz City
Under 5	6.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	18.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	25.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	8.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.5%
75 and over	10.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloomfield	Switz City
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	98.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloomfield	Switz City
No high school diploma	14.3%	11.3%
High school graduate	38.4%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloomfield	Switz City
Drove alone	76.6%	93.1%
Carpooled	13.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	1.3%
Other means	3.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloomfield	Switz City
1-unit, detached	72.4%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	5.2%
20 or more units	6.2%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Bloomfield	Switz City
Poverty rate	13.5%	28.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1958	1972