Bloomington vs Maple Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Bloomington and Maple Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Bloomington and Maple Grove are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bloomington has the higher population (88,838 vs 70,539 in Maple Grove). Maple Grove has the higher median household income ($129,481 vs $90,677 in Bloomington). Maple Grove has the higher median home value ($397,400 vs $346,200 in Bloomington).

Population, income & housing

	Bloomington	Maple Grove
Population	88,838	70,539
Median age	40.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,677	$129,481
Median home value	$346,200	$397,400
Median gross rent	$1,526	$1,863
Housing units	39,375	28,660
Homeownership rate	66.2%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.3%	55.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloomington	Maple Grove
Population	85,332 → 88,838 (+4.1%)	70,627 → 70,539 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$75,130 → $90,677 (+20.7%)	$109,557 → $129,481 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$251,300 → $346,200 (+37.8%)	$293,400 → $397,400 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,526 (+29.5%)	$1,513 → $1,863 (+23.1%)

Bloomington

Population

85,33288,838

Median household income

$75,130$90,677

Median home value

$251,300$346,200

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,526

Maple Grove

Population

70,62770,539

Median household income

$109,557$129,481

Median home value

$293,400$397,400

Median gross rent

$1,513$1,863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bloomington	Maple Grove
Under 5	5.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.6%
75 and over	8.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloomington	Maple Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	79.1%
Black or African American	11.0%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	5.1%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloomington	Maple Grove
No high school diploma	6.9%	2.2%
High school graduate	18.1%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.9%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloomington	Maple Grove
Drove alone	66.6%	66.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.6%
Public transit	3.7%	1.6%
Walked	1.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.6%	24.8%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloomington	Maple Grove
1-unit, detached	53.9%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	21.8%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.3%
20 or more units	27.1%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Bloomington	Maple Grove
Poverty rate	9.1%	3.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1971	1991