Bloomington

Population: 78,703
Median household income: $75,449
Median home value: $198,800

Bloomington is a community in McLean County, Illinois, home to 78,703 residents. At $75,449, its median household income sits in line with McLean County's $78,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bloomington's population held roughly steady from 78,015 to 78,703, while its median home value rose 18.1% from $168,300 to $198,800.

48.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 78,703
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $75,449
Median home value: $198,800
Median gross rent: $1,004
Housing units: 37,013
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

78,01578,703

Median household income

$67,507$75,449

Median home value

$168,300$198,800

Median gross rent

$836$1,004

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	78,015	$67,507	$168,300	$836
2020	77,725	$66,861	$165,300	$844
2021	78,372	$69,003	$168,800	$884
2022	78,788	$73,119	$190,700	$959
2023	78,703	$75,449	$198,800	$1,004

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,875	6.2%
5 to 17	13,198	16.8%
18 to 24	8,435	10.7%
25 to 34	11,768	15.0%
35 to 44	10,717	13.6%
45 to 54	9,628	12.2%
55 to 64	8,909	11.3%
65 to 74	7,078	9.0%
75 and over	4,095	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55,537	70.6%
Black or African American	7,657	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.1%
Asian	6,121	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	315	0.4%
Two or more races	3,286	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,729	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree32.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,778	5.3%
High school graduate	10,441	20.0%
Some college or associate's	13,435	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	16,954	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8,587	16.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,193	69.4%
Carpooled	2,925	7.5%
Public transit	297	0.8%
Walked	1,032	2.6%
Bicycle	134	0.3%
Worked from home	7,192	18.4%
Other means	410	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,217	53.8%
15 to 29 min	10,388	32.5%
30 to 44 min	2,215	6.9%
45 to 59 min	1,193	3.7%
60+ min	978	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 11.2% (8,550 of 76,569)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,959	55.4%
Nonfamily households	15,258	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,217	92.4%
Vacant	2,796	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,085	61.6%
Renter-occupied	13,132	38.4%

1-unit, detached55.5%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units18.1%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,536	55.5%
1-unit, attached	1,897	5.1%
2 to 4 units	3,267	8.8%
5 to 19 units	6,711	18.1%
20 or more units	2,824	7.6%
Mobile home & other	1,778	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1706613
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 40.4758, -88.9699