Bloomington

Population: 78,791
Median household income: $48,918
Median home value: $289,700

Bloomington, a community in Monroe County, Indiana, has 78,791 residents. The median household income of $48,918 is below the Monroe County median ($63,372).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bloomington's population declined 6.3% from 84,116 to 78,791, while its median home value rose 44.3% from $200,700 to $289,700.

Households average 1.94 people. The median gross rent is $1,160.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 78,791
Median age: 24.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,918
Median home value: $289,700
Median gross rent: $1,160
Housing units: 37,537
Homeownership rate: 35.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

84,11678,791

Median household income

$37,077$48,918

Median home value

$200,700$289,700

Median gross rent

$917$1,160

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	84,116	$37,077	$200,700	$917
2020	84,691	$41,354	$219,200	$946
2021	80,064	$41,995	$231,500	$988
2022	79,006	$46,543	$267,900	$1,112
2023	78,791	$48,918	$289,700	$1,160

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 177.7%

18 to 2439.1%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,710	3.4%
5 to 17	6,052	7.7%
18 to 24	30,813	39.1%
25 to 34	11,724	14.9%
35 to 44	7,513	9.5%
45 to 54	5,886	7.5%
55 to 64	5,559	7.1%
65 to 74	4,886	6.2%
75 and over	3,648	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	59,518	75.5%
Black or African American	3,766	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.0%
Asian	8,252	10.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	177	0.2%
Two or more races	2,662	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,390	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate16.6%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree25.3%

Graduate or professional degree34.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,798	4.6%
High school graduate	6,506	16.6%
Some college or associate's	7,371	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	9,925	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13,616	34.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone56.6%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit3.7%

Walked11.0%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,328	56.6%
Carpooled	3,355	8.9%
Public transit	1,393	3.7%
Walked	4,151	11.0%
Bicycle	752	2.0%
Worked from home	6,392	16.9%
Other means	342	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,694	50.1%
15 to 29 min	10,770	34.4%
30 to 44 min	3,143	10.0%
45 to 59 min	542	1.7%
60+ min	1,172	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 30.5% (19,829 of 64,932)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,532	34.6%
Nonfamily households	21,840	65.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33,372	88.9%
Vacant	4,165	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,721	35.1%
Renter-occupied	21,651	64.9%

1-unit, detached36.2%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units26.6%

20 or more units16.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,581	36.2%
1-unit, attached	3,146	8.4%
2 to 4 units	3,831	10.2%
5 to 19 units	9,982	26.6%
20 or more units	6,021	16.0%
Mobile home & other	976	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1805860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 39.1637, -86.5243