Bloomsburg

Population: 12,906
Median household income: $49,096
Median home value: $186,100

Bloomsburg, a community in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, has 12,906 residents. The median household income of $49,096 is below the Columbia County median ($61,992).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bloomsburg's population declined 8.4% from 14,085 to 12,906, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $136,000 to $186,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.4% of the population. 69.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,906
Median age: 24.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,096
Median home value: $186,100
Median gross rent: $937
Housing units: 5,325
Homeownership rate: 37.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,08512,906

Median household income

$32,217$49,096

Median home value

$136,000$186,100

Median gross rent

$762$937

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,085	$32,217	$136,000	$762
2020	13,916	$41,035	$151,100	$785
2021	12,850	$41,540	$156,800	$860
2022	12,836	$46,019	$176,600	$881
2023	12,906	$49,096	$186,100	$937

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 2440.8%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	402	3.1%
5 to 17	1,029	8.0%
18 to 24	5,269	40.8%
25 to 34	1,467	11.4%
35 to 44	1,222	9.5%
45 to 54	757	5.9%
55 to 64	1,198	9.3%
65 to 74	778	6.0%
75 and over	784	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,016	85.4%
Black or African American	524	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	195	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	146	1.1%
Two or more races	90	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	930	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	338	5.4%
High school graduate	2,690	43.3%
Some college or associate's	1,123	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,057	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	998	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked8.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,860	69.2%
Carpooled	494	8.9%
Public transit	51	0.9%
Walked	485	8.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	689	12.3%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,805	57.4%
15 to 29 min	1,497	30.6%
30 to 44 min	353	7.2%
45 to 59 min	122	2.5%
60+ min	114	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 30.6% (2,899 of 9,482)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,783	40.8%
Nonfamily households	2,591	59.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,374	82.1%
Vacant	951	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,619	37.0%
Renter-occupied	2,755	63.0%

1-unit, detached38.3%

1-unit, attached14.5%

2 to 4 units16.2%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,042	38.3%
1-unit, attached	773	14.5%
2 to 4 units	864	16.2%
5 to 19 units	759	14.3%
20 or more units	696	13.1%
Mobile home & other	191	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4207128
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 41.0027, -76.4566