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Bloomington, IL Metro Area


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2024 population: 172,069   ( 828 from 2020)
Land area: 1183.2 square miles
Population density: 145.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:130,358 75.76% 2.7%
Black:15,5989.06% 11.1%
Indian:3430.20% 6.9%
Asian:9,6625.62% 13.7%
2+ races:4,3032.50% 9.7%
Hispanic:11,8056.86% 12.5%
Total non-White:41,71124.24% 11.9%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:7,026 10.3
Deaths:6,0188.8
Net Migration: -3,923-5.7
Net Immigration: 3,6175.3
Change in White population:-3,609 -2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:4,437 2.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
171,241
133,96778.23%
14,0458.20%
3210.19%
8,4964.96%
3,9212.29%
10,4916.13%
37,27421.77%

2010
186,133
154,69083.11%
12,3286.62%
3130.17%
7,2903.92%
3,4951.88%
7,7884.18%
31,44316.89%

2000
167,231
148,52788.82%
9,2705.54%
2510.15%
3,1641.89%
1,8121.08%
4,0462.42%
18,70411.18%

1990
145,696
136,71093.83%
5,4793.76%
2790.19%
1,8531.27%
n/a
1,3750.94%
8,9866.17%

1980
137,257
130,38294.99%
4,7473.46%
1230.09%
9140.67%
n/a
1,0310.75%
6,8755.01%

1970
121,364
118,12097.33%
2,0681.70%
610.05%
2070.17%
n/a
8440.70%
3,244 2.67%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
18,987 10.2
10,7755.8
-12,376-6.6
6,0193.2
-20,723 -11.1
5,831 3.1
2000's
NumberRate
21,970 13.1
11,4446.8
4,5572.7
2,4011.4
6,163 3.7
12,739 7.6
1990's
NumberRate
21,216 14.6
11,3617.8
6,0944.2
9210.6
11,817 8.1
9,718 6.7
1980's
NumberRate
19,758 14.4
10,660 7.8
-521 -0.4
n/a
6,328 4.6
2,111 1.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
6,348 5.2
n/a
12,262 10.1
3,631 3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.0
36,489 21.2%
135,580 78.8%
23,884 13.9%
68,491
2.38
39,886 58.2%
31,496 79.0%
3,928 9.8%
28,605 41.8%

2010
NumberPercent
33.0
42,234 22.7%
143,899 77.3%
20,108 10.8%
71,915
2.44
44,742 62.2%
35,212 78.7%
4,408 9.9%
27,173 37.8%

2000
NumberPercent
31.4
39,331 23.5%
127,900 76.5%
17,361 10.4%
63,528
2.45
40,345 63.5%
33,049 81.9%
3,617 9.0%
23,183 36.5%

1990
NumberPercent
29.6
34,234 23.5%
111,462 76.5%
16,229 11.1%
53,402
2.51
35,372 66.2%
29,753 84.1%
2,594 7.3%
18,030 33.8%

1980
NumberPercent
27.1
34,581 25.2%
102,676 74.8%
14,145 10.3%
48,562
2.60
33,316 68.6%
29,071 87.3%
2,084 6.3%
15,246 31.4%

2022 Housing Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units74,822 
Median Value$191,300 
Occupied68,49191.5%
Vacant6,3318.5%
Owned44,51265.0%
Rented23,97935.0%
Median Rent$941 
Single-Family Units49,06765.6%
    Detached45,21560.4%
    Attached3,8525.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units17,81223.8%
Mobile Homes2,6383.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005,8568.6%
$10,000 to $14,9992,0633.0%
$15,000 to $19,9992,2473.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991,5802.3%
$25,000 to $29,9993,2844.8%
$30,000 to $34,9992,2433.3%
$35,000 to $39,9992,4123.5%
$40,000 to $44,9992,2973.4%
$45,000 to $49,9992,3673.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993,9865.8%
$60,000 to $74,9995,7888.5%
$75,000 to $99,9999,29313.6%
$100,000 to $124,9997,04710.3%
$125,000 to $149,9994,8587.1%
$150,000 to $199,9996,4649.4%
$200,000 or more6,7069.8%
Median Household Income75,356 
Per Capita Income40,252 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.93 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,0202.9%
Public Assistance1,0111.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,01810.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed78,16171.7%
Unemployed2,6552.4%
In Armed Forces690.1%
Total Labor Force80,88574.2%
Not in Labor Force28,07125.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector32,01827,84453.5%
Non-Profit3,2455,13538.7%
Self-Employed2,7172,07156.7%
Local Government2,5683,25944.1%
State Government2,7893,07347.6%
Federal Government66940862.1%
Total Private + Self34,73529,91553.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.9,27111,87543.8%
Total44,00641,79051.3%
Pct. Govt.14.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts16,43119.1%
Sales and Office Occupations19,06522.2%
Professional, Technical22,57526.3%
Service Occupations13,91016.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3530.4%
All others13,85116.1%
White Collar 67.7%
Industry
 Number%
Finance and insurance14,86817.3%
Educational services11,48213.4%
Health care and social assistance11,07012.9%
Retail trade9,41511.0%
Accommodation and food services5,9837.0%
Manufacturing5,4806.4%
Professional, scientific, technical4,7115.5%
Other services3,7464.4%
Construction3,4254.0%
Transportation and warehousing2,9503.4%
Public administration2,8683.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,7063.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,6731.9%
Wholesale trade1,4721.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,2501.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,0521.2%
Information1,0211.2%
Utilities4630.5%
Management1550.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction420.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6,5133.80%
Puerto Rican5850.34%
Cuban2250.13%
Dominican480.03%
Total Central American4600.27%
Costa Rican570.03%
Guatemalan2080.12%
Honduran710.04%
Nicaraguan40.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1200.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American6030.35%
Argentinean240.01%
Bolivian750.04%
Chilean200.01%
Colombian1510.09%
Ecuadorian90.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1150.07%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan2090.12%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic6690.39%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian5,0312.94%
Chinese1,2360.72%
Filipino6520.38%
Korean3870.23%
Vietnamese3530.21%
Burmese3080.18%
Japanese2710.16%
Taiwanese390.02%
Thai330.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English147,93991.4%
Spanish4,9773.1%
Other Asian3,0301.9%
Other Indo-European2,0881.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun8730.5%
Chinese6600.4%
German, other Germanic4040.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3960.2%
Tagalog3640.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German44,95826.2%
Irish26,15315.3%
English19,55211.4%
American7,2604.2%
Italian5,6273.3%
Polish5,5403.2%
Swedish3,4162.0%
Scottish2,8121.6%
European2,8041.6%
French2,4831.4%
Norwegian2,2991.3%
Dutch1,7541.0%
Russian1,6150.9%
Scotch-Irish1,1860.7%
Welsh1,1280.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen164,57496.1%
Not a citizen6,7103.9%
Native159,49193.1%
Foreign-born11,7936.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,363 1.3%2,981 2.8%24,329 23.1%28,282 26.8%32,113 30.5%16,371 15.5%
  Average years of education: 14.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,363 1.3%
9-12 Years 2,981 2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 24,329 23.1%
Some College 28,282 26.8%
Bach. Degree 32,113 30.5%
Grad Degree 16,371 15.5%
Average years of education: 14.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 148,630 143,712 4,918 3.3%
1991 151,240 145,614 5,626 3.7%
1992 155,404 149,334 6,070 3.9%
1993 154,320 148,736 5,584 3.6%
1994 157,834 153,644 4,190 2.7%
1995 159,816 155,598 4,218 2.6%
1996 161,684 157,166 4,518 2.8%
1997 168,122 164,438 3,684 2.2%
1998 175,546 172,058 3,488 2.0%
1999 183,734 180,052 3,682 2.0%
2000 171,540 166,088 5,452 3.2%
2001 171,860 166,244 5,616 3.3%
2002 173,118 166,836 6,282 3.6%
2003 171,516 164,542 6,974 4.1%
2004 171,016 163,584 7,432 4.3%
2005 175,408 168,332 7,076 4.0%
2006 177,562 171,534 6,028 3.4%
2007 180,352 173,516 6,836 3.8%
2008 180,894 171,836 9,058 5.0%
2009 182,450 169,126 13,324 7.3%
2010 191,850 178,214 13,636 7.1%
2011 191,530 178,896 12,634 6.6%
2012 188,986 176,904 12,082 6.4%
2013 185,328 173,190 12,138 6.5%
2014 182,294 172,276 10,018 5.5%
2015 182,812 174,062 8,750 4.8%
2016 181,814 172,624 9,190 5.1%
2017 178,872 171,502 7,370 4.1%
2018 178,460 171,134 7,326 4.1%
2019 176,512 170,166 6,346 3.6%
2020 170,206 158,682 11,524 6.8%
2021 172,072 163,996 8,076 4.7%
2022 177,720 171,424 6,296 3.5%
2023 181,372 174,380 6,992 3.9%
2024 193,208 185,736 7,472 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com