2022 population: 171,141 ( 14,992 from 2010 , 166 from 2020)
Land area: 1183.2 square miles
Population density: 144.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	133,173	77.81%	13.9%
Black:	14,996	8.76%	21.6%
Indian:	341	0.20%	8.9%
Asian:	8,885	5.19%	21.9%
2+ races:	4,217	2.46%	20.7%
Hispanic:	9,529	5.57%	22.4%

Total non-White:	37,968	22.19%	20.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,769	11.0
Deaths:	3,077	9.0
Net Migration:	-1,401	-4.1
Net Immigration:	766	2.2

Change in White population:	-21,517	-11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,525	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
186,133
154,690	83.11%
12,328	6.62%
313	0.17%
7,290	3.92%
3,495	1.88%
7,788	4.18%
31,443	16.89%

2000
167,231
148,527	88.82%
9,270	5.54%
251	0.15%
3,164	1.89%
1,812	1.08%
4,046	2.42%
18,704	11.18%

1990
145,696
136,710	93.83%
5,479	3.76%
279	0.19%
1,853	1.27%
n/a
1,375	0.94%
8,986	6.17%

1980
137,257
130,382	94.99%
4,747	3.46%
123	0.09%
914	0.67%
n/a
1,031	0.75%
6,875	5.01%

1970
121,364
118,120	97.33%
2,068	1.70%
61	0.05%
207	0.17%
n/a
844	0.70%
3,244	2.67%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
21,970	13.1
11,444	6.8
4,557	2.7
2,401	1.4

6,163	3.7
12,739	7.6

Number	Rate
1990's
21,216	14.6
11,361	7.8
6,094	4.2
921	0.6

11,817	8.1
9,718	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
19,758	14.4
10,660	7.8
-521	-0.4
n/a

6,328	4.6
2,111	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
34.0
36,489	21.3%
134,652	78.7%
23,884	14.0%

68,491
2.38

39,886	58.2%
31,496	79.0%
3,928	9.8%
28,605	41.8%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,856	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,063	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,247	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,580	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,284	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,243	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,412	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,297	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,367	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,986	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,788	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,293	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,047	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,858	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,464	9.4%
$200,000 or more	6,706	9.8%

Median Household Income	75,356
Per Capita Income	40,252

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,020	2.9%
Public Assistance	1,011	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,018	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	78,161	71.7%
Unemployed	2,655	2.4%
In Armed Forces	69	0.1%

Total Labor Force	80,885	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	28,071	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32,018	27,844	53.5%
Non-Profit	3,245	5,135	38.7%
Self-Employed	2,717	2,071	56.7%

Local Government	2,568	3,259	44.1%
State Government	2,789	3,073	47.6%
Federal Government	669	408	62.1%

Total Private + Self	34,735	29,915	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,271	11,875	43.8%
Total	44,006	41,790	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,431	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,065	22.2%
Professional, Technical	22,575	26.3%
Service Occupations	13,910	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	353	0.4%
All others	13,851	16.1%

White Collar		67.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	14,868	17.3%
Educational services	11,482	13.4%
Health care and social assistance	11,070	12.9%
Retail trade	9,415	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	5,983	7.0%
Manufacturing	5,480	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,711	5.5%
Other services	3,746	4.4%
Construction	3,425	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	2,950	3.4%
Public administration	2,868	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,706	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,673	1.9%
Wholesale trade	1,472	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,250	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,052	1.2%
Information	1,021	1.2%
Utilities	463	0.5%
Management	155	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	42	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,513	3.80%
Puerto Rican	585	0.34%
Cuban	225	0.13%
Dominican	48	0.03%

Total Central American	460	0.27%
Costa Rican	57	0.03%
Guatemalan	208	0.12%
Honduran	71	0.04%
Nicaraguan	4	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	120	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	603	0.35%
Argentinean	24	0.01%
Bolivian	75	0.04%
Chilean	20	0.01%
Colombian	151	0.09%
Ecuadorian	9	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	115	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	209	0.12%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	669	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5,031	2.94%
Chinese	1,236	0.72%
Filipino	652	0.38%
Korean	387	0.23%
Vietnamese	353	0.21%
Burmese	308	0.18%
Japanese	271	0.16%
Taiwanese	39	0.02%
Thai	33	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	147,939	91.4%
Spanish	4,977	3.1%
Other Asian	3,030	1.9%
Other Indo-European	2,088	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	873	0.5%
Chinese	660	0.4%
German, other Germanic	404	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	396	0.2%
Tagalog	364	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	44,958	26.2%
Irish	26,153	15.3%
English	19,552	11.4%
American	7,260	4.2%
Italian	5,627	3.3%
Polish	5,540	3.2%
Swedish	3,416	2.0%
Scottish	2,812	1.6%
European	2,804	1.6%
French	2,483	1.4%
Norwegian	2,299	1.3%
Dutch	1,754	1.0%
Russian	1,615	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,186	0.7%
Welsh	1,128	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	164,574	96.1%
Not a citizen	6,710	3.9%

Native	159,491	93.1%
Foreign-born	11,793	6.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	74,822
Median Value	$191,300

Occupied	68,491	91.5%
Vacant	6,331	8.5%

Owned	44,512	65.0%
Rented	23,979	35.0%
Median Rent	$941

Single-Family Units	49,067	65.6%
Detached	45,215	60.4%
Attached	3,852	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17,812	23.8%
Mobile Homes	2,638	3.5%

Bloomington, IL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bloomington, IL Metro Area