2024 population: 84,127 ( 1,260 from 2020)
Land area: 613.4 square miles
Population density: 137.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	75,942	90.27%	0.6%
Black:	1,678	1.99%	15.2%
Indian:	113	0.13%	9.7%
Asian:	1,485	1.77%	7.8%
2+ races:	1,028	1.22%	17.4%
Hispanic:	3,881	4.61%	48.0%

Total non-White:	8,185	9.73%	27.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,287	9.9
Deaths:	4,416	13.3
Net Migration:	1,676	5.1
Net Immigration:	663	2.0

Change in White population:	-489	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,749	2.1

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
82,867
76,431	92.23%
1,457	1.76%
103	0.12%
1,377	1.66%
876	1.06%
2,623	3.17%
6,436	7.77%

2010
85,562
80,706	94.32%
1,427	1.67%
69	0.08%
886	1.04%
753	0.88%
1,673	1.96%
4,856	5.68%

2000
82,387
79,821	96.89%
663	0.80%
93	0.11%
577	0.70%
415	0.50%
776	0.94%
2,566	3.11%

1990
80,937
79,650	98.41%
344	0.43%
18	0.02%
381	0.47%
n/a
544	0.67%
1,287	1.59%

1980
78,642
77,989	99.17%
234	0.30%
42	0.05%
153	0.19%
n/a
219	0.28%
653	0.83%

1970
71,622
71,351	99.62%
143	0.20%
11	0.02%
35	0.05%
n/a
32	0.04%
271	0.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
7,446	8.7
8,475	9.9
-1,778	-2.1
514	0.6

-4,275	-5.0
1,580	1.8

Number	Rate
2000's
7,771	9.4
8,321	10.1
1,215	1.5
309	0.4

885	1.1
2,290	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
8,847	10.9
8,807	10.9
-213	-0.3
458	0.6

171	0.2
1,279	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
9,891	12.6
8,527	10.8
1,182	1.5
n/a

1,661	2.1
634	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,461	6.2
n/a

6,638	9.3
382	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 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
41.7
15,098	17.9%
69,029	82.1%
16,758	19.9%

33,511
2.34

20,949	62.5%
15,970	76.2%
1,831	8.7%
12,562	37.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.4
16,430	19.2%
69,132	80.8%
14,206	16.6%

33,872
2.37

21,279	62.8%
16,697	78.5%
1,673	7.9%
12,593	37.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
17,789	21.6%
64,598	78.4%
13,347	16.2%

32,089
2.42

21,525	67.1%
17,633	81.9%
1,498	7.0%
10,564	32.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
18,154	22.4%
62,783	77.6%
12,900	15.9%

29,926
2.54

21,186	70.8%
18,002	85.0%
1,197	5.6%
8,740	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
19,952	25.4%
58,690	74.6%
10,946	13.9%

27,149
2.73

20,614	75.9%
17,844	86.6%
1,087	5.3%
6,535	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,943	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,486	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,651	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,613	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,397	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,199	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,605	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,634	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,374	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,442	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,434	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,293	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,152	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,185	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,161	6.4%
$200,000 or more	1,942	5.8%

Median Household Income	62,456
Per Capita Income	34,076

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,459	4.4%
Public Assistance	739	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,626	10.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	34,896	67.9%
Unemployed	1,551	3.0%
In Armed Forces	105	0.2%

Total Labor Force	36,552	71.2%
Not in Labor Force	14,808	28.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	12,674	11,898	51.6%
Non-Profit	1,923	3,699	34.2%
Self-Employed	2,136	1,234	63.4%

Local Government	1,072	1,535	41.1%
State Government	1,090	980	52.7%
Federal Government	368	256	59.0%

Total Private + Self	14,810	13,132	53.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,453	6,470	40.8%
Total	19,263	19,602	49.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,309	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,999	18.0%
Professional, Technical	10,064	25.8%
Service Occupations	6,895	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	379	1.0%
All others	10,684	27.4%

White Collar		54.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,056	23.2%
Manufacturing	5,000	12.8%
Retail trade	3,933	10.1%
Educational services	3,644	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	2,868	7.4%
Construction	2,316	5.9%
Other services	1,996	5.1%
Public administration	1,674	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	1,343	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,214	3.1%
Finance and insurance	1,121	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,081	2.8%
Wholesale trade	885	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	779	2.0%
Utilities	756	1.9%
Information	438	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	390	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	331	0.8%
Management	76	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	50	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,126	1.36%
Puerto Rican	715	0.86%
Cuban	36	0.04%
Dominican	80	0.10%

Total Central American	109	0.13%
Costa Rican	1	0.00%
Guatemalan	28	0.03%
Honduran	68	0.08%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	12	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	406	0.49%
Argentinean	16	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	7	0.01%
Colombian	100	0.12%
Ecuadorian	120	0.14%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	138	0.17%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	25	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	264	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	372	0.45%
Chinese	216	0.26%
Filipino	106	0.13%
Vietnamese	91	0.11%
Thai	38	0.05%
Japanese	31	0.04%
Indonesian	21	0.03%
Taiwanese	19	0.02%
Korean	16	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	76,335	96.4%
Spanish	874	1.1%
Other Indo-European	704	0.9%
German, other Germanic	537	0.7%
Chinese	208	0.3%
Other	120	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	108	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	78	0.1%
Arabic	73	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,062	30.2%
English	10,923	13.1%
Irish	7,988	9.6%
Italian	5,767	6.9%
Polish	4,463	5.4%
American	3,234	3.9%
Dutch	2,168	2.6%
Pennsylvania German	2,009	2.4%
Welsh	1,373	1.7%
French	1,363	1.6%
Scottish	1,088	1.3%
European	724	0.9%
Ukrainian	714	0.9%
Slovak	666	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	645	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	82,196	98.9%
Not a citizen	893	1.1%

Native	80,646	97.1%
Foreign-born	2,443	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,360	2.4%	3,256	5.7%	23,905	42.1%	12,373	21.8%	9,165	16.1%	6,756	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,360	2.4%
9-12 Years	3,256	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,905	42.1%
Some College	12,373	21.8%
Bach. Degree	9,165	16.1%
Grad Degree	6,756	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	80,388	75,060	5,328	6.6%
1991	80,986	74,464	6,522	8.1%
1992	82,298	75,342	6,956	8.5%
1993	82,302	76,364	5,938	7.2%
1994	82,250	77,102	5,148	6.3%
1995	83,318	77,828	5,490	6.6%
1996	84,452	78,620	5,832	6.9%
1997	85,328	79,696	5,632	6.6%
1998	84,524	80,068	4,456	5.3%
1999	84,592	80,578	4,014	4.7%

2000	81,374	77,368	4,006	4.9%
2001	81,358	76,906	4,452	5.5%
2002	82,890	77,948	4,942	6.0%
2003	82,444	77,246	5,198	6.3%
2004	84,776	79,482	5,294	6.2%
2005	86,072	81,270	4,802	5.6%
2006	87,436	82,808	4,628	5.3%
2007	88,906	84,488	4,418	5.0%
2008	91,532	86,340	5,192	5.7%
2009	91,576	84,182	7,394	8.1%

2010	87,350	79,896	7,454	8.5%
2011	87,768	80,764	7,004	8.0%
2012	89,720	82,862	6,858	7.6%
2013	89,290	83,052	6,238	7.0%
2014	86,852	81,682	5,170	6.0%
2015	85,798	81,108	4,690	5.5%
2016	86,184	81,696	4,488	5.2%
2017	85,584	81,324	4,260	5.0%
2018	85,188	81,244	3,944	4.6%
2019	85,362	81,436	3,926	4.6%

2020	84,734	78,224	6,510	7.7%
2021	85,584	81,084	4,500	5.3%
2022	86,384	82,702	3,682	4.3%
2023	87,652	84,660	2,992	3.4%
2024	82,202	79,032	3,170	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	37,791
Median Value	$192,755

Occupied	33,511	88.7%
Vacant	4,280	11.3%

Owned	23,622	70.5%
Rented	9,889	29.5%
Median Rent	$891

Single-Family Units	28,249	74.8%
Detached	25,968	68.7%
Attached	2,281	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,198	8.5%
Mobile Homes	2,923	7.7%

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area