Moving to Bloomington, Illinois

About Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington

Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 census showed the city had a population of 78,680, making it the 13th-most populous city in Illinois and the fifth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is adjacent to the town of Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, which has a population of roughly 170,000.

Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. Bloomington is home to Illinois Wesleyan University and the headquarters for State Farm and Country Financial. Bloomington is also home to the minor league hockey team Bloomington Bison.

Gender
Gender Bloomington Illinois Country
Female 50.8% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 49.2% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female50.8%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.09%3%9%7%11%16%14%16%8%7%$50K to $75K16%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Bloomington Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 9.3% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.5% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 11% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.7% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.6% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 7.3% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%3%22%19%7%30%12%2%2%Bachelor Degree30%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Bloomington Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 3% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 22% 26% 27.0%
Other College 19% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 30% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 12% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Bloomington Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K9.36.15.83.33.74.18.58.18.57.48.18.61111.2121616.717.213.912.912.815.716.615.67.67.87.17.38.88.3
Education
 Bloomington Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade35536722262719202078930222012109222211
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.073%9%0%8%6%0%2%0%White72.8%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Bloomington Illinois Country
White 72.8% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 9.5% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 8.5% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.5% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.2% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Bloomington Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0020406080Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite72.860.860.19.513.912.20.30.10.68.55.55.6000.20.30.20.32.52.22.86.217.218.2