Moving to Bloomington, Indiana

About Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington

Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It is the home of Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington enrolls over 45,000 students.

The city was established in 1818 by a group of settlers from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Virginia who were so impressed with "a haven of blooms" that they called it Bloomington. It is the principal city of the Bloomington metropolitan area in southern Indiana, which had 161,039 residents in 2020. Bloomington has been designated a Tree City USA since 1984. The city was also the location of the Academy Award–winning 1979 movie Breaking Away, featuring a reenactment of Indiana University's annual Little 500 bicycle race.

Gender
Gender Bloomington Indiana Country
Female 49.7% 50.7% 50.8%
Male 50.3% 49.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Bloomington Indiana Country
Less than $10,000 14.3% 5.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.7% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 13.9% 9.5% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3% 9.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.9% 13.6% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8% 19.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.6% 13.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.2% 14.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2% 5.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.1% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Bloomington Indiana Country
< 9th Grade 2% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 17% 33% 27.0%
Other College 15% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 5% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 25% 17% 20.0%
Master's Degree 21% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 7% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Bloomington Indiana Country
White 77.8% 78.4% 60.1%
African American 4.4% 9.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 9.9% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.2% 2.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.3% 7.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity