Moving to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

About Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg is a town and the county seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River. It is the only Pennsylvania municipality incorporated as a town. As of the 2010 census, Bloomsburg had a population of 14,855, with an estimated population of 13,811 in 2019.

Bloomsburg is one of two principal communities of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties, and had a combined population of 85,562 at the 2010 census.

Gender
Gender Bloomsburg Pennsylvania Country
Female 59.3% 51% 50.8%
Male 40.7% 49% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Bloomsburg Pennsylvania Country
Less than $10,000 19.9% 5.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.9% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.4% 8.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9.7% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.6% 12.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.6% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.7% 13.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.3% 15.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2% 6.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.9% 7.1% 8.3%
Education


Education Bloomsburg Pennsylvania Country
< 9th Grade 2% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 37% 34% 27.0%
Other College 17% 16% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 17% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 11% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Bloomsburg Pennsylvania Country
White 87.3% 75.7% 60.1%
African American 4.7% 10.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.6% 3.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.5% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.3% 7.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity