Demographics of Bloomington city, Indiana

Bloomington city, Indiana had 83,307 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,230 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bloomington city, in four figures

83,307
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 80,049 ±491.; +4.0%
Change since July 2020: +3,230 people.; 25.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,465 ±$2,389
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bloomington city, Indiana's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bloomington city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bloomington city, Indiana's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bloomington city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	80,077	100.0	100.0
2021	83,846	104.7	100.2
2022	83,885	104.8	100.7
2023	83,099	103.8	101.6
2024	82,580	103.1	102.5
2025	83,307	104.0	103.1

Population of Bloomington city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	80,077	—
2021	83,846	+3,769
2022	83,885	+39
2023	83,099	−786
2024	82,580	−519
2025	83,307	+727

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 25.1 ±0.4: for men 25.2 ±0.5 and for women 25.0 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bloomington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	2,885 ±371	3.6% ±0.5	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,573 ±561	7.0% ±0.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	31,461 ±1,555	39.3% ±1.9	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,141 ±817	23.9% ±1.0	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,853 ±859	14.8% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,136 ±661	11.4% ±0.8	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,465 ±$2,389, and income per person $35,299 ±$2,557, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bloomington city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	10,256 ±972	29.7% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,860 ±733	19.9% ±2.1	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,432 ±714	15.7% ±2.0	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,556 ±475	10.3% ±1.4	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,940 ±528	11.4% ±1.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,796 ±373	5.2% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,674 ±442	7.7% ±1.3	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bloomington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	19,736 ±1,146	29.8% ±1.7	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,836 ±360	22.5% ±4.0	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	16,915 ±998	36.5% ±1.7	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	985 ±259	8.4% ±2.1	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bloomington city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bloomington city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	38,407 ±656	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±1.3	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±1.4	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	34.7% ±1.6	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	65.3% ±2.2	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$321,400 ±$14,199	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,200 ±$33	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bloomington city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,405 ±488	5.5% ±0.6	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	59,488 ±997	74.3% ±1.2	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,939 ±492	4.9% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,592 ±499	10.7% ±0.6	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 46	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	42 to 412	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,349 ±552	4.2% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bloomington city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	39,015 ±1,554	48.7% ±1.9	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	30,133 ±1,371	37.6% ±1.7	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	841 ±295	1.1% ±0.4	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10,060 ±903	12.6% ±1.1	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,410 ±595	4.3% ±0.7	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,650 ±686	8.3% ±0.9	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bloomington city among the places of Indiana

7th of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Bloomington city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Wayne city	268,589 ±295
Evansville city	116,116 ±34
South Bend city	103,085 ±716
Fishers city	102,337 ±50
Carmel city	101,651 ±211
Bloomington city	80,049 ±491
Hammond city	76,768 ±42
Noblesville city	73,362 ±906
Lafayette city	71,159 ±236
Gary city	68,113 ±121
Greenwood city	66,029 ±329

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bloomington city, Indiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Indiana by foreign-born share
No. 11 Places in Indiana by median home value
No. 16 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 30 Places in Indiana by per capita income
No. 48 Places by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026