Bloomfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 19,587 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 52nd largest community in Connecticut.

Bloomfield is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.12% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bloomfield is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.04%), sales jobs (10.07%), and management occupations (8.62%).

Also of interest is that Bloomfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Bloomfield is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

As is often the case in a small town, Bloomfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Bloomfield Information and Demographics

The education level of Bloomfield citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 30.82% of adults in Bloomfield have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2000 was $28,843, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,372 for a family of four.

Bloomfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bloomfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bloomfield is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include Jamaican, English, Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Russian.

Bloomfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.94%.

The most common language spoken in Bloomfield is English. Some people also speak Spanish.