Bloomington is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 69,229 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Bloomington is the seventh largest community in Indiana.

Bloomington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.35% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bloomington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomington who work in teaching (15.77%), office and administrative support jobs (13.43%), and sales jobs (11.99%).

Of important note, Bloomington is also a city of artists. Bloomington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bloomington's character.

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

Bloomington is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Bloomington have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Bloomington's economy is one such example of this.

Not only is Bloomington a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One of the benefits of Bloomington is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.21 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Bloomington Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Bloomington is a pretty powerful place. 54.82% of the adults in Bloomington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Bloomington in 2000 was $16,481, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,924 for a family of four.

Bloomington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bloomington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bloomington is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bloomington include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, and Scottish.

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