Bloomington, IN Metro Area

Counties include: Monroe, Owen

Largest City: Bloomington (2022 population: 79,107)

Population per Square Mile: 206.3

Square Miles: 779.8

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	161,039	10	2.4%	6,785,528
Today (2023)	160,874	10	2.3%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	181,147	9	2.6%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	-0.1%	11		1.1%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2022-2023	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-980	13		4,599
Net International Migration	918	5		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-186	11	-2.5%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2022	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	6,758	10	4.2%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	19,334	10	12.0%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	37,068	5	23.0%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	39,480	10	24.5%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	33,406	10	20.7%	24.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	25,181	10	15.6%	16.9%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	545	11	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	9,748	5	6.0%	2.8%
Black Alone	5,618	13	3.5%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	117	9	0.1%	0.1%
White	140,816	10	87.3%	84.0%
Two or More Race Groups	4,383	9	2.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	155,150	10	96.2%	92.1%
Hispanic	6,077	11	3.8%	7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2022 (includes detail not shown below)	65,932	9	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	8,974	12	13.6%	18.1%
Married Without Children	17,447	10	26.5%	29.6%
Single Parents	4,083	1	6.2%	9.0%
Living Alone	22,229	7	33.7%	29.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate)	76,257	9	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units)	73,842	10	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	38,519	10	52.2%	63.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	27,413	8	37.1%	27.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported)	17,341	10	1.5%	1,124,094
Public	16,453	10	1.6%	1,035,718

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022	$53,735	9	92.1%	$58,323
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	42	14	1.1%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	9,810	13	1.6%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	6,477	13	1.3%	511,735

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	1,324	10	1.7%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	72	10	1.9%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	1,247	12	1.9%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2023	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	80,156	9	2.4%	3,401,387
Employed	77,502	9	2.4%	3,288,017
Unemployed	2,654	10	2.3%	113,370
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	8	100.0%	3.3
March 2024 Unemployment Rate	4.4	7	107.3%	4.1

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	104,511	100.0%	$6,077,892	100.0%	$58,156
Wage and Salary	83,200	79.6%	$4,408,815	72.5%	$52,991
Farm Proprietors	835	0.8%	$8,068	0.1%	$9,662
Nonfarm Proprietors	20,476	19.6%	$509,905	8.4%	$24,903
Farm	915	0.9%	$10,243	0.2%	$11,195
Nonfarm	103,596	99.1%	$6,067,649	99.8%	$58,570
Private	79,758	76.3%	$4,435,090	73.0%	$55,607
Accommodation, Food Serv.	8,550	8.2%	$239,924	3.9%	$28,061
Arts, Ent., Recreation	2,426	2.3%	$41,834	0.7%	$17,244
Construction	4,456	4.3%	$270,442	4.4%	$60,692
Health Care, Social Serv.	11,187	10.7%	$804,142	13.2%	$71,882
Information	1,376*	1.3%*	$111,168*	1.8%*	$80,791*
Manufacturing	12,883	12.3%	$1,142,043	18.8%	$88,647
Professional, Tech. Serv.	4,866*	4.7%*	$327,334*	5.4%*	$67,270*
Retail Trade	8,216	7.9%	$288,270	4.7%	$35,086
Trans., Warehousing	2,834	2.7%	$78,831	1.3%	$27,816
Wholesale Trade	2,171	2.1%	$176,144	2.9%	$81,135
Other Private (not above)	19,903*	19.0%*	$926,944*	15.3%*	$46,573*
Government	23,838	22.8%	$1,632,559	26.9%	$68,486

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2022	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	552	100.0%	100.0%	$134,969	$6,635,992
Single-Family	340	61.6%	65.0%	$107,985	$5,513,030
2-Family	6	1.1%	1.9%	$852	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.5%	$0	$14,702
5+ Family	206	37.3%	32.6%	$26,132	$1,031,387

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Bloomington, IN Metro Area

Name	Population in 2022	Percent of Region
Bloomington	79,107	49.1%
Ellettsville	6,657	4.1%
Gosport	845	0.5%
Spencer	2,466	1.5%
Stinesville	202	0.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates