Bloomington, IN Metro Area

Counties include: Monroe, Owen

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

Population per Square Mile: 206.8

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 (2022)	161,227	10	2.4%	6,833,037
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	181,147	9	2.6%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.1%	8		0.7%

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

Components of Population Change, 2021-2022	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-1,047	13		5,230
Net International Migration	938	3		15,490
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-212	8	-20.7%	1,024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2021	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	6,869	10	4.3%	6.0%
School Age (5 to 17)	19,393	10	12.0%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	37,901	5	23.5%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	39,665	10	24.6%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	33,562	10	20.8%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	23,931	10	14.8%	16.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2021	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	571	10	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	9,729	5	6.0%	2.7%
Black Alone	5,554	13	3.4%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	119	9	0.1%	0.1%
White	141,109	10	87.5%	84.2%
Two or More Race Groups	4,239	9	2.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	155,629	10	96.5%	92.3%
Hispanic	5,692	11	3.5%	7.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2021 (includes detail not shown below)	65,604	10	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	8,922	13	13.6%	18.2%
Married Without Children	17,459	10	26.6%	29.8%
Single Parents	4,298	1	6.6%	9.2%
Living Alone	21,435	7	32.7%	29.1%

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 2021 (includes vacant units)	72,971	10	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	37,985	10	52.1%	62.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	27,619	7	37.8%	27.2%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2021/2022 Total Reported)	17,091	10	1.5%	1,120,155
Public	16,466	10	1.6%	1,036,519

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 2021	$51,899	9	91.9%	$56,497
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 2021/2022	5,811	13	1.2%	481,568

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, 2019	1,300	10	1.6%	80,851
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, 2022	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	80,923	9	2.4%	3,404,443
Employed	78,626	9	2.4%	3,302,632
Unemployed	2,297	10	2.3%	101,811
Annual Unemployment Rate	2.8	8	93.3%	3.0
August 2023 Unemployment Rate	3.7	8	100.0%	3.7

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2021	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	100,111	100.0%	$5,697,874	100.0%	$56,916
Wage and Salary	80,451	80.4%	$4,049,210	71.1%	$50,331
Farm Proprietors	846	0.8%	$12,746	0.2%	$15,066
Nonfarm Proprietors	18,814	18.8%	$494,495	8.7%	$26,283
Farm	935	0.9%	$14,564	0.3%	$15,576
Nonfarm	99,176	99.1%	$5,683,310	99.7%	$57,305
Private	74,750	74.7%	$4,053,411	71.1%	$54,226
Accommodation, Food Serv.	7,873	7.9%	$212,058	3.7%	$26,935
Arts, Ent., Recreation	2,365	2.4%	$31,421	0.6%	$13,286
Construction	4,524	4.5%	$265,821	4.7%	$58,758
Health Care, Social Serv.	11,226	11.2%	$747,390	13.1%	$66,577
Information	1,178*	1.2%*	$99,998*	1.8%*	$84,888*
Manufacturing	11,277	11.3%	$997,647	17.5%	$88,467
Professional, Tech. Serv.	4,743	4.7%	$342,638	6.0%	$72,241
Retail Trade	7,981	8.0%	$270,056	4.7%	$33,837
Trans., Warehousing	2,565	2.6%	$72,706	1.3%	$28,345
Wholesale Trade	1,884*	1.9%*	$152,408*	2.7%*	$80,896*
Other Private (not above)	18,362*	18.3%*	$821,613*	14.4%*	$44,745*
Government	24,426	24.4%	$1,629,899	28.6%	$66,728

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