Bloomington, IN Metro Area

Counties include: Monroe, Owen

Largest City: Bloomington (2025 population: 83,307)

Population per Square Mile: 211.9

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 (2025)	165,231	10	2.4%	6,973,333
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	160,590	10	2.3%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	2.6%	5		2.8%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2024-2025	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	125	10		12,197
Net International Migration	872	4		17,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-264	11	-3.1%	8,561

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2025	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	6,029	10	3.6%	5.8%
School Age (5 to 17)	19,936	10	12.1%	16.8%
College Age (18 to 24)	41,847	4	25.3%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	37,645	10	22.8%	25.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	31,582	10	19.1%	23.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	28,192	10	17.1%	18.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2025	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	725	12	0.4%	0.8%
Asian Alone	10,196	5	6.2%	3.2%
Black Alone	6,080	13	3.7%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	77	12	0.0%	0.1%
White	140,486	10	85.0%	81.2%
Two or More Race Groups	7,667	9	4.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	156,986	10	95.0%	90.4%
Hispanic	8,245	11	5.0%	9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2024 (includes detail not shown below)	67,854	8	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	8,943	13	13.2%	17.9%
Married Without Children	17,304	10	25.5%	29.3%
Single Parents	4,163	1	6.1%	8.8%
Living Alone	23,103	6	34.0%	29.6%

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 2025 (estimate)	78,219	9	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2024 (includes vacant units)	75,575	9	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	38,979	10	51.6%	64.4%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	28,875	7	38.2%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2025/2026 Total Reported)	17,355	10	1.6%	1,112,710
Public	16,311	10	1.6%	1,010,042

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 2024	$59,528	9	92.9%	$64,077
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2025	47	13	1.0%	4,863
Food Stamp Recipients in 2025	9,692	13	1.7%	578,293
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2025/2026	6,291	12	1.3%	476,608

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, 2025	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	86,713	9	2.5%	3,506,284
Employed	83,772	9	2.5%	3,377,760
Unemployed	2,941	10	2.3%	128,524
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.4	10	91.9%	3.7
June 2026 Unemployment Rate	3.8	5	105.6%	3.6

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2024	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	104,511	100.0%	$6,685,797	100.0%	$63,972
Wage and Salary	83,200	79.6%	$4,757,720	71.2%	$57,184
Farm Proprietors	835	0.8%	$2,582	0.0%	$3,092
Nonfarm Proprietors	20,476	19.6%	$650,474	9.7%	$31,768
Farm	915	0.9%	$6,023	0.1%	$6,583
Nonfarm	103,596	99.1%	$6,679,774	99.9%	$64,479
Private	79,758	76.3%	$4,823,607	72.1%	$60,478
Accommodation, Food Serv.	8,550	8.2%	$266,268	4.0%	$31,142
Arts, Ent., Recreation	2,426	2.3%	$46,338	0.7%	$19,101
Construction	4,456	4.3%	$312,367	4.7%	$70,100
Health Care, Social Serv.	11,187	10.7%	$935,375	14.0%	$83,613
Information	1,376*	1.3%*	$143,875*	2.2%*	$104,560*
Manufacturing	12,883	12.3%	$1,069,674	16.0%	$83,030
Professional, Tech. Serv.	4,866*	4.7%*	$431,289*	6.5%*	$88,633*
Retail Trade	8,216	7.9%	$308,152	4.6%	$37,506
Trans., Warehousing	2,834	2.7%	$84,081	1.3%	$29,669
Wholesale Trade	2,171	2.1%	$209,614	3.1%	$96,552
Other Private (not above)	19,903*	19.0%*	$954,406*	14.3%*	$47,953*
Government	23,838	22.8%	$1,856,167	27.8%	$77,866

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, 2025	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	1,261	100.0%	100.0%	$294,718	$8,792,236
Single-Family	312	24.7%	68.4%	$124,705	$7,272,703
2-Family	68	5.4%	1.7%	$11,715	$80,213
3- and 4-Family	3	0.2%	0.6%	$984	$31,389
5+ Family	878	69.6%	29.3%	$157,314	$1,407,931

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 2025	Percent of Region
Bloomington	83,307	50.4%
Ellettsville	6,840	4.1%
Gosport	865	0.5%
Spencer	2,479	1.5%
Stinesville	197	0.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates