Bloomington Demographics

PopulationBloomington city, IllinoisIllinois
Total Population64,80812,419,293
Male48.5%49.0%
Female51.5%51.0%
18 years and over75.1%73.9%
65 years and over9.9%12.1%
Married Persons52.7%53.6%
Single Persons47.3%46.4%
Median Age32.434.7
Average Family Size3.043.23
Ethnicity
White86.5%75.1%
Black or African American9.5%15.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%0.6%
Asian3.4%3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other1.9%6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)3.3%12.3%
Housing CharacteristicsBloomington city, IllinoisIllinois
Total Housing Units28,5274,885,615
Median Home Cost$116,500$130,800
Number of Households26,6424,591,779
Persons per Household2.342.63
Economic CharacteristicsBloomington city, IllinoisIllinois
Median Household Income$46,496$46,590
Per Capita Income$24,751$23,104
In Labor Force73.9%65.4%
Families below poverty level4.3%7.8%
Education CharacteristicsBloomington city, IllinoisIllinois
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment7,1541,490,164
High School Enrollment3,103707,505
College or Graduate School6,150810,038
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate24.9%27.7%
Associates Degree6.1%6.1%
Bachelor's Degree28.0%16.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree11.8%9.5%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census