Bloomfield is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 21,560 people and five associated neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 51st largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bloomfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bloomfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomfield who work in office and administrative support (13.54%), management occupations (11.86%), and healthcare (9.47%). Also of interest is that Bloomfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Bloomfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.76% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Bloomfield citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.21% of adults in Bloomfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2022 was $49,984, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $199,936 for a family of four. However, Bloomfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bloomfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bloomfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomfield residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include Jamaican, Irish, German, Italian, and English. In addition, Bloomfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.60%). The most common language spoken in Bloomfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
