Bloomington is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 79,107 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Bloomington is the seventh largest community in Indiana. Bloomington real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although Bloomington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Bloomington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.34% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bloomington is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomington who work in teaching (14.75%), food service (9.94%), and office and administrative support (8.77%). Also of interest is that Bloomington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because Bloomington has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Bloomington lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Bloomington is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Bloomington people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bloomington spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.54 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. A lot of people in Bloomington take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Bloomington, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bloomington, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bloomington is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.82% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Bloomington in 2022 was $31,069, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,276 for a family of four. However, Bloomington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bloomington also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.08% of its population below the federal poverty line.Bloomington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bloomington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bloomington include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bloomington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
