Bloomington is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 87,797 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Bloomington is the fourth largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bloomington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bloomington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomington who work in management occupations (11.63%), office and administrative support (11.31%), and sales jobs (10.24%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Bloomington is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.86% of adults in Bloomington have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Bloomington in 2022 was $47,791, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,164 for a family of four. However, Bloomington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bloomington include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English. The most common language spoken in Bloomington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
