Bloomington, MN

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2024 Population

88,665

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

0.735% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.2%

1.35% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$93,211

2.79% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$361,700

4.48% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

47,941

0.297% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Bloomington, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.7% of the residents in Bloomington, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bloomington, MN are Normandale Community College (1,303 degrees awarded in 2024), Northwestern Health Sciences University (345 degrees), and Bethany Global University (132 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Bloomington, MN was $361,700, and the homeownership rate was 65.7%.

Most people in Bloomington, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Bloomington, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bloomington, MN is home to a population of 88.7k people, from which 92.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.4% of Bloomington, MN residents were born outside of the country (13.6k people).

In 2024, there were 5.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.6k people) in Bloomington, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.07k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.7%

2024 Citizenship

93.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.7% of Bloomington, MN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bloomington, MN was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bloomington, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bloomington, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
57.6k ± 2.03k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.6k ± 1.66k
Other (Hispanic)
5.07k ± 1.05k

11.2%

Hispanic Population

9.9k people

11.2% of the people in Bloomington, MN are hispanic (9.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bloomington, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
61,898 ± 6,075 people
Somalia
36,765 ± 4,692 people
India
31,170 ± 4,323 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 61,898 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,765 and India with 31,170.

Foreign-Born Population

15.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

13.6k people

13.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12.2k people

As of 2024, 15.4% of Bloomington, MN residents (13.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bloomington, MN was 13.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bloomington, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,585 ± 269
Gulf War (2001-)
684 ± 192
Korea
376 ± 122

Bloomington, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.32 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bloomington, MN.

Health

94.4% of the population of Bloomington, MN has health coverage, with 52.7% on employee plans, 14.9% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see 1,134 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,134 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1287 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 278 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.61%

Uninsured

52.7%

Employer Coverage

14.9%

Medicaid

15.4%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.84%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bloomington, MN grew by 4.49% from 5.37% to 5.61%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bloomington, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Bloomington, MN employs 47.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bloomington, MN were Health Care & Social Assistance (7,122 people), Manufacturing (5,610 people), and Retail Trade (5,367 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($110,192), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($98,000), and Finance & Insurance ($95,938).

Employment

Occupations

47.9k

2024 Value

± 1,748

−0.297%

1 Year decline

± 5.09%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bloomington, MN declined at a rate of −0.297%, from 48.1k employees to 47.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bloomington, MN, are Management Occupations (5,828 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,893 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,816 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bloomington, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

47.9k

2024 Value

± 1,748

−0.297%

1 Year decline

± 5.09%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bloomington, MN declined at a rate of −0.297%, from 48.1k employees to 47.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bloomington, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,122 people), Manufacturing (5,610 people), and Retail Trade (5,367 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bloomington, MN, though some of these residents may live in Bloomington, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,615

Median earning men ± $3,523

$50,982

Median earning women ± $3,574

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,760), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,868), and Public Administration ($83,365).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($97,760), Construction ($82,898), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bloomington, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Bloomington, MN awarded 1,902 degrees. The student population of Bloomington, MN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 5,032 male students and 7,379 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bloomington, MN are White (999 and 53.5%), Black or African American (256 and 13.7%), Hispanic or Latino (217 and 11.6%), and Unknown (157 and 8.4%).

The largest universities in Bloomington, MN by number of degrees awarded are Normandale Community College (1,303 and 68.5%), Northwestern Health Sciences University (345 and 18.1%), and Bethany Global University (132 and 6.94%).

The most popular majors in Bloomington, MN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (686 and 36.1%), Chiropractic (166 and 8.73%), and Missionary Studies & Missiology (120 and 6.31%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $10,770.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Bloomington, MN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 6.15%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 12,411 (40.5% men and 59.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 12,411 students enrolled in Bloomington, MN, 40.5% men and 59.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,442 records, of which 60.6% were women and 39.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
685 degrees awarded
General Business
79 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
76 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Bloomington, MN was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 685 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Bloomington, MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Normandale Community College
1,303 degrees awarded
Northwestern Health Sciences University
345 degrees awarded
Bethany Global University
132 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Normandale Community College with 1,303 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 683 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bloomington, MN, which is 0.56 times less than the 1,219 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 999 degrees mean that there were 3.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 256 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($17,812) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($982) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,102) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bloomington, MN was $361,700 in 2024, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $346,200 to $361,700, a 4.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Bloomington, MN is 65.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bloomington, MN have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bloomington, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$361,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,610

$24,722

Median Property Taxes

±$1,056

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bloomington, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bloomington, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.7%

Homeownership

2024

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.7% of the housing units in Bloomington, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bloomington, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,211

Median Household Income

± $3,400

37.6k

Number of Households

± 1,407

In 2024, the median household income of the 37.6k households in Bloomington, MN grew to $93,211 from the previous year's value of $90,677.

The following chart displays the households in Bloomington, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bloomington, MN is from Minnesota.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63%)
Worked At Home (22.3%)
Carpooled (7.43%)

In 2024, 63% of workers in Bloomington, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bloomington, MN have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Bloomington, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bloomington, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bloomington, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bloomington, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bloomington, MN (8.03k out of 87.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bloomington, MN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.