Bloomington, Indiana demographics

Bloomington, IN demographics: median age 25.1; 58.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bloomington city, Indiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 1805860. The survey estimates a population of 80,049 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bloomington is 25.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 34,514 households (±784). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	25.1 ±0.4	38.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Under 18	8,458 ±672	10.6% ±0.8 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	43,010 ±1,644	53.7% ±2.0 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	19,445 ±1,058	24.3% ±1.3 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	9,136 ±661	11.4% ±0.8 pp	16.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Male	39,724 ±619	49.6% ±0.7 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	40,325 ±610	50.4% ±0.7 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
White alone	60,702 ±985	75.8% ±1.1 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,005 ±498	5.0% ±0.6 pp	9.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	200 ±148 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	8,618 ±493	10.8% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	24 ±39 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,061 ±365	1.3% ±0.5 pp	3.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,439 ±817	6.8% ±1.0 pp	7.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	75,644 ±598	94.5% ±0.5 pp	91.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,405 ±488	5.5% ±0.6 pp	8.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 34,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,411 ±630	24.4% ±1.7 pp	47.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	861 ±239	2.5% ±0.7 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,710 ±478	7.9% ±1.4 pp	11.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	15,006 ±848	43.5% ±2.2 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	7,526 ±703	21.8% ±2.0 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 34,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,927 ±534	14.3% ±1.5 pp	29.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	29,587 ±1,009	85.7% ±2.2 pp	70.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 34,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	15,006 ±848	43.5% ±2.2 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	11,070 ±892	32.1% ±2.5 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,223 ±554	12.2% ±1.6 pp	14.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,585 ±428	7.5% ±1.2 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,161 ±302	3.4% ±0.9 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	344 ±170	1.0% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	125 ±74 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Native	69,989 ±1,048	87.4% ±1.2 pp	93.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	10,060 ±903	12.6% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 77,164
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
English only	64,249 ±1,124	83.3% ±1.3 pp	89.7%	77.7%
Spanish	2,697 ±468	3.5% ±0.6 pp	5.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	424 ±203	0.5% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	463 ±172	0.6% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	734 ±295	1.0% ±0.4 pp	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,642 ±545	3.4% ±0.7 pp	0.9%	2.0%
Korean	573 ±244	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,691 ±581	3.5% ±0.8 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	255 ±226 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	22 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,356 ±305	1.8% ±0.4 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	725 ±358	0.9% ±0.5 pp	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	333 ±163	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 40,130
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,067 ±456	5.2% ±1.1 pp	9.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,531 ±714	16.3% ±1.8 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,095 ±680	15.2% ±1.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,831 ±384	4.6% ±1.0 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	9,909 ±712	24.7% ±1.7 pp	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13,697 ±1,018	34.1% ±2.5 pp	10.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 79,562
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Same house	50,112 ±1,628	63.0% ±2.0 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	12,363 ±994	15.5% ±1.2 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	8,738 ±875	11.0% ±1.1 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,517 ±720	8.2% ±0.9 pp	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,832 ±427	2.3% ±0.5 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.8% of Bloomington residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.4% in Indiana and 8.4% nationally. 87.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bloomington	Indiana	U.S.	Compared with Indiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.8% ±0.9 pp	7.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.9% ±1.4 pp	89.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.4% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bloomington . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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