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Population (2000): 74,443
Land Area (2000): 120.670 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.550 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 27.3186 (-2.6) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 75.8186 (24.3) / 85.9186 (30.0)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,309
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,068
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 43 inches

Bloomington Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	65,547	2002	70,186	2005	69,158
2000	68,288	2003	70,403	2006	69,474
2001	69,681	2004	71,120	2007	68,918

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	71,439	96.06%
Rural, Farm	70	0.09%
Rural, Non-farm	2,861	3.85%

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Bloomington Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	28,747	27,679	1,068	3.71%	37
1991	28,465	27,346	1,119	3.93%	39
1992	29,034	27,644	1,390	4.79%	48
1993	30,223	28,863	1,361	4.50%	45
1994	31,686	30,292	1,394	4.40%	44
1995	31,700	30,469	1,232	3.88%	39
1996	31,986	30,973	1,013	3.17%	32
1997	32,417	31,529	888	2.74%	27
1998	32,299	31,338	961	2.97%	30
1999	32,326	31,457	869	2.69%	27
2000	33,791	32,803	988	2.92%	29
2001	34,264	32,829	1,435	4.19%	42
2002	34,501	32,803	1,698	4.92%	49
2003	34,503	32,844	1,659	4.81%	48
2004	34,746	33,023	1,723	4.96%	50
2005	36,528	34,925	1,603	4.39%	44
2006	36,746	35,340	1,406	3.83%	38
2007	36,618	35,390	1,228	3.35%	34
2008	36,883	35,373	1,510	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	28,768	27,753	1,015	3.53%	35
Feb 1990	29,102	27,855	1,247	4.28%	43
Mar 1990	28,764	27,521	1,243	4.32%	43
Apr 1990	29,444	27,963	1,481	5.03%	50
May 1990	28,851	27,654	1,197	4.15%	41
Jun 1990	28,391	27,092	1,299	4.58%	46
Jul 1990	28,036	27,080	956	3.41%	34
Aug 1990	27,595	26,517	1,078	3.91%	39
Sep 1990	29,089	28,224	865	2.97%	30
Oct 1990	29,545	28,733	812	2.75%	27
Nov 1990	29,068	28,270	798	2.75%	27
Dec 1990	28,311	27,490	821	2.90%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	28,284	27,097	1,187	4.20%	42
Feb 1991	28,601	27,309	1,292	4.52%	45
Mar 1991	28,345	27,130	1,215	4.29%	43
Apr 1991	28,914	27,874	1,040	3.60%	36
May 1991	27,615	26,456	1,159	4.20%	42
Jun 1991	27,991	26,789	1,202	4.29%	43
Jul 1991	27,900	26,810	1,090	3.91%	39
Aug 1991	27,474	26,345	1,129	4.11%	41
Sep 1991	28,761	27,883	878	3.05%	31
Oct 1991	29,401	28,468	933	3.17%	32
Nov 1991	29,316	28,218	1,098	3.75%	37
Dec 1991	28,975	27,768	1,207	4.17%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	28,500	27,079	1,421	4.99%	50
Feb 1992	28,966	27,480	1,486	5.13%	51
Mar 1992	29,124	27,759	1,365	4.69%	47
Apr 1992	29,470	28,204	1,266	4.30%	43
May 1992	27,218	25,770	1,448	5.32%	53
Jun 1992	27,755	26,116	1,639	5.91%	59
Jul 1992	28,093	26,524	1,569	5.59%	56
Aug 1992	28,163	26,643	1,520	5.40%	54
Sep 1992	30,050	28,850	1,200	3.99%	40
Oct 1992	30,575	29,425	1,150	3.76%	38
Nov 1992	30,418	29,123	1,295	4.26%	43
Dec 1992	30,076	28,757	1,319	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	29,681	28,099	1,582	5.33%	53
Feb 1993	30,143	28,571	1,572	5.22%	52
Mar 1993	30,389	28,935	1,454	4.78%	48
Apr 1993	30,544	29,050	1,494	4.89%	49
May 1993	28,429	26,782	1,647	5.79%	58
Jun 1993	28,844	27,164	1,680	5.82%	58
Jul 1993	28,567	27,567	1,000	3.50%	35
Aug 1993	29,080	28,001	1,079	3.71%	37
Sep 1993	30,974	30,123	851	2.75%	27
Oct 1993	32,270	31,364	906	2.81%	28
Nov 1993	31,463	30,467	996	3.17%	32
Dec 1993	32,296	30,231	2,065	6.39%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	30,912	29,447	1,465	4.74%	47
Feb 1994	32,587	30,392	2,195	6.74%	67
Mar 1994	31,809	30,366	1,443	4.54%	45
Apr 1994	31,586	30,261	1,325	4.19%	42
May 1994	29,501	28,131	1,370	4.64%	46
Jun 1994	31,121	29,724	1,397	4.49%	45
Jul 1994	31,228	29,838	1,390	4.45%	45
Aug 1994	31,122	29,556	1,566	5.03%	50
Sep 1994	32,322	31,170	1,152	3.56%	36
Oct 1994	32,809	31,627	1,182	3.60%	36
Nov 1994	32,897	31,771	1,126	3.42%	34
Dec 1994	32,343	31,226	1,117	3.45%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	31,559	30,262	1,297	4.11%	41
Feb 1995	32,318	30,939	1,379	4.27%	43
Mar 1995	32,189	30,928	1,261	3.92%	39
Apr 1995	33,470	31,306	2,164	6.47%	65
May 1995	29,914	28,732	1,182	3.95%	40
Jun 1995	30,145	28,888	1,257	4.17%	42
Jul 1995	30,546	29,187	1,359	4.45%	44
Aug 1995	30,479	29,261	1,218	4.00%	40
Sep 1995	32,466	31,580	886	2.73%	27
Oct 1995	32,675	31,775	900	2.75%	28
Nov 1995	32,611	31,677	934	2.86%	29
Dec 1995	32,029	31,088	941	2.94%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	31,603	30,260	1,343	4.25%	42
Feb 1996	32,565	31,308	1,257	3.86%	39
Mar 1996	32,499	31,357	1,142	3.51%	35
Apr 1996	32,850	31,772	1,078	3.28%	33
May 1996	31,103	29,918	1,185	3.81%	38
Jun 1996	30,948	29,861	1,087	3.51%	35
Jul 1996	30,770	29,631	1,139	3.70%	37
Aug 1996	30,943	29,979	964	3.12%	31
Sep 1996	32,742	31,953	789	2.41%	24
Oct 1996	33,309	32,579	730	2.19%	22
Nov 1996	33,024	32,288	736	2.23%	22
Dec 1996	31,477	30,767	710	2.26%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	32,244	31,172	1,072	3.32%	33
Feb 1997	32,545	31,540	1,005	3.09%	31
Mar 1997	32,514	31,549	965	2.97%	30
Apr 1997	32,845	32,032	813	2.48%	25
May 1997	32,285	31,409	876	2.71%	27
Jun 1997	30,656	29,701	955	3.12%	31
Jul 1997	31,595	30,787	808	2.56%	26
Aug 1997	31,034	29,995	1,039	3.35%	33
Sep 1997	33,213	32,471	742	2.23%	22
Oct 1997	33,647	32,860	787	2.34%	23
Nov 1997	33,446	32,682	764	2.28%	23
Dec 1997	32,983	32,149	834	2.53%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	32,363	31,358	1,005	3.11%	31
Feb 1998	32,875	31,906	969	2.95%	29
Mar 1998	32,697	31,737	960	2.94%	29
Apr 1998	32,691	31,741	950	2.91%	29
May 1998	32,149	31,070	1,079	3.36%	34
Jun 1998	31,049	29,917	1,132	3.65%	36
Jul 1998	30,782	29,879	903	2.93%	29
Aug 1998	30,831	29,716	1,115	3.62%	36
Sep 1998	32,887	31,945	942	2.86%	29
Oct 1998	33,032	32,214	818	2.48%	25
Nov 1998	33,277	32,441	836	2.51%	25
Dec 1998	32,950	32,131	819	2.49%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	32,352	31,191	1,161	3.59%	36
Feb 1999	32,666	31,597	1,069	3.27%	33
Mar 1999	32,415	31,470	945	2.92%	29
Apr 1999	33,008	32,165	843	2.55%	26
May 1999	31,436	30,564	872	2.77%	28
Jun 1999	31,587	30,620	967	3.06%	31
Jul 1999	30,831	30,090	741	2.40%	24
Aug 1999	30,967	30,090	877	2.83%	28
Sep 1999	33,151	32,419	732	2.21%	22
Oct 1999	33,556	32,852	704	2.10%	21
Nov 1999	33,387	32,645	742	2.22%	22
Dec 1999	32,550	31,779	771	2.37%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	34,056	32,883	1,173	3.44%	34
Feb 2000	34,512	33,241	1,271	3.68%	37
Mar 2000	34,243	33,088	1,155	3.37%	34
Apr 2000	34,736	33,848	888	2.56%	26
May 2000	33,075	32,036	1,039	3.14%	31
Jun 2000	33,341	32,090	1,251	3.75%	38
Jul 2000	32,982	31,958	1,024	3.10%	31
Aug 2000	32,505	31,401	1,104	3.40%	34
Sep 2000	33,863	33,148	715	2.11%	21
Oct 2000	34,167	33,501	666	1.95%	19
Nov 2000	34,400	33,661	739	2.15%	21
Dec 2000	33,615	32,781	834	2.48%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	34,591	32,886	1,705	4.93%	49
Feb 2001	34,477	33,183	1,294	3.75%	38
Mar 2001	34,668	33,391	1,277	3.68%	37
Apr 2001	34,746	33,722	1,024	2.95%	29
May 2001	33,182	32,008	1,174	3.54%	35
Jun 2001	33,613	32,028	1,585	4.72%	47
Jul 2001	33,460	31,982	1,478	4.42%	44
Aug 2001	32,971	31,337	1,634	4.96%	50
Sep 2001	35,079	33,680	1,399	3.99%	40
Oct 2001	34,920	33,421	1,499	4.29%	43
Nov 2001	34,899	33,358	1,541	4.42%	44
Dec 2001	34,564	32,956	1,608	4.65%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	34,344	32,373	1,971	5.74%	57
Feb 2002	34,772	32,863	1,909	5.49%	55
Mar 2002	34,520	32,729	1,791	5.19%	52
Apr 2002	34,777	33,097	1,680	4.83%	48
May 2002	33,203	31,414	1,789	5.39%	54
Jun 2002	34,100	32,109	1,991	5.84%	58
Jul 2002	34,123	32,332	1,791	5.25%	52
Aug 2002	33,404	31,623	1,781	5.33%	53
Sep 2002	34,953	33,555	1,398	4.00%	40
Oct 2002	35,327	33,990	1,337	3.78%	38
Nov 2002	35,408	33,924	1,484	4.19%	42
Dec 2002	35,082	33,623	1,459	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	33,715	31,925	1,790	5.31%	53
Feb 2003	34,661	32,808	1,853	5.35%	53
Mar 2003	34,691	32,956	1,735	5.00%	50
Apr 2003	34,995	33,427	1,568	4.48%	45
May 2003	34,267	32,591	1,676	4.89%	49
Jun 2003	33,838	31,949	1,889	5.58%	56
Jul 2003	34,031	32,237	1,794	5.27%	53
Aug 2003	33,209	31,438	1,771	5.33%	53
Sep 2003	34,942	33,457	1,485	4.25%	42
Oct 2003	35,461	34,017	1,444	4.07%	41
Nov 2003	35,437	33,996	1,441	4.07%	41
Dec 2003	34,794	33,331	1,463	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	34,720	32,859	1,861	5.36%	54
Feb 2004	35,091	33,276	1,815	5.17%	52
Mar 2004	35,210	33,461	1,749	4.97%	50
Apr 2004	35,396	33,886	1,510	4.27%	43
May 2004	33,734	32,104	1,630	4.83%	48
Jun 2004	34,218	32,449	1,769	5.17%	52
Jul 2004	34,217	32,497	1,720	5.03%	50
Aug 2004	33,593	31,896	1,697	5.05%	51
Sep 2004	35,239	33,700	1,539	4.37%	44
Oct 2004	35,987	33,924	2,063	5.73%	57
Nov 2004	35,612	33,960	1,652	4.64%	46
Dec 2004	33,939	32,267	1,672	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	37,149	34,706	2,443	6.58%	66
Feb 2005	36,433	34,763	1,670	4.58%	46
Mar 2005	36,449	34,910	1,539	4.22%	42
Apr 2005	36,811	35,311	1,500	4.07%	41
May 2005	35,221	33,741	1,480	4.20%	42
Jun 2005	35,854	34,210	1,644	4.59%	46
Jul 2005	35,792	34,185	1,607	4.49%	45
Aug 2005	34,970	33,482	1,488	4.26%	43
Sep 2005	37,684	36,199	1,485	3.94%	39
Oct 2005	37,805	36,255	1,550	4.10%	41
Nov 2005	37,381	35,927	1,454	3.89%	39
Dec 2005	36,787	35,416	1,371	3.73%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	36,278	34,879	1,399	3.86%	39
Feb 2006	36,918	35,354	1,564	4.24%	42
Mar 2006	36,785	35,276	1,509	4.10%	41
Apr 2006	36,846	35,495	1,351	3.67%	37
May 2006	35,285	33,879	1,406	3.98%	40
Jun 2006	36,065	34,385	1,680	4.66%	47
Jul 2006	35,937	34,280	1,657	4.61%	46
Aug 2006	36,608	35,238	1,370	3.74%	37
Sep 2006	37,417	36,063	1,354	3.62%	36
Oct 2006	37,969	36,707	1,262	3.32%	33
Nov 2006	37,701	36,513	1,188	3.15%	32
Dec 2006	37,144	36,007	1,137	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	36,708	35,362	1,346	3.67%	37
Feb 2007	36,995	35,657	1,338	3.62%	36
Mar 2007	36,928	35,607	1,321	3.58%	36
Apr 2007	37,125	35,955	1,170	3.15%	32
May 2007	35,256	34,082	1,174	3.33%	33
Jun 2007	36,009	34,615	1,394	3.87%	39
Jul 2007	35,955	34,674	1,281	3.56%	36
Aug 2007	35,289	34,132	1,157	3.28%	33
Sep 2007	37,228	36,110	1,118	3.00%	30
Oct 2007	37,567	36,434	1,133	3.02%	30
Nov 2007	37,582	36,353	1,229	3.27%	33
Dec 2007	36,775	35,695	1,080	2.94%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	36,600	35,365	1,235	3.37%	34
Feb 2008	36,977	35,616	1,361	3.68%	37
Mar 2008	37,124	35,724	1,400	3.77%	38
Apr 2008	37,422	36,199	1,223	3.27%	33
May 2008	35,657	34,197	1,460	4.09%	41
Jun 2008	36,409	34,572	1,837	5.05%	50
Jul 2008	36,922	35,110	1,812	4.91%	49
Aug 2008	37,103	35,416	1,687	4.55%	45
Sep 2008	37,735	36,157	1,578	4.18%	42
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Bloomington Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	5,061	26.93%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,372	12.62%
3.	Construction	1,047	5.57%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	909	4.84%
5.	Health Care	730	3.89%
6.	Public Administration	608	3.24%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	575	3.06%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	463	2.46%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	447	2.38%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	445	2.37%
11.	Finance and Insurance	416	2.21%
12.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	398	2.12%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	325	1.73%
14.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	278	1.48%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	254	1.35%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	212	1.13%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	202	1.08%
18.	Info Services and Data Processing	197	1.05%
19.	Social Assistance	185	0.98%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	181	0.96%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	5,977	32.21%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,254	12.15%
3.	Health Care	1,813	9.77%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	630	3.39%
5.	Social Assistance	626	3.37%
6.	Finance and Insurance	484	2.61%
7.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	459	2.47%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	457	2.46%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	444	2.39%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	426	2.30%
11.	Public Administration	412	2.22%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	382	2.06%
13.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	355	1.91%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	347	1.87%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	326	1.76%
16.	Info Services and Data Processing	268	1.44%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	221	1.19%
18.	Personal and Laundry Services	211	1.14%
19.	Construction	198	1.07%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	197	1.06%

Bloomington Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	2,169	11.54%
2.	Other Management Occupations	931	4.95%
3.	Computer Specialists	845	4.50%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	733	3.90%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	717	3.82%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	706	3.76%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	592	3.15%
8.	Waiters and Waitresses	584	3.11%
9.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	430	2.29%
10.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	424	2.26%
11.	Other Installation / Maintenance	417	2.22%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	396	2.11%
13.	Engineers	385	2.05%
14.	Top Executives	375	2.00%
15.	Cashiers	374	1.99%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	361	1.92%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	337	1.79%
18.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	337	1.79%
19.	Life and Physical Scientists	301	1.60%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	280	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,627	8.77%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,044	5.63%
3.	Waiters and Waitresses	955	5.15%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	897	4.83%
5.	Other Management Occupations	810	4.36%
6.	Secretaries and Admins	807	4.35%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	794	4.28%
8.	Cashiers	789	4.25%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	598	3.22%
10.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	504	2.72%
11.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	441	2.38%
12.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	435	2.34%
13.	Customer Service Representatives	390	2.10%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	386	2.08%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	373	2.01%
16.	Child Care Workers	372	2.00%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	363	1.96%
18.	Media and Communications Workers	357	1.92%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	356	1.92%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	341	1.84%

Bloomington Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	30,391	46.14%
15-35 hours	18,463	28.03%
1-14 hours	4,388	6.66%
No regular hours	12,626	19.17%

Bloomington Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	524	1.50%
5 AM-5:29 AM	270	0.77%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	534	1.53%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,110	3.18%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,014	5.76%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,085	8.83%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,575	15.96%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,194	12.00%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,398	6.86%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,669	10.50%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,779	5.09%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	825	2.36%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,407	12.61%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,555	13.04%

Bloomington Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,297	6.57%
5-9	7,725	22.11%
10-14	10,663	30.52%
15-19	7,253	20.76%
20-24	2,577	7.38%
25-29	606	1.73%
30-34	1,302	3.73%
35-39	243	0.70%
40-44	276	0.79%
45-59	628	1.80%
60-89	943	2.70%
At least 90	426	1.22%

Bloomington Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	725	2.08%	30,396	87.00%
30-44	151	0.43%	1,670	4.78%
45-59	71	0.20%	557	1.59%
At least 60	37	0.11%	1,332	3.81%

Bloomington Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	894	2.47%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,364	9.31%
Car / truck / van, solo	24,652	68.20%
Motorcycle	67	0.19%
Other	130	0.36%
Public transportation	984	2.72%
Walked	4,848	13.41%
Worked at home	1,205	3.33%

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Bloomington Family Information Back to top
: 28,571 (60,233 people)
: 11,987 (32,854 people)
: 5,062
: 19,931
Bloomington Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,774	20.19%
$10,000-$14,999	2,975	10.40%
$15,000-$19,999	2,699	9.44%
$20,000-$24,999	2,199	7.69%
$25,000-$29,999	1,874	6.55%
$30,000-$34,999	1,777	6.21%
$35,000-$39,999	1,365	4.77%
$40,000-$44,999	1,242	4.34%
$45,000-$49,999	855	2.99%
$50,000-$59,999	1,501	5.25%
$60,000-$74,999	1,941	6.79%
$75,000-$99,999	1,958	6.85%
$100,000-$124,999	1,065	3.72%
$125,000-$149,999	586	2.05%
$150,000-$199,999	386	1.35%
$200,000 or more	404	1.41%

Bloomington Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	10,907	38.11%
Family, 2 people	6,168	21.55%
Nonfamily, 2 people	3,534	12.35%
Family, 3 people	2,728	9.53%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,183	4.13%
Family, 4 people	2,004	7.00%
Nonfamily, 4 people	694	2.43%
Family, 5 people	725	2.53%
Nonfamily, 5 people	327	1.14%
Family, 6 people	173	0.60%
Nonfamily, 6 people	56	0.20%
Family, 7 or more people	89	0.31%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	29	0.10%

Bloomington Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	24,204	32.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	11,665	15.48%
Public Assistance	708	0.94%
Retirement	3,444	4.57%
Self Employment	3,271	4.34%
Social Security	4,827	6.41%
Supplemental Security	707	0.94%
Wage / Salary	23,552	31.26%
Other	2,970	3.94%

Bloomington Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,637	61.45%
With children under 18	3,537	38.55%

Bloomington Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,081	6.50%
Married	10,371	32.42%
Never Married	19,135	59.81%
Widowed	407	1.27%

Bloomington Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,062	8.92%
Married	10,108	29.46%
Never Married	19,094	55.65%
Widowed	2,048	5.97%

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Bloomington Education Information Back to top
Bloomington Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,109	1.71%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,025	4.68%
High school diploma or equivalent	9,373	14.49%
Some college, no degree	27,433	42.41%
Associate degree	1,751	2.71%
Bachelors degree	11,947	18.47%
Graduate or professional degree	10,050	15.54%

Bloomington Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	361	0.48%	494	0.66%	855	1.15%
Kindergarten	394	0.53%	164	0.22%	558	0.75%
Grades 1-4	1,972	2.65%	280	0.38%	2,252	3.03%
Grades 5-8	1,749	2.35%	184	0.25%	1,933	2.60%
Grades 9-12	1,918	2.58%	132	0.18%	2,050	2.75%
Undergrad college	25,213	33.87%	595	0.80%	25,808	34.67%
Graduate or professional school	6,023	8.09%	266	0.36%	6,289	8.45%
Total	37,630	50.55%	2,115	2.84%	39,745	53.39%

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Bloomington Business Information Back to top
: $1,062,278,000
: $202,461,000

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Bloomington Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bloomington Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	43,486	72.01%
Below Poverty Level	16,901	27.99%

Bloomington Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$533	$64	$104	$278	$4	$145	$1,064	$467	$2,402	$0
1952	$483	$89	$124	$269	$3	$147	$1,026	$516	$2,342	$0
1953	$557	$58	$133	$279	$3	$161	$1,133	$550	$2,251	$0
1954	$566	$55	$158	$456	$3	$185	$1,368	$625	$3,668	$1,511
1955	$596	$54	$179	$490	$3	$284	$1,552	$659	$5,627	$2,993
1956	$632	$57	$203	$504	$6	$354	$1,699	$722	$5,704	$1,891
1957	$585	$61	$222	$577	$8	$356	$1,748	$827	$5,577	$1,110
1958	$640	$63	$239	$539	$4	$360	$1,782	$829	$5,718	$804
1959	$709	$66	$253	$598	$8	$418	$1,986	$856	$5,494	$731
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$1,101	$23	$852	$1,352	$17	$879	$4,201	$1,444	$12,521	$5,945
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$1,695	$5	$782	$1,883	$17	$1,286	$5,663	$2,031	$18,890	$7,483
1971	$2,048	$123	$1,842	$1,967	$17	$1,789	$7,663	$2,723	$17,936	$2,279
1972	$2,048	$56	$2,578	$1,981	$34	$1,901	$8,542	$2,995	$16,939	$4,679
1973	$2,369	$31	$1,528	$1,962	$34	$1,840	$7,733	$3,168	$15,724	$6,042
1974	$2,488	$32	$1,605	$2,060	$34	$1,932	$8,119	$3,326	$15,724	$6,042
1975	$2,556	$37	$2,430	$1,913	$34	$3,154	$10,087	$4,043	$15,730	$6,635
1976	$2,817	$39	$3,150	$2,146	$34	$3,137	$11,284	$4,833	$15,257	$5,203
1977	$3,336	$60	$4,533	$2,163	$0	$2,707	$12,739	$5,668	$14,696	$5,840
1978	$3,685	$61	$5,062	$2,207	$0	$2,752	$13,706	$5,013	$14,168	$5,469
1979	$3,151	$82	$9,712	$2,240	$0	$3,492	$18,595	$5,348	$18,426	$10,822
1980	$3,852	$84	$13,060	$2,932	$0	$4,273	$24,117	$5,516	$17,851	$11,458
1981	$4,210	$112	$11,120	$3,236	$0	$4,610	$23,176	$6,001	$18,755	$13,388
1982	$4,276	$50	$9,099	$3,365	$0	$6,156	$22,896	$5,076	$17,836	$10,744
1983	$4,790	$95	$5,553	$3,387	$0	$7,571	$21,301	$7,317	$17,100	$14,123
1984	$5,434	$96	$7,847	$3,398	$0	$8,891	$25,570	$8,398	$29,026	$15,477
1985	$4,677	$141	$7,241	$3,408	$0	$9,296	$24,622	$8,754	$28,156	$15,177
1986	$5,352	$511	$7,634	$3,371	$0	$9,690	$26,047	$9,516	$27,057	$14,714
1987	$5,797	$836	$6,951	$3,549	$0	$10,258	$26,555	$10,151	$26,263	$15,451
1988	$5,917	$1,327	$5,423	$3,697	$0	$8,901	$23,938	$11,039	$25,000	$24,536
1989	$6,631	$1,625	$5,528	$4,528	$0	$10,462	$27,149	$12,429	$27,587	$27,722
1990	$7,465	$2,621	$7,350	$5,296	$0	$10,983	$31,094	$13,333	$34,815	$31,928
1991	$7,681	$2,965	$7,378	$5,739	$0	$12,378	$33,176	$14,500	$39,521	$33,563
1992	$9,625	$3,363	$9,769	$6,152	$0	$11,815	$37,361	$14,905	$37,557	$32,427
1993	$8,170	$3,085	$10,593	$6,171	$0	$11,920	$36,854	$18,117	$36,754	$29,017
1994	$9,333	$4,490	$11,058	$6,519	$0	$11,649	$38,559	$17,479	$33,637	$26,131
1995	$10,492	$5,047	$12,405	$6,803	$0	$13,379	$43,079	$18,520	$22,625	$28,897
1996	$11,017	$5,172	$12,337	$7,919	$0	$13,049	$44,322	$19,271	$46,880	$50,117
1997	$12,949	$6,202	$13,818	$7,826	$0	$15,671	$50,264	$20,603	$50,847	$48,800
1998	$13,392	$5,114	$14,475	$7,797	$0	$15,072	$50,736	$22,629	$47,987	$38,747
1999	$13,828	$5,165	$12,967	$7,949	$0	$17,126	$51,870	$23,942	$53,927	$43,363
2000	$14,509	$5,684	$14,074	$8,418	$0	$21,388	$58,389	$24,897	$64,827	$55,807
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$16,674	$7,689	$10,094	$30,984	$0	$91,465	$149,217	$24,151	$58,145	$42,218
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$18,205	$1,587	$23,982	$11,983	$0	$24,603	$78,773	$25,858	$73,652	$54,813
2005	$17,489	$1,666	$22,202	$10,867	$0	$26,986	$77,544	$27,617	$70,132	$52,978
2006	$15,732	$1,040	$22,532	$10,496	$0	$22,608	$71,368	$30,421	$64,880	$37,889

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$64	$7	$15	$145	$61	$1,074
1951	$198	$0	$24	$397	$13	$150	$1,074
1952	$0	$64	$8	$17	$153	$40	$2,153
1952	$241	$0	$12	$1,443	$18	$157	$2,153
1953	$0	$54	$7	$17	$189	$50	$1,164
1953	$221	$0	$11	$293	$19	$303	$1,164
1954	$0	$77	$7	$18	$205	$84	$2,027
1954	$279	$0	$10	$1,086	$20	$241	$2,027
1955	$0	$137	$8	$16	$211	$74	$2,245
1955	$316	$0	$42	$1,047	$23	$371	$2,245
1956	$0	$132	$6	$17	$229	$86	$2,836
1956	$296	$0	$73	$460	$36	$1,501	$2,836
1957	$0	$206	$0	$20	$252	$80	$2,588
1957	$357	$0	$78	$481	$45	$1,069	$2,588
1958	$0	$103	$0	$20	$314	$350	$2,254
1958	$385	$0	$73	$531	$26	$452	$2,254
1959	$0	$105	$0	$24	$258	$167	$2,081
1959	$416	$0	$84	$630	$56	$341	$2,081
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$0	$114	$100	$0	$306	$211	$7,156
1967	$830	$0	$86	$4,529	$96	$884	$7,156
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$94	$0	$0	$524	$365	$7,804
1970	$1,087	$0	$102	$1,898	$96	$3,638	$7,804
1971	$0	$156	$0	$0	$706	$259	$6,692
1971	$1,171	$0	$390	$1,742	$96	$2,172	$6,692
1972	$0	$134	$0	$0	$693	$334	$6,547
1972	$1,501	$17	$370	$1,711	$229	$1,558	$6,547
1973	$0	$211	$69	$0	$765	$560	$7,180
1973	$1,422	$0	$383	$1,396	$229	$2,145	$7,180
1974	$0	$223	$73	$0	$803	$588	$7,527
1974	$1,492	$0	$402	$1,465	$229	$2,252	$7,527
1975	$0	$237	$454	$0	$564	$1,197	$8,704
1975	$1,600	$0	$339	$1,636	$229	$2,448	$8,704
1976	$0	$336	$287	$0	$813	$728	$11,754
1976	$1,984	$0	$366	$3,299	$229	$3,712	$11,754
1977	$0	$156	$385	$0	$971	$807	$10,452
1977	$2,188	$0	$343	$2,355	$0	$3,247	$10,452
1978	$29	$350	$357	$0	$1,516	$710	$12,725
1978	$2,178	$0	$339	$2,713	$0	$4,533	$12,725
1979	$0	$315	$341	$0	$1,371	$2,265	$18,523
1979	$2,295	$9	$432	$2,423	$0	$9,072	$18,523
1980	$0	$446	$327	$0	$1,401	$1,183	$19,946
1980	$2,549	$0	$419	$2,723	$0	$10,898	$19,946
1981	$0	$481	$992	$124	$1,807	$1,100	$22,805
1981	$2,776	$95	$578	$3,556	$0	$11,296	$22,805
1982	$0	$585	$1,000	$130	$1,152	$1,144	$18,174
1982	$3,599	$59	$735	$3,335	$0	$6,435	$18,174
1983	$0	$617	$0	$333	$1,917	$1,578	$21,148
1983	$3,866	$126	$657	$3,785	$0	$8,269	$21,148
1984	$0	$682	$0	$365	$1,324	$1,575	$23,298
1984	$3,395	$149	$1,946	$3,968	$0	$9,894	$23,298
1985	$0	$727	$0	$395	$1,369	$1,743	$23,851
1985	$3,667	$130	$1,883	$4,459	$0	$9,478	$23,851
1986	$0	$776	$0	$557	$1,528	$1,879	$26,031
1986	$3,715	$138	$1,817	$5,626	$0	$9,995	$26,031
1987	$0	$780	$0	$533	$2,070	$1,968	$25,844
1987	$3,794	$146	$1,754	$6,117	$0	$8,682	$25,844
1988	$0	$851	$0	$570	$2,558	$1,944	$28,138
1988	$3,871	$0	$1,698	$6,118	$0	$10,528	$28,138
1989	$0	$947	$0	$571	$2,640	$2,206	$30,809
1989	$4,481	$124	$1,625	$7,122	$0	$11,093	$30,809
1990	$0	$1,008	$0	$650	$2,437	$2,455	$36,486
1990	$4,635	$780	$1,828	$11,921	$0	$10,772	$36,486
1991	$0	$1,039	$0	$673	$2,425	$2,663	$37,671
1991	$4,952	$938	$1,389	$11,376	$0	$12,216	$37,671
1992	$0	$1,115	$0	$729	$6,726	$2,835	$41,976
1992	$5,201	$0	$1,752	$8,065	$0	$15,553	$41,976
1993	$0	$1,526	$0	$799	$3,461	$2,672	$41,170
1993	$6,445	$0	$1,696	$7,885	$0	$16,686	$41,170
1994	$0	$1,307	$0	$1,435	$4,324	$4,450	$47,492
1994	$8,131	$0	$1,524	$7,679	$0	$18,642	$47,492
1995	$0	$1,379	$0	$1,508	$5,481	$4,930	$55,174
1995	$9,708	$0	$1,597	$8,227	$0	$22,344	$55,174
1996	$0	$1,522	$0	$1,455	$6,977	$4,362	$52,639
1996	$7,057	$0	$1,632	$12,223	$0	$17,411	$52,639
1997	$0	$1,617	$0	$1,230	$5,524	$4,771	$62,955
1997	$7,591	$182	$1,804	$17,105	$0	$23,131	$62,955
1998	$0	$2,062	$0	$1,087	$6,976	$5,288	$63,300
1998	$8,879	$153	$2,334	$13,728	$0	$22,793	$63,300
1999	$0	$2,409	$0	$2,986	$6,115	$5,336	$66,316
1999	$10,765	$150	$3,350	$12,005	$0	$23,200	$66,316
2000	$0	$2,456	$0	$3,513	$8,857	$7,412	$64,901
2000	$10,313	$150	$2,436	$11,009	$0	$18,755	$64,901
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$3,287	$0	$3,368	$9,481	$7,030	$166,929
2002	$14,944	$597	$2,299	$31,123	$0	$94,800	$166,929
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$2,655	$0	$645	$7,779	$10,747	$73,594
2004	$7,990	$243	$3,697	$13,468	$0	$26,370	$73,594
2005	$0	$2,737	$0	$0	$6,001	$9,290	$81,898
2005	$13,701	$0	$2,112	$15,049	$0	$33,008	$81,898
2006	$0	$2,954	$0	$0	$6,114	$7,820	$92,309
2006	$16,070	$79	$2,029	$18,271	$0	$38,972	$92,309

Bloomington Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bloomington Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.388	0.442	0.092	0.427	2.349	0.137	6.545	29.643	2.182	38.507
2000	0.879	0.454	0.000	0.454	1.787	0.220	5.638	30.401	2.123	38.382
2001	0.775	0.402	0.029	0.416	1.622	0.129	5.726	27.812	1.507	35.175
2002	0.570	0.499	0.028	0.456	1.553	0.142	6.226	29.251	2.066	37.686
2003	0.384	0.213	0.000	0.384	0.980	0.241	6.264	27.414	1.619	35.297
2004	1.069	0.394	0.000	0.548	2.011	0.141	6.749	26.687	1.645	35.082
2005	1.330	0.361	0.000	0.781	2.473	0.188	8.184	28.471	2.140	38.795
2006	2.102	0.374	0.014	0.936	3.426	0.403	9.543	29.896	2.073	41.512
2007	2.583	0.348	0.015	1.045	3.990	0.203	9.664	29.891	2.496	42.050

Bloomington Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	36	82
2005	34	81
2006	35	78
2007	35	86

Bloomington Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	2,678
2000	2,743
2001	2,564
2002	2,754

Bloomington Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bloomington Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,777	7.76%
10-19 Years	13,764	18.49%
20-29 Years	26,903	36.14%
30-39 Years	8,324	11.18%
40-49 Years	6,805	9.14%
50-59 Years	5,055	6.79%
60-69 Years	3,144	4.22%
70-79 Years	2,955	3.97%
80-89 Years	1,432	1.92%
90+ Years	284	0.38%

Bloomington Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	36,272	48.72%
Female	38,171	51.28%

Bloomington Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	64,256	86.32%
Asian	3,677	4.94%
African-American	3,012	4.05%
Hispanic/Latino	1,768	2.37%
Multiracial	1,297	1.74%
Amerindian	201	0.27%
Other Race	192	0.26%
Pacific Islander	40	0.05%

Bloomington Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	18,039	26.88%
2.	Irish	9,779	14.57%
3.	English	8,165	12.16%
4.	United States Or American	5,270	7.85%
5.	Italian	3,021	4.50%
6.	Polish	2,837	4.23%
7.	Scottish	2,313	3.45%
8.	French Non-Basque	2,011	3.00%
9.	Scotch Irish	1,659	2.47%
10.	Dutch	1,451	2.16%

Bloomington Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	63,463	88.86%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,982	2.78%
3.	Korean	885	1.24%
4.	Chinese	806	1.13%
5.	German	714	1.00%
6.	French	599	0.84%
7.	Japanese	364	0.51%
8.	Russian	223	0.31%
9.	Hindi	198	0.28%
10.	Italian	184	0.26%

Bloomington Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	68,654	92.31%
Naturalized immigrant	1,393	1.87%
Not a citizen	4,323	5.81%

Bloomington Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bloomington Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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47401	47404	47407
47402	47405	47408
47403	47406	47490

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.