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- Bloomington is 0% more densely populated than Bloomington.
- People are 89.8% more likely to be married in Bloomington.
- The Median Age is 11.4 years older in Bloomington.
 Bloomington, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock78,372329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201080,625  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,808285,036,114
 Population - 199060,633  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now41.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,887.493.4
 Land Area23.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bloomington, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2023.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Bloomington, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 White77.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian10.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bloomington, INBloomington, ILUnited States
 Married Population25.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married63.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households32,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,84880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,431  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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