One downside of living in Bloomington is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bloomington, the average commute to work is 30.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The percentage of people in Bloomington with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.23% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bloomington in 2022 was $24,634, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,536 for a family of four. However, Bloomington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bloomington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bloomington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bloomington, accounting for 86.72% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). 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, Irish, English, European, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Bloomington's cultural character, accounting for 30.55% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Bloomington is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
