Bloomington is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 24,339 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bloomington is the 293rd largest community in California.
A relatively large number of people in Bloomington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Bloomington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.31 minutes every day commuting to work.
The rate of college-level education in Bloomington is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.23% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an 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.
In addition, Bloomington has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.55%).
The most common language spoken in Bloomington is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.