Bloomington is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 78,587 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Bloomington is the 13th largest community in Illinois.Bloomington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bloomington is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomington who work in office and administrative support (11.17%), management occupations (10.77%), and business and financial occupations (10.05%). Also of interest is that Bloomington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Bloomington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.35% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bloomington spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.66 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.Bloomington is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.93% of adults in Bloomington have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Bloomington in 2022 was $44,142, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,568 for a family of four. However, Bloomington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bloomington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bloomington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. 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, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Bloomington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
