Bloomington, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bloomington	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$38,180	$39,271	$44,883
Median household income	$60,737	$75,463	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$123,823	$93,561	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,083	$44,330	$52,080
Median earnings male	$24,111	$53,211	$54,343
Median earnings female	$18,901	$34,936	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.6%	15.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bloomington is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bloomington is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bloomington is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bloomington is 122% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,487 $60,737 $121,474

City

$50,303 $75,463 $150,926

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Bloomington median earnings by income bracket

Bloomington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.5%	4.5%
Manufacturing sector	8.2%	8.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	12.3%	12.3%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	31.6%	31.6%
Other	31.5%	31.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Smithville-Sanders, IN	3,532	$134,228	65.0%
Harrodsburg, IN	607	$112,101	37.8%
Ellettsville, IN	6,865	$88,773	9.1%
Stinesville, IN	334	$76,973	5.4%
Gosport, IN	1,092	$72,379	11.0%
Bloomington, IN	87,630	$60,737	25.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Repentigny, QC	87,645	n/a
Largo, FL	87,579	$68,683	15.6%
Duluth, MN	87,821	$81,452	0.1%
Clifton, NJ	87,331	$121,687	49.6%
Hemet, CA	87,279	$65,450	19.5%
Bloomington, IN	87,630	$60,737	25.3%

Source: The Bloomington, IN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.