Population in Bloomington

Population levels are the piece of data most associated with a census. Despite an increase of over 900 households between 1990 and 2000, Bloomington's population declined by more than 1,150 people, a reflection of smaller average household sizes. This page includes links to a chart that compares changing population, household, and employment levels over the years as well as a map that depicts neighborhood specific change in population.

Population, households and employment between 1950 and 2000 (2-page, 86KB PDF)
Change between 1990 to 2000 - Bloomington (3-page, 228KB PDF)

Update: The most recent certified population levels for Bloomington (prepared by the Metropolitan Council) are:

Population: 85,238
Housing Units: 37,791
Households (occupied housing units): 36,729
Population in Group Quarters: 1,527
Average People Per Household: 2.28

Estimate for 4/1/2008 as certified by the Metropolitan Council in July of 2009 for per capita State Aid and Fiscal Disparities distributions.