Population

Bloomington's current population is 38,169 people with 16,508 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 5.0% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 3.0% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 43.3 which is above the state average of 39.0 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.29 persons. This area is not very family centric with 58.2% of the households being family households and with 24.9% having children in the home and 15.5% of the population being under 15 and an additional 10.0% being under 24. Another 26.6% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 25.3% between 45-64 years old leaving 22.7% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Bloomington has a daytime employee population of 27,991 versus a permanent population of 38,169 meaning the daytime employee population is 73.3% of the permanent population living in the area and 60.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 41.9% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Bloomington is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Bloomington area are White 73.3%, Black 10.3%, Asian 8.1%, 4.0% other races and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Bloomington, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Bloomington
		Minnesota
Latitude / Longitude:		44.83334, -93.309134
Radius		2 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		38,169	5,762,325	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		36,538	5,308,233	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		38,354	5,727,908	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		39,306	5,992,188	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		5.0%	7.9%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		43.3	39.0	38.8
Under 4 years old		5.0%	6.0%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		5.1%	6.2%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.3%	6.4%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		10.0%	12.6%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		26.6%	26.5%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		10,152	1,524,834	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		25.3%	25.3%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		9,655	1,458,467	83,512,738
65 years and over		22.7%	17.1%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		8,646	986,364	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		15.5%	18.5%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		5,902	1,066,917	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages