Indiana · Census place 1805860

Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana with an estimated 79,986 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 7th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
79,986
#7 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
-0.2%
-154 people
Land area
23.3 sq mi
+ 0.18 sq mi water
Density
3,440 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: Bloomington. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Bloomington population, 2020 to 2024

Bloomington lost 154 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by -276. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 91st; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so Bloomington is 5.5 times that size.

80.1k202080.4k202180.4k202280.3k202380.0k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 80,212. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Bloomington covers 23.25 square miles of land and 0.18 of water, for 3,440 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Bloomington is denser than the typical town.

What county Bloomington is in

All of Bloomington's residents live in Monroe County, which had 140,702 residents in 2024. Bloomington holds 56.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Bloomington

6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Bloomington by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 47401, 47403, 47404, 47405, 47406, 47408. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Bloomington is

The Census internal point of Bloomington is at 39.163700, -86.524300. Indianapolis, the capital, is 46.2 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Indianapolis, IN (891,484 people), 46.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.163700, -86.524300
DMS
39°09'49.32"N 86°31'27.48"W
UTM
16N 541096.7E 4335050.5N
Geohash
dnfqz1dcj
Plus code
86FM5F7G+F7

Daylight in Bloomington

At 39.16° N, Bloomington gets about 14 h 56 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 25 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Bloomington

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Ellettsville, 7.1 miles away, with 6,829 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bloomington, IN?

79,986 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 154 (0.2%) from 80,140 in July 2020.

What county is Bloomington in?

Monroe County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Bloomington?

6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 47401, 47403, 47404, 47405, 47406, 47408.

How far is Bloomington from Indianapolis?

46.2 miles (74.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Bloomington.

What is the nearest larger city to Bloomington?

Indianapolis, IN, with 891,484 residents, 46.9 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.