Bloomington township, Monroe County, Indiana (IN)

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Bloomington township, IN map Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 41,032 (93% urban, 7% rural)

Males: 20,251	(49.4%)
Females: 20,781	(50.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 28,532 (10,010 owner occupied, 18,522 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	65%
State:	29%

Races in Bloomington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 84.6%
Black: 4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.6%
Two or more races: 1.8%
Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 21.9
Median age of females: 21.6

Average houshold size: 2.09
Average family size: 2.77

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Population density: 1121 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	35.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	20.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Bloomington township include: Mount Gilead Church, Dolan Ridge Mission, New Prospect Church.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Fork, Griffy Creek, Buck Creek, Stout Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 3,485 (17% naturalized citizens)

Bloomington township:	8.5%
State:	3.1%

27% of Bloomington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 22349
Northeast: 2540
Midwest: 7158
South: 3473
West: 1565

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,900

Bloomington township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

People in group quarters in Bloomington township, Indiana

12044 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
185 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
113 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
52 people in unknown juvenile institutions
50 people in nursing homes
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,471
One, attached: 388
Two: 620
3 or 4: 1,148
5 to 9: 1,728
10 to 19: 2,118
20 to 49: 1,030
50 or more: 1,516
Mobile homes: 578
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,000

Housing units in Bloomington township with a mortgage: 2,352 (253 second mortgage, 226 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,182

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 130
1995 to 1998: 1,199
1990 to 1994: 1,054
1980 to 1989: 2,046
1970 to 1979: 3,349
1960 to 1969: 3,046
1950 to 1959: 1,792
1940 to 1949: 659
1939 or earlier: 1,335

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bloomington township, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 36
3 rooms: 77
4 rooms: 399
5 rooms: 892
6 rooms: 859
7 rooms: 726
8 rooms: 607
9 or more rooms: 646

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomington township, Indiana:

1 room: 722
2 rooms: 1,662
3 rooms: 2,000
4 rooms: 2,465
5 rooms: 1,366
6 rooms: 679
7 rooms: 270
8 rooms: 71
9 or more rooms: 171

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bloomington township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 177
2 bedrooms: 807
3 bedrooms: 2,171
4 bedrooms: 824
5 or more bedrooms: 263

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomington township:

no bedroom: 911
1 bedroom: 3,106
2 bedrooms: 3,304
3 bedrooms: 1,499
4 bedrooms: 373
5 or more bedrooms: 213

Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 236
1 vehicle: 1,303
2 vehicles: 1,872
3 vehicles: 613
4 vehicles: 152
5 or more vehicles: 66

Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomington township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,466
1 vehicle: 4,685
2 vehicles: 2,074
3 vehicles: 635
4 vehicles: 368
5 or more vehicles: 178

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (26%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Construction (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Health care (3%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (34%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Health care (7%)
Social assistance (3%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
Food and beverage stores (2%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (2%)

Most common occupations for males

Postsecondary teachers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bloomington township:

German (23.2%)
Irish (10.1%)
English (8.7%)
United States or American (8.3%)
Italian (4.8%)
Polish (3.7%)
Scottish (2.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Korea (18%)
Japan (8%)
India (8%)
Taiwan (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Germany (4%)
Canada (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,338 (62%)
Carpooled: 1,632 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 559 (3%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 35 (0%)
Motorcycle: 47 (0%)
Bicycle: 484 (3%)
Walked: 3,473 (19%)
Other means: 100 (1%)
Worked at home: 696 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (52%)
Electricity (42%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in Bloomington township, Indiana

12044 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
185 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
113 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
52 people in unknown juvenile institutions
50 people in nursing homes
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other group homes

86.7% of residents of Bloomington township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,553

In family households: 14,150 (3,534 male householders, 1,416 female householders)
3,670 spouses, 4,359 children (4,028 natural, 102 adopted, 229 stepchildren), 144 grandchildren, 173 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 207 other relatives, 496 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,403 (4,301 male householders (2,476 living alone)), 4,363 female householders (2,952 living alone)), 5,739 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12,525 (380 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,597 2-persons, 1,083 3-persons, 829 4-persons, 345 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,428 1-person, 1,827 2-persons, 716 3-persons, 410 4-persons, 223 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

2,467 married couples with children.
1,158 single-parent households (217 men, 941 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 141

Here:	7.9%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 91

Here:	9.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 322

Here:	1.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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