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Bloomington, Normal Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Bloomington, Normal Area is $29,960, which is about the same as the state average of $29,519 and is higher than the national average of $28,051. Bloomington, Normal Area median household income is $61,049. On average Bloomington, Normal Area residents spend 17.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #81

Bloomington, Normal Area	29,960 USD
Illinois	29,519 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bloomington, Normal Area	28,810 USD
Illinois	31,643 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bloomington, Normal Area	38,595 USD
Illinois	38,636 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bloomington, Normal Area	21,685 USD
Illinois	26,030 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #57

Bloomington, Normal Area	61,049 USD
Illinois	56,853 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bloomington, Normal Area	77,524 USD
Illinois	77,163 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Bloomington, Normal Area	9.38%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Bloomington, Normal Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Illinois and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bloomington, Normal Area		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.62%	$11,409, see rank	23.92%	$15,276	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	22.15%	$17,736, see rank	26.34%	$17,010	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.47%	$2,680, see rank	2.32%	$3,760	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	16.81%	$30,494, see rank	16.52%	$24,637	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bloomington, Normal Area	82,083 USD
Illinois	70,144 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bloomington, Normal Area	97,633 USD
Illinois	90,809 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bloomington, Normal Area	Illinois	U.S.
White	$62,841, see rank	$61,578	$56,203
Black	$30,948, see rank	$34,735	$35,564
Hispanic	$45,031, see rank	$46,916	$41,994
Asian	$80,382, see rank	$75,230	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,250, see rank	$46,201	$37,469
One Race, Other	$45,098, see rank	$45,620	$40,405
Two or More Races	$43,716, see rank	$49,864	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bloomington, Normal Area	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$20,151, see rank	$24,793	$25,955
25 to 44	$67,747, see rank	$62,477	$58,073
45 to 64	$80,595, see rank	$69,894	$64,486
65 or over	$42,716, see rank	$36,598	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bloomington, Normal Area	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	135,714, see rank	10,079,433	243,810,053
Male¹	65,114, 47.98%, see rank	48.51%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	48,089, 73.85%, see rank	72.23%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	158, 0.24%, see rank	0.36%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	47,931, 73.61%, see rank	71.87%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	44,503, 92.85%, see rank	89.49%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,428, 7.15%, see rank	10.51%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17,025, 26.15%, see rank	27.77%	29.80%
Female¹	70,600, 52.02%, see rank	51.49%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	46,415, 65.74%, see rank	61.43%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	16, 0.02%, see rank	0.06%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	46,399, 65.72%, see rank	61.37%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	43,643, 94.06%, see rank	90.75%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,756, 5.94%, see rank	9.25%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	24,185, 34.26%, see rank	38.57%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bloomington, Normal Area	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	86,950, 100%	5,926,796	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	69,273, 79.67%, see rank	73.47%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,693, 8.85%, see rank	8.98%	10.03%
Public Transportation	1,379, 1.59%, see rank	8.71%	4.98%
Walked	4,396, 5.06%, see rank	3.13%	2.82%
Other Means	1,395, 1.60%, see rank	1.63%	1.76%
Worked at Home	2,814, 3.24%, see rank	4.08%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bloomington, Normal Area	17.1 minutes
Illinois	28.5 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bloomington, Normal Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	88,146	6,035,426	141,996,548
Male¹	44,503, 50.49%, see rank	52.11%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,051, 40.56%, see rank	33.00%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	6,534, 14.68%, see rank	14.35%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,490, 19.08%, see rank	18.10%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	197, 0.44%, see rank	0.49%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,027, 6.80%, see rank	8.20%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,300, 14.16%, see rank	20.38%	17.87%
Female¹	43,643, 49.51%, see rank	47.89%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,268, 41.86%, see rank	39.57%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	8,737, 20.02%, see rank	19.98%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15,021, 34.42%, see rank	33.12%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 0.05%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 0.11%, see rank	0.21%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,438, 3.29%, see rank	6.76%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bloomington, Normal Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	88,146, 100%	6,035,426	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	886, 1.01%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	3,807, 4.32%, see rank	5.38%	6.49%
Manufacturing	5,816, 6.60%, see rank	12.72%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	1,499, 1.70%, see rank	3.13%	2.83%
Retail Trade	8,889, 10.08%, see rank	10.91%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,889, 3.28%, see rank	5.84%	5.00%
Information	1,305, 1.48%, see rank	2.17%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18,778, 21.30%, see rank	7.58%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,724, 8.76%, see rank	11.08%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	22,075, 25.04%, see rank	22.58%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,843, 10.03%, see rank	8.82%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,990, 2.26%, see rank	3.89%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,645, 4.14%, see rank	4.85%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bloomington, Normal Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	22,435	14.00%, see rank	13.66%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	2,474	6.32%, see rank	10.01%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.