Bloomington Metropolitan Area Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Bloomington
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Country	United States
State	Indiana
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

The Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area comprising two counties (Monroe and Owen) in south-central Indiana. The city of Bloomington in Monroe County is the area's principal municipality and its anchor. At the 2010 United States census, the MSA had a population of 192,714.

Counties

• Monroe
• Owen

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

• Bloomington (pop 84,465)

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Ellettsville
• Linton

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Bloomfield
• Jasonville
• Spencer
• Worthington

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Gosport
• Lyons
• Newberry
• Stinesville
• Switz City

Unincorporated places

Townships

Monroe County

Owen County

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 175,506 people, 68,552 households, and 40,269 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.22% White, 2.11% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,613, and the median income for a family was $44,621. Males had a median income of $32,794 versus $23,202 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,417.

See also

• Indiana census statistical areas

References