Bloomfield is home to 7,395 people in New Mexico. This skews young, with a median age of 30.1. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The poverty rate is 25.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $161,200, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,472, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bloomfield
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.6% → 14.9%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$141,604 → $161,200(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate20.8% → 25.7%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Bloomfield's population equals 6.1% of San Juan County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.6% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.7%(73)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.9%(33)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.5%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 370 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bloomfield, decade by decade
Bloomfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,214
$53,606
$141,604
11.6%
69.1
2000
6,417
$59,942
$130,066
10.2%
75.2
2010
8,112
$60,663
$192,049
12.7%
79.5
2020
7,421
$61,147
$178,533
16.2%
88.1
2024
7,395
$48,472
$161,200
14.9%
80.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
