Bloomsburg is home to 13,024 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 24.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 35% of the housing stock. 26.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. People stay put here: 73% were in the same home a year ago. Households here earn about 34% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,536, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 24.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% 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 Bloomsburg
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants44.7% → 35.4%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$135,124 → $179,100(+33%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.4% → 84.2%(−12.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Bloomsburg's population equals 20% of Columbia County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 38% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 11% 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)37.8%(135)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7%(25)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.6%(77)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 357 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
Bloomsburg, decade by decade
Bloomsburg 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
12,439
$50,092
$135,124
21.8%
8.8
2000
12,375
$45,301
$155,205
26.0%
15.3
2010
14,855
$43,125
$158,243
26.9%
27.8
2020
12,711
$49,736
$183,139
33.2%
32.8
2024
13,024
$51,536
$179,100
32.5%
35.3
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.
