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Bloomsburg Micro

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA · 1 counties · 66,193 residents (2025 est.) · 483 sq mi
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Bloomsburg is home to 65,362 people. 3% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $206,200. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $943 a month at the median. Households take in $64,644 at the median, 21% less than the US figure.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,644, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Bloomsburg

What changed most since 1990

  • White share98.6% → 90.5% (−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Hispanic share0.6% → 4.1% (+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 36 metro and micro areas based in Pennsylvania

  • 20th in household income$64,644
  • 14th in share with a bachelor's degree26.6%
  • 16th in home value$206,200
  • 23rd in diversity score22.2
Section 01

Population & growth

65,362
+2%since 2000
from 64,151 in 2000
66,193 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
135 / sq mi
+2%since 2000
from 133 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
41.0
+9%since 2000
from 37.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
483 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
63K64K65K66K68K19902000201020202024Bloomsburg
202465K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.3%(2,779)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(3,057)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.3%(3,475)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.2%(5,385)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.2%(6,655)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(7,284)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.1%(7,226)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(7,481)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(8,726)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412%(7,835)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(3,568)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.9%(1,891)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$64,644
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,094 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$33,218
+96%since 2000
from $16,973 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.7%
+21.0 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
13.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.436
−2%since 2010
from 0.447 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$206,200
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$943
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $448 in 2000
US average: $1,442
69.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2000
from 72.4% in 2000
30.5% rent
11.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.33 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.37 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
19.6%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
35.9%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 41.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
3.2
+16%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.1%(62,269)
Black0.7%(481)
Hispanic / Latino0.9%(609)
Asian0.5%(332)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic90.5%(59,166)
Black1.7%(1,085)
Hispanic / Latino4.1%(2,663)
Asian0.7%(480)
Other3%(1,968)
22
+114%since 2009
from 10 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
23
−28%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.1%(1,351)
Puerto Rican0.9%(556)
Ecuadorian0.3%(173)
Peruvian0.1%(82)
Dominican0.1%(81)
Colombian0.1%(71)
Cuban0.1%(65)
Spaniard0.1%(34)
Argentine0%(26)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(186)
Pakistani0.1%(82)
Asian Indian0.1%(53)
Filipino0.1%(51)
Taiwanese0%(27)
Korean0%(27)
Japanese0%(19)
Thai0%(15)
Ancestry
German27.9%(18,263)
English14.1%(9,236)
Irish9.5%(6,238)
Italian6.8%(4,477)
Polish5.9%(3,847)
American4.2%(2,760)
Dutch2.4%(1,544)
Welsh1.5%(967)
Ukrainian1.4%(901)
French1.3%(864)
Scottish1.3%(846)
Slovak0.7%(466)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Lithuanian0.6%(381)
Hungarian0.5%(346)
Russian0.5%(345)
West Indian0.5%(328)
Norwegian0.4%(249)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(235)
Swiss0.3%(189)
British0.3%(188)
Jamaican0.3%(174)
Swedish0.2%(161)
Guyanese0.2%(144)
Austrian0.2%(136)
Greek0.2%(132)
Czech0.2%(117)
Arab0.1%(78)
Iranian0.1%(48)
Canadian0.1%(46)
Egyptian0.1%(41)
Slovene0.1%(38)
Croatian0.1%(37)
Turkish0%(29)
Lebanese0%(27)
Brazilian0%(21)
Danish0%(17)
Bulgarian0%(16)
Romanian0%(16)
Armenian0%(12)
Finnish0%(8)
Syrian0%(5)
Belgian0%(4)
Serbian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

26.6%
+10.9 ptssince 2000
from 15.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.6%
+12.0 ptssince 2000
from 80.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
10.8%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

21.7 min
+56%since 2000
from 14.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
75.7%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 82.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
7.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
12.9%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
3.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
7.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

6.0%
Unchangedsince 2011
from 6.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
59.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 58.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 73.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
13.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
35.9%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

48.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
51.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
2.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
6.2%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
15.1%
+3.6 ptssince 2012
from 11.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
4.0%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
87.8%
+14.4 ptssince 2017
from 73.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.9%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 87.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
88.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
96.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 97.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
1.2%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 1.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.6%(10,397)
Married48.3%(12,992)
Widowed3.4%(913)
Divorced9.7%(2,622)
Women 15+
Never married33.4%(9,725)
Married45.3%(13,184)
Widowed10%(2,910)
Divorced11.4%(3,308)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

4.0%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
60.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 61.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
22.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 20.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
17.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 74.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 35.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)21.1%(709)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(718)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(1,025)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(202)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(23)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,355 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199063,202$58,108$132,24412.5%3.3
200064,151$62,108$156,29815.8%7.2
201067,295$61,554$170,90218.3%13.6
202064,727$63,291$186,53324.3%21.5
202465,362$64,644$206,20026.6%22.2

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA?

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA has about 65,362 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA?

The typical household in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA earns about $64,644 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA expensive?

In Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, the median home is worth about $206,200, and the typical rent is about $943 a month.

How educated are people in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA?

About 26.6% of adults age 25 and over in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA?

About 13.7% of people in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA grown since 1990?

Yes, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,160 residents, a change of about 3 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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