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Bloomington, IN vs Northfield, MN

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- Northfield is 0% more densely populated than Bloomington.
- People are 46.0% more likely to be married in Northfield.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in Northfield.
 Bloomington, INNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,374329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.538.4
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 Population - 201080,625  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,147285,036,114
 Population - 199060,633  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now41.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,397.593.4
 Land Area23.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bloomington, INNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2023.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 546.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Bloomington, INNorthfield, MNUnited States
 White77.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian10.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bloomington, INNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Married Population25.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married63.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households32,599  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,70180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,431  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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