Bloomington migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 5,919 people moved into the Bloomington metro and 6,998 moved out, a net of −1,079. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Chicago, IL-IN leads both directions, with 936 people in and 877 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 49–51% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has deepened over the last three years, from −742 in 2020–21 to −1,079 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
171,419
▼ 0.1% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2013
175,087
2.1% below the 2013 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −1,082, against births minus deaths (+318) and international migration (+669).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 175,087 in 2013. The 2025 estimate of 171,419 is 2.1% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$122M
▼ $238M arrived · $360M left
Avg household income · movers
$61k in · $83k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 36%
Bloomington wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Bloomington metro in 2022–23 reported $238M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $360M with them, a net loss of $122M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $61k of income, vs $83k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 36%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 51% of inbound and 49% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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