Bloomsburg is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Bloomsburg to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
Bloomsburg, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.
One of the benefits of Bloomsburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.60 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Bloomsburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.69% of adults in Bloomsburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bloomsburg in 2022 was $21,313, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,252 for a family of four. However, Bloomsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bloomsburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.98% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Bloomsburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bloomsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bloomsburg include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Bloomsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
