Bloomfield is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 21,884 people and five associated neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 51st largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bloomfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bloomfield is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomfield who work in office and administrative support (14.47%), management occupations (12.46%), and healthcare (9.18%). Also of interest is that Bloomfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Bloomfield are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.10% of adults in Bloomfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2022 was $51,148, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,592 for a family of four. Bloomfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bloomfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomfield residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include Jamaican, Irish, Italian, German, and English. Bloomfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.11%. The most common language spoken in Bloomfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
