Bloomfield is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 7,349 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 30th largest community in New Mexico.Unlike some cities 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 city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomfield who work in sales jobs (15.21%), food service (11.88%), and management occupations (8.93%). Being a small city, Bloomfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Bloomfield rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.32% of adults 25 and older in Bloomfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2022 was $23,281, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,124 for a family of four. However, Bloomfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bloomfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 White, followed by Native American. Bloomfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include German, Irish, English, Danish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Bloomfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Navajo.
