| Official Name: | Bloomington Metropolitan Area |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Other Name: | Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Population Blank1 Title: | MSA |
| Population Blank2 Title: | CSA |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
The Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area comprising two counties (Monroe and Owen) in south-central Indiana. The city of Bloomington in Monroe County is the area's principal municipality and its anchor. At the 2010 United States census, the MSA had a population of 192,714.
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 175,506 people, 68,552 households, and 40,269 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.22% White, 2.11% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.52% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,613, and the median income for a family was $44,621. Males had a median income of $32,794 versus $23,202 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,417.