Bloomington, IN Metro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Bloomington, IN Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 96,617. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 7,162 people without a high school diploma (ie. 7.41% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 86.53% White Alone, and 2.70% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 23,766 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 24.60% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.83% White Alone, and 3.03% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 24,977 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 25.85% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.89% White Alone, and 2.63% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 40,712 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 42.14% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 86.50% White Alone, and 2.69% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 6197 86.53
Black Alone 193 2.70
Asian Alone 273 3.81
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 7 0.10
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 89 1.24
Two or More Races 403 5.63
Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 5946 83.02
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 574 8.02
All Other Ethnicities 642 8.96
Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 21824 91.83
Black Alone 720 3.03
Asian Alone 343 1.44
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 72 0.30
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 2 0.01
Some Other Race Alone 68 0.29
Two or More Races 737 3.10
Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 21672 91.19
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 408 1.72
All Other Ethnicities 1686 7.09
Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 23200 92.89
Black Alone 658 2.63
Asian Alone 350 1.40
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 37 0.15
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 75 0.30
Two or More Races 657 2.63
Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 22861 91.53
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 566 2.27
All Other Ethnicities 1550 6.21
Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 35215 86.50
Black Alone 1096 2.69
Asian Alone 3214 7.89
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 71 0.17
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 11 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 86 0.21
Two or More Races 1019 2.50
Bloomington, IN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 34787 85.45
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 860 2.11
All Other Ethnicities 5065 12.44