The Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area comprising three counties ( Monroe,

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and

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) in south-central

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. 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.

Counties

* Monroe *

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

*Bloomington (pop 84,465)

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Ellettsville *

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Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

* Bloomfield * Jasonville * Spencer *

Worthington Worthington may refer to: People * Worthington (surname) * Worthington family, a British noble family Businesses * Worthington Brewery, also known as Worthington's * Worthington Corporation, founded as a pump manufacturer in 1845, later a dive ...

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

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* Lyons *

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* Stinesville * Switz City

Unincorporated places

Townships

Greene County

Monroe County

Owen County

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 2.11%

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, 0.29% Native American, 2.38%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.64% from

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, and 1.34% from two or more races.

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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

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for the MSA was $17,417.

References

{{Primary Metropolitan Areas in Indiana Monroe County, Indiana Owen County, Indiana