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Moving to Bloomfield, Iowa

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Population: 2,601. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,597 (-0.2% change)
Males: 1,172 (45.1%), Females: 1,429 (54.9%)

Davis County

Zip code: 52537

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $31,471
Median house value: $53,300

Population by Race

Races in Bloomfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (26.0%), Irish (13.5%), English (12.7%), United States (12.1%), Dutch (5.7%), French (2.7%).

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Map of Bloomfield, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bloomfield

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bloomfield city

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 14.4%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Bloomfield:

  • DAVIS COUNTY HOSPITAL (507 NORTH MADISON)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bloomfield:

  • OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; OTTUMWA, IA)
  • SCOTLAND COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, MO)
  • VAN BUREN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; KEOSAUQUA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bloomfield:

  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 24 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 90 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomfield:

  • BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 3 miles; BLOOMFIELD, IA; Abbreviation: 4K6)
  • MEMPHIS MEMORIAL (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, MO; Abbreviation: 03D)
  • ALBIA MUNI (about 29 miles; ALBIA, IA; Abbreviation: 4C8)

Amtrak station near Bloomfield:

  • 19 miles: OTTUMWA (210 W. MAIN ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomfield:

  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 88 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 107 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)

Schools

Public high school in Bloomfield:

  • DAVIS COUNTY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 376; Location: 106 N EAST ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Bloomfield:

  • DAVIS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 500 E NORTH ST; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bloomfield:

  • BLOOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $80,907; Location: 107 NORTH COLUMBIA; 20,515 books; 436 audio materials; 145 video materials; 80 serial subscriptions)

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