Metro area · CBSA 14010
Bloomington
The Bloomington, IL metro area has 171,556 people. Median rent is $1,009, 15.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in McLean County at $1,287. Of the 17 places we track here, Lexington has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$79,905
Median home value
$208,400
Unemployment
3.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,287
HUD, McLean County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | 78,907 | $1,050 | 16.3% |
| Normal | 53,569 | $965 | 17.9% |
| Le Roy | 3,236 | $830 | 12.2% |
| El Paso | 2,917 | $881 | 14.0% |
| Heyworth | 2,573 | $1,053 | 13.1% |
| Lexington | 2,126 | $728 | 8.8% |
| Hudson | 1,918 | $1,063 | 11.6% |
| Chenoa | 1,647 | $876 | 16.0% |
| Downs | 1,641 | $1,258 | 13.6% |
| Twin Grove | 1,458 | $1,111 | 11.5% |
| Gridley | 1,390 | $808 | 14.4% |
| Danvers | 1,130 | $1,319 | 17.8% |
| Colfax | 1,054 | $875 | 14.9% |
| Saybrook | 744 | $923 | 21.0% |
| McLean | 708 | $1,400 | 19.2% |
| Stanford | 514 | $1,292 | 18.3% |
| Carlock | 500 | $1,348 | 18.9% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.