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BloomingtonTX

A town of 1,895, settled in 1907.

Population
1,895
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$128K
Census ACS
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
26.2
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town

Is Bloomington a good place to live?

The best of Bloomington’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Bloomington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Cost of livingWeakestD−WalkabilityDJobs & incomeDSchoolsDHazard riskC−Health
A shrinking town

Bloomington has shrunk 15% from 2010 to 2020

2,459 counted in 2010 and 2,082 in 2020.

2,4592010
2,0822020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Bloomington grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Bloomington is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $128K, 1.8 years of the Victoria metro’s $70K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.3 of 20; 9.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & incomeDOpen →SchoolsDOpen →Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listDOpen →HealthCitizens Medical Center 12.1 miles awayC−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsDOpen →HistoryC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 95° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 26.2; 4% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Bloomington: who provides what

Bloomington is unincorporated, so Victoria County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerGuadalupe Valley Elec Coop11.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVictoria County Wcid 1 water system4 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesVictoria CountyVictoria County provides services here
SchoolsBloomington Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereVictoria County Early Voting ClerkVictoria County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code7795177951 99%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bloomington.

SchoolsD

Public schools in Bloomington fall behind 91% of Texas districts

Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to Bloomington ISD. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 223 students.

9%of TX districts it outscoresDSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Bloomington ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6Grades 3–6223D−
Full pageBloomington’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsBLOOMINGTON ISDEvery school1 school · Bloomington ElQuestions“Are Bloomington’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation

HealthC−

Residents of Bloomington are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns

30% of Bloomington adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both Texas’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). Among adults in the town, 17% have diabetes.

22%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
BloomingtonTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)30%18%8.1%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)28%20%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)36%30%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%13%12%
31 measures vs. Texas
0 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outBloomingtonTX
More uninsured adults29.5%19.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth18.2%12.5%
More adults facing food insecurity27.8%19.3%
Citizens Medical Center
12.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageBloomington’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby12.1 miles to an ER · Citizens Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 0 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Bloomington has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes

Bloomington’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 81 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 49% come from hurricanes and 19% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bloomington after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.

81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
81Very high riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingDrought
4
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageBloomington’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters4 federal disasters · Paid out in BloomingtonGet ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

The average trip to work in Bloomington is longer than in most of Texas or the rest of the country

Bloomington’s median household income stands at $53,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Bloomington dropped by 32, to 22. 26% of Bloomington residents live below the poverty line. Among 643 Texas towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bloomington.

0%work in town
BloomingtonTexas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work43 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line26%12%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.2%8.3%8%
Median household income$53,000$69,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Bloomington0%
Victoria24%
Houston11%
San Antonio5%
Corpus Christi4%
70 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Bloomington
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns
Full pageBloomington’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here22 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in BloomingtonCommute times43 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 70 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Bloomington, expect mild winters and hot summers

In Bloomington, the midsummer high is 94°F, below the Texas town median (95°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

95°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter47–68°
Spring62–81°
Summer74–93°
Fall62–83°
Dec 9
typical first frost
Feb 4
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
Full pageBloomington’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 94°, January lows 45°Rain & snow39″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingMostly a cooling billThen and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsD

0% of Bloomington is conserved land

1.9 miles of trail. In Bloomington, the concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,692 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Full pageBloomington’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.9 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Bloomington?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bloomington

16pages on Bloomington
The big questions
SchoolsDBehind 91% of TX districts · 1 schoolHealthC−Better than TX on 0 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingA+Work & commuteD$53K median household income · 22 jobs hereNatural hazardsDFEMA risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities · hurricanes
Out and about
OutdoorsD2 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesLibraryVictoria Public LibraryCollegesUniversity of Houston-Victoria is 12.3 mi away
The story
HistoryC−Settled 1907Climate95° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 77951Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Bloomington

University of Houston-VictoriaUniversity or college · Public · Victoria12.3 mi$7,149 in-state tuitionVictoria CollegeCommunity college · Public · Victoria12.4 mi$2,976 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Bloomington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bloomington for work

Where Bloomington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Victoria Victoria 24% 11% → Houston Houston 11% 5% → San Antonio San Antonio 5% 4% → Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 4% 3% → Port Lavaca Port Lavaca 3% 3% → Austin Austin 3% Bloomington · 0% stay
22jobs based in Bloomington
0%of working residents work in town
70 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bloomington

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Bloomington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Victoria County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bloomington had a population of 2,082. It is included in the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.6 sq mi
Elevation
59 ft
ZIP code
77951

Questions about Bloomington

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bloomington, TX expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.