Why Bloomington?

• 91,330 live in Bloomington (9.7% growth in last 10 years)  
• 87,234 work in Bloomington
• Daytime population of 141,131
• Over 825,000 people live within 15 minutes of Bloomington
• 44% of residents hold a bachelors degrees or higher
• $87,600 median household income
• Median age 42
• $4,000 average annual expenditure on eating out
• 18.6% growth in consumer demand over next 5 years

Top Tapestry demographic segments:

• Parks and Rec (18.4% of households)
• In Style (15.6% of households)
• Comfortable Empty Nesters (12.6% of households)

Public safety standards:

• Crime in Bloomington is at a 5-year low
• According to the 2023 National Survey of Residents, 9 in 10 responded feeling "very" or "somewhat safe in their neighborhood and commercial areas during the day"

• 5 minutes from MSP Airport a Delta hub at the 16th busiest airport in North America
• 15 minutes from downtown Minneapolis and
  downtown St. Paul
• 4 highways that have 80,000+ daily trips:
  
  • 130,000 daily trips on I-494
  • 105,000 on I-35W
  • 90,000 on US Hwy 169
  • 80,000 on TH77
• 1 light rail line, 3 bus rapid transit lines, with the most transit stops outside of Minneapolis and St. Paul
• Busiest transit station in the state with over 5,000 daily rides
• 38 miles of paved biking trails and 40 miles of unpaved trails
• Connected to the regional trail system along the National Wildlife Refuge (14,000 acres, 70 miles of hiking and biking trails) and adjacent communities by the Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trail

• 9.3 million SF of existing retail
• Top brands include:
  • Fresh Thyme
  • Ikea
  • Trader Joes
  • Lifetime Fitness
  • L.L. Bean
  • REI 
  • Duluth Trading Company
• 13.3 million SF of existing office
• More jobs per capita than St. Paul or Minneapolis, with continuing reinvestment in the area through corporate headquarters
• Corporate headquarters in Bloomington:
  • Dairy Queen
  • Great Clips
  • Jostens Inc.
  • HealthPartners
  • Holiday Station Stores
  • Donaldson Company
  • SICK
  • Toro
• 9,533 hotel rooms
  • Bloomington finished 2022 with a higher occupancy and revenue per available room than any other major Minnesota market, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth
• 250+ restaurants
• City stability with a long-term AAA bond rating from all three rating agencies
• 36th Best Place to Live - Livability.com
• 91% of respondents said Bloomington was a great or excellent place to live
• 8,950 acres of parks and open space in 97 Parks
• Normandale Community College
• Northwestern Health Sciences University 
• Bloomington Center for the Arts
• Bloomington Family Aquatic Center
• Bloomington Ice Garden
• Creekside Community Center
• Hyland Hills Ski Area
• 3 golf courses