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Population (year 2000): 3,347. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,280 (-2.0% change)
Males: 1,570 (46.9%), Females: 1,777 (53.1%)
Chippewa County
Zip code:
54724
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $38,715 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,000 (year 2000)
Races in Bloomer:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (57.4%), Norwegian (16.8%),
Czech (7.1%), Irish (5.8%), English (5.2%), French Canadian
(4.8%).
Elevation: 1011 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bloomer
- High school or higher: 88.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bloomer city
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 6.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+1.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Bloomer:
- BLOOMER MEDICAL CTR (1501 THOMPSON ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bloomer:
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CHIPPEWA FALLS,
WI)
- OAK LEAF SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; EAU CLAIRE,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bloomer:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 18 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 87 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 108 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomer:
- CHETEK MUNI-SOUTHWORTH (about 17 miles; CHETEK, WI;
ID: Y23)
- RICE LAKE REGIONAL - CARL'S FIELD (about 29 miles;
RICE LAKE, WI; ID: RPD)
- MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 30 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; ID: W11)
Amtrak station near Bloomer:
- 20 miles: EAU CLARE (101 N. FARWELL ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bloomer:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 23 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 35 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 75
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 80 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
Public high school in Bloomer:
- BLOOMER HI (Students: 408; Location: 1310
17TH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bloomer:
- BLOOMER EL (Students: 391; Location: 1715 OAK
ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- BLOOMER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 246;
Location: 600 JACKSON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Bloomer:
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 230;
Location: 1210 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: 1319 LARSON ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Bloomer:
- G.E. BLESKACEK FAMILY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $151,771; Location: 1519 17TH AVE.;
25,429 books; 408 audio materials; 1,193 video
materials; 89 serial subscriptions)
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