City Surveys Residents on Digital Access

Bloomington will mail a digital opportunity survey to 6,000 randomly selected households to update its strategic plan.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Civic Engagement

City Surveys Residents on Digital Access

Live Poll

Do you think internet access and digital skills in your area are improving?

The City of Bloomington will mail a survey to 6,000 randomly selected households covering internet access and affordability, devices, and digital skills. Results will help update the City's 2020 Digital Opportunity Strategic Plan.

Why it matters

The survey will help identify remaining gaps and priorities in digital opportunity across Bloomington. Because participation is limited to invited households, the results are designed to be statistically reliable.

The survey targets 6,000 randomly selected households and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. It is the City's follow-up to the 2020 survey, which was the first of its kind in Indiana, and results are not yet available.

The players

City of Bloomington

The municipal government of Bloomington, which is conducting the survey and administers its Digital Opportunity Strategic Plan.

The details

The survey asks about internet access and affordability, devices, and digital skills. All responses are confidential, and only households that receive an invitation may take part.

2020: City first conducted the digital opportunity survey, which informed its 2020 plan.
In the coming days: City mails the survey to 6,000 randomly selected households.

Political Context

The survey is a direct update to the 2020 Digital Opportunity Strategic Plan, the first survey of its kind in Indiana. It extends that earlier baseline to measure how access, devices, and skills have changed since then.

Households selected to receive the survey should complete it, as it takes about 10 minutes and responses are confidential. Selected households are the only ones able to participate, so the results depend on those who receive an invitation.

The takeaway

Residents who receive the survey can directly shape how Bloomington closes gaps in internet access, devices, and digital skills. Participation is brief and confidential.