Bluffton, OH Demographic Data
Bluffton, OH Summary
Bluffton is located in Allen County in Ohio
- Population: 3,950
- Area: 3.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,092.36 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 809.38 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bluffton, OH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,166
50%
50.8
Male
2,210
51%
49.2
Total Population
4,376
323,128,000
Bluffton, OH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
210
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
157
3.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
345
7.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
479
10.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
344
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
342
7.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
574
13.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
501
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
340
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
180
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
405
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
314
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
185
4.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,396
77.6%
77.2
Female
1,718
50.6%
51.3
Male
1,678
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,147
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,007
23.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
904
20.7%
15.2
Female
524
58.0%
55.8
Male
380
42.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Bluffton, OH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,337
99.1%
96.8
White
4,174
95.4%
72.6
Black or African American
126
2.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
37
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
20
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
17
0.4%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
39
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
58
1.3%
17.8
Mexican
58
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,318
98.7%
82.2
Bluffton, OH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
24
0.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
95
3.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
711
25.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
573
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
189
6.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
592
20.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
657
23.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
119
4.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,722
95.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,249
43.9%
31.2
Bluffton, OH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
991
27.0%
33.7%
Now Married
2,017
55.0%
47.5
Divorced
354
9.7%
11.0%
Separated
21
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
281
7.7
5.8%
Bluffton, OH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,089
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
77
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
5
0.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
57
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bluffton, OH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
69
4.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
91
5.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
155
9.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
129
7.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
167
9.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
302
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
407
24.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
252
14.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
48
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
67
4.0%
6.4
Median household income
73,132
57,617
Per capita income
29,729
31,128
Bluffton, OH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
246
10.9%
9.8
Construction
67
3.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
901
40.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
103
4.6%
6.6
Information
40
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
351
15.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
59
2.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
103
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
85
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
197
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
45
2.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
49
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
94
4.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,081
48.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
280
12.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
401
17.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
398
17.7%
18.1%
Bluffton, OH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,222
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,687
75.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
157
7.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
151
6.8%
2.7
Other means
100
4.5%
1.8
Worked at home
127
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.2
26.6
Bluffton, OH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
78
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
503
29.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
818
48.5%
37.1
3 or more
288
17.1%
21.0
Bluffton, OH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,687
94.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,199
71.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
488
28.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
92
5.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Bluffton, OH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,779
1 room
18
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
63
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
78
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
163
9.2%
16.5
5 rooms
209
11.7%
19.8
6 rooms
367
20.6%
17.8
7 rooms
288
16.2%
12.0
8 rooms
231
13.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
362
20.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Bluffton, OH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,779
1-unit, detached
1,374
77.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
90
5.1%
5.9
2-units
56
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
46
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
61
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
61
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
91
5.1%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bluffton, OH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
544
30.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
129
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
224
12.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
131
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
272
15.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
63
3.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
225
12.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
170
9.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
21
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Bluffton, OH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,323
78.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
314
18.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
44
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bluffton, OH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
689
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
5
0.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
1.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
12
1.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
26
3.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
94
13.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
250
36.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
293
42.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
520
75.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
90
13.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
37
5.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
3.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
17
2.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bluffton, OH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
467
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
1.9%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
58
12.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
88
18.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
312
66.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
21
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
617
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
57
12.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
62
13.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
86
18.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
6.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
77
16.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
155
33.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Bluffton, OH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,199
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
45
3.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
196
16.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
453
37.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
188
15.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
232
19.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
85
7.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
139,900
205,000
