Bluffton.
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Indiana·Wells County
3 tracts·12K people·$150K median·1,433/mi²
White 89 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Living alone 42 · Married couple 39 · Other 19
Retail 36 · Manufacturing 27 · Health 17 · Professional 7 · Public admin 6 · Leisure 4 · Other 3
Production · transport 28 · Management · business · science · arts 26 · Sales · office 25 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bluffton is $149,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Bluffton has 10,529 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 89.0% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Multiracial, 1.8% Black, 0.3% Other and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 17.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.5% (Census ACS).
Lancaster Central School (46%) and Bluffton-Harrison Elementary Sch (37%) lead the elementary schools; Bluffton-Harrison Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (39%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $732/month, 54% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bluffton is $57,539 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bluffton, median rent is $732/month and the median home value is $149,600 (Census ACS).
Bluffton reported 1.9 violent crimes and 8.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bluffton are strong wind (94), tornado (92) and inland flooding (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bluffton, 2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).