Wells County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 18.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.7 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluffton and their reported violations in the past:
OUABACHE STATE PARK MAIN SUPPLY (Population served: 608, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-15-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-15-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-22-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
OUBACHE STATE PARK YOUTH TENT (Population served: 600, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
SIX MILE CHURCH (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluffton that have no violations reported:
- BLUFFTON UTILITIES WATER DEPT (Population served: 9128, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.7%
(13.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 53.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.1% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Indiana: |  2.6 people |
| This city: | 62.9% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bluffton, IN
236 people in nursing homes
84 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Bluffton compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bluffton (2011 data):
- MarkleBank: Bluffton Branch at 1405 Baker Place, branch established on 1987/07/07; Bluffton Branch at 1717 South Harrison Plaza, branch established on 1995/12/18. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $344.9 mil, Deposits: $275.7 mil, headquarters in Markle, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Alliance Banks, Inc.
- PNC Bank, National Association: Bluffton Branch at 304 West Market Street, branch established on 1929/03/29; Bluffton Central Drive-Up at 903 North Main Street, branch established on 1975/09/15. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Ossian State Bank: Bluffton Branch at 111 East Oak Forest Drive, branch established on 1998/10/26. Info updated 2008/01/14: Bank assets: $84.3 mil, Deposits: $73.2 mil, headquarters in Ossian, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Ossian Financial Services, Inc.
- Woodforest National Bank: Bluffton Wal-Mart Branch at 2100 North Main Street, branch established on 2007/06/02. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions) (Amended And
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Bluffton Branch at 101 South Main Street, branch established on 1933/01/03. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- 1st Source Bank: Bluffton Branch at 124 South Main Street, branch established on 1890/01/01. Info updated 2008/06/16: Bank assets: $4,361.6 mil, Deposits: $3,520.6 mil, headquarters in South Bend, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Source Corporation
- First Bank of Berne: Bluffton Branch at 404 North Main Street, branch established on 1998/11/02. Info updated 2012/03/07: Bank assets: $434.5 mil, Deposits: $319.2 mil, headquarters in Berne, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First Berne Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wells County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Bluffton (based on Wells County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.27%
| Here | | 60.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | The Wesleyan Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
|---|
| Adherents | 29.4% | 14.5% | 13.1% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 6.7% | 35.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 14.0% |
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| Congregations | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 24.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Wells County: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Wells County: | 0.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9 | Wells County: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Here: | 4.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Wells County: | 29.7% | | State: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Wells County: | 10.3% | | State: | 14.3% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $11,896 | $35,688 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,652 | $55,824 | 5 | $886 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $4,908 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $77,140 | $48,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
11 | $29,723 | $32,425 | 2 | $1,842 |
| Firefighters |
6 | $24,857 | $49,714 | 30 | $14,526 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $19,408 | $33,271 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
3 | $7,187 | $28,748 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
15 | $45,042 | $36,034 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $7,448 | $29,792 | 9 | $3,790 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $36,057 | $39,335 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
19 | $57,699 | $36,441 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
7 | $20,278 | $34,762 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
106 | $341,387 | $38,648 | 49 | $25,952 |
Bluffton government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $74,000 ($7.47)
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,578,000 ($260.35)
Parks and Recreation: $65,000 ($6.56)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.10)
- Construction - General - Other: $314,000 ($31.71)
Health - Other: $168,000 ($16.97)
Regular Highways: $122,000 ($12.32)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $11,275,000 ($1138.66)
Sewerage: $2,309,000 ($233.19)
General - Other: $1,789,000 ($180.67)
Water Utilities: $1,278,000 ($129.06)
Police Protection: $1,115,000 ($112.60)
Regular Highways: $642,000 ($64.84)
Local Fire Protection: $570,000 ($57.56)
Parks and Recreation: $491,000 ($49.59)
Central Staff Services: $143,000 ($14.44)
Health - Other: $113,000 ($11.41)
Judicial and Legal Services: $97,000 ($9.80)
- General - Interest on Debt: $257,000 ($25.95)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $66,000 ($6.67)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $850,000 ($85.84)
All Other: $269,000 ($27.17)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $345,000 ($34.84)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $417,000 ($42.11)
Donations From Private Sources: $147,000 ($14.85)
Interest Earnings: $115,000 ($11.61)
Fines and Forfeits: $93,000 ($9.39)
Rents: $20,000 ($2.02)
Sale of Property: $9,000 ($0.91)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,110,000 ($516.06)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,765,000 ($481.22)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $176,000 ($17.77)
Natural Resources - Other: $129,000 ($13.03)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $89,000 ($8.99)
Parks and Recreation: $75,000 ($7.57)
Health - Other: $64,000 ($6.46)
Police Protection: $54,000 ($5.45)
Local Fire Protection: $12,000 ($1.21)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,484,000 ($856.80)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $11,191,000 ($1130.18)
Water Utilities: $1,238,000 ($125.03)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $796,000 ($80.39)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,003,000 ($101.29)
Highways: $336,000 ($33.93)
All Other: $109,000 ($11.01)
- Tax - Property: $1,982,000 ($200.16)
Individual Income: $309,000 ($31.21)
Public Utilities Sales: $34,000 ($3.43)
Other License: $1,000 ($0.10)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,169,000 ($421.03)
5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,750 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.50% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,453 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.96% | | Indiana average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bluffton:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGL (1250 AM; 2 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bluffton:
- WNUY (100.1 FM; BLUFFTON, IN; Owner: WELLS COUNTY RADIO CORP.)
- WZBD (92.7 FM; BERNE, IN; Owner: ADAMS COUNTY RADIO, INC)
- WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
- WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WQHK-FM (105.1 FM; DECATUR, IN; Owner: JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBNI-FM (89.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NE IN., INC.)
- WBYR (98.9 FM; VAN WERT, OH; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WJFX (107.9 FM; NEW HAVEN, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE RADIO CORP.)
- WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WSHI (106.3 FM; COLUMBIA CITY, IN; Owner: JAMMIN' BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCYT (91.1 FM; LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, IN; Owner: SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS)
- WLDE (101.7 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bluffton:
- WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
- WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
- WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- DW68BN (Channel 68; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: ZONATION BROADCASTING)
- W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Bluffton, Indiana:
- Fatal accident count: 23
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 37
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 24
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 58
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Indiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 107
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 165
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
- Fatalities: 117
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 269
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Bluffton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total costs: $2,971,000
Total average daily traffic: 38,530
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,925
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 54,287
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Bluffton
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Bluffton, IN
| Most common first names in Bluffton, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 137 | 81.3 years |
| Robert | 96 | 72.5 years |
| William | 91 | 77.8 years |
| John | 87 | 76.2 years |
| Charles | 69 | 76.2 years |
| James | 59 | 71.4 years |
| Helen | 49 | 82.7 years |
| Harold | 46 | 74.8 years |
| George | 43 | 78.8 years |
| Martha | 41 | 82.2 years |
| Most common last names in Bluffton, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Miller | 58 | 77.7 years |
| Gerber | 55 | 81.4 years |
| Smith | 36 | 82.3 years |
| Steffen | 36 | 78.7 years |
| Meyer | 35 | 83.8 years |
| Johnson | 31 | 79.4 years |
| Moser | 30 | 76.0 years |
| Baumgartner | 30 | 74.3 years |
| Huffman | 29 | 76.9 years |
| Williams | 28 | 78.9 years |
| Businesses in Bluffton, IN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Lowe's | 1 |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Maurices | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Nike | 3 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Quiznos | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
Browse common businesses in Bluffton, IN
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other protective service workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #13 (46714) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swiss first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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