Bluffton, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,320 (Urban population: 9,122 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 198 (all nonfarm))

Bluffton, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,232 (3,951 occupied: 2,812 owner occupied, 1,139 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	29%

Housing density: 640 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $410 (lower quartile is $324, upper quartile is $483)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $353

Median gross rent in Bluffton, IN in 2007: $536

Housing units in Bluffton with a mortgage: 1,463 (179 second mortgage, 159 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 858

Bluffton,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $95,430 (it was $73,200 in 2000)

Bluffton:	$95,430
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,440 - $125,035

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $111,307
Here: $111,307
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,618
Here: $129,618
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $101,829
Here: $101,829
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $72,148
Here: $72,148
State: $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,296
Here: $142,296
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $15,424
Here: $15,424
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,320

In family households: 7,690 (2,020 male householders, 557 female householders)
1,985 spouses, 2,795 children (2,377 natural, 84 adopted, 334 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 71 other relatives, 155 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,630 (546 male householders (419 living alone)), 857 female householders (819 living alone)), 227 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 325 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,189 2-persons, 572 3-persons, 527 4-persons, 203 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,238 1-person, 129 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,652 married couples with children.
581 single-parent households (121 men, 460 women).

95.2% of residents of Bluffton speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 102 (1.1%)
(79.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluffton, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 294 5 rooms: 667 6 rooms: 721 7 rooms: 489 8 rooms: 288 9 or more rooms: 305

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluffton, Indiana:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 307 4 rooms: 317 5 rooms: 259 6 rooms: 116 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 66
1995 to 1998: 200
1990 to 1994: 267
1980 to 1989: 361
1970 to 1979: 666
1960 to 1969: 584
1950 to 1959: 475
1940 to 1949: 343
1939 or earlier: 1,270

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bluffton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 83 2 bedrooms: 695 3 bedrooms: 1,454 4 bedrooms: 501 5 or more bedrooms: 79

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluffton:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 362 2 bedrooms: 530 3 bedrooms: 195 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluffton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 106 1 vehicle: 981 2 vehicles: 1,215 3 vehicles: 339 4 vehicles: 145 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluffton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 163 1 vehicle: 614 2 vehicles: 314 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bluffton, IN:

Less than $10,000: 126
$10,000 to $14,999: 59
$15,000 to $19,999: 52
$20,000 to $24,999: 32
$25,000 to $29,999: 32
$30,000 to $34,999: 33
$35,000 to $39,999: 35
$40,000 to $49,999: 89
$50,000 to $59,999: 141
$60,000 to $69,999: 156
$70,000 to $79,999: 189
$80,000 to $89,999: 252
$90,000 to $99,999: 241
$100,000 to $124,999: 573
$125,000 to $149,999: 274
$150,000 to $174,999: 169
$175,000 to $199,999: 161
$200,000 to $249,999: 75
$250,000 to $299,999: 32
$300,000 to $399,999: 28
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bluffton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bluffton:

Less than $100: 41 people
$100 to $149: 20
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 58
$250 to $299: 82
$300 to $349: 99
$350 to $399: 159
$400 to $449: 170
$450 to $499: 155
$500 to $549: 120
$550 to $599: 62
$600 to $649: 33
$650 to $699: 14
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 59

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11 1990 to 1994: 20 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 14 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 44

Bluffton, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.5%
Number of people working at home: 120 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 471
5 to 9 minutes: 1416
10 to 14 minutes: 937
15 to 19 minutes: 410
20 to 24 minutes: 256
25 to 29 minutes: 194
30 to 34 minutes: 317
35 to 39 minutes: 71
40 to 44 minutes: 144
45 to 59 minutes: 212
60 to 89 minutes: 78
90 or more minutes: 51

Bluffton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,951 (84%)
Carpooled: 380 (8%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 196 (4%)
Other means: 15 (0%)
Worked at home: 120 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 291
$10,000 to $14,999: 289
$15,000 to $19,999: 310
$20,000 to $24,999: 337
$25,000 to $29,999: 349
$30,000 to $34,999: 299
$35,000 to $39,999: 323
$40,000 to $44,999: 256
$45,000 to $49,999: 241
$50,000 to $59,999: 420
$60,000 to $74,999: 359
$75,000 to $99,999: 270
$100,000 to $124,999: 132
$125,000 to $149,999: 48
$150,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 or more: 47

First ancestries reported:

German: 2100

United States or American: 1045

Other groups: 801

English: 511

Irish: 449

Swiss: 375

Dutch: 158

Italian: 149

French (except Basque): 107

Swedish: 66

Scotch-Irish: 61

Czech: 56

Scottish: 49

Polish: 40

Norwegian: 30

Welsh: 30

Yugoslavian: 29

Pennsylvania German: 26

European: 26

Finnish: 19

Hungarian: 17

Scandinavian: 14

Subsaharan African:: 14

African: 14

Brazilian: 13

Slovak: 12

British: 12

French Canadian: 11

Czechoslovakian: 7

Arab:: 7

Arab/Arabic: 7

Danish: 5

Luxemburger: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (31%)
Mexico (18%)
Brazil (13%)
Korea (11%)
Colombia (11%)
France (7%)
Iraq (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7536
Northeast: 163
Midwest: 1060
South: 603
West: 163

54% of Bluffton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 110
10th grade: 100
11th grade: 121
12th grade, no diploma: 90
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,172
Less than 1 year of college: 217
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 265
Associate degree: 149
Bachelor's degree: 295
Master's degree: 107
Professional school degree: 74
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 87
9th grade: 96
10th grade: 165
11th grade: 141
12th grade, no diploma: 100
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,557
Less than 1 year of college: 271
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 374
Associate degree: 245
Bachelor's degree: 306
Master's degree: 78
Professional school degree: 29
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 27.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 44.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,381
Black householders: $23,323
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,802
Some other race householders: $21,201
Two or more races householders: $21,572
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,468

Bluffton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bluffton household income for Black householders

Bluffton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Bluffton household income for Some other race householders

Bluffton household income for Two or more races householders

Bluffton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bluffton marital status for males

Bluffton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,431
Black or African American householders: $59,789
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $149,472
Some other race householders: $29,894
Two or more races householders: $36,537
Hispanic or Latino householders: $86,362

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,891
One, attached: 100
Two: 259
3 or 4: 161
5 to 9: 178
10 to 19: 30
20 to 49: 58
50 or more: 90
Mobile homes: 459
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,994

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bluffton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27

Here:	2.5%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	3.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51

Here:	20.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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