Bluffton, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Bluffton. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Bluffton, South Carolina main profile, South Carolina, South Carolina smaller cities, South Carolina small towns, South Carolina forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 1,154 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 244 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 542 (514 occupied: 429 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied) % of renters here: 17% State: 28% Housing density: 16 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $230,257. Median contract rent in 2009: $965 (lower quartile is $813, upper quartile is $1,180) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $928 Median gross rent in Bluffton, SC in 2009: $1,179 Housing units in Bluffton with a mortgage: 230 (24 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 58 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,026 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $34,257 Median monthly housing costs: $1,408 Recent posts about housing in Bluffton, South Carolina on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Bluffton, SC---rental homes  (4 replies) Bluffton: why so many new homes for sale?  (11 replies) News, Second homes: Old-world charm, new-world bargains in Bluffton, S.C.  (1 reply) Anyone renting out a house or apt. in Bluffton or Hilton Head?  (1 reply) Bluffton Apartments  (0 replies) Anyone looking for rental in Bluffton?  (2 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $237,868 (it was $129,600 in 2000) Bluffton: $237,868 South Carolina: $137,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $176,494 - $356,983 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $48,521 Here: $48,521 State: $217,639 Townhouses or other attached units: $7,308 Here: $7,308 State: $164,785 Mobile homes: $54,703 Here: $54,703 State: $45,713 Household type by relationship: Households: 1,398 In family households: 1,236 (269 male householders, 127 female householders) 270 spouses, 410 children (401 natural, 7 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 30 other relatives, 57 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 162 (66 male householders (35 living alone)), 60 female householders (56 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives Size of family households: 127 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 4 6-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 91 1-person, 35 2-persons. 228 married couples with children. 102 single-parent households (18 men, 84 women). 92.3% of residents of Bluffton speak English at home. 7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 69 (4.9%) (5.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Bluffton, SC: Less than $10,000: 4 $10,000 to $14,999: 2 $15,000 to $19,999: 3 $20,000 to $24,999: 3 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 5 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 11 $50,000 to $59,999: 16 $60,000 to $69,999: 7 $70,000 to $79,999: 4 $80,000 to $89,999: 10 $90,000 to $99,999: 12 $100,000 to $124,999: 41 $125,000 to $149,999: 37 $150,000 to $174,999: 17 $175,000 to $199,999: 20 $200,000 to $249,999: 60 $250,000 to $299,999: 72 $300,000 to $399,999: 56 $400,000 to $499,999: 6 $500,000 to $749,999: 12 $750,000 to $999,999: 5 $1,000,000 or more: 19

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Bluffton: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 14 $550 to $599: 57 $600 to $649: 8 $650 to $699: 15 $700 to $749: 11 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 51 $900 to $999: 123 $1,000 to $1,249: 280 $1,250 to $1,499: 284 $1,500 to $1,999: 98 $2,000 or more: 18 No cash rent: 76

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.5%
Number of people working at home: 39 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 48 5 to 9 minutes: 69 10 to 14 minutes: 95 15 to 19 minutes: 59 20 to 24 minutes: 125 25 to 29 minutes: 11 30 to 34 minutes: 132 35 to 39 minutes: 19 40 to 44 minutes: 18 45 to 59 minutes: 72 60 to 89 minutes: 25 90 or more minutes: 11

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 538 (74%) Carpooled: 114 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 23 (3%) Worked at home: 39 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 55 $10,000 to $14,999: 23 $15,000 to $19,999: 36 $20,000 to $24,999: 30 $25,000 to $29,999: 31 $30,000 to $34,999: 50 $35,000 to $39,999: 22 $40,000 to $44,999: 25 $45,000 to $49,999: 26 $50,000 to $59,999: 86 $60,000 to $74,999: 69 $75,000 to $99,999: 40 $100,000 to $124,999: 15 $125,000 to $149,999: 6 $150,000 to $199,999: 8 $200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 508

United States or American: 191

Irish: 93

English: 83

German: 72

Italian: 41

Scottish: 24

Welsh: 11

Polish: 9

Scandinavian: 8

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

French Canadian: 7

Dutch: 7

Scotch-Irish: 7

Serbian: 4

Latvian: 3

Ukrainian: 3

French (except Basque): 2

Portuguese: 2

Swedish: 2

Yugoslavian: 2

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

• This state: 577
• Northeast: 160
• Midwest: 152
• South: 394
• West: 35

56% of Bluffton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 13
• 7th and 8th grade: 10
• 9th grade: 29
• 10th grade: 34
• 11th grade: 5
• 12th grade, no diploma: 9
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 139
• Less than 1 year of college: 22
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 103
• Associate degree: 12
• Bachelor's degree: 41
• Master's degree: 14
• Professional school degree: 3
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 4
• 5th and 6th grade: 23
• 7th and 8th grade: 6
• 9th grade: 22
• 10th grade: 16
• 11th grade: 30
• 12th grade, no diploma: 5
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 101
• Less than 1 year of college: 58
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 79
• Associate degree: 25
• Bachelor's degree: 72
• Master's degree: 26
• Professional school degree: 0
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.4%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $63,090
• Black householders: $23,396
• Some other race householders: $36,014
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,949

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $306,144
• Black or African American householders: $218,045
• Some other race householders: $1,835,399
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,835,399

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 372
• One, attached: 2
• 3 or 4: 3
• Mobile homes: 165

Median worth of mobile homes: $54,000

House/condo owner moved in on average 4 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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