Bluffton is a city of 10,529 people in Indiana. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $149,600. The foreign-born share is 3%. Renters pay $732 a month at the median. The average commute runs 19 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,539, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bluffton
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.2% → 17.7%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.9% → 89.0%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants67.7% → 62.0%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Bluffton's population equals 37% of Wells County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 69% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 73% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.7%(77)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(47)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(157)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.9%(52)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 436 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bluffton, decade by decade
Bluffton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,020
$61,847
$110,643
13.2%
2.8
2000
9,536
$68,159
$133,345
14.2%
9.3
2010
9,897
$53,433
$132,349
11.9%
13.8
2020
10,308
$56,557
$121,810
16.6%
25.2
2024
10,529
$57,539
$149,600
17.7%
25.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
