Bluffton is home to 263 people in Minnesota. The median age is 24.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $182,300.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,417, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 24.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bluffton
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate25.1% → 2.3%(−22.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$69,842 → $182,300(+161%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$49,501 → $100,417(+103%)US over the same years: +14%
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)33.3%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6 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
203
$49,501
$69,842
6.8%
0.0
2000
210
$56,927
$98,734
6.1%
2.4
2010
207
$57,842
$142,131
7.8%
9.4
2020
210
$56,057
$109,084
6.3%
8.1
2024
263
$100,417
$182,300
18.6%
40.4
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.
