CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bluffton

South Carolina · 713 residents · 52.1 sq mi

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Bluffton is a city of 713 people in South Carolina. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 562 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 24%. The median household earns $19,861, about 34% below the national median. Median home value sits at $64,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

713

−44%vs 2000

vs 1,275 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

52.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.4%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(29)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192%(14)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(31)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.5%(175)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(96)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(61)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(51)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.9%(56)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,861

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,281 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,266

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,327 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,500

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $129,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$412

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $718 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.3%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

18.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.5%(771)

Black32.2%(411)

Hispanic / Latino6%(76)

Asian0.4%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.3%(423)

Black40.4%(288)

Hispanic / Latino1%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.6%(1,203)

Mexican2%(673)

Central American2%(662)

South American1.6%(546)

Salvadoran0.9%(288)

Honduran0.6%(209)

Argentine0.6%(202)

Venezuelan0.5%(168)

Nicaraguan0.2%(76)

Costa Rican0.2%(61)

Uruguayan0.2%(57)

Colombian0.2%(56)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0.1%(43)

Spaniard0.1%(21)

Panamanian0.1%(20)

Bolivian0.1%(20)

Cuban0%(13)

Guatemalan0%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(166)

Filipino0.4%(117)

Korean0.2%(75)

Thai0.2%(62)

Indonesian0.1%(34)

Chinese0.1%(21)

Japanese0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish15.1%(4,994)

German14.3%(4,734)

English13.5%(4,464)

Italian8.8%(2,903)

Polish4%(1,310)

American3.9%(1,303)

French3.1%(1,029)

Scottish2.5%(823)

Swedish2%(661)

Russian1.6%(530)

Slovak0.9%(309)

Welsh0.9%(287)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(247)

Hungarian0.7%(246)

French Canadian0.7%(244)

Ukrainian0.7%(237)

Subsaharan African0.7%(224)

Norwegian0.7%(216)

Greek0.6%(199)

Dutch0.5%(167)

Canadian0.5%(159)

Finnish0.4%(146)

Portuguese0.4%(143)

Czech0.4%(135)

British0.4%(123)

Danish0.4%(117)

Arab0.3%(97)

Austrian0.2%(78)

Swiss0.2%(66)

Iranian0.2%(61)

Lebanese0.2%(57)

Ethiopian0.2%(56)

Turkish0.2%(50)

Croatian0.1%(42)

Syrian0.1%(40)

Romanian0.1%(39)

Lithuanian0.1%(38)

Macedonian0.1%(19)

Slovene0%(12)

West Indian0%(1)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.9%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.0 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 17.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.7%(3,071)

Married69.2%(8,963)

Widowed1.7%(224)

Divorced5.4%(698)

Women 15+

Never married16.7%(2,358)

Married65.9%(9,323)

Widowed5.2%(740)

Divorced12.2%(1,732)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−18.7 ptssince 2013

from 25.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.8%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.4%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 83.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)25.5%(757)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(581)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.1%(893)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(218)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,963 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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