COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluffton vs Alexandria
PLACE A
Bluffton, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Bluffton is 9929% larger than Alexandria. Bluffton earns more, with a median household income $39,406 higher. Bluffton has grown faster since 2000 (121% vs 11%).
BLUFFTONALEXANDRIADIFFERENCE
Total population36,807367+9929% vs Alexandria
Population density7063,219−2,513
Population growth121.2%11.0%+110.2 pts
Median age42.737.2+5.5
Male49.4%48.1%+1.3 pts
Female50.6%51.9%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born5.7%0.0%+5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.8%91.9%−17.1 pts
Black9.0%0.0%+9.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%6.7%+3.7 pts
Asian1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Other4.3%1.4%+2.9 pts
Median household income$111,281$71,875+$39,406
Per capita income$63,413$31,316+$32,097
Poverty rate4.3%19.5%−15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.293+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%31.7%+20.2 pts
Graduate degree21.3%11.7%+9.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%4.2%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation60.6%63.2%−2.5 pts
Median home value$492,100$155,000+$337,100
Median gross rent$2,256$855+$1,401
Owner-occupied83.4%75.9%+7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%0.0%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households47.5%31.0%+16.5 pts
Average commute28.325.9+2.4
Worked from home15.5%5.1%+10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.3%3.5%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025