COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluffton vs Decatur
PLACE A
Bluffton, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
Bluffton is 2148% larger than Decatur. Bluffton earns more, with a median household income $68,703 higher. Bluffton has grown faster since 2000 (121% vs -2%).
BLUFFTONDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population36,8071,637+2148% vs Decatur
Population density706431+275
Population growth121.2%-2.2%+123.4 pts
Median age42.742.4+0.3
Male49.4%45.7%+3.7 pts
Female50.6%54.3%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born5.7%1.1%+4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.8%91.3%−16.5 pts
Black9.0%2.8%+6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%0.9%+9.5 pts
Asian1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Other4.3%5.0%−0.6 pts
Median household income$111,281$42,578+$68,703
Per capita income$63,413$24,771+$38,642
Poverty rate4.3%34.3%−29.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%11.1%+40.8 pts
Graduate degree21.3%3.7%+17.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%23.1%−20.9 pts
Labor force participation60.6%48.3%+12.3 pts
Median home value$492,100$220,900+$271,200
Median gross rent$2,256$847+$1,409
Owner-occupied83.4%57.7%+25.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%7.6%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.5%33.6%+13.9 pts
Average commute28.325.2+3.1
Worked from home15.5%3.3%+12.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured6.3%12.3%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025