COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluffton vs Fergus Falls
PLACE A
Bluffton, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Bluffton is 158% larger than Fergus Falls. Bluffton earns more, with a median household income $55,119 higher. Bluffton has grown faster since 2000 (121% vs 7%).
BLUFFTONFERGUS FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population36,80714,246+158% vs Fergus Falls
Population density706990−284
Population growth121.2%7.5%+113.7 pts
Median age42.743.3−0.6
Male49.4%47.6%+1.8 pts
Female50.6%52.4%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born5.7%2.0%+3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.8%90.5%−15.8 pts
Black9.0%1.7%+7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%1.6%+8.8 pts
Asian1.4%1.8%−0.4 pts
Other4.3%4.3%+0.0 pts
Median household income$111,281$56,162+$55,119
Per capita income$63,413$34,864+$28,549
Poverty rate4.3%9.1%−4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.435+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%29.3%+22.6 pts
Graduate degree21.3%10.4%+10.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%7.2%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation60.6%61.0%−0.4 pts
Median home value$492,100$194,000+$298,100
Median gross rent$2,256$911+$1,345
Owner-occupied83.4%64.1%+19.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%8.6%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.5%43.9%+3.6 pts
Average commute28.312.9+15.4
Worked from home15.5%7.3%+8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured6.3%4.2%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025