COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bluffton vs Fort Wayne
PLACE A
Bluffton, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Bluffton is 87% smaller than Fort Wayne. Bluffton earns more, with a median household income $49,859 higher. Bluffton has grown faster since 2000 (121% vs 4%).
BLUFFTONFORT WAYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population36,807275,203−87% vs Fort Wayne
Population density7062,488−1,782
Population growth121.2%4.0%+117.2 pts
Median age42.735.0+7.7
Male49.4%49.0%+0.4 pts
Female50.6%51.0%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born5.7%9.0%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.8%63.2%+11.5 pts
Black9.0%14.0%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%10.6%−0.1 pts
Asian1.4%6.1%−4.6 pts
Other4.3%6.1%−1.8 pts
Median household income$111,281$61,422+$49,859
Per capita income$63,413$33,812+$29,601
Poverty rate4.3%16.0%−11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%29.0%+22.9 pts
Graduate degree21.3%9.2%+12.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%5.6%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation60.6%65.8%−5.1 pts
Median home value$492,100$188,900+$303,200
Median gross rent$2,256$999+$1,257
Owner-occupied83.4%61.9%+21.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%6.5%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.5%44.1%+3.4 pts
Average commute28.321.5+6.8
Worked from home15.5%9.0%+6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured6.3%9.4%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025