COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dunkirk vs Bluffton
PLACE A
Dunkirk, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Bluffton, South Carolina
Dunkirk is 94% smaller than Bluffton. Dunkirk earns more, with a median household income $37,990 higher.
DUNKIRKBLUFFTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,16636,807−94% vs Bluffton
Population density329706−377
Population growth–121.2%–
Median age42.142.7−0.6
Male53.2%49.4%+3.8 pts
Female46.8%50.6%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born8.7%5.7%+2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.5%74.8%+4.7 pts
Black5.0%9.0%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%10.5%+2.0 pts
Asian1.3%1.4%−0.1 pts
Other1.8%4.3%−2.6 pts
Median household income$149,271$111,281+$37,990
Per capita income$69,770$63,413+$6,357
Poverty rate1.8%4.3%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.470−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%51.9%−5.3 pts
Graduate degree9.8%21.3%−11.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%2.2%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation68.4%60.6%+7.8 pts
Median home value$561,300$492,100+$69,200
Median gross rent$2,361$2,256+$105
Owner-occupied94.7%83.4%+11.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.9%6.4%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.5%−47.5 pts
Average commute31.028.3+2.7
Worked from home14.4%15.5%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.4%6.3%−5.9 pts
Population, 2011 – 2024