COMPARING TWO PLACES
Markle vs Bluffton
PLACE A
Markle, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Bluffton, South Carolina
Markle is 97% smaller than Bluffton. Bluffton earns more, with a median household income $55,281 higher. Bluffton has grown faster since 2000 (121% vs -2%).
MARKLEBLUFFTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,08636,807−97% vs Bluffton
Population density748706+42
Population growth-2.2%121.2%−123.4 pts
Median age43.242.7+0.5
Male50.2%49.4%+0.8 pts
Female49.8%50.6%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born0.3%5.7%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%74.8%+19.7 pts
Black0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%10.5%−7.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other2.3%4.3%−2.0 pts
Median household income$56,000$111,281−$55,281
Per capita income$28,330$63,413−$35,083
Poverty rate16.7%4.3%+12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.470−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%51.9%−37.3 pts
Graduate degree4.3%21.3%−17.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%2.2%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation55.3%60.6%−5.4 pts
Median home value$138,300$492,100−$353,800
Median gross rent$765$2,256−$1,491
Owner-occupied67.7%83.4%−15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%6.4%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households53.8%47.5%+6.3 pts
Average commute28.328.3Even
Worked from home12.1%15.5%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.4%6.3%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025