COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sheldon vs Bluffton
PLACE A
Sheldon, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Bluffton, South Carolina
Sheldon is 99% smaller than Bluffton. Bluffton earns more, with a median household income $73,966 higher. Bluffton has grown faster since 2000 (121% vs 10%).
SHELDONBLUFFTONDIFFERENCE
Total population25536,807−99% vs Bluffton
Population density385706−321
Population growth10.1%121.2%−111.1 pts
Median age50.842.7+8.1
Male57.3%49.4%+7.9 pts
Female42.7%50.6%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%74.8%+14.8 pts
Black1.4%9.0%−7.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other9.1%4.3%+4.8 pts
Median household income$37,315$111,281−$73,966
Per capita income$26,412$63,413−$37,001
Poverty rate15.0%4.3%+10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.470−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%51.9%−44.7 pts
Graduate degree0.6%21.3%−20.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%2.2%+7.8 pts
Labor force participation45.7%60.6%−14.9 pts
Median home value$118,400$492,100−$373,700
Median gross rent$1,000$2,256−$1,256
Owner-occupied81.1%83.4%−2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%6.4%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%47.5%−17.5 pts
Average commute34.028.3+5.7
Worked from home14.5%15.5%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.5%6.3%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025