COMPARING TWO PLACES
Willshire vs Bluffton
PLACE A
Willshire, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Bluffton, South Carolina
Willshire is 99% smaller than Bluffton. Bluffton earns more, with a median household income $63,781 higher. Bluffton has grown faster since 2000 (121% vs 2%).
WILLSHIREBLUFFTONDIFFERENCE
Total population39836,807−99% vs Bluffton
Population density1,127706+421
Population growth2.0%121.2%−119.2 pts
Median age36.742.7−6.0
Male47.1%49.4%−2.3 pts
Female52.9%50.6%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%5.7%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%74.8%+17.6 pts
Black0.3%9.0%−8.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.4%10.5%−5.1 pts
Asian0.5%1.4%−0.9 pts
Other1.5%4.3%−2.8 pts
Median household income$47,500$111,281−$63,781
Per capita income$22,785$63,413−$40,628
Poverty rate16.7%4.3%+12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.470−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%51.9%−46.1 pts
Graduate degree3.8%21.3%−17.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%2.2%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation61.5%60.6%+0.9 pts
Median home value$80,000$492,100−$412,100
Median gross rent$867$2,256−$1,389
Owner-occupied76.7%83.4%−6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%6.4%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households14.7%47.5%−32.8 pts
Average commute27.528.3−0.8
Worked from home6.7%15.5%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.1%6.3%+10.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025