Bluffton vs Fort Shawnee

A side-by-side comparison of Bluffton and Fort Shawnee: population, income, housing, and more.

Bluffton and Fort Shawnee are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Shawnee has the higher population (5,952 vs 3,799 in Bluffton). Fort Shawnee has the higher median household income ($88,606 vs $77,382 in Bluffton). Bluffton has the higher median home value ($192,500 vs $187,800 in Fort Shawnee).

Population, income & housing

	Bluffton	Fort Shawnee
Population	3,799	5,952
Median age	35.4 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,382	$88,606
Median home value	$192,500	$187,800
Median gross rent	$834	$970
Housing units	1,520	2,683
Homeownership rate	72.3%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bluffton	Fort Shawnee
Population	4,122 → 3,799 (-7.8%)	6,009 → 5,952 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$74,318 → $77,382 (+4.1%)	$72,192 → $88,606 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $192,500 (+18.9%)	$134,500 → $187,800 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $834 (+11.6%)	$737 → $970 (+31.6%)

Bluffton

Population

4,1223,799

Median household income

$74,318$77,382

Median home value

$161,900$192,500

Median gross rent

$747$834

Fort Shawnee

Population

6,0095,952

Median household income

$72,192$88,606

Median home value

$134,500$187,800

Median gross rent

$737$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bluffton	Fort Shawnee
Under 5	5.1%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.8%
18 to 24	14.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	16.2%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.6%
75 and over	8.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bluffton	Fort Shawnee
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	86.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bluffton	Fort Shawnee
No high school diploma	1.6%	2.4%
High school graduate	27.6%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bluffton	Fort Shawnee
Drove alone	69.9%	88.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bluffton	Fort Shawnee
1-unit, detached	71.4%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Bluffton	Fort Shawnee
Poverty rate	1.6%	6.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1970	1973