Bluffs

Population: 586
Median household income: $72,917
Median home value: $78,700

Bluffs, a community in Scott County, Illinois, has 586 residents. At $72,917, its median household income sits in line with Scott County's $73,013.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bluffs's population declined 30.2% from 839 to 586, while its median home value rose 15.6% from $68,100 to $78,700.

6.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.32 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 586
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,917
Median home value: $78,700
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 313
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

839586

Median household income

$60,588$72,917

Median home value

$68,100$78,700

Median gross rent

$686$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	839	$60,588	$68,100	$686
2020	773	$62,656	$71,300	$668
2021	696	$66,442	$69,700	$736
2022	704	$73,214	$79,400	$769
2023	586	$72,917	$78,700	$625

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6421.8%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	1.4%
5 to 17	77	13.1%
18 to 24	60	10.2%
25 to 34	79	13.5%
35 to 44	49	8.4%
45 to 54	54	9.2%
55 to 64	128	21.8%
65 to 74	97	16.6%
75 and over	34	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	520	88.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	7	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate51.0%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	5.9%
High school graduate	225	51.0%
Some college or associate's	109	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	76	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	249	86.2%
Carpooled	28	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	5	1.7%
Worked from home	7	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	90	31.9%
15 to 29 min	117	41.5%
30 to 44 min	56	19.9%
45 to 59 min	1	0.4%
60+ min	18	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 6.5% (38 of 586)

	Count	Share
Family households	159	62.8%
Nonfamily households	94	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253	80.8%
Vacant	60	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	195	77.1%
Renter-occupied	58	22.9%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	267	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21	6.7%
5 to 19 units	9	2.9%
20 or more units	1	0.3%
Mobile home & other	15	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1706899
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7493, -90.5353