Bluffton

Population: 10,539
Median household income: $57,929
Median home value: $136,800

Bluffton, a community in Wells County, Indiana, has 10,539 residents. At $57,929, its median household income sits below Wells County's $69,741.

From 2019 to 2023, Bluffton's population grew 6.3% from 9,919 to 10,539, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $100,300 to $136,800.

Households average 2.30 people. The median gross rent is $816.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,539
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $57,929
Median home value: $136,800
Median gross rent: $816
Housing units: 4,791
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,91910,539

Median household income

$47,593$57,929

Median home value

$100,300$136,800

Median gross rent

$622$816

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,919	$47,593	$100,300	$622
2020	10,298	$46,663	$100,500	$584
2021	10,548	$53,221	$107,100	$620
2022	10,461	$56,955	$121,300	$675
2023	10,539	$57,929	$136,800	$816

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	704	6.7%
5 to 17	1,941	18.4%
18 to 24	921	8.7%
25 to 34	1,264	12.0%
35 to 44	1,328	12.6%
45 to 54	1,236	11.7%
55 to 64	1,322	12.5%
65 to 74	1,074	10.2%
75 and over	749	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,415	89.3%
Black or African American	234	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	22	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	317	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	532	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	529	7.6%
High school graduate	3,081	44.2%
Some college or associate's	2,214	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	865	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	284	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,406	82.6%
Carpooled	505	9.5%
Public transit	27	0.5%
Walked	101	1.9%
Bicycle	31	0.6%
Worked from home	212	4.0%
Other means	53	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,155	61.6%
15 to 29 min	881	17.2%
30 to 44 min	534	10.4%
45 to 59 min	379	7.4%
60+ min	174	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 9.9% (1,012 of 10,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,609	58.4%
Nonfamily households	1,861	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,470	93.3%
Vacant	321	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,849	63.7%
Renter-occupied	1,621	36.3%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,193	66.6%
1-unit, attached	166	3.5%
2 to 4 units	458	9.6%
5 to 19 units	325	6.8%
20 or more units	211	4.4%
Mobile home & other	438	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1806220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 40.7435, -85.1721