Bluffton, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,965 (Urban population: 3,855 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 110 (all nonfarm))

Bluffton, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,377 (1,281 occupied: 907 owner occupied, 374 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	31%

Housing density: 414 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $389 (lower quartile is $288, upper quartile is $437)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $415

Median gross rent in Bluffton, OH in 2007: $471

Housing units in Bluffton with a mortgage: 470 (29 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 360

Bluffton,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,226 (it was $101,700 in 2000)

Bluffton:	$133,226
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,842 - $180,143

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $140,256
Here: $140,256
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,012
Here: $95,012
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $228,918
Here: $228,918
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,310
Here: $85,310
State: $149,153

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $32,066

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,876

In family households: 2,350 (663 male householders, 136 female householders)
686 spouses, 808 children (777 natural, 27 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 15 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 526 (152 male householders (137 living alone)), 322 female householders (289 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 828 (113 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 381 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 159 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 426 1-person, 46 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

599 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (33 men, 99 women).

94.0% of residents of Bluffton speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 85 (2.3%)
(8.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluffton, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 55 5 rooms: 187 6 rooms: 245 7 rooms: 184 8 rooms: 123 9 or more rooms: 102

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluffton, Ohio:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 128 4 rooms: 56 5 rooms: 71 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 115
1990 to 1994: 81
1980 to 1989: 56
1970 to 1979: 220
1960 to 1969: 146
1950 to 1959: 141
1940 to 1949: 173
1939 or earlier: 400

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bluffton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 31 2 bedrooms: 127 3 bedrooms: 539 4 bedrooms: 186 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluffton:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 149 2 bedrooms: 135 3 bedrooms: 61 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluffton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 301 2 vehicles: 450 3 vehicles: 82 4 vehicles: 62 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluffton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 233 2 vehicles: 66 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bluffton, OH:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 40
$50,000 to $59,999: 26
$60,000 to $69,999: 24
$70,000 to $79,999: 105
$80,000 to $89,999: 94
$90,000 to $99,999: 56
$100,000 to $124,999: 174
$125,000 to $149,999: 104
$150,000 to $174,999: 83
$175,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 to $249,999: 48
$250,000 to $299,999: 5
$300,000 to $399,999: 6
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bluffton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bluffton:

Less than $100: 17 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 22
$250 to $299: 39
$300 to $349: 30
$350 to $399: 68
$400 to $449: 63
$450 to $499: 40
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 31
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 5

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 30 1990 to 1994: 30 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 13 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Bluffton, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.4%
Number of people working at home: 42 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 406
5 to 9 minutes: 462
10 to 14 minutes: 164
15 to 19 minutes: 96
20 to 24 minutes: 284
25 to 29 minutes: 67
30 to 34 minutes: 148
35 to 39 minutes: 28
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 14
60 to 89 minutes: 15
90 or more minutes: 16

Bluffton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,118 (64%)
Carpooled: 127 (7%)
Bicycle: 24 (1%)
Walked: 413 (24%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 42 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 88
$10,000 to $14,999: 130
$15,000 to $19,999: 119
$20,000 to $24,999: 72
$25,000 to $29,999: 81
$30,000 to $34,999: 63
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $44,999: 54
$45,000 to $49,999: 113
$50,000 to $59,999: 111
$60,000 to $74,999: 148
$75,000 to $99,999: 129
$100,000 to $124,999: 60
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

German: 1116

Swiss: 308

English: 287

Other groups: 251

United States or American: 177

Irish: 163

Welsh: 60

Scottish: 55

European: 48

Dutch: 45

French (except Basque): 43

Scotch-Irish: 43

Italian: 41

Russian: 39

Danish: 22

Polish: 19

Swedish: 15

Ukrainian: 14

Czechoslovakian: 13

Slovak: 11

British: 8

Macedonian: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Lithuanian: 7

Romanian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Subsaharan African:: 6

African: 6

Canadian: 5

French Canadian: 4

Belgian: 3

Portuguese: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Russia (35%)
Canada (21%)
Ukraine (9%)
Yugoslavia (9%)
Other Northern Africa (9%)
Indonesia (8%)
Poland (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2938
Northeast: 123
Midwest: 302
South: 142
West: 87

50% of Bluffton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 310
Less than 1 year of college: 60
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 116
Associate degree: 23
Bachelor's degree: 172
Master's degree: 86
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 3
7th and 8th grade: 55
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 56
High school graduate (or equivalency): 413
Less than 1 year of college: 96
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 154
Associate degree: 61
Bachelor's degree: 229
Master's degree: 75
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 42.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $49,590
Black householders: $57,331
Some other race householders: $2,454
Two or more races householders: $33,073
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,093

Bluffton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bluffton household income for Black householders

Bluffton household income for Two or more races householders

Bluffton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bluffton marital status for males

Bluffton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,417
Two or more races householders: $458,495

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,016
One, attached: 36
Two: 72
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 23
10 to 19: 60
20 to 49: 75
Mobile homes: 54

Median worth of mobile homes: $7,177

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bluffton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	6.3%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 663

Here:	89.6%
Ohio:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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