Bluffton, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,154 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 244 (all nonfarm))

Bluffton, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 542 (514 occupied: 429 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Housing density: 16 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $205,422.

Median contract rent in 2007: $741 (lower quartile is $576, upper quartile is $852)

Median gross rent in Bluffton, SC in 2007: $908

Housing units in Bluffton with a mortgage: 230 (24 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58

Bluffton,SC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $206,368 (it was $129,600 in 2000)

Bluffton:	$206,368
South Carolina:	$133,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,893 - $281,319

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $340,190
Here: $340,190
State: $214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $550,775
Here: $550,775
State: $195,928

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,483
Here: $136,483
State: $191,807

Mobile homes: $75,039
Here: $75,039
State: $45,713

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,398

In family households: 1,236 (269 male householders, 127 female householders)
270 spouses, 410 children (401 natural, 7 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 30 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 162 (66 male householders (35 living alone)), 60 female householders (56 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 127 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 91 1-person, 35 2-persons.

228 married couples with children.
102 single-parent households (18 men, 84 women).

92.3% of residents of Bluffton speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 69 (4.9%)
(5.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluffton, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 45 5 rooms: 97 6 rooms: 111 7 rooms: 99 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 18

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluffton, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 26 5 rooms: 19 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 90
1990 to 1994: 72
1980 to 1989: 141
1970 to 1979: 65
1960 to 1969: 39
1950 to 1959: 30
1940 to 1949: 19
1939 or earlier: 60

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bluffton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 86 3 bedrooms: 266 4 bedrooms: 54 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluffton:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 30 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 3

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: 35 1 vehicle: 121 2 vehicles: 193 3 vehicles: 75 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluffton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 11 2 vehicles: 37 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 7
$100,000 to $124,999: 23
$125,000 to $149,999: 48
$150,000 to $174,999: 59
$175,000 to $199,999: 62
$200,000 to $249,999: 5
$250,000 to $299,999: 4
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 4
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Bluffton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bluffton:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 3
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 15
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 12
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 11

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 41 1990 to 1994: 19 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Bluffton, SC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.5%
Number of people working at home: 39 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 48
5 to 9 minutes: 69
10 to 14 minutes: 95
15 to 19 minutes: 59
20 to 24 minutes: 125
25 to 29 minutes: 11
30 to 34 minutes: 132
35 to 39 minutes: 19
40 to 44 minutes: 18
45 to 59 minutes: 72
60 to 89 minutes: 25
90 or more minutes: 11

Bluffton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 538 (74%)
Carpooled: 114 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 23 (3%)
Worked at home: 39 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 55
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 36
$20,000 to $24,999: 30
$25,000 to $29,999: 31
$30,000 to $34,999: 50
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $44,999: 25
$45,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 86
$60,000 to $74,999: 69
$75,000 to $99,999: 40
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 508

United States or American: 191

Irish: 93

English: 83

German: 72

Italian: 41

Scottish: 24

Welsh: 11

Polish: 9

Scandinavian: 8

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

French Canadian: 7

Dutch: 7

Scotch-Irish: 7

Serbian: 4

Latvian: 3

Ukrainian: 3

French (except Basque): 2

Portuguese: 2

Swedish: 2

Yugoslavian: 2

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

Mexico (94%)
Other Western Europe (6%)

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

This state: 577
Northeast: 160
Midwest: 152
South: 394
West: 35

56% of Bluffton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 139
Less than 1 year of college: 22
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 103
Associate degree: 12
Bachelor's degree: 41
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 22
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 5
High school graduate (or equivalency): 101
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 79
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 72
Master's degree: 26
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $65,143
Black householders: $23,528
Some other race householders: $44,125
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $61,928

Bluffton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bluffton household income for Black 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: $268,766
Black or African American householders: $191,423
Some other race householders: $1,611,313
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,611,313

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 372
One, attached: 2
3 or 4: 3
Mobile homes: 165

Median worth of mobile homes: $84,241

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bluffton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (85%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Utility gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (75%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	7.3%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	7.9%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	28.6%
South Carolina:	20.3%

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)

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