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City: Bluffton, OH
Allen County, OH
Zip code population (2000): 6,503
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 6,609

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Houses and condos: 2,341
Renter-occupied apartments: 500
% of renters here:  23%
State:  31%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 45817: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 61.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 107 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.4% ($1,060)
Ohio:  1.8% ($1,271)

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Males: 2,992  (46.0%)
Females: 3,511  (54.0%)

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Urban population: 3,867
Rural population: 2,636

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $148,495
45817:  $148,495
Ohio:  $137,800


According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 45817 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  35.8 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.5 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 45817, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,701 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $43,701
State:  $44,480

Salary/wage: $39,769 (reported on 83.9% of returns)
Here:  $39,769
State:  $39,198
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.3% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,422 (reported on 54.6% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,422
Ohio:  $1,532
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,651 (reported on 33.2% of returns)
Here:  $3,651
State:  $3,496
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,772 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:  +$3,772
State:  +$8,582
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,876 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:  +$10,876
State:  +$10,813
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,241 (reported on 2.7% of returns)
45817:  $3,241
Ohio:  $2,794
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $14,217 (reported on 0.8% of returns)
Here:  $14,217
Ohio:  $13,981

Total itemized deductions: $15,495 (1% of AGI, reported on 35.5% of returns)
Here:  $15,495
State:  $17,503
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $10k, 10.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,399 (5.7% of AGI, reported on 28.4% of returns)
Here:  $4,399
Ohio:  $3,087

Here:  5.7% of AGI
State:  3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,705 (reported on 79.1% of returns)
45817:  $5,705
State:  $6,781
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,414 (reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:  $1,414
State:  $1,696
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.5%
Here:  59%
State:  55%
(% for various income ranges: 45.2% for AGIs below $10k, 62.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.0% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,597
This zip code:  $53,597
Ohio:  $46,597
Bluffton, OH (45817) map

Nearest zip codes: 45877, 45868, 45808, 45881, 45810, 45816.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  71.7%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 45817 with a mortgage: 856 (73 second mortgage, 138 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 516


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,074

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $375

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  6.1%
Whole state:  13.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  3.4%
Whole state:  6.0%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.6
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.4
State:  4.3


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

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Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 59
  • 1995 to 1998: 190
  • 1990 to 1994: 144
  • 1980 to 1989: 188
  • 1970 to 1979: 331
  • 1960 to 1969: 211
  • 1950 to 1959: 242
  • 1940 to 1949: 213
  • 1939 or earlier: 773



Zip code 45817 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluffton, OH (45817):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 31
  • 2 bedrooms: 226
  • 3 bedrooms: 947
  • 4 bedrooms: 435
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 70


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedrooms: 149
  • 2 bedrooms: 178
  • 3 bedrooms: 118
  • 4 bedrooms: 44
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 45817 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 23
  • 1 vehicle: 418
  • 2 vehicles: 798
  • 3 vehicles: 287
  • 4 vehicles: 146
  • 5 or more vehicles: 37


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 66
  • 1 vehicle: 274
  • 2 vehicles: 105
  • 3 vehicles: 27
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 45817 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 45817 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 45817:

  • Less than $10,000: 27
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 11
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 3
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 4
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 9
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 13
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 8
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 14
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 37
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 43
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 40
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 50
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 71
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 280
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 274
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 249
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 171
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 233
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 71
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 73
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 27
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 15
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 9
  • $1,000,000 or more: 5
 



45817 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 45817:

  • Less than $100: 14
  • $100 to $149: 7
  • $150 to $199: 19
  • $200 to $249: 26
  • $250 to $299: 31
  • $300 to $349: 49
  • $350 to $399: 49
  • $400 to $449: 33
  • $450 to $499: 12
  • $500 to $549: 50
  • $550 to $599: 9
  • $600 to $649: 10
  • $800 to $899: 12
  • $2,000 or more: 15
  • No cash rent: 30
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $119,975.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $149,043
  • Black or African American householders: $154,253
  • Two or more races householders: $124,499
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $39,626

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $149,255 (it was $108,300 in 2000)
45817:  $149,255
Ohio:  $137,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $96,766 - $192,616

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $170,662
Here:  $170,662
State:  $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,305
Here:  $98,305
State:  $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $196,971
Here:  $196,971
State:  $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,541
Here:  $120,541
State:  $149,153

Mobile homes: $29,962
Here:  $29,962
State:  $32,066


Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,905
  • One, attached: 46
  • Two: 72
  • 3 or 4: 48
  • 5 to 9: 23
  • 10 to 19: 60
  • 20 to 49: 75
  • Mobile homes: 122
45817 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,349 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 193 (6%)
  • Bicycle: 30 (1%)
  • Walked: 440 (14%)
  • Other means: 18 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 106 (3%)
 

45817 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 477
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 751
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 390
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 198
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 518
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 231
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 287
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 45
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 29
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 48
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 27
  • 90 or more minutes: 29
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.1%


Household type by relationship
Households: 5,627

  • In family households: 4,950 (1,325 male householders, 251 female householders)
    1,379 spouses, 1,840 children (1,713 natural, 76 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 67 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 677 (205 male householders (178 living alone)), 407 female householders (374 living alone)), 65 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 891 (176 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 692 2-persons, 325 3-persons, 281 4-persons, 212 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 552 1-person, 58 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

1,259 married couples with children.
199 single-parent households (61 men, 138 women).

95.4% of residents of 45817 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 29% well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 21% well, 10% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 100 (1.5%)
(15.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.5%
Whole state:  3.0%


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Russia (30%)
  • Canada (21%)
  • Ukraine (8%)
  • Yugoslavia (8%)
  • Other Northern Africa (8%)
  • Indonesia (7%)
  • Poland (6%)


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: 9
  • 1965 to 1969: 6

White population: 6,382
Black population: 40
American Indian population: 6
Asian population: 24
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 13
Two or more races population: 38

Zip code 45817 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 2074
 Swiss: 551
 Other groups: 426
 English: 409
 United States or American: 350
 Irish: 326
 Italian: 140
 Welsh: 92
 French (except Basque): 89
 European: 73
 Scottish: 64
 Dutch: 61
 Scotch-Irish: 57
 Russian: 39
 Norwegian: 32
 Polish: 28
 Danish: 26
 Swedish: 21
 Slovak: 17
 Israeli: 15
 Ukrainian: 14
 Czechoslovakian: 13
 British: 11
 Portuguese: 9
 Czech: 8
 Macedonian: 8
 Yugoslavian: 8
 Pennsylvania German: 7
 Romanian: 7
 Lithuanian: 7
 Subsaharan African:: 6
 African: 6
 Canadian: 5
 French Canadian: 4
 Hungarian: 3
 Belgian: 3



Zip code 45817 topographic map


Median worth of mobile homes: $10,695

Zip code 45817 marital status for males
Zip code 45817 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (2%)


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

  • This state: 5432
  • Northeast: 165
  • Midwest: 428
  • South: 245
  • West: 100

59% of the 45817 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Ohio.

Population in 1990: 6,055. Population change in the 1990s: +448 (+7.4%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

  



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
Here:  3.6%
Ohio:  14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here:  3.1%
Ohio:  10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 727
Here:  82.2%
Ohio:  23.4%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Class of Workers


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249: 1)


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.)


People in group quarters
  • 620 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 192 people in nursing homes
  • 41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 23 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 24
Total length: 789 meters
Total costs: 70,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 26,687
Total average daily truck traffic: 92
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 34,318

New bridges - historical statistics
  • Built before 1900: 0
  • Built in 1900-1910: 0
  • Built in 1910-1920: 0
  • Built in 1920-1930: 0
  • Built in 1930-1940: 2
  • Built in 1940-1950: 1
  • Built in 1950-1960: 3
  • Built in 1960-1970: 5
  • Built in 1970-1980: 1
  • Built in 1980-1990: 1
  • Built in 1990-2000: 9
  • Built in 2000-2010: 2




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