Bluffton City, Indiana


Bluffton City is a city in the Wells County, Indiana, United States. In 2000, city's population was 9536 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 9320, making it Indiana's 75th largest. The city has a total area of 6.62 square miles (17.15 square kilometre), of which, 6.61 square miles (17.12 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 74th largest by total area in Indiana.

As of the census of 2000, there were 9536 people, 3922 households, and 2519 families residing in the city. The population density was 1442.7 people per square mile (557.03/kmē), it is Indiana's 328th most densely populated city. There were 4197 housing units at an average density of 634.9 per square mile (245.14/kmē). The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 25% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. The median age of the city's population was 36.9 years, The median age of males and females living in Bluffton City was 34 and 39.5 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 97.65% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.22% American Indian, 0.24% Asian, 0.07% Native Hawaiian, 0.69% from two or more races and 0.79% Other races.

Bluffton city Indiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Bluffton city Indiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Bluffton City Indiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $37416, making it the 267th wealthiest city by median household income among the Indiana. The median income for a family in the city was $45294, it would be the 253rd highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Indiana. The per capita income for the city was $19118, making it the 173rd wealthiest city by per capita income among the Indiana. The median income of city was $21587, The median income for males was $28299 versus $16689 for females.

In 2000, 2130 pupils and students, of which 46.67% are male and 53.33% are female, 22.34% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 9.25% nursery or pri school, 4.98% kindergarten, 51.08% elementary school, 21.64% high school and 13.05% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census9536
April 2000 Estimate9580
July 2000 Estimate9569
July 2001 Estimate9505
July 2002 Estimate9499
July 2003 Estimate9440
July 2004 Estimate9403
July 2005 Estimate9357
July 2006 Estimate9334
July 2007 Estimate9322
July 2008 Estimate9320
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school94103197
Kindergarten4957106
Elementary school4895991088
High school233228461
College or graduate school129149278
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Bluffton city, Indiana$37416$45294$19118
Wells County, Indiana$43934$51517$19158
Indiana, United States$41567$50261$20397
United States$41994$50046$21587