Bluffton Town, South Carolina

Bluffton Town is a town in the Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. In 2000, town's population was 1275 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 4312, making it South Carolina's 206th largest. The town has a total area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 square kilometre), of which, 33.98 square miles (88.01 square kilometre) of it is land and 2.66 square miles (6.89 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the sixth largest by total area in South Carolina. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in South Carolina.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1275 people in the town, organized into 465 households, and 342 families residing in the town. The population density was 37.5 people per square mile (14.48/kmē), making it the seventh least densely populated town in South Carolina. There were 501 housing units at an average density of 14.7 per square mile (5.68/kmē). The average household size was 2.74 people, and the average family size was 3.16 people. In the town Population was distributed with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 20% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median age is 35.9 years, the median age of male residents at 34.8 and the median age of female residents at 36.7. The racial makeup of the town was 806 White, 414 Black or African American, 6 American Indian, 5 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 4 from two or more races and 40 Ohter races.

Bluffton town South Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Bluffton town South Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Bluffton Town South Carolina GDP
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The median income for a household in the town was $43281, making it the 58th wealthiest town by median household income among the South Carolina. The median income for a family in the town was $48611, it would be the 72nd highest town by median family income in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The per capita income for the town was $17327, making it the 132nd wealthiest town by per capita income among the South Carolina. The median income of town was $22630, The median income for males was $28462 versus $18586 for females.

In 2000, 268 pupils and students, of which 51.87% are male and 48.13% are female, 21.02% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 9.7% nursery or pri school, 4.48% kindergarten, 56.34% elementary school, 23.51% high school and 5.97% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1275
April 2000 Estimate2175
July 2000 Estimate2227
July 2001 Estimate2405
July 2002 Estimate2532
July 2003 Estimate2678
July 2004 Estimate2975
July 2005 Estimate3256
July 2006 Estimate3724
July 2007 Estimate4091
July 2008 Estimate4312
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school20626
Kindergarten6612
Elementary school8467151
High school253863
College or graduate school41216
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Bluffton town, South Carolina$43281$48611$17327
Beaufort County, South Carolina$46992$52704$25377
South Carolina, United States$37082$44227$18795
United States$41994$50046$21587