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Population: 748. Estimated population in July 2024: 729 (-2.5% change)
Males: 347 (46.4%), Females: 401 (53.6%)

Scott County

Zip code: 62621

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $34,531
Median house value: $47,600

Population by Race

Races in Bluffs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (33.6%), English (18.0%), United States (10.6%), Irish (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), French (1.7%).

Elevation: 474 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Bluffs, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bluffs

  • High school or higher: 82.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bluffs village

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-3.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bluffs:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bluffs:

  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 47 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
  • CAPITAL (about 61 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
  • ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 69 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bluffs:

  • GREATER BEARDSTOWN (about 18 miles; BEARDSTOWN, IL; Abbreviation: K06)
  • PITTSFIELD PENSTONE MUNI (about 18 miles; PITTSFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: PPQ)
  • JACKSONVILLE MUNI (about 21 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: IJX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluffs:

  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 65 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
  • LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 71 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)

Schools

Public high school in Bluffs:

  • BLUFFS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 91; Location: PO BOX 230; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bluffs:

  • BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 150; Location: PO BOX 230; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BLUFFS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 59; Location: PO BOX 230; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bluffs:

  • BLUFFS P.L. (Operating income: $12,784; Location: 110 N. BLUFFS STREET; 8,560 books; 217 audio materials; 105 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)

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