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Moving to Bluffton, Indiana

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Population: 9,536. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,460 (-0.8% change)
Males: 4,520 (47.4%), Females: 5,016 (52.6%)

Wells County

Zip code: 46714

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $37,416
Median house value: $78,300

Population by Race

Races in Bluffton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (27.7%), United States (11.0%), Irish (8.8%), English (8.2%), Swiss (5.1%), Dutch (3.3%).

Elevation: 828 feet

Land area: 6.6 square miles

Map of Bluffton, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bluffton

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bluffton city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +205 (+2.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Bluffton:

  • BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (303 SOUTH MAIN STRET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bluffton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bluffton:

  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 38 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 53 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bluffton:

  • MILLER (about 5 miles; BLUFFTON, IN; Abbreviation: C40)
  • HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 21 miles; HUNTINGTON, IN; Abbreviation: HHG)
  • DECATUR HI-WAY (about 24 miles; DECATUR, IN; Abbreviation: DCR)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluffton:

  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 26 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 42 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 91 miles; OXFORD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,704)
  • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 93 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,734)

Schools

Public high school in Bluffton:

  • BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 457; Location: 1 TIGER TRL; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Bluffton:

  • COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 127; Location: 1225 W WASHINGTON; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bluffton:

  • BLUFFTON-HARRISON ELEM SCH (Students: 574; Location: 1100 E SPRING ST; Grades: KG – 04)
  • LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 573; Location: 3240 E 300 N; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BLUFFTON-HARRISON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 498; Location: 1500 STOGDILL RD; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bluffton:

  • WELLS COUNTY PL (Operating income: $1,466,966; Location: 200 W WASHINGTON ST; 87,811 books; 3,563 audio materials; 6,152 video materials; 359 serial subscriptions)

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