Moving to Bluffton, South Carolina

Population: 1,275. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,341 (+83.6% change)
Males: 619 (48.5%), Females: 656 (51.5%)

Beaufort County

Zip code: 29910

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $43,281
Median house value: $155,900

Population by Race

Races in Bluffton:

• White Non-Hispanic (60.5%)
• Black (32.5%)
• Hispanic (6.0%)
• Other race (3.1%)
• American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (15.0%), Irish (10.9%), German (10.8%), English (10.0%), Italian (3.4%), Scottish (2.4%).

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 34.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bluffton

• High school or higher: 76.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 6.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bluffton town

• Never married: 29.0%
• Now married: 51.8%
• Separated: 3.9%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 10.6%

5.4% Foreign born (5.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +513 (+67.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bluffton:

• HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC)
• GA REGIONAL HOSP SAV (about 18 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
• COASTAL HARBOR TREATMENT CTR (about 21 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bluffton:

• HILTON HEAD (about 15 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Abbreviation: HXD)
• BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 22 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: NBC)
• HUNTER AAF (about 22 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SVN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bluffton:

• RIDGELAND (about 20 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; Abbreviation: 3J1)
• SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Abbreviation: SAV)
• BEAUFORT COUNTY (about 23 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: 73J)

Amtrak station near Bluffton:

• 20 miles: SAVANNAH (2611 SEABOARD COAST LINE DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluffton:

• SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 21 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
• ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
• GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
• MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 77 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
• COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 78 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 9,756)
• CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,191)
• TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)

Schools

Public high school in Bluffton:

• BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 12 H.E. MCCRACKEN CIRCLE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bluffton:

• MICHAEL C. RILEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 681; Location: 200 BURNT CHURCH RD.; Grades: PK – 05)
• BLUFFTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 586; Location: 160 H E MCCRACKEN CIRCLE; Grades: PK – 05)
• OKATIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 508; Location: 1657 OKATIE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 05)