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Population (year 2000): 1,275. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,341 (+83.6% change)
Males: 619 (48.5%), Females: 656 (51.5%)
Beaufort County
Zip code:
29910
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $43,281 (year 2000)
Median house value: $155,900 (year 2000)
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
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/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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bluffton:
- HILTON HEAD (about 15 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC;
ID: HXD)
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 22 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
- HUNTER AAF (about 22 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bluffton:
- RIDGELAND (about 20 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
- BEAUFORT COUNTY (about 23 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID:
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/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; FT enrollment: 3,945)
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 77
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
- COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 78 miles; CHARLESTON,
SC; FT enrollment: 9,756)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
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)
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