Demographics of Bluffton city, Indiana

Bluffton city, Indiana had 10,583 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +275 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bluffton city, in four figures

10,583
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,529 ±312.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +275 people.; 38.9 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,539 ±$5,274
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bluffton city, Indiana's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bluffton city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bluffton city, Indiana's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bluffton city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,308	100.0	100.0
2021	10,307	100.0	100.2
2022	10,369	100.6	100.7
2023	10,487	101.7	101.6
2024	10,562	102.5	102.5
2025	10,583	102.7	103.1

Population of Bluffton city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,308	—
2021	10,307	−1
2022	10,369	+62
2023	10,487	+118
2024	10,562	+75
2025	10,583	+21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±3.2: for men 35.1 ±5.3 and for women 42.4 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bluffton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	752 ±132	7.1% ±1.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,808 ±260	17.2% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	874 ±201	8.3% ±1.9	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,579 ±318	24.5% ±2.9	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,652 ±303	25.2% ±2.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,864 ±256	17.7% ±2.4	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,539 ±$5,274, and income per person $32,779 ±$2,814, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bluffton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	766 ±199	16.8% ±4.3	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,099 ±240	24.2% ±5.1	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	986 ±237	21.7% ±5.1	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	737 ±159	16.2% ±3.4	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	490 ±152	10.8% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	300 ±124	6.6% ±2.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	69 to 275	1.5% to 6.0%	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bluffton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	984 ±319	9.5% ±3.1	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	239 ±117	9.4% ±4.5	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	538 ±195	10.2% ±3.6	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	207 ±93	8.3% ±3.6	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bluffton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bluffton city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	4,807 ±217	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±2.5	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% to 8.2%	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.0% ±4.4	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.0% ±5.3	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$149,600 ±$13,049	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$732 ±$157	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bluffton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	608 ±162	5.8% ±1.5	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,367 ±364	89.0% ±2.2	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	70 to 318	0.7% to 3.0%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.5%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 0.7%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	152 to 468	1.4% to 4.4%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bluffton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	8,421 ±415	80.0% ±3.1	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,669 ±336	15.9% ±3.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 151	0% to 1.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	180 to 554	1.7% to 5.3%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14 to 114	0.1% to 1.1%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	127 to 479	1.2% to 4.5%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bluffton city among the places of Indiana

83rd of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Bluffton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lowell town	11,073 ±59
Peru city	10,901 ±491
Bargersville town	10,752 ±312
Plymouth city	10,664 ±41
Kendallville city	10,556 ±440
Bluffton city	10,529 ±312
Wabash city	10,358 ±26
McCordsville town	10,329 ±96
Sellersburg town	10,137 ±497
Columbia City city	9,897 ±466
Greencastle city	9,864 ±42

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Indiana by median age
No. 38 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 42 Places in Indiana by per capita income
No. 44 Places in Indiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 49 Places in Indiana by homeownership rate
No. 51 Places in Indiana by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026