Demographics of Bluffton town, South Carolina

Bluffton town, South Carolina had 36,807 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,507 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 town, in four figures

36,807
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 33,157 ±35.; +30.1%
Change since July 2020: +8,507 people.; 42.7 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $111,281 ±$6,844
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 town, South Carolina's population grew 30.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bluffton town, South Carolina'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 town, South Carolina's population grew 30.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bluffton town, South Carolina'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	28,300	100.0	100.0
2021	31,710	112.0	100.2
2022	34,405	121.6	100.7
2023	35,341	124.9	101.6
2024	36,372	128.5	102.5
2025	36,807	130.1	103.1

Population of Bluffton town, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,300	—
2021	31,710	+3,410
2022	34,405	+2,695
2023	35,341	+936
2024	36,372	+1,031
2025	36,807	+435

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±2.1: for men 40.4 ±2.5 and for women 43.9 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bluffton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,474 ±364	4.4% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,044 ±759	18.2% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,705 ±489	5.1% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,873 ±908	26.8% ±2.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,907 ±754	20.8% ±2.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,154 ±950	24.6% ±2.9	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $111,281 ±$6,844, and income per person $63,413 ±$8,012, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bluffton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	804 ±313	6.2% ±2.4	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,190 ±335	9.2% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,501 ±397	11.6% ±3.0	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,152 ±431	16.6% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,295 ±624	25.4% ±4.7	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,444 ±353	11.1% ±2.7	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,601 ±469	20.0% ±3.5	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	1,421 ±555	4.3% ±1.7	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	131 to 555	1.8% to 7.5%	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	809 ±339	5.2% ±2.2	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	95 to 443	1.0% to 4.4%	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bluffton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bluffton town	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	13,882 ±523	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±1.2	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% ±2.4	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.4% ±3.3	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.6% ±2.7	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$492,100 ±$27,672	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,256 ±$121	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2012 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,471 ±1,012	10.5% ±3.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,791 ±1,315	74.8% ±4.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,984 ±965	9.0% ±2.9	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	188 to 768	0.6% to 2.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to < 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	93 to 571	0.3% to 1.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,097 ±428	3.3% ±1.3	3.7% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,395 ±752	16.3% ±2.3	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,190 ±1,118	76.0% ±3.4	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	670 ±287	2.0% ±0.9	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,902 ±632	5.7% ±1.9	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	895 ±300	2.7% ±0.9	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	499 to 1,515	1.5% to 4.6%	3.2% ±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 town among the places of South Carolina

15th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Bluffton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Greer city	41,536 ±59
Florence city	40,408 ±41
Spartanburg city	38,910 ±55
Myrtle Beach city	38,371 ±79
Hilton Head Island town	37,911 ±43
Bluffton town	33,157 ±35
Aiken city	32,521 ±32
Fort Mill town	30,775 ±44
Anderson city	30,051 ±58
Conway city	27,263 ±38
Mauldin city	27,055 ±47

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Reported crime in Bluffton town, South Carolina

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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