|
Bluffton
Demographics
|
| As
of the census of 2000, in greater Bluffton there were
37,000 people, 8,210 households, and 341 families
residing in the town. The population density was 132.5
people per square mile (14.5/km²). There were
501 housing units at an average density of 14.7 per
square mile (5.7/km²). The racial makeup of the
town was 63.22% White, 32.47% African American, 0.47%
Native American, 0.39% Asian, 3.14% from other races,
and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
of any race were 5.96% of the population. |
 |
|
There
were 8,210 households out of which 39.4% had
children under the age of 18 living with them,
52.0% were married couples living together,
16.6% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 26.5% were non-families. 21.1%
of all households were made up of individuals
and 6.7% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household
size was 2.74 and the average family size
was 3.16.
In
the town the population was spread out with
29.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to
24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to
64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 36 years. For every 100
females there were 94.4 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The
median income for a household in the town
was $44,281, and the median income for a family
was $48,611. Males had a median income of
$35,139 versus $24,444 for females. The per
capita income for the town was $17,327. About
8.6% of families and 12.6% of the population
were below the poverty line, including 8.9%
of those under age 18 and 26.2% of those age
65 or over.
Courtesy Wikipedia.org
|
| |
|
|
Learn More About
Bluffton, SC
|
|
|
