Editing Bluffton, South Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 170
|1910= 577
|1920= 480
|1930= 570
|1940= 459
|1950= 474
|1960= 356
|1970= 529
|1980= 541
|1990= 738
|2000= 1275
|2010= 12530
|2020= 27716
|estyear=2023
|estimate=35243
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/blufftontownsouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Bluffton town, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Bluffton racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4507210&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|19,573
|70.62%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,284
|8.24%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|61
|0.22%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|571
|2.06%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|10
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|1,169
|4.22%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|4,048
|14.61%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 27,716 people, 7,560 households, and 5,402 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 12,530 people, 4,417 households, and 3,323 families residing in the town, on a land area of {{convert|51.3|sqmi|km2|sigfig=3}}. The population density was {{convert|244.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,393 housing units at an average density of {{convert|105.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The town of Bluffton grew 882.7% between the 2000 and 2010 census, making it the fastest growing municipality in South Carolina with a population over 2,500. Housing units grew 976.4%.

The racial makeup of the town was 71.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 16.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], <0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 18.8% of the population.

There were 4,417 households, out of which 54.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. Estimated household income for 2009 was $53,386, the estimated median house value was $237,868, median gross rent was $1,179.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/city/Bluffton-South-Carolina.html "Bluffton, South Carolina City-Data"] ''City-data.com''. Retrieved August 28, 2012.</ref>

Bluffton is a principal city in the [[Hilton Head Island–Bluffton metropolitan area|Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which includes [[Beaufort County, South Carolina|Beaufort]] and [[Jasper County, South Carolina|Jasper]] counties. In 2014, the MSA had an estimated year-round population of 203,022.<ref>[[List of Primary Statistical Areas]]</ref>