Bluffton, South Carolina Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,275
Males: 619   (48.5%)
Females: 656   (51.5%)

Beaufort County

Median resident age:   35.9 years
South Carolina median age:   35.4 years

Zip codes: 29910 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,100 (it was $43,281 in 2000)
Bluffton   $45,100
South Carolina:   $39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $178,900 (it was $155,900 in 2000)
Bluffton   $178,900
South Carolina:   $113,100

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Bluffton, SC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
Griffin Enterprises
Design Studio

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)


Latest news from Bluffton, SC collected exclusively by usaelectionpolls.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (15.0%), Irish (10.9%), German (10.8%), English (10.0%), Italian (3.4%), Scottish (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1852

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 34.0 square miles.

Population density: 38 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Bluffton

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%

69 residents are foreign born (5.1% Latin America).

This town:   5.4%
South Carolina:   2.9%



According to our research there were 28 registered sex offenders living in Bluffton, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bluffton to the number of sex offenders is 46 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bluffton:   0.4% ($593)
South Carolina:   0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (18.1 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (141.0 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (667.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hilton Head Island, SC (10.9 miles ), Hardeeville, SC (13.4 miles ), Whitemarsh Island, GA (14.2 miles ), Tybee Island-Wilmington, GA (14.5 miles ), Tybee Island, GA (14.6 miles ), Wilmington Island, GA (15.4 miles ), Shell Point, SC (15.9 miles ), Parris Island, SC (16.1 miles ).

Latitude: 32.21 N, Longitude: 80.90 W


Area code: 843

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (40%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Painters and paperhangers (12%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



 

Crime in Bluffton by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004
Murders 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 0 2
    per 100,000 76.6 0.0 111.1
Robberies 0 2 5
    per 100,000 0.0 121.7 277.8
Assaults 7 7 16
    per 100,000 536.4 425.8 888.9
Burglaries 18 25 28
    per 100,000 1379.3 1520.7 1555.6
Thefts 32 53 87
    per 100,000 2452.1 3223.8 4833.3
Auto thefts 3 7 4
    per 100,000 229.9 425.8 222.2
Arson N/A 0 0
    per 100,000 N/A 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 120.7) 381.6 391.1 670.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 32 (30 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   23.53
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bluffton, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bluffton-area historical tornado activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.7 miles away from the Bluffton town center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/25/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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 elementary/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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Churches in Bluffton include: Church of the Cross (A) , Young Zion Church (B) .

Cemetery: Moreland Cemetery (1) .

Mile Swamp (A) , Shoe Quarter Swamp (B) .

Creek: Stony Creek (A) .

Tourist attraction: Island Celebration Station - Bridge Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2 Highway 278) (1)

Hotels: Fairfield Inn Sun City/Hilton Head (105 Okatie Center Blvd North) (1) , Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (35 Buffton Road) (2) , Comfort Suites Bluffton (23 Towne Drive) (3) . Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluffton and their reported violations in the past:

PALM KEY (Population served: 132, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-13-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-20-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and FEB-15-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-15-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-10-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-04-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-10-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-04-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2003)
  • Notification, Public - Between JUL-2001 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-04-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2003)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluffton that have no violations reported:
  • LEVY-LIMEHOUSE (Population served: 2134, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:   2.7 people
South Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   73.5%
Whole state:   69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   6.7%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   12.6%
Whole state:   14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   5.2%
Whole state:   6.5%

Bluffton compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with most branches in Bluffton (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Sun City at 16 William Pope Dr, Suite 201, branch established on 1999-02-16; Blufton Branch at 11 Arley Way, branch established on 2001-01-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B.: Bluffton Branch at 9 Oak Street, branch established on 2000-08-07; Sun City Branch at 32 William Pope Drive, branch established on 1999-11-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,828.6 mil, Deposits: $1,253.3 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices
  • SunTrust Bank: Sun City Branch at 30 William Pope Dr, branch established on 2003-06-02; Westbury Park Branch at 2 Westbury Parkway, branch established on 2003-06-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Palmetto State Bank: Bluffton Branch at Highway 46 And S.C. Road S-7-586, branch established on 1981-11-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $301.0 mil, Deposits: $260.3 mil, headquarters in Hampton, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Palmetto State Bankshares, Inc.
  • The National Bank of South Carolina: Bluffton Branch at 3 Belfair Village Dr., branch established on 2000-02-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,215.7 mil, Deposits: $3,641.4 mil, headquarters in Sumter, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 47 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
  • CoastalStates Bank: Bluffton Village Branch at 167 Sc Highway 46, branch established on 2006-12-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $285.9 mil, Deposits: $244.0 mil, headquarters in Hilton Head Island, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Coastal South Bancshares, Inc.
  • South Carolina Bank and Trust, National Association: Bluffton Branch at 1328 Fording Island Road, branch established on 1996-08-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,931.1 mil, Deposits: $1,505.5 mil, headquarters in Orangeburg, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Scbt Financial Corporation
  • Regions Bank: Bluffton Parkway Branch at 56 Persimmon Street, branch established on 2005-10-31. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • 5 other banks with 5 local branches



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 6 $14,616 $29,232 5 $4,504
Judicial and Legal 1 $1,989 $23,868 1 $443
Police Protection - Officers 8 $21,959 $32,939 0 $0
Streets and Highways 1 $2,463 $29,556 0 $0
Financial Administration 1 $3,122 $37,464 1 $1,249
Totals for Government 17 $44,148 $31,163 7 $6,196


Bluffton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $40,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $445,000
    Police Protection: $400,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $83,000
    Regular Highways: $74,000
    Solid Waste Management: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $14,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $226,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $177,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $174,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Rents: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $34,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $340,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $38,000
  • Tax - NEC: $393,000
    Property: $234,000
    Public Utilities: $30,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $548,000

12.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($68,027 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   12.54%
South Carolina average:   8.00%

0.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,182 average AGI)
Beaufort County:   0.47%
South Carolina average:   0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jasper County, SC  0.31% ($28,710 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC  0.27% ($33,937)
from Chatham County, GA  0.26% ($76,296)


10.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,401 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   10.04%
South Carolina average:   6.88%

0.41% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,392 average AGI)
Beaufort County:   0.41%
South Carolina average:   0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jasper County, SC  0.41% ($32,623 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC  0.32% ($35,340)
to Charleston County, SC  0.31% ($51,325)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bluffton:
  • WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNFO (1430 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RIDGELAND, SC)
  • WFXH (1130 AM; 1 kW; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSOK (1230 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WHGM (1400 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: WHGM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WVGB (1490 AM; 1 kW; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: VIVIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bluffton:
  • WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • W218BX (91.5 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJZX (99.7 FM; HOLLYWOOD, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWVV (104.9 FM; RIDGELAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLXP (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORK, INC.)
  • WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSIS (103.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJWJ-FM (89.9 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WAGP (88.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF BEAUFORT, INC)
  • WGZO (103.1 FM; PARRIS ISLAND, SC; Owner: ZIP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bluffton:
  • W35AY (Channel 35; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MYRON K. HINES)
  • WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • W53BX (Channel 53; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: WHHI-TV, INC.)
  • WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
  • WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
  • W19CH (Channel 19; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • W55AW (Channel 55; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
  • WXSX-LP (Channel 13; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W32BJ (Channel 32; BEAUFORT, ETC., SC; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • W57CT (Channel 57; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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