ZIP 45817 · Bluffton
Who lives in ZIP code 45817 (Bluffton, OH): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bluffton, OH · Allen County
uszips 2026
People5,926
Median age43.1
Household income$76,848
Home value$214,601
Median rent$795/mo
Poverty2.6%
College degree+38.0%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lima, OH
- Wider region
- Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 36 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,394
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.3% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
36.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,311.
Education (adults 25+)
43.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.9%
- Never married
- 27.9%
- Divorced
- 8.4%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 57.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.9%
- Rent burden
- 20.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 4.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.0%
- Veterans
- 10.5%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.