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Bluffs, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Bluffs is a Census village of 531 people across 0.89 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $69,250, 72.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bluffs
What Bluffs is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.89 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land595 plus or minus 136
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bluffs
How many people live in Bluffs
- Population531 plus or minus 121
- Median age44.8
- Population under 1889 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over107 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over20.2 percent
- Households233
- Family households121 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families51.9 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bluffs
Income and work in Bluffs
- Median household income$69,250 plus or minus $17,639
- Per capita income$39,555
- Civilian labor force269 plus or minus 71
- Employed264 plus or minus 71
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over383 plus or minus 81
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent plus or minus 27.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bluffs
Housing in Bluffs
- Housing units290
- Occupied units233
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate19.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied169 plus or minus 41
- Renter occupied64 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate72.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$73,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$700 plus or minus $178
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units250 plus or minus 52
- Share single family86.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more11.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bluffs
How Bluffs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute240 plus or minus 69
- Commuting under 15 minutes73 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.4 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more61 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone81.7 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bluffs
SBA loans in Bluffs (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,082,000
- Average approval$1,082,000
- Median approval$1,082,000
- Largest approval$1,082,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bluffs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bluffs
Flood risk in Bluffs
- NFIP communityVillage of Bluffs
- NFIP community number170608
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The Village of Bluffs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170608 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Scott County, not Bluffs
Scott County context, not Bluffs figures
- Establishments in Scott County84
- Covered employment, Scott County920
- Average annual pay, Scott County$49,729
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bluffs.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bluffs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bluffs, Illinois?
531, in 233 households. Bluffs village covers 0.89 square miles of land, which is 595 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bluffs in?
Scott County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bluffs?
$69,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $73,600. Median gross rent is $700 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bluffs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bluffs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bluffs, village of, community 170608, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bluffs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bluffs.
Is zoning published for Bluffs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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