Ft Wayne Times

29.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bluffton in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 3.9 percent lower than the state average of 33.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 9,823.

90.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Bluffton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	592	9.2
Regular high school diploma	2,225	34.6
GED or alternative credential	274	4.3
Some college less than 1 year	521	8.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	898	14
Associate's degree	857	13.3
Bachelor's degree	664	10.3
Master's degree	296	4.6
Professional school degree	80	1.2
Doctorate degree	29	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.