Bluff City, TN

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Bluff City, Tennessee

Bluff City, Tennessee, in Sullivan county, is 12 miles NE of Johnson City, Tennessee (center to center) and 117 miles NW of Charlotte, North Carolina. The city is included in the Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,559 people lived in Bluff City.

The People and Families of Bluff City

In Bluff City, about 58% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Bluff City had a median family income of $36,938.

Bluff City Housing

An estimated 72% of living spaces in Bluff City are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Bluff City, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Comparative Profile of Bluff City, TN

Comparing Bluff City to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Tennessee (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	12 miles NE of Johnson City, Tennessee (center to center)
Nearest Large City	117 miles NW of Charlotte, North Carolina
County	Sullivan
Metro Area	Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol
Standard Zip Codes	37618
Phone Area Codes	423
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	36.474
Longitude	-82.26

Station	ELIZABETHTON
Distance	7.6 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	41 to 66 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	44 to 68 F
Annual Precip	43.8 inches

Station	BRISTOL TRI CITY AP
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 44 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 68 F
Annual Precip	41.3 inches

Station	ABINGDON 3 S
Distance	21.1 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 43 F
Apr Temp	39 to 67 F
Jul Temp	61 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 68 F
Annual Precip	47.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,559	100%
Male	743	47.7%
Female	816	52.3%
Under 18	359	23%
18+	1,200	77%
65+	186	11.9%
Median Age	35.4
Average Family Size	2.84
White	1,536	98.5%
African-American	3	0.2%
Asian	9	0.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.1%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	9	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	11	0.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,602
Growth	43
Growth %	2.8%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	35.8%
German	14.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.3%
Irish	12.4%
English	8.1%
Scotch-Irish	3.6%
Dutch	3%
Scottish	2.8%
Italian	2.2%
European	1.2%
French (except Basque)	1.1%
Norwegian	0.8%
Welsh	0.7%
Pennsylvania German	0.2%
Danish	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Bluff City	1,559	$36,938
Bristol	24,821	$37,341
Elizabethton	13,372	$33,333
Johnson City	55,469	$40,977
Jonesborough	4,168	$44,167
Kingsport	44,905	$40,183
Watauga	403	$36,429

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