Lima Reporter

45.9 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 10.1 percent higher than the state average of 35.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 4,383.

93.1 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	204	6.9
Regular high school diploma	750	25.5
GED or alternative credential	19	0.6
Some college less than 1 year	101	3.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	515	17.5
Associate's degree	150	5.1
Bachelor's degree	674	23
Master's degree	456	15.5
Professional school degree	25	0.9
Doctorate degree	42	1.4

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