Lima Reporter

Bluffton ranked 474th among cities in Ohio by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Bluffton residents was an inflation-adjusted $27,851 per year. Bluffton had 1,719 households in 2017, with a population of 4,383.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Hunting Valley. Hunting Valley's median income was $83,333 per year after adjusting for inflation – $55,482 more than Bluffton. It had 267 households in 2017 and a population of 713.

Gambier had the lowest annual resident income among cities in Ohio, with a median income of only $4,300 per year. That was $23,551 less than the median income in Bluffton at the time. Gambier had 413 households in 2017 and a population of 2,493.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Hunting Valley	83,333
2	New Albany	76,406
3	Concorde Hills	71,250
4	Coldstream	70,893
5	Powell	68,676
6	Pepper Pike	64,328
7	Terrace Park	62,656
8	Bentleyville	62,500
9	New California	61,310
10	Dublin	60,675
11	Dry Run	57,847
12	Marble Cliff	56,667
13	Upper Arlington	56,279
14	Riverlea	56,058
15	Ottawa Hills	55,143
16	Turpin Hills	55,129
17	Shawnee Hills	54,453
18	Hills and Dales	54,375
19	Choctaw Lake	53,846
20	Orange	53,562
21	South Russell	53,441
22	Grandview Heights	52,386
23	Oakwood	52,142
24	Worthington	51,524
25	Dunlap	51,389
26	Granville South	51,336
27	Sherwood	51,332
28	Moreland Hills	51,302
29	Amberley	50,956
30	Mariemont	50,602
31	Four Bridges	50,306
32	Waite Hill	50,288
33	Wyoming	50,268
34	Peninsula	50,057
35	Beckett Ridge	49,883
36	Hudson	49,861
37	Madeira	49,767
38	Five Points	49,706
39	Gates Mills	49,625
40	Glendale	49,315
41	Chagrin Falls	48,975
42	Bratenahl	48,382
43	Bainbridge	48,264
44	Parkman	48,068
45	Beechwood Trails	47,781
46	Darrtown	47,438
47	Evendale	46,849
48	Sugar Bush Knolls	46,750
49	Montgomery	46,516
50	Springboro	46,052
51	Olde West Chester	45,664
52	Hilliard	45,518
53	Brecksville	45,274
54	Solon	45,143
55	Beavercreek	45,138
56	Newport	45,036
57	Westlake	44,622
58	Mayfield	44,231
59	Reminderville	43,722
60	Forestville	43,700
61	Mason	43,128
62	Monroe	43,050
63	Thornport	42,988
64	Remington	42,778
65	Avon	42,724
66	East Springfield	42,674
67	Highland Heights	42,574
68	Landen	42,423
69	Westfield Center	42,386
70	Miamiville	42,386
71	Boston Heights	42,368
72	Bellbrook	42,206
73	Dry Ridge	42,028
74	Curtice	42,024
75	Shaker Heights	42,009
76	Kirtland Hills	41,696
77	Kings Mills	41,689
78	Collins	41,585
79	Fort Loramie	41,536
80	Sixteen Mile Stand	41,503
81	Macedonia	41,394
82	Avon Lake	41,377
83	Independence	41,361
84	Pickerington	41,337
85	Lake Mohawk	41,290
86	Plainville	41,230
87	Minerva Park	41,186
88	Miami Heights	41,119
89	Mitiwanga	41,067
90	Lyndhurst	41,007
91	Wetherington	40,660
92	Rocky River	40,626
93	Perrysburg	40,598
94	Grandview	40,485
95	Beachwood	40,471
96	Strongsville	40,314
97	Westerville	40,192
98	Olmsted Falls	40,043
99	Loveland Park	39,943
100	Taylor Creek	39,839

* All values are inflation-adjusted