Blackford County, IN

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2022 Population

12,074

0.535% 1-year decline

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

1.35% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

17%

6.55% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$51,108

13.4% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$90,200

11.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Blackford County, IN had a population of 12.1k people with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $51,108. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Blackford County, IN declined from 12,139 to 12,074, a −0.535% decrease and its median household income grew from $45,080 to $51,108, a 13.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Blackford County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.75%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.03%), White (Hispanic) (0.629%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.538%).

None of the households in Blackford County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Blackford County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Blackford County, IN was $90,200, and the homeownership rate was 75.7%.

Most people in Blackford County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Blackford County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Blackford County, IN borders Delaware County, IN, Grant County, IN, Jay County, IN, and Wells County, IN.

United States Indiana

Population & Diversity

Blackford County, IN is home to a population of 12.1k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.745% of Blackford County, IN residents were born outside of the country (90 people).

In 2022, there were 34.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.4k people) in Blackford County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 332 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 124 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

99.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.4% of Blackford County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Blackford County, IN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Blackford County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blackford County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.4k ± 22
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
332 ± 92.2
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
124 ± 91

1.17%

Hispanic Population

141 people

1.17% of the people in Blackford County, IN are hispanic (141 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Blackford County, IN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.745%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

90 people

0.816%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

99 people

As of 2022, 0.745% of Blackford County, IN residents (90 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blackford County, IN was 0.816%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Blackford County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
245 ± 93
Gulf War (2001-)
162 ± 65
Gulf War (1990s)
57 ± 45

Blackford County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Blackford County, IN employs 5.15k people. The largest industries in Blackford County, IN are Manufacturing (1,525 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (579 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (394 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,402), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,967), and Finance & Insurance ($58,125).

Employment

Occupations

5.15k

2022 Value

± 466

5.66%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Blackford County, IN grew at a rate of 5.66%, from 4.88k employees to 5.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blackford County, IN, are Production Occupations (749 people), Management Occupations (730 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (422 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blackford County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.15k

2022 Value

± 466

5.66%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Blackford County, IN grew at a rate of 5.66%, from 4.88k employees to 5.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blackford County, IN, are Manufacturing (1,525 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (579 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (394 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blackford County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Blackford County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,357

Median earning men ± $4,442

$31,144

Median earning women ± $3,380

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,583), Wholesale Trade ($75,179), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,798).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,639), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

24
Other Services (except Public Administration)
17
Finance and Insurance
16
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Blackford County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 71.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.47%).

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.47%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Blackford County, IN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blackford County, IN was $90,200 in 2022, which is 0.32 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $80,800 to $90,200, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Blackford County, IN is 75.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Blackford County, IN have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blackford County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Blackford County, IN is $51,108. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Blackford County, IN was Census Tract 9754 with a value of $68,333, followed by Census Tract 9751 and Census Tract 9752, with respective values of $67,104 and $38,358.

Property

$90,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,445

$3,768

Median Property Taxes

±$346

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Blackford County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Blackford County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.7%

Homeownership

2022

59%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 75.7% of the housing units in Blackford County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Blackford County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9754
Census Tract 9751
Census Tract 9752

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Blackford County, IN was Census Tract 9754 with a value of $68,333, followed by Census Tract 9751 and Census Tract 9752, with respective values of $67,104 and $38,358.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Blackford County, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,108

Median Household Income

± $5,985

4.98k

Number of Households

± 425

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.98k households in Blackford County, IN grew to $51,108 from the previous year's value of $45,080.

The following chart displays the households in Blackford County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blackford County, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Carpooled (10.7%)
Worked At Home (8.39%)

In 2022, 79.2% of workers in Blackford County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (8.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blackford County, IN have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.69% of the workforce in Blackford County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Blackford County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Blackford County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Blackford County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blackford County, IN (2.02k out of 11.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blackford County, IN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.9% of the population of Blackford County, IN has health coverage, with 39.9% on employee plans, 22.2% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.61% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Blackford County, IN see 1683 patients per year on average, which represents a 14.5% increase from the previous year (1470 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4030 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3023 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,683 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Blackford County, IN

Primary care physicians in Blackford County, IN see an average of 1,683 patients per year. This represents a 14.5% increase from the previous year (1,470 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Blackford County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.07%

Uninsured

39.9%

Employer Coverage

22.2%

Medicaid

16%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

1.61%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blackford County, IN grew by 33.1% from 5.32% to 7.07%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Blackford County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.