2022 population: 11,919 ( 847 from 2010 , 196 from 2020)
Land area: 165.1 square miles
Population density: 72.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,184	93.83%	9.8%
Black:	109	0.91%	127.1%
Indian:	37	0.31%	68.2%
Asian:	79	0.66%	243.5%
2+ races:	244	2.05%	69.4%
Hispanic:	266	2.23%	127.4%

Total non-White:	735	6.17%	102.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	278	11.5
Deaths:	471	19.4
Net Migration:	-15	-0.6
Net Immigration:	8	0.3

Change in White population:	-1,219	-9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	372	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,766
12,403	97.16%
48	0.38%
22	0.17%
23	0.18%
144	1.13%
117	0.92%
363	2.84%

2000
14,048
13,773	98.04%
16	0.11%
41	0.29%
22	0.16%
108	0.77%
83	0.59%
275	1.96%

1990
14,067
13,841	98.39%
13	0.09%
58	0.41%
13	0.09%
n/a
142	1.01%
226	1.61%

1980
15,570
15,485	99.45%
2	0.01%
22	0.14%
8	0.05%
n/a
53	0.34%
85	0.55%

1970
15,888
15,787	99.36%
0	0.00%
9	0.06%
9	0.06%
n/a
80	0.50%
101	0.64%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,408	10.0
1,359	9.7
-972	-6.9
6	0.0

-1,370	-9.8
88	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
1,879	13.4
1,622	11.5
-436	-3.1
16	0.1

-68	-0.5
49	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
1,950	12.5
1,535	9.9
-1,835	-11.8
n/a

-1,644	-10.6
141	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,398	-8.8
n/a

-302	-1.9
-16	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Blackford County, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.0
2,655	22.3%
9,264	77.7%
2,587	21.7%

4,980
2.40

3,129	62.8%
2,498	79.8%
244	7.8%
1,851	37.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
2,914	22.8%
9,852	77.2%
2,268	17.8%

5,236
2.41

3,567	68.1%
2,695	75.6%
338	9.5%
1,669	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
3,471	24.7%
10,577	75.3%
2,170	15.4%

5,680
2.44

4,018	70.7%
3,281	81.7%
307	7.6%
1,662	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
3,592	25.5%
10,475	74.5%
2,143	15.2%

5,442
2.56

4,062	74.6%
3,473	85.5%
256	6.3%
1,380	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
4,622	29.7%
10,948	70.3%
1,955	12.6%

5,536
2.78

4,203	75.9%
3,731	88.8%
184	4.4%
1,333	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Blackford County, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	596	12.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	217	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	167	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	250	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	241	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	339	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	270	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	137	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	234	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	491	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	542	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	602	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	297	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	192	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	272	5.5%
$200,000 or more	133	2.7%

Median Household Income	51,108
Per Capita Income	29,751

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	466	9.4%
Public Assistance	39	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	767	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,764	68.0%
Unemployed	270	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,034	71.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,971	28.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,921	1,708	52.9%
Non-Profit	95	282	25.2%
Self-Employed	419	195	68.2%

Local Government	148	207	41.7%
State Government	20	49	29.0%
Federal Government	63	39	61.8%

Total Private + Self	2,340	1,903	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	326	577	36.1%
Total	2,666	2,480	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	930	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	813	15.8%
Professional, Technical	707	13.7%
Service Occupations	857	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	75	1.5%
All others	1,844	35.8%

White Collar		47.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,525	29.6%
Health care and social assistance	579	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	394	7.6%
Construction	341	6.6%
Retail trade	333	6.5%
Educational services	330	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	294	5.7%
Other services	268	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	260	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	245	4.8%
Public administration	202	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	162	3.1%
Finance and insurance	95	1.8%
Wholesale trade	60	1.2%
Information	19	0.4%
Utilities	19	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	91	0.75%
Puerto Rican	50	0.41%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	17	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,327	98.9%
Spanish	68	0.6%
Other	23	0.2%
German, other Germanic	15	0.1%
Other Indo-European	14	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,396	19.8%
Irish	2,056	17.0%
English	1,572	13.0%
American	1,124	9.3%
Scottish	336	2.8%
French	271	2.2%
Italian	185	1.5%
Russian	124	1.0%
Hungarian	116	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	97	0.8%
Dutch	81	0.7%
Belgian	80	0.7%
Norwegian	78	0.6%
British	76	0.6%
Eastern European	59	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,003	99.4%
Not a citizen	71	0.6%

Native	11,984	99.3%
Foreign-born	90	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
204	2.4%	610	7.2%	4,171	49.2%	2,237	26.4%	779	9.2%	473	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	204	2.4%
9-12 Years	610	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,171	49.2%
Some College	2,237	26.4%
Bach. Degree	779	9.2%
Grad Degree	473	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,944	6,328	616	8.9%	5.1%
1991	6,464	5,701	763	11.8%	5.7%
1992	6,225	5,520	705	11.3%	6.1%
1993	6,122	5,523	599	9.8%	5.1%
1994	6,386	5,954	432	6.8%	4.7%
1995	6,470	6,071	399	6.2%	4.4%
1996	6,497	6,149	348	5.4%	4.0%
1997	6,575	6,278	297	4.5%	3.4%
1998	6,609	6,291	318	4.8%	3.0%
1999	6,485	6,205	280	4.3%	2.9%

2000	7,026	6,723	303	4.3%	3.0%
2001	7,077	6,681	396	5.6%	4.2%
2002	6,999	6,558	441	6.3%	5.2%
2003	6,905	6,399	506	7.3%	5.3%
2004	6,726	6,240	486	7.2%	5.4%
2005	6,809	6,329	480	7.0%	5.4%
2006	6,717	6,285	432	6.4%	5.0%
2007	6,540	6,159	381	5.8%	4.6%
2008	6,509	6,012	497	7.6%	5.9%
2009	6,462	5,541	921	14.3%	10.5%

2010	5,841	5,023	818	14.0%	10.1%
2011	5,632	4,954	678	12.0%	8.9%
2012	5,463	4,847	616	11.3%	8.2%
2013	5,447	4,918	529	9.7%	7.5%
2014	5,266	4,877	389	7.4%	5.9%
2015	5,241	4,927	314	6.0%	4.8%
2016	5,341	5,059	282	5.3%	4.4%
2017	5,330	5,118	212	4.0%	3.5%
2018	5,315	5,114	201	3.8%	3.4%
2019	4,996	4,806	190	3.8%	3.2%

2020	4,826	4,442	384	8.0%	7.1%
2021	4,716	4,526	190	4.0%	3.9%
2022	4,795	4,629	166	3.5%	3.0%
2023	4,795	4,605	190	4.0%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,864
Median Value	$90,200

Occupied	4,980	84.9%
Vacant	884	15.1%

Owned	3,768	75.7%
Rented	1,212	24.3%
Median Rent	$701

Single-Family Units	4,781	81.5%
Detached	4,630	79.0%
Attached	151	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	459	7.8%
Mobile Homes	331	5.6%

Blackford County, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Blackford County, IN

2022 Housing Data for Blackford County, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Blackford County, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Blackford County, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Blackford County, IN

Historical Labor Force Data for Blackford County, IN