Blackford County

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Blackford County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 14,048
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 141 / 169 / 0
Land Area (2000): 427.600 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.790 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 97,000.000 acres (392.462 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 279
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 34.80%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 21.10%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,484,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 3,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 88.30%
Physicians (2004): 11
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (25)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,539
Federal Spending (2004): $82,596

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	14,174	49.10%
Rural, Farm	2,322	8.04%
Rural, Non-farm	12,374	42.86%

Blackford County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Employment Information Back to top
Blackford County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,989	6,376	613	8.77%	88
1991	6,494	5,737	757	11.66%	116
1992	6,260	5,556	704	11.25%	112
1993	6,116	5,526	590	9.64%	96
1994	6,374	5,957	417	6.55%	66
1995	6,445	6,057	388	6.02%	60
1996	6,501	6,161	340	5.22%	52
1997	6,572	6,284	288	4.39%	44
1998	6,610	6,302	308	4.66%	47
1999	6,513	6,240	273	4.19%	42
2000	7,065	6,771	294	4.15%	42
2001	7,093	6,704	389	5.48%	55
2002	7,008	6,568	440	6.28%	63
2003	6,879	6,370	510	7.41%	74
2004	6,725	6,249	475	7.07%	71
2005	6,804	6,328	476	7.00%	70
2006	6,710	6,279	431	6.42%	64
2007	6,584	6,204	380	5.77%	58
2008	6,629	6,139	490	7.39%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	7,104	6,420	684	9.63%	96
Feb 1990	7,093	6,322	771	10.87%	109
Mar 1990	7,195	6,501	694	9.65%	96
Apr 1990	7,087	6,523	564	7.96%	80
May 1990	7,062	6,540	522	7.39%	74
Jun 1990	7,030	6,529	501	7.13%	71
Jul 1990	6,874	6,320	554	8.06%	81
Aug 1990	7,024	6,374	650	9.25%	93
Sep 1990	6,987	6,470	517	7.40%	74
Oct 1990	6,929	6,385	544	7.85%	79
Nov 1990	6,725	6,115	610	9.07%	91
Dec 1990	6,763	6,017	746	11.03%	110

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	6,780	5,870	910	13.42%	134
Feb 1991	6,856	5,867	989	14.43%	144
Mar 1991	6,926	5,927	999	14.42%	144
Apr 1991	6,615	5,807	808	12.21%	122
May 1991	6,588	5,671	917	13.92%	139
Jun 1991	6,447	5,671	776	12.04%	120
Jul 1991	6,427	5,732	695	10.81%	108
Aug 1991	6,449	5,805	644	9.99%	100
Sep 1991	6,467	5,885	582	9.00%	90
Oct 1991	6,253	5,684	569	9.10%	91
Nov 1991	6,078	5,518	560	9.21%	92
Dec 1991	6,041	5,407	634	10.49%	105

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	6,238	5,448	790	12.66%	127
Feb 1992	6,213	5,373	840	13.52%	135
Mar 1992	6,245	5,459	786	12.59%	126
Apr 1992	6,230	5,623	607	9.74%	97
May 1992	6,397	5,719	678	10.60%	106
Jun 1992	6,429	5,694	735	11.43%	114
Jul 1992	6,378	5,686	692	10.85%	108
Aug 1992	6,306	5,619	687	10.89%	109
Sep 1992	6,250	5,660	590	9.44%	94
Oct 1992	6,240	5,628	612	9.81%	98
Nov 1992	6,132	5,418	714	11.64%	116
Dec 1992	6,067	5,345	722	11.90%	119

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,071	5,268	803	13.23%	132
Feb 1993	6,051	5,229	822	13.58%	136
Mar 1993	6,063	5,344	719	11.86%	119
Apr 1993	6,259	5,481	778	12.43%	124
May 1993	6,290	5,589	701	11.14%	111
Jun 1993	6,166	5,459	707	11.47%	115
Jul 1993	6,105	5,662	443	7.26%	73
Aug 1993	6,352	5,926	426	6.71%	67
Sep 1993	6,137	5,755	382	6.22%	62
Oct 1993	6,073	5,682	391	6.44%	64
Nov 1993	5,865	5,435	430	7.33%	73
Dec 1993	5,956	5,484	472	7.92%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	6,214	5,751	463	7.45%	75
Feb 1994	6,244	5,650	594	9.51%	95
Mar 1994	6,357	5,809	548	8.62%	86
Apr 1994	6,337	5,867	470	7.42%	74
May 1994	6,344	5,954	390	6.15%	61
Jun 1994	6,299	5,893	406	6.45%	64
Jul 1994	6,569	6,114	455	6.93%	69
Aug 1994	6,538	6,167	371	5.67%	57
Sep 1994	6,356	6,060	296	4.66%	47
Oct 1994	6,485	6,146	339	5.23%	52
Nov 1994	6,403	6,081	322	5.03%	50
Dec 1994	6,344	5,991	353	5.56%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	6,514	6,101	413	6.34%	63
Feb 1995	6,495	6,027	468	7.21%	72
Mar 1995	6,597	6,152	445	6.75%	67
Apr 1995	6,482	6,050	432	6.66%	67
May 1995	6,488	6,104	384	5.92%	59
Jun 1995	6,369	6,033	336	5.28%	53
Jul 1995	6,479	6,075	404	6.24%	62
Aug 1995	6,475	6,123	352	5.44%	54
Sep 1995	6,452	6,121	331	5.13%	51
Oct 1995	6,424	6,056	368	5.73%	57
Nov 1995	6,317	5,998	319	5.05%	50
Dec 1995	6,246	5,846	400	6.40%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	6,452	6,017	435	6.74%	67
Feb 1996	6,517	6,023	494	7.58%	76
Mar 1996	6,493	6,050	443	6.82%	68
Apr 1996	6,536	6,151	385	5.89%	59
May 1996	6,500	6,164	336	5.17%	52
Jun 1996	6,345	6,038	307	4.84%	48
Jul 1996	6,540	6,175	365	5.58%	56
Aug 1996	6,788	6,505	283	4.17%	42
Sep 1996	6,554	6,284	270	4.12%	41
Oct 1996	6,605	6,374	231	3.50%	35
Nov 1996	6,360	6,118	242	3.81%	38
Dec 1996	6,321	6,038	283	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	6,458	6,139	319	4.94%	49
Feb 1997	6,479	6,079	400	6.17%	62
Mar 1997	6,517	6,155	362	5.55%	56
Apr 1997	6,558	6,255	303	4.62%	46
May 1997	6,562	6,315	247	3.76%	38
Jun 1997	6,544	6,305	239	3.65%	37
Jul 1997	6,798	6,462	336	4.94%	49
Aug 1997	6,894	6,651	243	3.52%	35
Sep 1997	6,645	6,408	237	3.57%	36
Oct 1997	6,532	6,282	250	3.83%	38
Nov 1997	6,454	6,188	266	4.12%	41
Dec 1997	6,427	6,170	257	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	6,783	6,419	364	5.37%	54
Feb 1998	6,697	6,338	359	5.36%	54
Mar 1998	6,757	6,386	371	5.49%	55
Apr 1998	6,569	6,292	277	4.22%	42
May 1998	6,580	6,293	287	4.36%	44
Jun 1998	6,517	6,248	269	4.13%	41
Jul 1998	6,707	6,271	436	6.50%	65
Aug 1998	6,754	6,439	315	4.66%	47
Sep 1998	6,531	6,270	261	4.00%	40
Oct 1998	6,569	6,321	248	3.78%	38
Nov 1998	6,458	6,196	262	4.06%	41
Dec 1998	6,402	6,156	246	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,371	6,078	293	4.60%	46
Feb 1999	6,338	6,064	274	4.32%	43
Mar 1999	6,362	6,107	255	4.01%	40
Apr 1999	6,458	6,202	256	3.96%	40
May 1999	6,544	6,282	262	4.00%	40
Jun 1999	6,429	6,158	271	4.22%	42
Jul 1999	6,639	6,276	363	5.47%	55
Aug 1999	6,789	6,483	306	4.51%	45
Sep 1999	6,579	6,314	265	4.03%	40
Oct 1999	6,621	6,397	224	3.38%	34
Nov 1999	6,523	6,272	251	3.85%	38
Dec 1999	6,504	6,252	252	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	7,291	6,993	298	4.09%	41
Feb 2000	7,259	6,956	303	4.17%	42
Mar 2000	7,227	6,954	273	3.78%	38
Apr 2000	7,188	6,928	260	3.62%	36
May 2000	7,208	6,860	348	4.83%	48
Jun 2000	6,953	6,620	333	4.79%	48
Jul 2000	7,049	6,626	423	6.00%	60
Aug 2000	7,016	6,697	319	4.55%	45
Sep 2000	6,864	6,638	226	3.29%	33
Oct 2000	6,949	6,722	227	3.27%	33
Nov 2000	6,880	6,633	247	3.59%	36
Dec 2000	6,894	6,629	265	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	7,183	6,779	404	5.62%	56
Feb 2001	7,206	6,762	444	6.16%	62
Mar 2001	7,215	6,823	392	5.43%	54
Apr 2001	7,124	6,771	353	4.96%	50
May 2001	7,153	6,822	331	4.63%	46
Jun 2001	7,004	6,668	336	4.80%	48
Jul 2001	7,075	6,581	494	6.98%	70
Aug 2001	7,054	6,709	345	4.89%	49
Sep 2001	7,037	6,722	315	4.48%	45
Oct 2001	7,060	6,681	379	5.37%	54
Nov 2001	7,000	6,583	417	5.96%	60
Dec 2001	7,007	6,549	458	6.54%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	6,978	6,473	505	7.24%	72
Feb 2002	7,022	6,517	505	7.19%	72
Mar 2002	7,068	6,606	462	6.54%	65
Apr 2002	7,097	6,653	444	6.26%	63
May 2002	7,086	6,680	406	5.73%	57
Jun 2002	6,957	6,524	433	6.22%	62
Jul 2002	7,067	6,519	548	7.75%	78
Aug 2002	6,964	6,543	421	6.05%	60
Sep 2002	6,998	6,617	381	5.44%	54
Oct 2002	7,007	6,624	383	5.47%	55
Nov 2002	6,935	6,551	384	5.54%	55
Dec 2002	6,916	6,509	407	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	6,950	6,437	513	7.38%	74
Feb 2003	6,921	6,388	533	7.70%	77
Mar 2003	6,956	6,451	505	7.26%	73
Apr 2003	6,943	6,478	465	6.70%	67
May 2003	6,957	6,469	488	7.01%	70
Jun 2003	6,999	6,446	553	7.90%	79
Jul 2003	6,966	6,277	689	9.89%	99
Aug 2003	6,823	6,273	550	8.06%	81
Sep 2003	6,781	6,312	469	6.92%	69
Oct 2003	6,792	6,336	456	6.71%	67
Nov 2003	6,720	6,287	433	6.44%	64
Dec 2003	6,744	6,282	462	6.85%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	6,850	6,304	546	7.97%	80
Feb 2004	6,757	6,255	502	7.43%	74
Mar 2004	6,775	6,294	481	7.10%	71
Apr 2004	6,678	6,262	416	6.23%	62
May 2004	6,665	6,253	412	6.18%	62
Jun 2004	6,614	6,151	463	7.00%	70
Jul 2004	6,679	6,115	564	8.44%	84
Aug 2004	6,676	6,182	494	7.40%	74
Sep 2004	6,721	6,293	428	6.37%	64
Oct 2004	6,800	6,342	458	6.74%	67
Nov 2004	6,760	6,292	468	6.92%	69
Dec 2004	6,720	6,249	471	7.01%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	6,773	6,208	565	8.34%	83
Feb 2005	6,828	6,242	586	8.58%	86
Mar 2005	6,789	6,258	531	7.82%	78
Apr 2005	6,812	6,381	431	6.33%	63
May 2005	6,843	6,428	415	6.06%	61
Jun 2005	6,869	6,427	442	6.43%	64
Jul 2005	6,750	6,242	508	7.53%	75
Aug 2005	6,626	6,143	483	7.29%	73
Sep 2005	6,824	6,402	422	6.18%	62
Oct 2005	6,891	6,466	425	6.17%	62
Nov 2005	6,838	6,399	439	6.42%	64
Dec 2005	6,809	6,343	466	6.84%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	6,729	6,248	481	7.15%	71
Feb 2006	6,757	6,241	516	7.64%	76
Mar 2006	6,764	6,310	454	6.71%	67
Apr 2006	6,761	6,343	418	6.18%	62
May 2006	6,716	6,293	423	6.30%	63
Jun 2006	6,749	6,331	418	6.19%	62
Jul 2006	6,704	6,180	524	7.82%	78
Aug 2006	6,521	6,089	432	6.62%	66
Sep 2006	6,688	6,299	389	5.82%	58
Oct 2006	6,749	6,388	361	5.35%	53
Nov 2006	6,677	6,308	369	5.53%	55
Dec 2006	6,707	6,319	388	5.79%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	6,737	6,259	478	7.10%	71
Feb 2007	6,682	6,234	448	6.70%	67
Mar 2007	6,660	6,228	432	6.49%	65
Apr 2007	6,634	6,227	407	6.14%	61
May 2007	6,608	6,260	348	5.27%	53
Jun 2007	6,650	6,281	369	5.55%	55
Jul 2007	6,461	6,092	369	5.71%	57
Aug 2007	6,400	6,038	362	5.66%	57
Sep 2007	6,512	6,186	326	5.01%	50
Oct 2007	6,593	6,245	348	5.28%	53
Nov 2007	6,553	6,226	327	4.99%	50
Dec 2007	6,513	6,168	345	5.30%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	6,630	6,198	432	6.52%	65
Feb 2008	6,613	6,178	435	6.58%	66
Mar 2008	6,606	6,123	483	7.31%	73
Apr 2008	6,566	6,180	386	5.88%	59
May 2008	6,661	6,244	417	6.26%	63
Jun 2008	6,704	6,202	502	7.49%	75
Jul 2008	6,627	5,999	628	9.48%	95
Aug 2008	6,638	6,026	612	9.22%	92
Sep 2008	6,613	6,100	513	7.76%	78
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Blackford County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	860	11.69%
2.	Construction	636	8.65%
3.	Paper Manufacturing	444	6.04%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	424	5.76%
5.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	366	4.98%
6.	Educational Services	322	4.38%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	282	3.83%
8.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	280	3.81%
9.	Truck Transportation	276	3.75%
10.	Public Administration	212	2.88%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	204	2.77%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	196	2.66%
13.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	184	2.50%
14.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	180	2.45%
15.	Accommodation and Food Services	178	2.42%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	156	2.12%
17.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	146	1.98%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	144	1.96%
19.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	140	1.90%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	126	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	930	15.16%
2.	Educational Services	706	11.51%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	404	6.58%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	368	6.00%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	324	5.28%
6.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	250	4.07%
7.	Public Administration	220	3.59%
8.	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale	208	3.39%
9.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	186	3.03%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	184	3.00%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	168	2.74%
12.	Social Assistance	160	2.61%
13.	Paper Manufacturing	156	2.54%
14.	Finance and Insurance	146	2.38%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	140	2.28%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	122	1.99%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	114	1.86%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	110	1.79%
19.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	82	1.34%
20.	Food Manufacturing	80	1.30%

Blackford County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,122	15.25%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	582	7.91%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	514	6.99%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	464	6.31%
5.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	356	4.84%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	348	4.73%
7.	Assemblers and Fabricators	262	3.56%
8.	Other Management Occupations	212	2.88%
9.	Farmers and Farm Managers	206	2.80%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	188	2.56%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	178	2.42%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	178	2.42%
13.	Other Construction Trades	146	1.98%
14.	Construction Laborers	132	1.79%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	132	1.79%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	118	1.60%
17.	Electricians	114	1.55%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	104	1.41%
19.	Engineers	100	1.36%
20.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	98	1.33%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	794	12.94%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	402	6.55%
3.	Assemblers and Fabricators	388	6.32%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	298	4.86%
5.	Health Technologists and Technicians	242	3.94%
6.	Cashiers	200	3.26%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	198	3.23%
8.	Registered Nurses	188	3.06%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	182	2.97%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	170	2.77%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	160	2.61%
12.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	160	2.61%
13.	Customer Service Representatives	158	2.57%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	158	2.57%
15.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	148	2.41%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	144	2.35%
17.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	134	2.18%
18.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	134	2.18%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	126	2.05%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	118	1.92%

Blackford County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	12,589	55.62%
15-35 hours	2,603	11.50%
1-14 hours	546	2.41%
No regular hours	6,896	30.47%

Blackford County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	749	5.76%
5 AM-5:29 AM	457	3.51%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	697	5.36%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,195	9.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,796	13.81%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,179	9.07%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,671	12.85%
8 AM-8:29 AM	866	6.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	330	2.54%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	284	2.18%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	172	1.32%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	58	0.45%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,807	13.89%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,745	13.42%

Blackford County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	784	6.03%
5-9	2,689	20.68%
10-14	1,979	15.22%
15-19	1,227	9.43%
20-24	1,301	10.00%
25-29	668	5.14%
30-34	1,701	13.08%
35-39	403	3.10%
40-44	465	3.58%
45-59	906	6.97%
60-89	522	4.01%
At least 90	361	2.78%

Blackford County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	18	0.14%	8,630	66.35%
30-44	14	0.11%	2,555	19.64%
45-59	0	0.00%	906	6.97%
At least 60	18	0.14%	865	6.65%

Blackford County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	16	0.12%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,455	10.71%
Car / truck / van, solo	11,195	82.42%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	70	0.52%
Public transportation	50	0.37%
Walked	220	1.62%
Worked at home	577	4.25%

Blackford County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Family Information Back to top
: 11,360 (27,732 people)
: 8,036 (23,646 people)
: 3,386
: 16,508
Blackford County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,125	9.61%
$10,000-$14,999	678	5.79%
$15,000-$19,999	895	7.65%
$20,000-$24,999	1,109	9.48%
$25,000-$29,999	1,059	9.05%
$30,000-$34,999	983	8.40%
$35,000-$39,999	754	6.44%
$40,000-$44,999	974	8.32%
$45,000-$49,999	575	4.91%
$50,000-$59,999	1,313	11.22%
$60,000-$74,999	1,068	9.13%
$75,000-$99,999	835	7.14%
$100,000-$124,999	175	1.50%
$125,000-$149,999	84	0.72%
$150,000-$199,999	36	0.31%
$200,000 or more	38	0.32%

Blackford County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,472	25.87%
Family, 2 people	1,920	33.74%
Nonfamily, 2 people	154	2.71%
Family, 3 people	915	16.08%
Nonfamily, 3 people	21	0.37%
Family, 4 people	772	13.57%
Nonfamily, 4 people	9	0.16%
Family, 5 people	303	5.33%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.04%
Family, 6 people	79	1.39%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	40	0.70%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.04%

Blackford County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,116	28.78%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,331	13.68%
Public Assistance	328	1.04%
Retirement	2,246	7.09%
Self Employment	1,379	4.35%
Social Security	3,509	11.08%
Supplemental Security	459	1.45%
Wage / Salary	8,905	28.12%
Other	1,397	4.41%

Blackford County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,029	59.26%
With children under 18	2,770	40.74%

Blackford County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,363	12.34%
Married	6,978	63.18%
Never Married	2,461	22.28%
Widowed	242	2.19%

Blackford County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,426	11.94%
Married	7,267	60.87%
Never Married	1,747	14.63%
Widowed	1,499	12.56%

Blackford County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Education Information Back to top
Blackford County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	783	3.59%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,456	15.85%
High school diploma or equivalent	10,755	49.32%
Some college, no degree	3,693	16.94%
Associate degree	1,038	4.76%
Bachelors degree	1,370	6.28%
Graduate or professional degree	710	3.26%

Blackford County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	298	2.12%	168	1.20%	466	3.32%
Kindergarten	350	2.49%	44	0.31%	394	2.80%
Grades 1-4	1,466	10.44%	147	1.05%	1,613	11.48%
Grades 5-8	1,584	11.28%	54	0.38%	1,638	11.66%
Grades 9-12	1,573	11.20%	98	0.70%	1,671	11.89%
Undergrad college	528	3.76%	131	0.93%	659	4.69%
Graduate or professional school	109	0.78%	0	0.00%	109	0.78%
Total	5,908	42.06%	642	4.57%	6,550	46.63%

Blackford County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Business Information Back to top
: $65,526,000
: $100,747,000
: $294,874
: 2,020
Blackford County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	2	4
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	0	2
1999 - Construction	5	2	4	3	4
1999 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	6	7	4
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	7	6	10
1999 - Information	0	0	1	0	5
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Manufacturing	0	2	11	10	5
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	5	5	13	24
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	3	0	9
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	6	3	2	5
1999 - Retail Trade	2	7	18	11	17
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	2	3	4
1999 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	4	4	2	3
1999 - Total	19	29	68	59	99
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	2	1	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	0	2
2000 - Construction	2	4	2	8	2
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	1	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	4	6	7
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	5	6	10
2000 - Information	0	1	1	1	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	2	0	16	8	2
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	2	15	4	22
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	2	3	8
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	3	4	5
2000 - Retail Trade	1	1	17	11	19
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	2	1	5
2000 - Unclassified	4	1	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	5	1	4
2000 - Total	24	17	78	55	94
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	3	1
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	2	1
2001 - Construction	3	4	5	3	3
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	8	8
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	6	6	10
2001 - Information	0	0	1	2	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Manufacturing	0	2	6	15	5
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	6	9	28
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	0	3	9
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	2	2	8
2001 - Retail Trade	4	5	10	11	22
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	2	2	4
2001 - Unclassified	0	2	0	1	2
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	6	2
2001 - Total	13	21	46	74	111
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	2	2	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	2	1
2002 - Construction	2	4	3	4	3
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	5	5	7
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	3	9	1	9
2002 - Information	0	0	1	1	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	0
2002 - Manufacturing	3	3	7	11	4
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	5	8	6	26
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	0	2	3	8
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	0	4	0	8
2002 - Retail Trade	0	1	16	14	19
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	2	2	3
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	2	5	2
2002 - Total	25	25	64	59	97
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	0	2	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	2
2003 - Construction	1	3	3	3	3
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	3	6	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	4	3	5	14
2003 - Information	0	0	0	2	4
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Manufacturing	0	3	12	10	2
2003 - Mining	0	1	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	7	6	27
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	3	2	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	3	4	3	7
2003 - Retail Trade	1	2	9	19	21
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	0	4	3	3
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	3	3	2
2003 - Total	14	22	52	67	108
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	2
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	0	2
2004 - Construction	4	2	1	3	3
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	2	5	10
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	2	7	12
2004 - Information	0	0	1	0	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Manufacturing	0	1	6	11	7
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	4	10	24
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	3	1	10
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	3	2	8
2004 - Retail Trade	4	5	13	10	21
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	1	4	4	6
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	3	4
2004 - Total	20	21	46	56	116
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	0	3
2005 - Construction	4	2	0	3	6
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	3	4	11
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	6	4	11
2005 - Information	1	0	0	1	4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	0	9	14	1
2005 - Mining	1	0	1	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	13	7	17
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	1	5	7
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	5	3	2	4
2005 - Retail Trade	4	5	8	15	20
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	3	7	3	5
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	2	5
2005 - Total	24	22	56	61	98

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Blackford County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	25,966	91.36%
Below Poverty Level	2,456	8.64%

Blackford County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$524	$55	$825	$0	$0	$959	$2,308	$803	$80	$414
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$720	$3	$706	$0	$0	$1,146	$2,572	$936	$915	$260
1975	$493	$168	$774	$0	$0	$1,199	$2,466	$936	$880	$526
1976	$467	$195	$826	$0	$0	$1,520	$2,813	$1,160	$0	$727
1977	$449	$355	$954	$0	$0	$1,677	$3,080	$1,141	$0	$837
1978	$502	$313	$962	$0	$0	$1,987	$3,451	$1,319	$1,470	$1,068
1979	$706	$348	$806	$0	$0	$2,106	$3,618	$1,107	$0	$1,152
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$554	$363	$1,042	$0	$0	$2,182	$3,778	$1,643	$589	$1,676
1982	$792	$325	$1,388	$0	$0	$3,041	$5,221	$1,975	$0	$2,178
1983	$700	$530	$1,230	$0	$0	$252	$2,182	$952	$0	$2,089
1984	$712	$603	$1,251	$0	$0	$3,335	$5,298	$2,323	$0	$913
1985	$671	$761	$1,325	$0	$0	$3,805	$5,801	$2,490	$6,240	$1,901
1986	$852	$1,258	$1,515	$0	$0	$4,274	$6,641	$2,615	$5,832	$1,674
1987	$839	$1,314	$1,672	$0	$0	$3,864	$6,375	$2,699	$5,524	$1,684
1988	$956	$1,342	$1,374	$0	$0	$3,945	$6,275	$2,834	$5,016	$6,662
1989	$1,181	$1,345	$1,479	$0	$0	$3,988	$6,648	$1,383	$4,823	$6,351
1990	$1,159	$1,346	$1,507	$0	$0	$5,002	$7,668	$1,459	$4,303	$6,192
1991	$1,442	$1,333	$1,731	$0	$0	$5,503	$8,676	$3,721	$4,257	$5,934
1992	$1,617	$1,341	$1,970	$0	$0	$6,113	$9,700	$3,823	$4,208	$5,679
1993	$2,160	$1,222	$2,160	$0	$0	$8,841	$13,161	$4,121	$4,238	$5,867
1994	$1,927	$1,210	$1,841	$0	$0	$10,345	$14,113	$4,797	$3,800	$6,552
1995	$2,487	$1,277	$2,044	$0	$0	$11,029	$15,560	$4,941	$2,929	$5,774
1996	$2,582	$1,325	$1,979	$0	$0	$11,413	$15,974	$4,797	$2,230	$6,486
1997	$2,336	$1,082	$2,282	$0	$0	$7,979	$12,597	$4,647	$1,921	$6,109
1998	$3,203	$1,200	$2,797	$0	$0	$9,226	$15,226	$5,088	$1,929	$6,699
1999	$3,092	$1,155	$3,967	$0	$0	$9,080	$16,139	$5,417	$1,120	$3,989
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$2,531	$1,475	$2,674	$0	$0	$11,684	$16,889	$8,985	$700	$7,197

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$145	$29	$1,959	$367	$0	$2,801
1972	$21	$181	$2	$0	$0	$97	$2,801
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$3	$153	$83	$1,122	$481	$0	$2,343
1974	$23	$302	$39	$0	$0	$137	$2,343
1975	$3	$131	$75	$1,074	$634	$0	$2,518
1975	$23	$321	$37	$0	$0	$220	$2,518
1976	$66	$127	$31	$1,423	$399	$0	$2,526
1976	$30	$250	$35	$0	$0	$165	$2,526
1977	$234	$203	$20	$1,591	$645	$0	$3,308
1977	$32	$368	$0	$0	$0	$215	$3,308
1978	$106	$319	$22	$2,253	$425	$0	$4,070
1978	$45	$376	$32	$0	$0	$492	$4,070
1979	$0	$429	$0	$2,018	$642	$0	$3,541
1979	$57	$318	$0	$0	$0	$77	$3,541
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$18	$756	$0	$2,070	$638	$0	$4,099
1981	$102	$435	$0	$0	$0	$80	$4,099
1982	$310	$258	$50	$2,770	$667	$0	$5,032
1982	$45	$533	$0	$0	$0	$399	$5,032
1983	$82	$552	$65	$49	$539	$49	$2,629
1983	$87	$648	$0	$0	$0	$558	$2,629
1984	$0	$576	$102	$2,983	$563	$0	$5,416
1984	$87	$647	$0	$0	$0	$458	$5,416
1985	$120	$639	$77	$2,999	$573	$0	$6,229
1985	$94	$685	$341	$0	$0	$701	$6,229
1986	$202	$921	$60	$3,152	$683	$0	$7,294
1986	$109	$845	$325	$0	$0	$997	$7,294
1987	$193	$966	$61	$2,888	$840	$8	$7,476
1987	$115	$817	$410	$0	$0	$1,178	$7,476
1988	$205	$1,016	$65	$2,900	$837	$0	$7,538
1988	$155	$520	$333	$0	$0	$1,507	$7,538
1989	$191	$1,224	$77	$3,059	$1,036	$0	$7,705
1989	$137	$640	$8	$0	$0	$1,333	$7,705
1990	$184	$1,306	$80	$4,083	$839	$0	$9,262
1990	$172	$1,036	$333	$0	$0	$1,229	$9,262
1991	$172	$1,452	$96	$4,654	$837	$0	$10,159
1991	$248	$941	$303	$0	$0	$1,456	$10,159
1992	$172	$1,443	$81	$4,930	$1,133	$0	$11,435
1992	$287	$1,017	$306	$0	$0	$2,066	$11,435
1993	$7	$1,740	$76	$7,223	$816	$0	$14,626
1993	$318	$1,238	$326	$0	$0	$2,882	$14,626
1994	$0	$1,622	$85	$7,537	$1,712	$0	$15,274
1994	$264	$971	$299	$0	$0	$2,784	$15,274
1995	$184	$1,737	$95	$9,288	$955	$0	$16,772
1995	$242	$987	$262	$0	$0	$3,022	$16,772
1996	$0	$1,783	$97	$9,466	$1,011	$0	$16,943
1996	$248	$980	$327	$0	$0	$3,031	$16,943
1997	$0	$1,679	$87	$6,274	$999	$0	$12,952
1997	$230	$997	$163	$0	$0	$2,523	$12,952
1998	$0	$1,759	$85	$7,504	$1,383	$0	$16,027
1998	$328	$1,013	$139	$0	$0	$3,816	$16,027
1999	$0	$1,866	$88	$7,859	$1,790	$0	$16,990
1999	$302	$1,127	$96	$0	$0	$3,862	$16,990
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$2,225	$101	$10,103	$1,053	$101	$18,981
2002	$466	$970	$63	$0	$0	$3,899	$18,981

Blackford County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Criminal Information Back to top
: 66

Blackford County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Blackford County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,872	13.33%
10-19 Years	1,932	13.75%
20-29 Years	1,607	11.44%
30-39 Years	1,930	13.74%
40-49 Years	2,040	14.52%
50-59 Years	1,828	13.01%
60-69 Years	1,272	9.05%
70-79 Years	990	7.05%
80-89 Years	505	3.59%
90+ Years	72	0.51%

Blackford County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	6,907	49.17%
Female	7,141	50.83%

Blackford County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	13,773	98.04%
Multiracial	108	0.77%
Hispanic/Latino	83	0.59%
Amerindian	41	0.29%
Asian	22	0.16%
African-American	16	0.11%
Other Race	5	0.04%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Blackford County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	4,910	28.62%
2.	United States Or American	4,443	25.90%
3.	Irish	2,691	15.69%
4.	English	2,267	13.21%
5.	Dutch	452	2.63%
6.	French Non-Basque	425	2.48%
7.	Italian	368	2.15%
8.	Scotch Irish	324	1.89%
9.	Polish	218	1.27%
10.	Scottish	156	0.91%

Blackford County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	26,470	97.80%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	376	1.39%
3.	German	80	0.30%
4.	French	75	0.28%
5.	Japanese	22	0.08%
6.	Italian	16	0.06%
7.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	16	0.06%
8.	Scandinavian	10	0.04%

Blackford County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	28,832	99.87%
Naturalized immigrant	18	0.06%
Not a citizen	20	0.07%

Blackford County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Blackford County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Dunkirk	Jackson	Shamrock Lakes
Harrison	Licking	Washington
Hartford City	Montpelier

Blackford County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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