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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Blackford County is $20,754, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Blackford County median household income is $39,370, which has grown by 13.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 17.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Blackford County residents spend 23.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #81

Blackford County	20,754 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blackford County	24,564 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blackford County	32,202 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blackford County	19,201 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #88

Blackford County	39,370 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Blackford County	50,477 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #71

Blackford County	13.26%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Blackford County		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.69%	$16,207, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.76%	$18,281, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.68%	$2,599, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.94%	$12,027, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Blackford County	46,116 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Blackford County	55,330 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Blackford County	Indiana	U.S.
White	$39,328, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Hispanic	$46,250, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Two or More Races	$57,375, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Blackford County	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$20,518, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,242, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,484, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$30,899, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Blackford County	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,093, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	4,906, 48.61%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,001, 61.17%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,001, 61.17%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,639, 87.94%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	362, 12.06%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,905, 38.83%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	5,187, 51.39%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,773, 53.46%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,773, 53.46%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,498, 90.08%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	275, 9.92%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,414, 46.54%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Blackford County	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,003, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,396, 87.87%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	288, 5.76%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 0.16%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	137, 2.74%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	55, 1.10%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	119, 2.38%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Blackford County	23.1 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Blackford County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,137	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	2,639, 51.37%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	434, 16.45%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	279, 10.57%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	368, 13.94%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	37, 1.40%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	138, 5.23%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,169, 44.30%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	2,498, 48.63%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	714, 28.58%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	592, 23.70%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	739, 29.58%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.32%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	445, 17.81%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Blackford County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,137, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	90, 1.75%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	210, 4.09%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,499, 29.18%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	185, 3.60%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	713, 13.88%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	188, 3.66%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	26, 0.51%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	124, 2.41%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	246, 4.79%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	997, 19.41%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	383, 7.46%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	244, 4.75%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	232, 4.52%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Blackford County	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,965	16.02%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	441	12.12%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.