Editing Blackford County, Indiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1226
|1850= 2860
|1860= 4122
|1870= 6272
|1880= 8020
|1890= 10461
|1900= 17213
|1910= 15820
|1920= 14084
|1930= 13617
|1940= 13783
|1950= 14026
|1960= 14792
|1970= 15888
|1980= 15570
|1990= 14067
|2000= 14048
|2010= 12766
|2020= 12112
|estyear=2025
|estimate=11841
|estref=<ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/blackford-county-demographics|title=Blackford County Demographic Statistics|publisher=Indiana Demographics by Cubit|accessdate=January 28, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="census-quickfacts" />
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As of the [[2010 United States Census]], Blackford County's [[population density]] was {{convert|77.3|PD/sqmi}}, well below the average for Indiana, which was {{convert|180.8|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-quickfacts" /> Blackford County had 12,766&nbsp;people, 5,236&nbsp;households, and 3,567&nbsp;families residing within its borders. The racial makeup of the county was 97.7 percent white, 0.4 percent black or African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian, 0.3 percent from other races, and 1.3 percent from two or more races. Those of [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or Latino origin made up 0.9 percent of the population.<ref name="census2010-dp1" />

The average household size was 2.41, and the average family size was 2.88. Families accounted for 68.1 percent of the county's 5,236&nbsp;households, and 75.5 percent of these families included a husband and wife living together. Children under the age of 18 were living in 38.9 percent of the family households. Non-family households accounted for 31.9 percent of total households, and 86.8 percent of them were occupied by someone living alone. People 65 years and older, living alone, accounted for 40.1 percent of non-family households—or 12.8 percent of all types of households.<ref name="census2010-dp1" />

In terms of age distribution, 22.8 percent of the population were under the age of 18, and 21.6 percent were 62 years of age or older. The median age was 42.4 years. For every 100&nbsp;females, there were 97.2&nbsp;males. For every 100 females&nbsp;age 18 and over, there were 93.7&nbsp;males.<ref name="census2010-dp1" />

As of the [[2000 United States Census]], the median income for a household in the county was $34,760, and the median income for a family was $41,758. Males had a median income of $30,172 versus $21,386 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,543. About 6.0 percent of families and 8.7 percent of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3 percent of those under age 18 and 8.6 percent of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=June 2, 2012 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> In terms of ancestry, 16.7 percent were [[Germans|German]], 15.5 percent were [[United States|American]], 9.3 percent were [[Irish people|Irish]] and 7.8 percent were [[English people|English]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Social Characteristics: 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=June 2, 2012 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Blackford County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Blackford County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Blackford%20County,%20Indiana&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|11,278
|93.1%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|54
|0.44%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|38
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|24
|0.2%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|466
|3.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|252
|2.1%
|}