Language Spoken At Home in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 11,993 | 100% |
English only | 11,863 | 98.9% |
Language other than English | 130 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.1% |
Spanish | 62 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 67 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 1 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,742 | 100% |
American | 1,697 | 13.3% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 50 | 0.4% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 285 | 2.2% |
English | 1,663 | 13.1% |
French (except Basque) | 248 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 101 | 0.8% |
German | 3,069 | 24.1% |
Greek | 11 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,553 | 12.2% |
Italian | 212 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 61 | 0.5% |
Polish | 112 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.0% |
Russian | 8 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 196 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 117 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 21 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 38 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 84 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 19 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 140 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,293 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,661 | 69.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,512 | 28.6% |
Married-couple family | 2,712 | 51.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 892 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 309 | 5.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 162 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 640 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 458 | 8.7% |
Nonfamily households | 1,632 | 30.8% |
Householder living alone | 1,403 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 590 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,749 | 33.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,600 | 30.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 12,561 | 100% |
Householder | 5,293 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 2,726 | 21.7% |
Child | 3,189 | 25.4% |
Other relatives | 586 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 767 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 397 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,042 | 100% |
Never married | 1,367 | 27.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,864 | 56.8% |
Separated | 58 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 177 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 576 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,352 | 100% |
Never married | 1,075 | 20.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,768 | 51.7% |
Separated | 109 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 630 | 11.8% |
Divorced | 770 | 14.4% |
Fertility in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 295 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 150 | 50.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 108 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 277 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 394 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 248 | 62.9% |
Less than 1 year | 61 | 15.5% |
1 or 2 years | 62 | 15.7% |
3 or 4 years | 69 | 17.5% |
5 or more years | 56 | 14.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 248 | 100% |
Who are female | 141 | 56.9% |
Who are married | 203 | 81.9% |
School Enrollment in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,704 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 103 | 3.8% |
Kindergarten | 206 | 7.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,287 | 47.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 680 | 25.1% |
College or graduate school | 428 | 15.8% |
Educational Attainment in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 8,856 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 391 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 839 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,371 | 49.4% |
Some college, no degree | 1,750 | 19.8% |
Associate's degree | 617 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 596 | 6.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 292 | 3.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.0% |
Veteran Status in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,841 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,309 | 13.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,569 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,554 | 20.3% |
Under 18 years | 2,901 | 100% |
With a disability | 207 | 7.1% |
18 to 64 years | 7,443 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,394 | 18.7% |
65 years and over | 2,225 | 100% |
With a disability | 953 | 42.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,534 | 100% |
Same house | 10,136 | 80.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,387 | 19.0% |
Same county | 1,600 | 12.8% |
Different county | 787 | 6.3% |
Same state | 587 | 4.7% |
Different state | 200 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 11 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,742 | 100% |
Native | 12,648 | 99.3% |
Born in United States | 12,580 | 98.7% |
State of residence | 10,410 | 81.7% |
Different state | 2,170 | 17.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 68 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 94 | 0.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 94 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 69 | 73.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 25 | 26.6% |
Year of Entry in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 162 | 100% |
Native | 68 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 68 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 94 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 94 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Blackford County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 94 | 100% |
Europe | 44 | 46.8% |
Asia | 31 | 33.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 9 | 9.6% |
Northern America | 10 | 10.6% |