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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $635 (1.1%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blackford County is $432 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $518 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $659 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hartford City
, Montpelier
, Shamrock Lakes
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Neighboring
counties: Delaware County
, Grant County
, Jay County
, Wells County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Churches in Blackford County include: Bethel
Center Church
(A),
Bethel Church
(B),
Union Church
(C),
Union Center Church
(D),
Mount Carmel Church
(E),
Pleasant Grove Church
(F),
Olive Branch Church
(G),
Fairview Church
(H),
Independence Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Personett
Cemetery
(1),
Wayman Cemetery
(2),
Balsley Cemetery
(3),
Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4),
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5),
Mount Tablor Cemetery
(6),
Twibell Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Cains
Lake
(A),
Blue Water, Lake
(B),
Lake Placid
(C),
Lake Mohee
(D)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Moore
Prong
(A),
Olive Branch
(B),
Priam Run
(C),
Buckles Run
(D),
DeBatty Prong
(E),
Belt Run
(F),
Beaver Creek
(G),
Stoney Creek
(H),
Dunkirk Drain
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 369
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 19 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Blackford
County: |
0.1% | | Whole
state: | 3.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 12
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 7
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Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,821
- One,
attached: 36
- Two:
184
- 3
or 4: 271
- 5
to 9: 67
- 10
to 19: 62
- 20
or more: 48
- Mobile
homes: 659
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Blackford County with a mortgage: 2,178 (189 second mortgage, 152 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,152 Agriculture
in Blackford County
Average size of farms: 348 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $92839
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $238.24
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $90140
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $110396
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.43%
Corn for grain: 27850 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 910 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 54804 harvested acresBlackford
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 6.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 255 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 125 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Transportation
equipment (12%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Paper
(6%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Nonmetallic
mineral products (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Transportation
equipment (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Nonmetallic
mineral products (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Cashiers
(3%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Philippines
(53%)
- Canada
(26%)
- Germany
(11%)
- Bolivia
(11%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Blackford County:
|
- United
States or American (29%)
- German
(24%)
- Irish
(13%)
- English
(11%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,429 (83%)
- Carpooled:
712 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
- Bicycle:
8 (0%)
- Walked:
107 (2%)
- Other
means: 35 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 259 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Blackford County, Indiana
- 111
people in nursing homes
- 66
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,136.
5.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,941 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.16% | | Indiana
average: | 6.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.09% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($19,199 average AGI)
1.06% relocated from other states ($5,739 average AGI)
| Blackford
County: |
1.06% | | Indiana
average: | 2.47% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Delaware County, IN
|
1.44% ($27,171 average AGI) |
| from
Grant County, IN
|
0.74% ($22,154) |
| from
Jay County, IN
|
0.44% ($21,783) |
| from
Wells County, IN
|
0.30% ($17,375) |
6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,701 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.45% | | Indiana
average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.12% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,365 average AGI)
1.33% relocated to other states ($6,336 average AGI)
| Blackford
County: |
1.33% | | Indiana
average: | 2.55% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Delaware County, IN
|
1.36% ($27,178 average AGI) |
| to
Grant County, IN
|
0.90% ($22,125) |
| to
Jay County, IN
|
0.60% ($31,344) |
| to
Wells County, IN
|
0.58% ($31,419) |
| to
Marion County, IN
|
0.32% ($18,882) |
| to
Allen County, IN
|
0.24% ($22,692) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6
Births
per 1000 population in Blackford County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Blackford County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Blackford County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,495 (2,159 aged, 336 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 13,866
- In
family households: 11,982 (3,323 male householders, 695 female householders)
3,410
spouses, 4,099 children (3,592 natural, 120 adopted, 387 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 60 other relatives, 159 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,884 (721 male householders (577 living alone)), 941 female householders (903 living alone)), 222 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 182 (176 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,909 2-persons, 907 3-persons, 760 4-persons, 318 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,480 1-person, 151 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 6 5-persons.
2,382 married couples with children.
799 single-parent households (205 men, 594 women).
97.8% of residents of Blackford County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 73% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,408,000 ($5087 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,291,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,882,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,603,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,477,000
Federal grants: $9,592,000
Federal procurement contracts: $481,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,373,000 ($1,425,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $255,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,846,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,647,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 844
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 809
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: -4
| Here: |
-0 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -212
| Here: |
-15 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Blackford County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 95
- 1995
to 1998: 273
- 1990
to 1994: 204
- 1980
to 1989: 434
- 1970
to 1979: 855
- 1960
to 1969: 775
- 1950
to 1959: 716
- 1940
to 1949: 434
- 1939
or earlier: 2,369
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Blackford County, Indiana: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 12
- 3
rooms: 91
- 4
rooms: 371
- 5
rooms: 1,076
- 6
rooms: 1,097
- 7
rooms: 927
- 8
rooms: 474
- 9
or more rooms: 418
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blackford County, Indiana: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 66
- 3
rooms: 206
- 4
rooms: 340
- 5
rooms: 281
- 6
rooms: 154
- 7
rooms: 102
- 8
rooms: 40
- 9
or more rooms: 23
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blackford County: |
- no
bedroom: 13
- 1
bedroom: 99
- 2
bedrooms: 1,097
- 3
bedrooms: 2,497
- 4
bedrooms: 633
- 5
or more bedrooms: 133
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blackford County: |
- no
bedroom: 16
- 1
bedroom: 299
- 2
bedrooms: 510
- 3
bedrooms: 294
- 4
bedrooms: 93
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blackford County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 128
- 1
vehicle: 1,085
- 2
vehicles: 2,153
- 3
vehicles: 828
- 4
vehicles: 197
- 5
or more vehicles: 81
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blackford County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 177
- 1
vehicle: 592
- 2
vehicles: 322
- 3
vehicles: 82
- 4
vehicles: 24
- 5
or more vehicles: 21
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60% of Blackford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Indiana.
| Blackford
County: |
60.5% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 11960
- Northeast:
152
- Midwest:
866
- South:
845
- West:
183
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (47%)
- Electricity
(30%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(47%)
- Utility
gas (41%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 98
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 61
| Here: |
19.1% | | Indiana: | 23.4% |
Blackford
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $9,929,000
Solid Waste Management: $253,000
All Other: $119,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $9,691,000
Central Staff Services: $1,189,000
Corrections - Other: $978,000
Regular Highways: $810,000
Welfare - Other: $786,000
Solid Waste Management: $614,000
Financial Administration: $510,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $506,000
Police Protection: $429,000
Natural Resources - Other: $307,000
General - Other: $288,000
Health Services - Other: $172,000
Sewerage: $149,000
General Public Buildings: $101,000
Parks & Recreation: $101,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $51,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $63,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $501,000
Libraries: $70,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - General: $423,000
Welfare: $125,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $249,000
Highways: $213,000
Health & Hospitals: $140,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,050,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $35,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $700,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $350,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $663,000
Interest Earnings: $466,000
Special Assessments: $248,000
Rents: $5,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $409,000
Regular Highways: $243,000
Own Hospitals: $237,000
Corrections - Other: $154,000
Police Protection: $37,000
Judicial: $11,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Natural Resource - Other: $6,000
Health - Other: $3,000
Central Staff: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,497,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $700,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $883,000
General Support: $537,000
All Other: $491,000
Public Welfare: $138,000
Health & Hospitals: $23,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,531,000
Individual Income: $1,457,000
NEC: $18,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $8,985,000
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