Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	719	83	5.5%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,189	84	16.7%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	871	85	6.7%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	3,417	84	26.1%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	3,699	83	28.3%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	2,198	81	16.8%	12.8%
Median Age	41.5			Median Age = 36.7

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	50	69	0.4%	0.3%
Asian Alone	27	83	0.2%	1.4%
Black Alone	64	84	0.5%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	0	88	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	12,822	84	97.9%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	130	76	1.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	12,977	84	99.1%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	116	86	0.9%	5.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	5,690	82	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,264	84	22.2%	23.8%
Married Without Children	1,967	82	34.6%	29.8%
Single Parents	488	77	8.6%	9.1%
Living Alone	1,472	81	25.9%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2008 (estimate)	6,387	82	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	6,155	82	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	4,478 $58,900	82 91	72.8% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,212 $396	81 79	19.7% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	2,258	84	0.2%	1,154,826
Public	2,258	84	0.2%	1,045,702
Private	N/R			109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	131	86	0.2%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	92	89	0.2%	52,698
4-year	68	88	0.2%	38,566
2-year	12	88	0.1%	9,783
Voc/tech.	12	85	0.3%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	9,550	83	0.2%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	81.3%	39		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	10.3%	69		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$25,424	85	76.5%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$40,996	75	86.4%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	12.6%	29	102.4%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	20.0%	20	117.0%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	69	69	0.2%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	1,621	73	0.3%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	977	79	0.2%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	141	83	0.2%	87,088
Births to Teens	27	72	0.3%	9,604
Deaths	169	79	0.3%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	6,611	84	0.2%	3,230,367
Employed	6,110	84	0.2%	3,039,795
Unemployed	501	79	0.3%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	7.6	11	128.8%	5.9
October 2009 Unemployment Rate	12.5	7	133.0%	9.4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	5,832	100.0%	$175,257	100.0%	$30,051
Wage and Salary	4,196	71.9%	$122,081	69.7%	$29,095
Farm Proprietors	294	5.0%	$1,462	0.8%	$4,973
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,342	23.0%	$19,386	11.1%	$14,446
Farm	338	5.8%	$2,873	1.6%	$8,500
Nonfarm	5,494	94.2%	$172,384	98.4%	$31,377
Private	4,803	82.4%	$145,321	82.9%	$30,256
Accommodation, Food Serv.	263	4.5%	$2,907	1.7%	$11,053
Arts, Ent., Recreation	43	0.7%	$551	0.3%	$12,814
Construction	240	4.1%	$4,463	2.5%	$18,596
Health Care, Social Serv.	456	7.8%	$13,639	7.8%	$29,910
Information	34	0.6%	$820	0.5%	$24,118
Manufacturing	1,577	27.0%	$75,123	42.9%	$47,637
Professional, Tech. Serv.	149	2.6%	$4,028	2.3%	$27,034
Retail Trade	700	12.0%	$14,044	8.0%	$20,063
Trans., Warehousing	216	3.7%	$7,182	4.1%	$33,250
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	911*	15.6%*	$15,260*	8.7%*	$16,751*
Government	691	11.8%	$27,063	15.4%	$39,165

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	6	100.0%	100.0%	$1,037	$2,470,264
Single Family	6	100.0%	70.8%	$1,037	$2,136,514
Two Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	$0	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	0	0.0%	26.0%	$0	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Blackford FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Blackford TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	1,137	15.3%	All Areas	2,789	30.7%
Delaware County	320	4.3%	Delaware County	850	9.4%
Grant County	269	3.6%	Grant County	591	6.5%
Jay County	150	2.0%	Wells County	385	4.2%
Wells County	121	1.6%	Jay County	246	2.7%
Randolph County	30	0.4%	Allen County	167	1.8%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue