Jury Pool Profile
Blackford County, Indiana
- County seat
- Hartford City
- Judicial district
- Blackford Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,730
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,950.
At a glance
Blackford County is an 11,730-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,080, $10,878 below the IN state median of $71,958; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $64,168/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.79%, above the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,950
- Median household income
- $51,326
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Blackford County has a population of 11,950, with a median age of 43.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.8%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,080; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 28% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.79%, above the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Blackford County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.2% in 2024, 71.8% in 2020, 69.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (738 individuals).