Blackford County vs. Wells County
Home > Facts > United States > County Comparisons
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Blackford County (IN) Wells County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11,930 28,206
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -6.5% 2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 12,766 27,637
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 12,766 27,636
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.6% 18.3%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 50.7%
White alone, percent 97.0% 97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.8% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.4% 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent 1.6% 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.8% 3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 95.4% 94.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 900 1,653
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.6% 1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 6,020 11,924
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.8% 79.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $71,300 $120,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $880 $990
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $337 $367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $623 $674
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.8% 12.4%
Building permits, 2018 3 59
Households, 2014-2018 5,225 10,874
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.29 2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 90.1% 88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.8% 3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 82.3% 85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 68.5% 75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.4% 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 13.6% 18.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 16.1% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.6% 8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.8% 64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.1% 56.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,702 20,470
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 27,581 128,289
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 255,638 1,126,496
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 96,672 231,484
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,733 $8,371
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.0 21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $42,217 $56,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,663 $27,106
Persons in poverty, percent 14.1% 8.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 244 634
Total employment, 2017 2,838 10,733
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 108,364 365,294
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.6% 1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 585 1,729
All firms, 2012 823 1,875
Men-owned firms, 2012 477 1,077
Women-owned firms, 2012 145 516
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 758 1,703
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 42 178
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 712 1,546
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 77.3 75.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 165.08 368.09
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Blackford county (IN) and Wells county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.