Blackford County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Blackford County, Indiana. Population: 12.1K.

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Median Home Price

$134.6K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$47.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.8x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$34.3K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$779

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.58%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$680

Property Tax$64.92

Insurance$56.07

Total Monthly$801

Historical Home Prices

2015

$64.3K

2016

$68.2K

+6.1%%

2017

$70.0K

+2.5%%

2018

$70.7K

+1.1%%

2019

$74.9K

+5.9%%

2020

$82.0K

+9.4%%

2021

$97.8K

+19.2%%

2022

$107.1K

+9.5%%

2023

$112.8K

+5.3%%

2024

$123.3K

+9.3%%

2025

$130.4K

+5.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.3%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

94.2%

Black

0.5%

Hispanic

2.2%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

2.8%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

188

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

41.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 9/100

January Low

27°F

Average winter low

July High

88°F

Average summer high

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