Blackford County vs Martin County

A side-by-side comparison of Blackford County and Martin County: population, income, housing, and more.

Blackford County and Martin County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Blackford County has the higher population (12,007 vs 9,854 in Martin County). Martin County has the higher median household income ($65,345 vs $47,560 in Blackford County). Martin County has the higher median home value ($150,400 vs $96,700 in Blackford County).

Population, income & housing

	Blackford County	Martin County
Population	12,007	9,854
Median age	44.0 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,560	$65,345
Median home value	$96,700	$150,400
Median gross rent	$635	$643
Housing units	5,863	4,583
Homeownership rate	73.6%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackford County	Martin County
Population	12,013 → 12,007 (-0.0%)	10,212 → 9,854 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$43,505 → $47,560 (+9.3%)	$52,726 → $65,345 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$70,600 → $96,700 (+37.0%)	$117,100 → $150,400 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $635 (-1.4%)	$540 → $643 (+19.1%)

Blackford County

Population

12,01312,007

Median household income

$43,505$47,560

Median home value

$70,600$96,700

Median gross rent

$644$635

Martin County

Population

10,2129,854

Median household income

$52,726$65,345

Median home value

$117,100$150,400

Median gross rent

$540$643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackford County	Martin County
Under 5	5.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.4%
75 and over	9.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackford County	Martin County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackford County	Martin County
No high school diploma	10.5%	11.3%
High school graduate	49.5%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackford County	Martin County
Drove alone	77.0%	79.7%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackford County	Martin County
1-unit, detached	77.6%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	2.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Blackford County	Martin County
Poverty rate	17.5%	16.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1959	1980