Blackford County vs Pike County

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

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

Pike County has the higher population (12,187 vs 12,007 in Blackford County). Pike County has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $47,560 in Blackford County). Pike County has the higher median home value ($128,400 vs $96,700 in Blackford County).

Population, income & housing

	Blackford County	Pike County
Population	12,007	12,187
Median age	44.0 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,560	$66,250
Median home value	$96,700	$128,400
Median gross rent	$635	$676
Housing units	5,863	5,592
Homeownership rate	73.6%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackford County	Pike County
Population	12,013 → 12,007 (-0.0%)	12,378 → 12,187 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$43,505 → $47,560 (+9.3%)	$50,194 → $66,250 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$70,600 → $96,700 (+37.0%)	$93,400 → $128,400 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $635 (-1.4%)	$576 → $676 (+17.4%)

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

Pike County

Population

12,37812,187

Median household income

$50,194$66,250

Median home value

$93,400$128,400

Median gross rent

$576$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackford County	Pike County
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.4%
75 and over	9.3%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackford County	Pike County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackford County	Pike County
No high school diploma	10.5%	9.8%
High school graduate	49.5%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackford County	Pike County
Drove alone	77.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	1.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackford County	Pike County
1-unit, detached	77.6%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	2.4%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Blackford County	Pike County
Poverty rate	17.5%	12.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1959	1973