Indian Grove TownshipIL
A town of 4,111, settled in 1846.
Is Indian Grove Township a good place to live?
Indian Grove Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $164K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the Pontiac area’s $74K median household income. It grades A− overall, 187th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 60% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, the median household earns $75K. Indian Grove Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Indian Grove Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is North Park, at 21 acres.
What makes Indian Grove Township stand out
Where Indian Grove Township beats most towns.
How Indian Grove Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Indian Grove Township is from typical.
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Moving to Indian Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Indian Grove Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Indian Grove Township.
Fewer middle-aged adults than Illinois overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 27% of residents (39% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). Indian Grove Township’s median age is 33.7 years. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Indian Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.7 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Indian Grove Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Public schools in Indian Grove Township beat 52% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Prairie Central CUSD 8. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Prairie Central High School, with 487 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Central Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–4 | Grades 2–4 | 367 | B |
| Prairie Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 487 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Indian Grove Township
Indian Grove Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Indian Grove Township has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for its 1,954 working residents takes 16.2 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Indian Grove Township for work: only 19% work in town. 2.5% of Indian Grove Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Fairbury (17%), Pontiac (11%) and Bloomington (7%).
| Indian Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Indian Grove Township ranks healthier than 61% of the country’s towns
Indian Grove Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Indian Grove Township.
| Indian Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Indian Grove Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.2% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Indian Grove Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.4% of Indian Grove Township is conserved land
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Park | — | 21 |
| 2. Marsh Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Indian Grove Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Indian Grove Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Indian Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Indian Grove Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Indian Grove Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,148 and it contained 1,844 housing units. Indian Grove Township changed its name from Worth Township on May 11, 1858.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Indian Grove Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Indian Grove Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Grove Township | #187 | A− | A− | — | B− | B |
| Yates Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forrest Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B |
| Lawndale Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avoca Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belle Prairie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Forrest Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Indian Grove Township and Forrest Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Yates Township, Lawndale Township, Avoca Township and Belle Prairie Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Indian Grove Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Indian Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indian Grove Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Indian Grove Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #187 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Indian Grove Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.