Adams TownshipIN
A town of 1,853, settled in 1828.
Is Adams Township a good place to live?
Adams Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 1% of working residents work locally in Adams Township, below both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Adams Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Adams Township for work
Where Adams Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Adams Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Adams Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Adams Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Adams 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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Adams Township.
Most of Adams Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Since 2013, Adams Township has added 92 jobs, to 155 in 2023. At $55,000, Adams Township’s median household income is below both Indiana’s towns ($71,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Adams Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Adams Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Indiana overall
Children under 18 are 34% of residents (23% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 13% of residents are 65 or older in Adams Township. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Adams Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Adams Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
In Adams Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Adams Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Adams Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adams Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Adams Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of Adams Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Adams Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Adams Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adams Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
2.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Adams Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Adams Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Adams Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Adams Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Adams is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
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Adams Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Adams Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orange Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Noble Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Washington Township | #192 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Liberty Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C |
Adams Township, Clay Township, Noble Township and Liberty Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Adams Township, Clay Township, Noble Township, Washington Township and Liberty Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clinton Township and Orange Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Adams Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Adams Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Adams Township, IN 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−.