Center TownshipLake County, IN
A town of 41,028. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Why does Center Township grade so well?
Center Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 19th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. Its public schools beat 94% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation, the median household earns $102K, and natural-hazard risk is low. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. Only 79 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score higher on health. The biggest park or preserve is Lemon Lake County Park, at 404 acres. Only 9 of the 593 Indiana towns we compare have a lower January low than Center Township.
What makes Center Township stand out
Where Center Township beats most towns.
Center Township has grown 29% since 2010
31,756 counted in 2010 and 38,630 in 2020; an estimated 41,028 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.2% since 2020, after 21.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Center Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Center Township is from typical.
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Soldier Field and 119 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Center Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw29 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
9 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Center Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Center 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 Center Township.
Center Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
For schools, Center Township earns an A
Its public schools are run by Crown Point Community School Corp. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Taft Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,067 | B+ |
| Crown Point High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,038 | A |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elem SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 494 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sauerman Woods | 0.7 mi | 51 |
| 2. Lemon Lake County Park | — | 404 |
| 3. Beaver Dam Park | — | 334 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Low risk in Center Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Center Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults in Center Township have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Within Indiana it is healthier than 89% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 8,229 U.S. towns with household incomes like Center Township’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
21% of Center Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 26% in Indiana’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 34% of Center Township adults have high blood pressure. Center Township beats the Indiana average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.2% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Center Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Center Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Center Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 11,392 in 2013 to 16,259.
Most working residents leave Center Township for work: only 19% work in town. Center Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Center Township grew to 16,259 in 2023, 4,867 more than in 2013.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Center Township. Center Township has grown 6.2% since 2020, to 41,028 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.3, men 40.1.
| Center Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Center Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Center Township
About 5 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Center Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Center Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 38,630, containing 15,192 housing units, up from 31,756 in 2010.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 758 ft
Center Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Center Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | #19 | A+ | B | — | A | B+ |
| Winfield Township | #68 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Hanover Township | #52 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Ross Township | #467 | C+ | B | — | C+ | C |
| Cedar Creek Township | #73 | A | A− | — | A | B |
| Crown Point | #13 | A+ | B− | A− | A | B+ |
| Winfield | #48 | A | B− | — | A | A− |
| Merrillville | #481 | C | B | — | C+ | C− |
Center Township, Winfield Township, Hanover Township, Ross Township, Cedar Creek Township, Winfield and Merrillville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Center Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Center Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Center Township, IN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Center Township grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #19 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
Is Center Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.