Center TownshipIN
A town of 1,453. 26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
The best of Center Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and civic life and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On the outdoors, just 80 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Center Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Center Township stand out
Where Center Township beats most towns.
1,453 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Center Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Center Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Center Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles. In Center Township, the mean commuting time is 30 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among residents in the town, 4.4% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Evansville (39%), Black Township (6%) and Poseyville (5%).
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Center Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
FEMA puts 54% of Center Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). Center Township’s median age stands at 47.1 years. Here, 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 30% in Indiana as a whole.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 143 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.5 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 81% are men (IN 50%).
| Center Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
In Center Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
For Center Township, the midsummer high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Center Township is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns
In Center Township, nearly a quarter of adults get no exercise outside work. Of 32 CDC measures, Center Township beats the Indiana average on 8 and trails it on 2. 34% of adults in Center Township sleep under 7 hours; 31% feel lonely.
| Center Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Center Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS LST-325 and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Center Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
22 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
15 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
13 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden
15 mi MuseumReitz Home Museum
16 mi MuseumEvansville Museum of Arts, History and SciencePhoto credits
USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Reitz Home Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science: Nyttend, Public domain
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Everything we know about Center Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Center Township
About 3 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Center Township for work
Where Center Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Center Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Center Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,479.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 430 ft
Questions about Center Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Center Township, IN a good place to live?
26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Center 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−.