Clark TownshipIN
A town of 3,026. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
What should you know before moving to Clark Township?
Clark Township's standout: the median household earns $138K. Overall it grades B−, ranked 334th of 585 in Indiana. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 70% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $388K for a typical one and 4.9 times the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. Clark Township’s median household income is $138,000, above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Clark Township.
What makes Clark Township stand out
Where Clark Township beats most towns.
Clark Township has grown 22% since 2010
2,460 counted in 2010 and 2,887 in 2020; an estimated 3,026 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Clark Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clark Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 2%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lucas Oil Stadium and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clark Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
40 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
15 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
20 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
19 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Clark Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clark 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 Clark Township.
Clark Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and has household incomes well above the Indiana norm, but it has commutes longer than most of Indiana.
Clark Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for its 1,323 working residents takes 31.3 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana. Jobs based here grew from 304 in 2013 to 426.
Most working residents leave Clark Township for work: only 0% work in town. Clark Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Clark Township has added 122 jobs, to 426 in 2023.
| Clark Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Clark Township earns a B+
Its public schools are run by Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 440 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
In Clark Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Clark Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Clark Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clark Township ranks healthier than 59% of the country’s towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 82% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 3,720 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clark Township’s, it is less healthy than 90%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Clark Township beats the Indiana average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of Clark Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Clark Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Clark Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Indiana’s
The median household earns $138,234, against $71,957 across Indiana, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Clark Township. Clark Township has grown 3.9% since 2020, to 3,026 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Clark Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.2 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Clark Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 20.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Clark Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clark Township
About 10 of every 100 Clark Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Clark Township for work
Where Clark Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Clark Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Clark Township is one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,460 and it contained 863 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 774 ft
Clark Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Clark Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Township | #334 | B− | C | — | B+ | B |
| Pleasant Township | #167 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Needham Township | #391 | B− | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Franklin Township | #96 | A | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| Sugar Creek Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Moral Township | #232 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Greenwood | #220 | B+ | B− | C+ | A | B |
Sugar Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clark Township, Pleasant Township, Needham Township, Franklin Township, Sugar Creek Township and Moral Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clark Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Clark Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clark Township, IN a good place to live?
Clark Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #334 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Clark 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 C.