Clark TownshipIN
A town of 1,087.
Is Clark Township a good place to live?
The best of Clark Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 14 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Clark Township. 13% of the land in Clark Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Ferdinand State Forest, at 3,424 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Clark Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,087 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Clark Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clark Township is from typical.
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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.
The FEMA risk score in Clark Township is higher than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
Clark Township’s FEMA risk score is 80 of 100, above both the Indiana town median (38 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Clark Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Clark Township for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Tell City (10%), Oil Township (10%) and Jasper (9%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
| Clark Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Clark Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Clark Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Clark Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosier National Forest | 4.7 mi | 2,650 |
| 2. Ferdinand State Forest | 1.3 mi | 3,424 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health in Clark Township trails 56% of U.S. towns
Clark Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 40% of Clark Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Clark Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clark Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Clark Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Clark Township
About 1 of every 100 Clark Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% 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 seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,063 and it contained 489 housing units.
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- Area
- 75 sq mi
- Elevation
- 558 ft
Questions about Clark Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clark 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.