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Indiana›Huntington County

Clear Creek TownshipIN

A town of 2,013.

Is Clear Creek Township a good place to live?

Clear Creek Township’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 2 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Clear Creek Township. Homes are within reach, about $298K for a typical one, or 4.5 years of the Huntington area’s $66K median household income. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Clear Creek Township. Clear Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Clear Creek Township for work

Where Clear Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 31% 16% → Huntington Huntington 16% 4% → Lafayette Township Lafayette Township 4% 3% → Warsaw Warsaw 3% 3% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 3% 2% → Union Township Union Township 2% Clear Creek Township · 1% stay
96jobs based in Clear Creek Township
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Clear Creek Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clear Creek Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Clear Creek Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Clear Creek Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet10 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clear Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHuntington County Community School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHuntington County Circuit Court ClerkHuntington County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code4675046750 100%Census 2020

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 Clear Creek Township.

HealthC

Clear Creek Township is less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns

Clear Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Clear Creek Township, above both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Clear Creek Township.

25%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Clear Creek TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%39%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%39%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%17%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)26%26%23%
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outClear Creek TownshipIN
More adults with COPD9.5%8.1%
More adults with heart disease7.6%6.8%
Parkview Huntington Hospital
3.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Clear Creek Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Clear Creek Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 22 minutes, Clear Creek Township’s average trip to work is below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 7% of Clear Creek Township residents live below the poverty line.

1%work in town
Clear Creek TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work22 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line7%10%9.6%
Median household income$85,000$71,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Clear Creek Township1%
Fort Wayne31%
Huntington16%
Lafayette Township4%
Warsaw3%
19 mi
median commute distance
96
jobs based in Clear Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

Fewer young adults than Indiana overall

Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (37% statewide). Clear Creek Township’s median age is 48.6 years. Clear Creek Township has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 2,013 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

48.6median age · IN 38.1
Clear Creek TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Median age48.6 years39.4 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+36%22%29%
Clear Creek TownshipIndianaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma3%
High school35%
Some college14%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s25%
Graduate11%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Clear Creek Township
Clear Creek TownshipINU.S.
Under 108.6%12.4%11.6%
10 to 1713.6%10.9%10.3%
18 to 245.8%9.6%9.1%
25 to 345.8%13.1%13.7%
35 to 446.1%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5421.1%12%12.2%
55 to 6420.5%12.5%12.7%
65 to 7412.2%10.1%10.2%
75 and older6.4%6.7%7%
No diploma3%9.6%10.4%
High school35.1%32.5%26%
Some college13.5%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s12.1%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s25%18.7%21.6%
Graduate11.3%10.8%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

In Clear Creek Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Clear Creek Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Clear Creek Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clear Creek Township.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
11
paid flood claims since 1980

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Clear Creek Township

16pages on Clear Creek Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Clear Creek Township

About Clear Creek Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Clear Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,984 (slightly up from 1,928 at 2010) and it contained 750 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
817 ft

Clear Creek Township’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Clear Creek Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownIN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Clear Creek Township——B+—BC
Warren Township——————
Huntington Township#272BA—BC
Jackson Township#108A−A−—BB
Washington Township——B+—BC+

Clear Creek Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clear Creek Township, Huntington Township, Jackson Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Warren Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clear Creek Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Clear Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Clear Creek 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 B+.