Deer CreekIN
Is Deer Creek a good place to live?
Deer Creek’s age of the median resident is 49.7 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Sycamore Row is on the National Register of Historic Places. Deer Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Deer Creek stand out
Where Deer Creek beats most towns.
183 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Deer Creek: who provides what
Deer Creek is unincorporated, so Carroll County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Deer Creek.
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Indiana has 30% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 39%. Adults 35 to 64 are 54% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 9% of residents (23% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 22% and 46% women
The Census survey reached too few of Deer Creek’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Deer Creek | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Deer Creek has four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 19 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Deer Creek, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 56% of Deer Creek’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves. The FEMA hazard score locally is 61 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Deer Creek is
18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Deer Creek. In Deer Creek, 42% of adults have obesity, and 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Deer Creek | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Deer Creek | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.3% | 66.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ross–Ade Stadium and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deer Creek. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium15 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal
25 mi State parkProphetstown State Park23 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach14 mi MuseumGrissom Air Museum
22 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of FamePhoto credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Deer Creek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Deer Creek; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Deer Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Questions about Deer Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deer Creek, IN a good place to live?
Deer Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.