Delaware TownshipIN
A town of 1,548, settled in 1838.
Is Delaware Township a good place to live?
Delaware Township’s best subject grades are an A− for civic life and a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 16 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Delaware Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Delaware Township for work
Where Delaware Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Delaware Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Delaware Township is from typical.
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Moving to Delaware Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delaware 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 Delaware Township.
Delaware Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.2% of Delaware Township working residents work locally, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Delaware Township fell to 60 in 2023, 24 fewer than in 2013. Delaware Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Delaware Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Delaware Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Delaware Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Delaware Township trails 58% of U.S. towns
Delaware Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 39% of Delaware Township adults have high blood pressure, against 39% in Indiana’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Delaware Township.
| Delaware Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Delaware Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Delaware Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delaware Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Delaware Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Delaware Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Delaware Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Delaware Township
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Delaware is an unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 922 ft
Delaware Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Delaware Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Franklin Township | #179 | A− | A | — | B | B− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | #212 | B+ | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| Johnson Township | #210 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C |
| Laughery Township | #190 | B+ | B+ | — | A | B− |
Delaware Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Delaware Township, Franklin Township, Center Township, Johnson Township and Laughery Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delaware Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Delaware Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delaware 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+.