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A town of 7,453.
German Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $166K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B− overall, 359th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On civic life, just 81 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse. Pugh Ford Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far German Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in German 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.
Ordered by what stands out in German Township.
In German Township, 80% of adults had a checkup this year, close to Indiana’s towns (80%) and above U.S. towns (79%). This Indiana town tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. Just over two fifths of German Township adults have obesity.
| German Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to Bartholomew Con School Corp. 580 students attend German Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorsville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 580 | C− |
| Tabernacle Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 17 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
German Township has about as many jobs (3,063) as working residents, but only 231 people both live and work here.
For residents in German Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 14%. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs here fell by 701 from 2013 to 2023, to 3,063. The town’s average trip to work stands at 22 minutes.
| German Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.4% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The trail density for German Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile, near the Indiana town median (0.2) and below the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| German Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among residents in German Township, 25% are under 18. The age mix tracks Indiana closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts German Township at 7,453 residents, up 5.7% since 2020. 20% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 30% across Indiana.
| German Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| German Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The national flood insurance program has paid 6 claims in German Township since 1998. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in German Township break down as 63% from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around German Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
6 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
32 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
34 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
39 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle FieldhouseLucas 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 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of German Township
About 4 of every 100 German Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
German Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,093 and it contained 2,920 housing units.
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6 towns share a border with German Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | #359 | B− | A | — | B− | C |
| Flat Rock Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Jackson Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Blue River Township | #354 | B− | A | — | C | C |
| Pleasant View Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Columbus · Columbus Township | #200 | B+ | B | A | B− | B− |
Flat Rock Township and Jackson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. German Township, Flat Rock Township, Jackson Township and Blue River Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pleasant View Village isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Columbus Township and Columbus are one community, graded once. Compare German Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
German Township grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #359 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and B− for schools.
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.
