German TownshipVanderburgh County, IN
A town of 7,491.
Is German Township a good place to live?
German Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $246K, 3.6 years of the Evansville metro’s $68K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 442nd of 585 in Indiana. Only 101 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Moutoux Park, at 103 acres.
97% of working residents leave German Township for work
Where German Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How German Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far German Township is from typical.
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Moving to German Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in German Township.
German Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Evansville and beyond, but it has little public open land.
More than half of German Township’s working residents commute to Evansville
German Township has 948 jobs for its 3,440 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave German Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in German Township grew to 948 in 2023, 118 more than in 2013. 6% of residents live below the poverty line in German Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| German Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 5.6% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
German Township’s schools rank behind 62% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Heights Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 451 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
On this, German Township is against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). German Township has grown 4.6% since 2020, to 7,491 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| German Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 66% are men (IN 51%).
| German Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Four seasons and pleasant summers in German Township
German Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in German Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
German Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in German Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in German Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
Within Indiana it is healthier than 77% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
83% of adults had a checkup this year in German Township. German Township beats the Indiana average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 6.7% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in German Township.
| German Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | German Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.6% of German Township is conserved land
Just 117 of its 18,367 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in German Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moutoux Park | 0.2 mi | 103 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS LST-325 and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around German Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
40 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
7 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
13 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
4 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden
35 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about German Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of German Township
About 2 of every 100 German Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About German Township
Township in Indiana, United States
German Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,441 and it contained 2,909 housing units. German Township was organized in 1845.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 29 sq mi
- Elevation
- 479 ft
German Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with German Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | #442 | C+ | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Perry Township | #336 | B− | B | — | C+ | B |
| Robinson Township | #254 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Armstrong Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | B |
Armstrong Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. German Township, Perry Township, Robinson Township and Armstrong Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare German Township with a neighbor →
Questions about German Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is German Township, IN a good place to live?
German Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #442 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is German Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.