Green TownshipIN
A town of 1,682.
Is Green Township a good place to live?
Green Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. 98% of households own their home in Green Township, above both Indiana’s towns (76%) and U.S. towns (73%). Only 81 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Green Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Green Township for work
Where Green Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Green Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Green Township is from typical.
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Moving to Green Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green 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 Green Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Green Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Green Township for work: only 2% work in town. 6.4% of Green Township residents live below the poverty line, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Green Township fell to 241 in 2023, 29 fewer than in 2013.
| Green Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Green Township’s schools rank ahead of 66% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Greenfield-Central Com Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 152 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Green Township is 45.9 years. Green Township has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 1,682 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Green Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Green Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
In Green Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Green Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Green Township are healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Green Township beats the Indiana average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of adults feel lonely in Green Township.
| Green Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Green Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Green Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lucas Oil Stadium and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
24 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
23 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
24 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
16 mi MuseumConner Prairie
12 mi TheatreRuoff Music CenterPhoto credits
Lucas 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 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about Green Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Green Township
About 5 of every 100 Green Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Green Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Green Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662 and it contained 663 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 879 ft
Green Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Green Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Vernon Township | #5 | A+ | B | — | A− | A− |
| Brown Township | #180 | A− | A | — | A− | C |
| Fall Creek Township | #131 | A− | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
Green Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Green Township, Vernon Township, Brown Township and Fall Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Green Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Green Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green 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 A−.