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A town of 7,302. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Hamilton Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $187K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Muncie metro’s $58K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 337th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 80% of Indiana towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. 23% of residents are 65 or older in Hamilton Township, against 18% in Indiana’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns.
Where Hamilton Township beats most towns.
Where Hamilton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Hamilton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,340 in 1890, 7,169 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township.
Its A− for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $187K.
Its public schools are run by Delaware Community School Corp. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Delta High School, with 848 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 602 | C+ |
| Delta High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 848 | A |
| Royerton Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 596 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Hamilton Township for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Hamilton Township is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Muncie (40%), Indianapolis (9%) and Anderson (3%).
| Hamilton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
22% of adults report frequent mental distress in Hamilton Township. Hamilton Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 36% of adults feel lonely in Hamilton Township.
| Hamilton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hamilton Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hamilton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hamilton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). 34% of Hamilton Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Hamilton Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Hamilton Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamilton Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi MuseumConner Prairie
34 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center
34 mi MuseumFort Recovery
4 mi GardenMinnetrista
36 mi MuseumIndiana Transportation Museum
33 mi MuseumLevi Coffin HouseConner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Indiana Transportation Museum: Jeremy C. Schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hamilton Township
About 6 of every 100 Hamilton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Hamilton Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 12,169 and it contained 18,785 housing units.
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6 towns share a border with Hamilton Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | #337 | B− | B | — | A− | C |
| Center Township | #536 | C− | B+ | — | C− | D |
| Delaware Township | #140 | A− | A+ | — | A− | C |
| Harrison Township | #412 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Union Township | #332 | B− | A+ | — | A− | C− |
| Muncie | #578 | D | B+ | D | C− | D |
| Liberty Township | #306 | B | A | — | A− | C− |
Hamilton Township, Center Township, Delaware Township, Harrison Township, Union Township and Liberty Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hamilton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hamilton Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #337 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
