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A town of 3,531.
Harrison Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 412th among Indiana's 585 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $83K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $236K, 4.1 years of the Muncie metro’s $58K median household income. On cost of living, just 99 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Harrison Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,041 in 1890, 3,463 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 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 Harrison 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 Harrison Township.
That puts Harrison Township against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide).
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Harrison Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Its public schools are run by the Wes-Del Community Schools. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School, with 435 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes-Del Middle/Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 435 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Harrison 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
Harrison Township has about as many jobs (1,352) as working residents, but only 85 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 32.7 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Harrison Township for work: only 7% work in town. Harrison Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Harrison Township grew to 1,352 in 2023, 432 more than in 2013.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
28% of Harrison Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Harrison Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 14% of Harrison Township adults have diabetes.
| Harrison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Harrison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.9% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison Township. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MuseumConner Prairie
29 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center
40 mi MuseumFort Recovery
31 mi MuseumIndiana Transportation Museum
7 mi GardenMinnetrista
38 mi MuseumLevi Coffin HouseConner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Indiana Transportation Museum: Jeremy C. Schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison Township
About 4 of every 100 Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2020 census, its population was 3,463 and it contained 1,462 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Harrison Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Monroe Township (B−) is closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | #412 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Yorktown | #54 | A | B+ | — | A | B+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Monroe Township | #342 | B− | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Hamilton Township | #337 | B− | B | — | A− | C |
Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Harrison Township, Yorktown, Washington Township, Monroe Township and Hamilton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harrison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Harrison Township grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #412 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
