Honey Creek TownshipIN
This town in Indiana has a population of 17,354.
Is Honey Creek Township a good place to live?
The data are hard on it. Its weakest subject is health — residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Taken together, its subjects give Honey Creek Township a D overall, better than nearly a tenth of U.S. towns. That places it 581st of 585 in Indiana. A typical home there costs about $181K, 3.2 years of the Terre Haute metro’s $57K median household income. Where it does best is hazard risk (B). The town has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Rocky Edge and Country Club of Terre Haute. Only 67 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on cost of living.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
How Honey Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Honey Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Honey Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Honey Creek 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 Honey Creek Township.
Honey Creek Township earns a C− for health
Honey Creek Township: a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 26% in Indiana’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. Among adults in the town, 42% have obesity. 19% of adults in Honey Creek Township smoke cigarettes; 14% have diabetes.
| Honey Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Honey Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.2% | 8.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.6% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Honey Creek Township’s schools rank behind 73% of Indiana districts
The largest public high school is Terre Haute South Vigo High School, with 1,544 students. Public schools: Vigo County School Corp. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 666 | B− |
| Terre Haute South Vigo High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,544 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Honey Creek Township’s year
The peak summer temperature for Honey Creek Township comes to 87°F, above Indiana’s towns (84°F) and close to U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Honey Creek Township’s working residents commute to Terre Haute
Commuting out is the norm in the town: 16% of working residents work locally. Honey Creek Township: 5.4% of workers work remotely from home. Its typical journey to work stands at 18 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 7 miles away.
| Honey Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.4% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Indiana overall
Indiana has 30% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 30%. Children under 18 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). Honey Creek Township’s midpoint age stands at 39 years.
| Honey Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 39 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 125 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.3 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 72% are men (IN 50%). Median age: women 41.1, men 37.9.
| Honey Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
In Honey Creek Township, 2.3% of the land is conserved
Just 506 of its 21,653 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Honey Creek Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
The biggest park or preserve is Pfizer, at 31 acres. Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.3 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pfizer | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Honey Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 56% of Honey Creek Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to earthquakes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 2008: 26.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Turkey Run State Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Honey Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
36 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park5 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
5 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
5 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
26 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto credits
Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Honey Creek Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Honey Creek Township
About 6 of every 100 Honey Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Honey Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Honey Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,179 and it contained 6,509 housing units. It contains Terre Haute's main shopping district along U.S. Route 41 and is by far the most characteristically suburban of the twelve Vigo County townships. The population includes inmates from the Terre Haute Federal Penitentiary, located at its northwest corner.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 492 ft
Honey Creek Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Honey Creek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek Township | #581 | D | C+ | — | C | C− |
| Riley Township | #583 | D | C | — | C | C− |
| Sugar Creek Township | #519 | C− | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Terre Haute | #584 | D | B− | D | C | D |
| Harrison Township | #571 | D | B | — | C | D |
| Prairieton Township | — | — | B | — | C | C− |
| Linton Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
Prairieton Township and Linton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Honey Creek Township, Riley Township, Sugar Creek Township, Harrison Township, Prairieton Township and Linton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Honey Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Honey Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Honey Creek Township, IN a good place to live?
Honey Creek Township grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #581 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Honey Creek 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 C+.