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A town of 4,045. 37% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Jackson Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $235K, 2.9 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 351st of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, it has 21 miles of trail. Jackson Township’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 86 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. The biggest place to walk is Yellowwood State Forest, 7,413 acres with 13.5 miles of trail.
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
19.6% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,012 in 1890, a low of 1,326 in 1930, 3,938 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson 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 Jackson Township.
Jackson Township looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Nashville and beyond.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yellowwood State Forest | 13.5 mi | 7,413 |
| 2. Trevlac Bluffs Nature Preserve | 3.5 mi | 282 |
| 3. Hitz-Rhodehamel Woods | 0.5 mi | 131 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Brown County School Corporation. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmsburg Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 224 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Jackson Township has 279 jobs for its 1,544 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 39.7 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 5% work in town. 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Jackson Township. Jobs based in Jackson Township fell to 279 in 2023, 34 fewer than in 2013.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
30% of Jackson Township residents are 65 or older. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 4 have a higher median age than Jackson Township. 16% of Jackson Township residents are under 18.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.4 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Jackson Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Jackson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 60 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jackson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Indiana it is healthier than 60% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Jackson Township beats the Indiana average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
21 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
34 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
14 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly HallLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 3 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
Jackson Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,938 (down from 4,002 at 2010) and it contained 2,154 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; Washington Township (B) is closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township · Jackson Township | #351 | B− | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Hamblen Township | #277 | B | A− | — | B | B− |
| Washington Township | #303 | B | A− | — | B | B− |
| Benton Township | #213 | B+ | B | — | A− | B |
| Nashville | — | — | B+ | — | B | B− |
Nashville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Hamblen Township, Washington Township, Benton Township and Nashville report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township and Jackson Township are one community, graded once. Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Jackson Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #351 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
