Jackson TownshipClay County, IN
A town of 2,812. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
Jackson Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $227K, 4 years of the Terre Haute metro’s $57K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 322nd of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, the median household earns $96K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 9 have a higher median age than Jackson Township. The biggest park or preserve is Forest Park, at 26 acres.
What makes Jackson Township stand out
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Jackson Township for work
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Jackson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
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Moving to Jackson Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jackson Township.
Jackson Township sends most of its workers to Terre Haute and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
For health, Jackson Township earns a C−
Against the 9,213 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jackson Township’s, it is less healthy than 96%, so it trails even them.
43% of adults have obesity in Jackson Township, above both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Jackson Township. Jackson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Jackson Township beat 71% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Clay Community Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 237 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Jackson Township
Jackson Township has 267 jobs for its 1,078 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jackson Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 5.3% of Jackson Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jackson Township has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation
5.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More of Jackson Township’s residents are 65 or older than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Jackson Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Low risk in Jackson Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Jackson Township
Jackson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Memorial Stadium and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
30 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park
35 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
36 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art18 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
18 mi MuseumSwope Art MuseumPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Jackson Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 7 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Jackson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jackson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,839 (up from 2,739 at 2010) and it contained 1,187 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 623 ft
Jackson Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | #322 | B | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Cass Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Van Buren Township | #273 | B | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Posey Township | #370 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Washington Township · Washington Township | #288 | B | A | — | A− | D |
Jackson Township, Van Buren Township, Posey Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cass Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Washington Township and Washington Township are one community, graded once. Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jackson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jackson Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Jackson Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #322 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Jackson 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 B+.