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A town of 1,180.
Jackson Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. Jackson Township’s median age is 60 years, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 9 have a lower average trip to work than Jackson Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. Only 19 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Jackson Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1903 and 3 maps from 1962 on.
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.
People 65 and older are 34% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 10% of residents (23% statewide). 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 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 | 0.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Jackson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 13% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Jackson Township, above both the Indiana town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). 24% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Jackson Township.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.2% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18% | 14.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 13.5% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8% of Jackson Township working residents work locally. Jobs based in Jackson Township fell to 203 in 2023, 55 fewer than in 2013. 4.8% of Jackson Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jackson Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Jackson Township; the nearest are
About 0 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 fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,207 (up from 1,173 at 2010 The township was named for President Andrew Jackson.) and it contained 493 housing units.
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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−.