Jackson TownshipHuntington County, IN
A town of 4,226.
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
Jackson Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $227K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Huntington area’s $66K median household income. It grades A− overall, 108th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $77K. 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Jackson Township, above both the Indiana town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Roanoke Park, at 23 acres.
97% 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 has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
In Jackson Township, 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 3% of working residents stay in Jackson Township for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Jackson Township grew to 723 in 2023, 126 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (29%), Huntington (17%) and Lafayette Township (5%).
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jackson Township’s public schools outperform 57% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Huntington Co Com School Corp. Enrollment at Jackson Township’s public school: 402 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 402 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Jackson Township
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Jackson Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
46% of Jackson Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 21%. Compared with 66% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Jackson Township is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 80% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Jackson Township: 13% of adults report frequent physical distress. Against the Indiana average, Jackson Township comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Jackson Township, 1.6% of the land is conserved
There are 1.4 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Roanoke Park | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
32 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
8 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
10 mi MuseumForks of the Wabash
36 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of Fame
16 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Jackson Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 2 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Jackson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,125 (up from 4,043 at 2010) and it contained 1,856 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 784 ft
Jackson Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | #108 | A− | A− | — | B | B |
| Union Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Lafayette Township | #182 | A− | B− | — | A− | B |
| Clear Creek Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | B |
Union Township, Clear Creek Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Union Township, Lafayette Township, Clear Creek Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. 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 A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #108 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and B for schools.
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 A−.