Jackson TownshipIN
A town of 891.
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
Jackson Township’s average commute is 35 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 571 in Indiana we compare has a lower midpoint rent than Jackson Township. Pine Bluff Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Jackson Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
891 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
A smaller share of working residents in Jackson Township work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
In Jackson Township, the income of the median household is $99,000. 4.8% of Jackson Township residents live below the poverty line, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles. The top destinations are Indianapolis (17%), Greencastle (9%) and Crawfordsville (8%).
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jackson Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 19°, with about 22 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
FEMA puts 41% of Jackson Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tornadoes. Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Jackson Township is
Among adults in Jackson Township, 40% have high blood pressure. This Indiana town beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Jackson Township, 8.5% of the land is conserved
Walkers can cover 6.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Jackson Township: one, of 7 acres. Also worth knowing: its trail density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Jackson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pine Bluff Ridge | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lucas Oil Stadium and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
31 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
30 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
31 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
29 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
31 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Jackson Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 1 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
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
About Jackson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jackson Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 857 (slightly up from 854 at 2010) and it contained 382 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 869 ft
Questions about Jackson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jackson Township, IN a good place to live?
Jackson Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.