Jefferson TownshipIN
A town of 1,291.
Is Jefferson Township a good place to live?
Jefferson Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Jefferson Township. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On civic life, just 98 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is France Park, at 93 acres. Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jefferson Township stand out
Where Jefferson Township beats most towns.
1,291 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Jefferson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jefferson Township is from typical.
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Moving to Jefferson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township.
A larger share of adults have obesity in Jefferson Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
47% of adults have obesity in Jefferson Township, above both the Indiana town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 15% of Jefferson Township adults have diabetes. Jefferson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 15.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jefferson Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 29 minutes, Jefferson Township’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Jefferson Township.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jefferson Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: the median age there is higher
The median age in Jefferson Township is 49.7 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.7 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 94% are men (IN 51%).
| Jefferson Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 27.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Low risk in Jefferson Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jefferson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jefferson Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Jefferson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jefferson Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. France Park | — | 93 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jefferson Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Jefferson Township has shrunk 11% since 2010
1,452 counted in 2010 and 1,297 in 2020; an estimated 1,291 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Jefferson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jefferson Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 (down from 1,452 at 2010) and contained 580 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft
Questions about Jefferson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jefferson 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.