Jefferson TownshipElkhart County, IN
The town, home to 11,189 people, lies in Indiana.
Is Jefferson Township a good place to live?
On incomes it is strong: the median household earns $112K. The trade-off is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 69% of the country. At about $309K, a typical home costs 4.5 years of the Elkhart metro’s $69K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns. That places it 292nd of 585 in Indiana. Elcona Country Club is on the National Register of Historic Places. On cost of living, just 83 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. 29% of residents are under 18 in Jefferson Township, above both the Indiana town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Jefferson Township stand out
Where Jefferson Township beats most towns.
Jefferson Township has grown 15% since 2010
9,688 counted in 2010 and 10,989 in 2020; an estimated 11,189 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
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.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jefferson Township.
Jefferson Township has household incomes well above the Indiana norm and has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Jefferson Township, mostly inland flooding
Paid flood insurance claims in Jefferson Township since 2018: one. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 88% of U.S. communities. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 25%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jefferson Township’s public schools outperform 72% of Indiana districts
The Middlebury Community Schools runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 344 students attend Jefferson Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 344 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Jefferson Township has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 1,170 in 2013 to 1,645.
3.8% of working residents work locally in Jefferson Township. Employers in Jefferson Township added 475 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,645. The mean commuting time in the town is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Elkhart (24%), Goshen (19%) and Middlebury (7%).
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jefferson Township earns a C for health
Against the 6,843 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jefferson Township’s, it is less healthy than 94%, so it trails even them.
Among adults in Jefferson Township, 19% report frequent mental distress. Against the Indiana average, Jefferson Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Jefferson Township’s year
The peak summer temperature for Jefferson Township comes to 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Open space protected for good: 2% of Jefferson Township
3.0 miles of trail. Jefferson Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More children than Indiana overall
The median household earns $112,136, against $71,957 across Indiana, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
In Jefferson Township, 11% of residents are 65 or older. Indiana has 30% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 25%. For Jefferson Township, the median age is 35.3 years.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 35.3 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Jefferson Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Jefferson Township
About 4 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
96% of working residents leave Jefferson Township for work
Where Jefferson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Jefferson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jefferson Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,688, up 3,143 from 6,545 in 2000, the largest numeric increase of any of the 16 townships in Elkhart County over that timespan.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 833 ft
Jefferson Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Middlebury Township (B−) comes closest. Concord Township next door grades lower for schools (C to Jefferson Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | #292 | B | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Concord Township | #484 | C | B+ | — | C | D |
| Goshen | #508 | C | B− | C | C+ | C |
| Middlebury Township | #353 | B− | C | — | B+ | C |
| Elkhart Township | #434 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Washington Township | #555 | C− | B− | — | C− | C− |
Jefferson Township, Concord Township, Middlebury Township, Elkhart Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Jefferson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jefferson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jefferson Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Jefferson Township grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #292 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
Is Jefferson Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.