Jefferson TownshipIN
A town of 1,019.
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 incomes. Jefferson Township’s mean commuting time is 60 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 46 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on incomes. Only 63 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,019 people, and everyone knows the way
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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.
Residents of Jefferson Township are less healthy than four in five U.S. towns
In Jefferson Township, 15% of adults have diabetes, above both Indiana’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (12%). The town does better than the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 10. 43% of adults have high blood pressure here.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jefferson Township has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Commuting out is the norm in Jefferson Township: 2% of working residents work locally. Among residents locally, 17% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Spencer (18%), Indianapolis (12%) and Richland Township (7%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jefferson Township is older than the Indiana average
For adults 25 and older in Jefferson Township, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 20%. Its median age comes in at 49 years.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 31% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Jefferson Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Jefferson Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 48.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Jefferson Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Jefferson Township brings chilly winters and warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 16 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Jefferson Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
One declared disaster, in 2008, has brought federal aid to Jefferson Township households. On expected storm and flood damage, Jefferson Township sits below 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 51% come from inland flooding and 14% from strong winds. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jefferson Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Jefferson Township has shrunk 10% since 2010
1,129 counted in 2010 and 998 in 2020; an estimated 1,019 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 thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 998 (down from 1,129 at 2010) and it contained 478 housing units.
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- Area
- 48 sq mi
- Elevation
- 522 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+.