Jefferson TownshipIN
A town of 1,732. 23% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Jefferson Township a good place to live?
Jefferson Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C for health. Jefferson Township’s median age is 30.7 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. 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.
97% 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
How Jefferson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jefferson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
Jefferson Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 3% work in town. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Jefferson Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Jefferson Township has added 23 jobs, to 298 in 2023.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Jefferson Township’s schools trail 53% of Indiana districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otwell Miller AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 107 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Residents of Jefferson Township are less healthy than 73% of U.S. towns
Jefferson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Jefferson Township.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jefferson Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Jefferson Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Jefferson Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (23% statewide). 13% of Jefferson Township residents are 65 or older. Jefferson Township has lost 3% of its people since 2020, down to 1,732 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Jefferson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Jefferson Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Jefferson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jefferson Township has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation
1.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Jefferson Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jefferson Township
About 7 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Jefferson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jefferson Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,797 and it contained 813 housing units.
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- Area
- 53 sq mi
- Elevation
- 502 ft
Jefferson Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
| Veale Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | D |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #376 | B− | A | — | B− | C− |
| Boone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madison Township | #243 | B+ | B | — | A | C+ |
Jefferson Township and Veale Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Veale Township, Washington Township and Madison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison Township, Boone Township and Marion Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). 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?
23% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
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+.