Jennings TownshipIN
A town of 1,461.
Is Jennings Township a good place to live?
Jennings Township’s best subject grade is an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for health. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Jennings Township, above both Indiana’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 9 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. 25% of the land in Jennings Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Harrison-Crawford State Forest, at 6,308 acres with 12.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. On the outdoors, just 70 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. Jennings Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jennings Township stand out
Where Jennings Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Jennings Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 14.9% | 8.1% |
1,461 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Jennings Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jennings Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Jennings Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jennings 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 Jennings Township.
A larger share of adults in Jennings Township report frequent physical distress than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
20% of adults report frequent physical distress in Jennings Township. Only 7 of the 590 Indiana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Jennings Township. 46% of adults have high blood pressure in Jennings Township.
| Jennings Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 21% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Jennings Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Jennings Township’s schools trail 67% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Crawford County Community School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Crawford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 145 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score in Jennings Township is higher than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
The FEMA risk score in Jennings Township is 80 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers nearly a quarter of Jennings Township
15 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harrison-Crawford State Forest | 12.8 mi | 6,308 |
| 2. Bat Wing Cave Nature Preserve | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Jennings Township
Jennings Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Jennings Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jennings Township has 0.9 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Jennings Township for work: only 5% work in town. 16% of Jennings Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Jennings Township has added 274 jobs, to 506 in 2023.
| Jennings Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Jennings Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jennings Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Jennings Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
About Jennings Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Jennings Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,458 and it contained 677 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 45 sq mi
- Elevation
- 748 ft
Questions about Jennings Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jennings Township, IN expensive?
The typical home is worth about $144,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.