Lancaster TownshipIN
A town of 1,169.
Is Lancaster Township a good place to live?
The best of Lancaster Township’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and cost of living; the weakest is a C for health. 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Lancaster Township, below both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 594 Indiana towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lancaster Township. Lancaster Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,169 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lancaster Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Lancaster Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lancaster Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lancaster 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 Lancaster Township.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lancaster Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Lancaster Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Lancaster Township has lost 44 jobs, to 60 in 2023. At 28 minutes, Lancaster Township’s average trip to work is above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Lancaster Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Lancaster Township is less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns
Lancaster Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 41% of Lancaster Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Lancaster Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lancaster Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.9% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lancaster Township
Lancaster Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Lancaster Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lancaster Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lancaster Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lancaster Township
About 3 of every 100 Lancaster Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Lancaster Township for work
Where Lancaster Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lancaster Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Lancaster Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,130 (down from 1,150 at 2010) and it contained 477 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
Questions about Lancaster Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lancaster 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 B+.