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Liberty TownshipIN

A town of 2,082. 27% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.

Is Liberty Township a good place to live?

Liberty Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; its weakest is a C− for health. 6.9% of residents are under 18 in Liberty Township, against 23% in Indiana’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 47 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. Only 67 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Liberty Township stand out

Where Liberty Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Liberty Township for work

Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Monticello Monticello 16% 12% → Lafayette Lafayette 12% 8% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 8% 4% → Monon Monon 4% 3% → West Lafayette West Lafayette 3% 3% → Union Township Union Township 3% Liberty Township · 3% stay
232jobs based in Liberty Township
3%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Liberty Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Liberty Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerNIPSCO22.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liberty Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorth White School CorporationTwin Lakes School Corporation2 districts serve Liberty Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWhite County Circuit Court ClerkWhite County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes47960, 4792547960 95% · 47925 5%Census 2020

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 Liberty Township.

HealthC−

Liberty Township is less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns

Liberty Township beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 45% of adults have obesity in Liberty Township, above both the Indiana town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 16% of adults have diabetes in Liberty Township.

18%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Liberty TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)45%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)43%39%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
32 measures vs. Indiana
2 better19 too close to call11 worse
What stands outLiberty TownshipIN
More adults treating high blood pressure81.4%77.4%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87.6%85.8%
More adults with heart disease8.8%6.8%
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital
7.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Who lives here

In Liberty Township, the median age runs higher than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town

The median age in Liberty Township is 57.5 years. Liberty Township has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 2,082 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 29% of Liberty Township residents are 65 or older.

57.5median age · IN 38.1
Liberty TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Median age57.5 years39.4 years40.5 years
Aged 65 or older29%18%18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+26%22%29%
Liberty TownshipIndianaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma10%
High school42%
Some college14%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate5%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 140 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.3 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Liberty Township
Liberty TownshipINU.S.
Under 102.3%12.4%11.6%
10 to 174.6%10.9%10.3%
18 to 245.2%9.6%9.1%
25 to 348.1%13.1%13.7%
35 to 442.5%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5419.1%12%12.2%
55 to 6428.8%12.5%12.7%
65 to 7420%10.1%10.2%
75 and older9.5%6.7%7%
No diploma9.9%9.6%10.4%
High school41.6%32.5%26%
Some college14.3%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s8.3%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s20.6%18.7%21.6%
Graduate5.3%10.8%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Liberty Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 3% work in town. Liberty Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Liberty Township has added 27 jobs, to 232 in 2023.

3%work in town
Liberty TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work31 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.9%11%8%
Below the poverty line7.6%10%9.6%
Median household income$85,000$71,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Liberty Township3%
Monticello16%
Lafayette12%
Indianapolis8%
Monon4%
25 mi
median commute distance
232
jobs based in Liberty Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Liberty Township

Liberty Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Liberty Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Liberty Township since 2024.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2024

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liberty Township

16pages on Liberty Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Liberty Township; the nearest are

About Liberty Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Liberty Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,064 and it contained 1,971 housing units. Liberty Township was established in 1838.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
676 ft

Liberty Township’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Liberty Township.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownIN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Liberty Township——A—C+C−
Monon Township#568DA—CD
Union Township#493CA−—B−C−
Beaver Township——————
Cass Township——————

Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Monon Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Beaver Township and Cass Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Liberty Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Liberty Township, IN a good place to live?

27% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.

Is Liberty 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.