Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,108 people call this town in Indiana home.
Marion Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 5 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Marion Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Marion Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 979 in 1890, a low of 492 in 1930, 1,117 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 2 maps from 1986 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Marion 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Marion Township.
The top destinations are North Vernon (16%), Seymour (15%) and Columbus (15%). In Marion Township, the average commute is 30 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Marion Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Marion Township, two in five adults have obesity, near the Indiana town median (39%) and above the median of U.S. towns (35%). CDC measures, 32 in all: Marion Township beats Indiana on 1 and trails on 2. For adults locally, the share who have high blood pressure is 41%.
| Marion 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% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Marion Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Marion Township, 59% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails total 2.5 miles in 1 park or preserve. Marion Township’s density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 15 acres.
| Marion Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Marion Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Marion Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Marion Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
Marion Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,117 (representing no change from 2010) and it contained 461 housing units.
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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+.