Monroe TownshipIN
A town of 1,315. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Monroe Township a good place to live?
Monroe Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. On incomes, just 103 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. A typical home costs about $256K, 4 years of the Kokomo metro’s $64K median household income. Only 6 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Monroe Township. Only 105 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Monroe Township stand out
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
1,315 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Monroe Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Monroe Township is from typical.
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Moving to Monroe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroe 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 Monroe Township.
Public schools in Monroe Township beat 88% of Indiana districts
Western School Corporation runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Monroe Township teach 1,149 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 622 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, the median household income in Monroe Township is higher
For most workers, Monroe Township is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The share of residents in Monroe Township who live below the poverty line is 1.5%, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Monroe Township grew to 113 in 2023, 47 more than in 2013. The average trip to work for Monroe Township comes to 28 minutes.
| Monroe Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $128,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Monroe Township’s year
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Indiana overall
The share of adults 25 and older in Monroe Township who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 38%. People 65 and older are nearly a quarter of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide).
| Monroe Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Monroe Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Monroe Township, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Monroe Township break down as 53% from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. For Monroe Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 42 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monroe Township is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Against the Indiana average, Monroe Township comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. The share of adults in Monroe Township who feel lonely is 29%, where Indiana’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%. 35% of adults have obesity in the town.
| Monroe Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Monroe Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 2 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Monroe Township for work
Where Monroe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Monroe Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Monroe Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,325, down from 1,407 in 2010.
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 810 ft
Questions about Monroe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monroe Township, IN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Monroe 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+.