Patoka TownshipIN
1,599 people live in this town in Indiana.
Is Patoka Township a good place to live?
Patoka Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. Patoka Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 26 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score lower on health. The median household income is $60K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. The biggest park or preserve is Hoosier National Forest, at 184 acres. Patoka Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
97% of working residents leave Patoka Township for work
Where Patoka Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Patoka Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Patoka Township is from typical.
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Moving to Patoka Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Patoka 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 Patoka Township.
Patoka Township stands out in Indiana and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent physical distress
The share of adults in Patoka Township who have high blood pressure: 46%. Among 590 Indiana towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Patoka Township. Of 32 CDC measures, Patoka Township beats the Indiana average on 1 and trails it on 17.
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Patoka Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.5% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.8% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Patoka Township’s public schools trail 67% of Indiana districts
The public schools here belong to Crawford County Community School Corp. Its one school is below. Patoka Township’s only public school teaches 170 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Crawford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 170 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Patoka Township’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Jasper (8%), Indianapolis (6%) and French Lick (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Patoka Township: 3% of working residents work locally. This Indiana town had 150 jobs in 2023, up 75 from 2013.
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Patoka Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Patoka Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
52% of Patoka Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 23%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 43 claims in the town since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 2.4% of Patoka Township
Across 1 park or preserve: 6.3 miles of trail. The trail density in Patoka Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosier National Forest | 0.1 mi | 184 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Patoka Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Patoka Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Patoka Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Patoka Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Patoka Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,620 and it contained 1,585 housing units.
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- Area
- 46 sq mi
- Elevation
- 709 ft
Patoka Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Patoka Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patoka Township | — | — | A | — | C | D |
| Johnson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sterling Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eckerty | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Patoka Township and Sterling Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Patoka Township and Sterling Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Johnson Township, Jackson Township, Eckerty, Greenfield Township and Union Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Patoka Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Patoka Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Patoka Township, IN a good place to live?
1,599 people live in this town in Indiana.
Is Patoka 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.