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A town of 11,756, laid out in 1813.
Patoka Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $160K, 2.4 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 400th of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 48% of working residents work locally in Patoka Township, above both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 3 of the 593 Indiana towns we compare have a lower average commute than Patoka Township. Lyles Consolidated School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Patoka Township beats most towns.
Lyles Consolidated SchoolWhere Patoka Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Patoka Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A for history (laid out 1813; 1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its B− comes from the livability subjects above.
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Census counts: 99 in 1850, 706 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Ordered by what stands out in Patoka Township.
Patoka Township draws workers from Evansville and beyond and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it scores below Center Township and its other neighbors on health.
15,377 jobs are based in Patoka Township, 3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 15 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Patoka Township’s middle household income stands at $65,000. Since 2013, Patoka Township has added 2,070 jobs, to 15,377 in 2023. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 13%. The top destinations are Princeton (23%), Evansville (13%) and Indianapolis (3%).
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The largest public high school is Princeton Community High School, with 580 students. The public schools here belong to North Gibson School Corporation. Two of its 6 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Community MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 437 | C |
| Princeton Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 580 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than that grade, from Center Township (C) to Montgomery Township (C+).
In Patoka Township, 29% of adults get no exercise outside work. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Patoka Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 15.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.4 years of the county’s $68K median household income, the typical home (about $160K) costs less against local pay than in 77% of Indiana towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 53% in five years, to about $160K, against 29% across Indiana.
The typical Patoka Township home is worth about $160,000, up 9.4% in a year, 38% below the Indiana typical home. Its median rent is $1,026 a month. Among households here, 71% live in a home they own.
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,026 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
12 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. The trail density for Patoka Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Patoka Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Side Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Lafayette Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Public Pool | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For Patoka Township, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Patoka Township has had 10 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. On expected storm and flood damage, Patoka Township sits below 57% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 30% to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Patoka Township
About 2 of every 100 Patoka Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Patoka is the fourth largest town and sixth largest community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Patoka had a population of 706.
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6 towns share a border with Patoka Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patoka Township · Patoka | #400 | B− | A− | — | B− | D |
| White River Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Montgomery Township | #218 | B+ | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Center Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Union Township | #166 | A− | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
White River Township and Center Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Patoka Township, White River Township, Montgomery Township, Center Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Washington Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Patoka and Patoka Township are one community, graded once. Compare Patoka Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Patoka Township grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #400 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.