Pike TownshipIN
A town of 489.
Is Pike Township a good place to live?
Pike Township’s mean commuting time is 37 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 3 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than Pike Township. Pike Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
489 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pike Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pike 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 Pike Township.
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, fewer of Pike Township’s working residents work locally
Among residents in Pike Township, 5.8% live below the poverty line, below both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Rising Sun (12%), Cincinnati (8%) and Lawrenceburg (5%). Its median household income comes in at $68,000.
| Pike Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Pike Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pike Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Pike Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 62 of 100. 41% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Pike Township is
Pike Township does better than the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. 41% of Pike Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Pike Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pike Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ark Encounter and 43 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pike Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
32 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
19 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
33 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
33 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto credits
Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Pike Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pike Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Pike Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Pike Township for work
Where Pike Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pike Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Pike Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 492 and it contained 200 housing units.
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 853 ft
Questions about Pike Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pike Township, IN a good place to live?
Pike Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.