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A town of 6,984. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Pleasant Township grades C− overall, 538th among Indiana's 585 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 77% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. On the other side, residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On cost of living, just 59 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. Pleasant Township’s midpoint age is 47.4 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
Where Pleasant Township beats most towns.
Where Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township.
Pleasant Township has better schools than Franklin Township or any other neighbor, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
17% of Pleasant Township adults report frequent physical distress. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Pleasant Township. This Indiana town beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.7% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
That grade is the best School Grade on its borders; Franklin Township (C+) is next.
One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Marion Community Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Thurgood Marshall IntrmdLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 500 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here fell from 2,357 in 2013 to 1,881.
13% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Township. For most workers, Pleasant Township is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Employers in Pleasant Township shed 476 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,881. The income of the median household for Pleasant Township comes to $59,000.
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.2% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 19°, with about 25 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Here, 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 30% in Indiana as a whole. People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 18% of residents (23% statewide).
| Pleasant Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 22% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Pleasant Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Walkers can cover 0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Pleasant Township: one, of 4 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westlea Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Pleasant Township is lower. Since 1998, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Township
About 4 of every 100 Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Pleasant Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,797 and it contained 3,166 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Pleasant Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | #538 | C− | C+ | — | A− | D |
| Liberty Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Franklin Township | #522 | C− | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Richland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #550 | C− | A− | — | C+ | D |
Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pleasant Township, Liberty Township, Franklin Township and Washington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richland Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pleasant Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pleasant Township grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #538 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.