Prairie TownshipIN
A town of 1,084.
Is Prairie Township a good place to live?
Prairie Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 40 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Only 97 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Prairie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,084 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Prairie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Prairie Township is from typical.
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Moving to Prairie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie 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 Prairie Township.
Prairie Township stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
0.7% of working residents work locally in Prairie Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. Prairie Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Kokomo (28%), Indianapolis (11%) and Liberty Township (9%).
| Prairie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Prairie Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Prairie Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Prairie Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Prairie Township is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Prairie Township beats the Indiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults feel lonely in Prairie Township, below both Indiana’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (33%). 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Prairie Township.
| Prairie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Prairie Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer children than Indiana overall
Children under 18 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Prairie Township is 43.2 years. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Prairie Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Prairie Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Prairie Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Prairie Township
About 4 of every 100 Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Prairie Township for work
Where Prairie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Prairie Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Prairie Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,061 (down from 1,140 at 2010) and it contained 456 housing units.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 896 ft
Questions about Prairie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prairie 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.