Richland TownshipIN
The town has 1,289 residents and lies in Indiana.
Is Richland Township a good place to live?
The best of Richland Township’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C for walkability. 14% of residents are under 18 in Richland Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 9 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a higher midpoint age than Richland Township. Only 32 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Richland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Richland Township stand out
Where Richland Township beats most towns.
1,289 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Richland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Richland Township is from typical.
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Moving to Richland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Richland 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 Richland Township.
Natural hazards: low risk in Richland Township, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Richland Township, 50% come from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Richland Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Richland Township rose by 67, to 199. Only 1% of working residents stay in Richland Township for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Richland Township who live below the poverty line: 3.9%. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Richland Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Richland Township is less healthy than 67% of U.S. towns
Richland Township: 43% of adults have obesity. 26% of adults here have been diagnosed with depression; 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Richland Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Richland Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Richland Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Richland Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Richland Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Richland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Richland Township for work
Where Richland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Richland Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Richland Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,235, down from 1,333 at 2010, and it contained 510 housing units.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 915 ft
Questions about Richland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Richland 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 B+.