Map highlighting, 2007
Rock Creek Township’s story
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- 1846Rock Creek Township is settled
Rock Creek TownshipIN
A town of 1,432, settled in 1846.
Population
1,432
2025 Census estimate · +4.1% since 2020
Median home value
$260K
Census ACS
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
46.3
years
Jobs based here
145
A commuter town
Is Rock Creek Township a good place to live?
The best of Rock Creek Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. On hazard risk, just 89 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Rock Creek Township, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 103 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is CERA, at 311 acres. Rock Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,432 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Jackson TownshipSand Creek TownshipGeneva TownshipClifty TownshipColumbus TownshipRock Creek Township
How Rock Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Rock Creek Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $260K, 3.3 years of the Columbus metro’s $80K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 1.3% of households have no carDOpen →Jobs & incomeA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthColumbus Regional Hospital 8.3 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailC−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life0.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Rock Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rock Creek Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers76% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rock Creek Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBartholomew County ClerkBartholomew County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP codes47203, 47232, 47236, 4728347203 54% · 47232 24% · 47236 9% · 47283 7%Census 2020
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 Rock Creek Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Rock Creek Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
0.9% of working residents work locally in Rock Creek Township, below both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Rock Creek Township has lost 35 jobs, to 145 in 2023. Rock Creek Township’s median household income is $94,000.
1%work in town
| Rock Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Rock Creek Township1%
Columbus50%
Indianapolis8%
Seymour3%
Greensburg2%
12 mi
median commute distance
145
jobs based in Rock Creek Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB−
Public schools in Rock Creek Township fall behind 52% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Bartholomew Con School Corp. Its one school is below.
48%of IN districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcreek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 351 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Rock Creek Township
Rock Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
16″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–41°
Spring43–64°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–67°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Older than Indiana overall
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Rock Creek Township is 46.3 years. Rock Creek Township has grown 4.1% since 2020, to 1,432 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
46.3median age · IN 38.1
| Rock Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
Rock Creek TownshipIndianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
19%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma2%
High school32%
Some college24%
Associate’s18%
Bachelor’s15%
Graduate10%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Rock Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Rock Creek Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC+
Rock Creek Township is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns
Rock Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 81% of Rock Creek Township adults had a checkup this year.
43%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Rock Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
4 better27 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Rock Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
Columbus Regional Hospital
8.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 16,929 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. CERA | — | 311 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 45 attractions →Miller House and Garden and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rock Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden9 mi MuseumZaharakos10 mi GardenMill Race Park
36 mi MuseumLanier Mansion10 mi MuseumAtterbury-Bakalar Air Museum
36 mi MuseumCharles L. Shrewsbury HouseSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Lanier Mansion: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Charles L. Shrewsbury House: Nyttend, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rock Creek Township
18pages on Rock Creek Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rock Creek Township; the nearest are
Franklin CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Franklin26.6 mi$38,710 tuitionIndiana University-BloomingtonUniversity or college · Public · Bloomington41.3 mi$12,144 in-state tuitionIvy Tech Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Indianapolis49 mi$5,154 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Rock Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Rock Creek Township for work
Where Rock Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
145jobs based in Rock Creek Township
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Rock Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,424 and it contained 566 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Questions about Rock Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rock Creek 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.