Rockcreek TownshipIN
A town of 1,604.
Is Rockcreek Township a good place to live?
Rockcreek Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a C for walkability. 19% of residents are under 18 in Rockcreek Township, below both Indiana’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 35 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Rockcreek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
97% of working residents leave Rockcreek Township for work
Where Rockcreek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rockcreek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Rockcreek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Rockcreek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rockcreek 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 Rockcreek Township.
About one in three of Rockcreek Township’s working residents commute to Fort Wayne
Among residents in Rockcreek Township, 13% live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Rockcreek Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 444 in 2023, 66 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (35%), Bluffton (12%) and Lafayette Township (4%).
| Rockcreek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
In Rockcreek Township, 21% of residents are 65 or older, against 18% in Indiana’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide). Its age of the median resident is 45.5 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 26%, against 30% across Indiana.
| Rockcreek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 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 ±5.1 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Rockcreek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Rockcreek Township
Rockcreek Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 23 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Rockcreek Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
CDC measures, 32 in all: Rockcreek Township beats Indiana on 4 and trails on 2. Just over two fifths of Rockcreek Township adults have obesity. Two figures for adults in the town: 40% have high blood pressure, 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Rockcreek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Rockcreek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.2% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rockcreek Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 58% of Rockcreek Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over half of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 5 claims in the town since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Rockcreek Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rockcreek Township
About 2 of every 100 Rockcreek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Rockcreek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Rockcreek Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,593 (up from 1,579 at 2010) and it contained 679 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
Rockcreek Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Rockcreek Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcreek Township | — | — | A | — | A | C+ |
| Lancaster Township | #70 | A | A | — | A | C+ |
| Liberty Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | A | B− |
| Rock Creek Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
Rockcreek Township, Liberty Township, Union Township and Rock Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rockcreek Township, Lancaster Township, Liberty Township, Union Township and Rock Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rockcreek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Rockcreek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rockcreek 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.