Silver Creek TownshipIN
A town of 14,771.
Is Silver Creek Township a good place to live?
Silver Creek Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 157th among Indiana's 585 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $76K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 69% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $243K, 3.3 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. Only 105 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. Silver Creek Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Silver Creek Township Park, at 44 acres.
Silver Creek Township has grown 25% since 2010
11,858 counted in 2010 and 13,804 in 2020; an estimated 14,771 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7% since 2020, after 16.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Silver Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Silver Creek Township is from typical.
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Sons of the American Revolution and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silver Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
9 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
14 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
13 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Silver Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Township.
Silver Creek Township has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Indiana, sends many workers across the state line to Louisville and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally.
Most of Silver Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
29% of working residents cross a state line to work, Louisville among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Silver Creek Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Silver Creek Township grew to 4,726 in 2023, 416 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Jeffersonville (13%), New Albany (13%) and Louisville (8%).
| Silver Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 11% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.9% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Silver Creek Township earns a B+
Its public schools are run by Silver Creek School Corporation. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Silver Creek High School, with 976 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 980 | B |
| Silver Creek High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 976 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests
0.5% of Silver Creek Township is conserved land
2.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Silver Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Silver Creek Township Park | — | 44 |
| 2. Speed Park | — | 7 |
| 3. American Legion Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Silver Creek Township has mild winters and pleasant summers
The Louisville Mcalpine weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 46 days a year reach 90°, the #2 highest of 1,978 Indiana places with climate records. The Louisville Mcalpine weather station, 8 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 225 days, the highest of 1,978 Indiana places with climate records.
Silver Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Silver Creek Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Silver Creek Township is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 82% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Silver Creek Township beats the Indiana average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 41% of adults have obesity in Silver Creek Township.
| Silver Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Silver Creek Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Indiana’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Silver Creek Township has grown 7% since 2020, to 14,771 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Silver Creek Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.9 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.6, men 41.5.
| Silver Creek Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Silver Creek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 41 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Silver Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Silver Creek Township
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Silver Creek Township
About 6 of every 100 Silver Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
92% of working residents leave Silver Creek Township for work
Where Silver Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Silver Creek Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Silver Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,858 and it contained 4,858 housing units.
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- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 472 ft
Silver Creek Township’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with Silver Creek Township.
It grades higher overall than all 7 graded towns on its borders; Charlestown Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Township | #157 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
| Jeffersonville | #346 | B− | B | — | B− | C |
| Charlestown Township | #261 | B | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Jeffersonville Township | #410 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
| Utica Township | #424 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | C |
| New Albany Township | #280 | B | B | — | A− | C |
| Carr Township | #326 | B | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Clarksville | #562 | D | B | D | C+ | D |
Silver Creek Township, Jeffersonville, Charlestown Township, Jeffersonville Township, Utica Township, New Albany Township and Carr Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Silver Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Silver Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silver Creek Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Silver Creek Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #157 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Is Silver Creek Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.