TecumsehIN
A town of 638, settled in 1882.
Is Tecumseh a good place to live?
Tecumseh’s median age is 58.2 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Tecumseh. Tecumseh has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
638 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tecumseh: who provides what
Tecumseh is unincorporated, so Vigo County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Tecumseh.
Most of Tecumseh’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Tecumseh for work: only 1% work in town. Tecumseh’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, below both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Terre Haute (44%), Indianapolis (8%) and Clinton Township (4%).
| Tecumseh | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tecumseh has four seasons and pleasant summers
Tecumseh has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Tecumseh is
Tecumseh beats the Indiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 14% of adults have diabetes in Tecumseh.
| Tecumseh | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Tecumseh | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 66.6% | 61.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Tecumseh, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Turkey Run State Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tecumseh. Close and well known come first.
25 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park7 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
7 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
8 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
19 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto credits
Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Tecumseh
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Tecumseh
About 7 of every 100 Tecumseh residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Tecumseh for work
Where Tecumseh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Tecumseh
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Tecumseh is an unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Tecumseh had a population of 778.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 561 ft
Questions about Tecumseh
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tecumseh, IN a good place to live?
Tecumseh has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.