Tippecanoe TownshipIN
A town of 1,020.
Is Tippecanoe Township a good place to live?
Tippecanoe Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. Tippecanoe River State Park, at 909 acres with 6.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Tippecanoe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Tippecanoe Township stand out
Where Tippecanoe Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,020 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Tippecanoe Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Tippecanoe Township is from typical.
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Moving to Tippecanoe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe Township.
Tippecanoe Township is less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Tippecanoe Township who had a checkup this year is 81%, close to Indiana’s towns (80%) and above U.S. towns (79%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Tippecanoe Township is ahead of Indiana on 1 and behind on 14. 43% of Tippecanoe Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Tippecanoe Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tippecanoe Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 77.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Tippecanoe Township work out of town
The top destinations are Winamac (20%), Monroe Township (6%) and Indianapolis (4%). The typical household income for Tippecanoe Township comes to $96,000, above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Tippecanoe Township has added 46 jobs, to 183 in 2023. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.9%.
| Tippecanoe Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Tippecanoe Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Tippecanoe Township than in 72% of U.S. communities. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 24%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Tippecanoe Township’s year
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 17°, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 4.9% of Tippecanoe Township
Walkers can cover 7.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Tippecanoe Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Tippecanoe Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tippecanoe River State Park | 6.4 mi | 909 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Tippecanoe Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tippecanoe Township
About 0 of every 100 Tippecanoe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Tippecanoe Township has shrunk 10% since 2010
1,104 counted in 2010 and 994 in 2020; an estimated 1,020 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Tippecanoe Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Tippecanoe Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 994 and it contained 521 housing units. Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1839, and named after the Tippecanoe River.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 712 ft
Questions about Tippecanoe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tippecanoe 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+.