Union TownshipClark County, IN
A town of 4,875.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $254K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. It grades A overall, 91st of 585 graded towns in Indiana. On the plus side, the median household earns $111K. On hazard risk, just 82 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Only 98 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score higher on health.
Union Township has grown 40% since 2010
3,507 counted in 2010 and 4,552 in 2020; an estimated 4,875 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.7% since 2020, after 29.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Union Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
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Sons of the American Revolution and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
15 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
18 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
15 mi MuseumMuhammad Ali CenterPhoto credits
Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Muhammad Ali Center: The original uploader was Stevietheman at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0
Moving to Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union 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 Union Township.
Union Township sends many workers across the state line to Louisville and looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, but it has little public open land.
Fewer of Union Township’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
30% of working residents cross a state line to work, Louisville among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 424 in 2013 to 784.
2% of Union Township residents live below the poverty line, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Union Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Union Township grew to 784 in 2023, 360 more than in 2013.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
The median household earns $111,107, against $71,957 across Indiana, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). 12% of Union Township residents are 65 or older, where Indiana’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Union Township has grown 7.7% since 2020, to 4,875 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.8 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Union Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,900, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Union Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 87% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 6,991 U.S. towns with household incomes like Union Township’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Union Township beats the Indiana average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of Union Township adults binge drink.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 26% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Union Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Union Township
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Union Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Union Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.6% of Union Township
Just 85 of its 13,422 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Union Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Clark State Forest, at 85 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clark State Forest | — | 85 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 6 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
98% of working residents leave Union Township for work
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Union Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Union Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,507 and it contained 1,415 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 512 ft
Union Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Union Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Silver Creek Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | #91 | A | A | — | B | B+ |
| Carr Township | #326 | B | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Monroe Township | #279 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Charlestown Township | #261 | B | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Sellersburg | #226 | B+ | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Silver Creek Township | #157 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
Union Township, Carr Township, Monroe Township, Charlestown Township, Sellersburg and Silver Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Union Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #91 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Union 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.