Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,553.
Union Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $120K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Muncie metro’s $58K median household income. It grades B− overall, 332nd among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country, and the median household income is $67K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its public schools beat 80% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. 11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Union Township, against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Union Township beats most towns.
2,838 counted in 2010 and 2,540 in 2020; an estimated 2,553 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 10%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 2 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
Its A− for schools comes with an A+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $120K.
Its public schools are run by Delaware Community School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 256 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Union Township. Union Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 23% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Union Township.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Union Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults with depression | 29.3% | 25.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Union Township grew to 418 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013. Union Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Union Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi TheatreRuoff Music Center
32 mi MuseumFort Recovery
39 mi MuseumIndiana Transportation Museum
9 mi GardenMinnetrista
36 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
10 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State UniversityRuoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Indiana Transportation Museum: Jeremy C. Schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 1 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
Union Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 2,838 and it contained 1,260 housing units.
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4 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | #332 | B− | A+ | — | A− | C− |
| Niles Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Licking Township | #476 | C | A | — | B | D |
| Hamilton Township | #337 | B− | B | — | A− | C |
Niles Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Niles Township, Washington Township, Licking Township and Hamilton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Union Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #332 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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+.
