Union TownshipIN
A town of 1,013.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and a B for civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 47 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score lower on cost of living. Only 14 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on the outdoors. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,013 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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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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 stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.5% of working residents work locally in Union Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. The average trip to work in Union Township is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Kokomo (33%), Indianapolis (12%) and Greentown (9%).
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Union Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Union Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
For Union Township, that is against 22% in Indiana’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 44% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Union Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Union Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 22.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 43.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Union Township is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Union Township beats the Indiana average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults feel lonely in Union Township.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Union Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 14.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Union Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 3 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% 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 eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,012, down from 1,029 in 2010.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union 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 C+.