Union TownshipJohnson County, IN
A town of 3,057.
What should you know before moving to Union Township?
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades B, ranked 309th of 585 in Indiana. The median household earns $109K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. 10% of residents are 65 or older in Union Township, below both the Indiana town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%).
99% 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
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 looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, has household incomes well above the Indiana norm and has an unusually large share working from home.
A smaller share of working residents in Union Township work locally than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
26.1% of workers work from home, against 10.7% across Indiana.
0.9% of Union Township working residents work locally. Jobs based in Union Township grew to 471 in 2023, 222 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Union Township is 29 minutes.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Union Township’s schools beat 63% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Franklin Community School Corp. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 165 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
The median household earns $108,889, against $71,957 across Indiana, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (37% statewide); people 65 and older are 10% of residents (17% statewide). Union Township has grown 8.2% since 2020, to 3,057 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Union Township’s median age is 36.6 years.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.6 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 89% are men (IN 51%).
| Union Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Union Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Union Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Union Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Union Township trails 52% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 71% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 7,306 U.S. towns with household incomes like Union Township’s, it is less healthy than 82%, so it trails even them.
Union Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults feel lonely in Union Township.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Union Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 4 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Union Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Union Township was one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,689 and it contained 1,068 housing units. As of January 1, 2022, Franklin, Union, and Needham townships were merged into a single entity known as Franklin-Union-Needham Township ("FUN"). Union Township was organized in 1830. Public schools existed in Union Township going back at least to the 1860s. In 1889, the Vandivier School (School District Number 8) was opened and in the summer of 1890, the school building in Providence opened. In 1906, a centralized school was opened in Union Township offering elementary and high school education. In February 1928, the Union Township School…
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 814 ft
Union Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | #309 | B | B | — | B | B− |
| Green Township | #347 | B− | A | — | C+ | C |
| Hensley Township | #138 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| White River Township | #127 | A− | C+ | — | A+ | B |
| Franklin Township | #238 | B+ | B+ | — | B | B− |
Union Township, Green Township, Hensley Township, White River Township and Franklin 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 B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #309 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?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.