Union TownshipIN
A town of 1,426. 26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. On cost of living, just 101 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. Union Township’s median age is 44.6 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Union Township stand out
Where Union Township beats most towns.
1,426 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 has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Union Township has added 47 jobs, to 95 in 2023. Union Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Union Township’s schools rank ahead of 64% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Union Co/Clg Corner Joint School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Corner Union Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 287 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Union Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). Union Township has lost 2.9% of its people since 2020, down to 1,426 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 130 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Union Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Moderate risk in Union Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Union Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stateline Ballpark | 0.3 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Union Township ranks healthier than 50% of the country’s towns
Union Township beats the Indiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults worry about having enough food in Union Township.
| Union Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Union Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kings Island and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
37 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
33 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
35 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto credits
Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 2 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
97% 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 six townships in Union County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,464 and it contained 678 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,010 ft
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, IN a good place to live?
26% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
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+.