Veale TownshipIN
A town of 1,140.
Is Veale Township a good place to live?
Veale Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 92 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score lower on health. Only 55 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Veale Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,140 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Veale Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Veale Township is from typical.
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Moving to Veale Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Veale 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 Veale Township.
Veale Township is less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns
Veale Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Veale Township, against 17% in Indiana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Veale Township.
| Veale Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Veale Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.8% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Veale Township’s public schools trail 55% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Washington Community Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veale Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 81 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Veale Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Veale Township for work: only 1% work in town. Veale Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Veale Township has lost 211 jobs, to 148 in 2023.
| Veale Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Veale Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Veale Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Veale Township is 87°F.
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); children under 18 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Veale Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.1 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Veale Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Veale Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Moderate risk in Veale Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 2022, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Veale Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Veale Township has set aside 0.9% of its land for conservation
8.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Veale Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Veale Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Veale Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Veale Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
99% of working residents leave Veale Township for work
Where Veale Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Veale Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Veale Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,130 (up from 1,095 at 2010) and it contained 449 housing units.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 427 ft
Questions about Veale Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Veale 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−.