Washington TownshipIN
A town of 1,579.
Is Washington Township a good place to live?
Washington Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. On health, just 93 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 37 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Washington Township stand out
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
How Washington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Washington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
A larger share of adults have obesity in Washington Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
47% of adults have obesity in Washington Township, above both Indiana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%). 15% of Washington Township adults have diabetes. Washington Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.5% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Washington Township since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Older than Indiana overall
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). Washington Township’s median age is 43.8 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.8 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 82% are men (IN 50%). Median age: women 42.4, men 48.1.
| Washington Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Washington Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.5 jobs for every working resident, Washington Township draws in 930 commuters
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 4% work in town. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Washington Township fell to 958 in 2023, 547 fewer than in 2013.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 0% of Washington Township
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. CCUSA Park | 0.3 mi | 17 |
| 2. American Legion Post #60 Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ross–Ade Stadium and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
36 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium20 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal
30 mi State parkProphetstown State Park24 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach11 mi MuseumGrissom Air Museum
17 mi MuseumInternational Circus Hall of FamePhoto credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · International Circus Hall of Fame: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Washington Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Washington Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Washington Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana, and one of the forty-six townships sharing the name in the state. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,557 (down from 1,608 at 2010) and contained 708 housing units.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 715 ft
Washington Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township · Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Eel Township | #500 | C | A | — | C | D |
| Tipton Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | D |
| Miami Township | — | — | A− | — | B | D |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deer Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Township, Tipton Township and Miami Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Eel Township, Tipton Township and Miami Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clinton Township and Deer Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Washington Township and Washington Township are one community, graded once. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Washington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Washington 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−.