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A town of 6,498. A regional job hub with 4,958 jobs.
Washington Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $191K, 2.9 years of the Bloomington metro’s $66K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 373rd of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 25% of working residents work locally in Washington Township, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is McCormick's Creek State Park, 1,890 acres with 11.2 miles of trail. Washington Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
CCC Recreation Building-Nature MuseumWhere Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and a map from 1980 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
Washington Township draws workers from Bloomington and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
4,958 jobs are based in Washington Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Washington Township’s working residents works in town. Washington Township’s median household income is $62,000. The top destinations are Spencer (22%), Bloomington (15%) and Indianapolis (13%).
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Spencer-Owen Community Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Owen Valley Community High School, with 628 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 521 | C+ |
| Owen Valley Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 628 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
13 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McCormick's Creek State Park | 11.2 mi | 1,890 |
| 2. Owen-Putnam State Forest | — | 46 |
| 3. Owen County Fair Grounds | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
41% of Washington Township adults have high blood pressure. Washington Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 14% of Washington Township adults have diabetes.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $508 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1993, 99 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). 20% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Washington Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
16 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art37 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
16 mi TheatreIndiana University Auditorium
37 mi MuseumSwope Art MuseumMemorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana University Auditorium: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Public domain · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Washington Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
5 places in Washington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,387 (up from 6,164 at 2010) and it contained 2,616 housing units.
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7 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #373 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Montgomery Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Bean Blossom Township | #384 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Lafayette Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
| Clay Township | #367 | B− | A | — | B | C− |
| Morgan Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C− |
Wayne Township, Montgomery Township, Lafayette Township, Morgan Township and Franklin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Wayne Township, Montgomery Township, Bean Blossom Township, Lafayette Township, Clay Township, Morgan Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Washington Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #373 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
