Washington TownshipIN
A town of 1,882.
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 C− for health. On cost of living, just 33 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. Washington Township’s median age is 46.9 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Washington Township has shrunk 13% since 2010
2,172 counted in 2010 and 1,906 in 2020; an estimated 1,882 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Washington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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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.
Washington Township is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns
Washington Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Washington Township, above both Indiana’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Washington Township’s schools beat 56% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Randolph Southern School Corp. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Southern Elementary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 268 | B− |
| Randolph Southern Jr-Sr High SchLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 210 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Most of Washington Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Washington Township has added 61 jobs, to 575 in 2023. The median household income in Washington Township is $59,000.
| Washington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Washington Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 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 Washington Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Levi Coffin House and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
26 mi MuseumFort Recovery
36 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
24 mi GardenMinnetrista
17 mi MuseumRichmond Art Museum
25 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State UniversityPhoto credits
Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0
Everything we know about Washington Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
91% of working residents leave Washington Township for work
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Washington Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Washington Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,906 (down from 2,172 at 2010) and it contained 896 housing units.
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- Area
- 44 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,161 ft
Washington Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Greensfork Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | D | C |
| White River Township | #414 | C+ | A | — | B− | C− |
| Green Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
Washington Township, Greensfork Township, Union Township and Green Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Greensfork Township, Union Township, White River Township and Green Township report no FBI crime data of their own. 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. The typical home is worth about $111,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.