Wilmington TownshipIN
A town of 4,074.
Is Wilmington Township a good place to live?
Wilmington Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $117K for a typical one, or 1.6 years of the Auburn area’s $74K median household income. It grades B overall, 310th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns. On history, just 63 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do better. 23% of working residents work locally in Wilmington Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 8%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
What makes Wilmington Township stand out
Where Wilmington Township beats most towns.
Every workday, about 4,335 people come to Wilmington Township for work
Where Wilmington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Wilmington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Wilmington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Wilmington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wilmington 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 Wilmington Township.
About one in four working residents works right in Wilmington Township
4,775 jobs are based in Wilmington Township, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. In Wilmington Township, the average commute is 20 minutes. This Indiana town had 4,775 jobs in 2023, up 1,056 from 2013. The top destinations are Butler (16%), Fort Wayne (14%) and Auburn (8%).
| Wilmington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wilmington Township’s public schools outperform 62% of Indiana districts
The DeKalb Co Eastern Com School District runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Eastside Junior-Senior High School, with 559 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 366 | C− |
| Eastside Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 559 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Wilmington Township’s grade for health is a C−
In Wilmington Township, 19% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 28% have been diagnosed with depression. The share of adults in Wilmington Township who have obesity: 45%.
| Wilmington Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Wilmington Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8.1% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 66.7% | 76.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Wilmington Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes. In Wilmington Township, the FEMA risk score is 20 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Wilmington Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 1.7% of Wilmington Township
0.7 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Wilmington Township: 2, covering 14 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Southside Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Maxton Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wilmington Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wilmington Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wilmington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Wilmington Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Wilmington Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,995 (down from 4,128 at the 2010 census) and it contained 1,600 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
Wilmington Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Wilmington Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Township | #310 | B | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Union Township | #154 | A− | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Concord Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A+ | — | C− | C− |
| Stafford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Concord Township and Franklin Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wilmington Township, Union Township, Concord Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Stafford Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wilmington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wilmington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wilmington Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Wilmington Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #310 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Wilmington 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+.