York TownshipIN
A town of 1,538, settled in 1887.
Is York Township a good place to live?
The best of York Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than York Township. The biggest park or preserve is Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, at 52 acres. York Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes York Township stand out
Where York Township beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave York Township for work
Where York Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How York Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far York Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to York Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in York 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 York Township.
Most of York Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave York Township for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (12%), Albion (11%) and Ligonier (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in York Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Indiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (37% statewide). At 46 years, York Township’s median age is where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. 34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in York Township.
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 72% are men (IN 49%).
| York Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 14% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, York Township is less healthy than 67% of U.S. towns
York Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of York Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both Indiana’s towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). 31% of York Township adults feel lonely.
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | York Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In York Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
York Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| York Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black Pine Animal Sanctuary | 0.6 mi | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about York Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of York Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 York Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About York Township
Township in Indiana, United States
York Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,532 (down from 1,605 at 2010) and it contained 642 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 892 ft
York Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with York Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Sparta Township | #348 | B− | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Elkhart Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Noble Township | #174 | A− | A | — | B | C+ |
| Albion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Kimmell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
York Township, Elkhart Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. York Township, Sparta Township, Elkhart Township, Noble Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Albion Township and Kimmell aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare York Township with a neighbor →
Questions about York Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is York 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.