Ward TownshipOH
A town of 1,175.
Is Ward Township a good place to live?
The best of Ward Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Ward Township’s median age is 54.6 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On hazard risk, just 30 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. 83% of the land in Ward Township is conserved, above both the Ohio town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 59 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. Ward Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Ward Township has shrunk 40% since 2010
1,933 counted in 2010 and 1,183 in 2020; an estimated 1,175 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Ward Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Ward Township is from typical.
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Moving to Ward Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ward 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 Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ward Township.
Nearly a third of Ward Township is conserved land
33 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Ward Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of Ohio and the rest of the country, more of Ward Township’s adults have been diagnosed with depression
30% of Ward Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Ward Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 15% of Ward Township adults have diabetes.
| Ward Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Ward Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.8% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 21.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ward Township stands out in Ohio and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Ward Township’s FEMA risk score is 85 of 100. Since 1990, 46 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ward Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Ward Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ward Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Ward Township has lost 53 jobs, to 29 in 2023. The top destinations are Logan (20%), Lancaster (9%) and Columbus (9%).
| Ward Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ward Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Ward Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Ward Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ward Township
About 6 of every 100 Ward Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
1,175 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Ward Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ward Township, OH 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.