Township · Indiana

Coal Creek Township, Indiana

Coal Creek Township, township, in Montgomery County, Indiana. Coal Creek Township had 1,489 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.5% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,455 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,552 (±330). GEOID 1810714014.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,489

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,455 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,552 ±330

Median household income

$85,125

±$12,098 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$148,100

±$35,976 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$733

±$489 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Coal Creek Township and what county is it in?

Coal Creek Township is a township in Montgomery County, Indiana. It covers 53.8 square miles of land, 27 residents per square mile in 2020.

2 places lie inside Coal Creek Township: New Richmond (town, 309 in 2020) and Wingate (town, 237 in 2020).

Coal Creek Township is in the Crawfordsville, IN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Coal Creek Township (marked with a dot) in Montgomery County, Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Coal Creek Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,489 people lived in Coal Creek Township on July 1, 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, in line with Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,455 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,552 (±330).

  • July 2020→2021 +5 (1,456)
  • 2021→2022 +10 (1,466)
  • 2022→2023 +11 (1,477)
  • 2023→2024 +9 (1,486)
  • 2024→2025 +3 (1,489)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureCoal Creek TownshipMontgomery CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,552±33038,3126,851,073no clear change
Households579±10815,6022,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.68±0.282.382.46no clear change
Housing units595±10816,5852,976,568no clear change

Coal Creek Township's population since 2000

From 1,541 in 2000 to 1,489 in 2025: down 3.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Coal Creek Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,541
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,544
  • 2010 Census 1,544
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,549
  • 2020 Census 1,455
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,489

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Coal Creek Township?

The median resident of Coal Creek Township is 42.5 years old; 20.9% are under 18 and 18.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 97.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 1.5%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureCoal Creek TownshipMontgomery CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age42.5±8.240.438.1no clear change
Under 18 years20.9%±5.2 pts23.0%23.3%–
65 years and over18.1%±5.8 pts18.9%16.8%–
Male52.6%±3.0 pts50.8%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.5%±2.2 pts6.2%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic97.0%±2.6 pts89.0%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.4 pts0.9%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.8%±0.9 pts0.5%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.4 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.2 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.6%±0.7 pts2.7%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.4 pts0.7%0.4%–
Born outside the United States1.4%±1.1 pts3.3%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.7%±2.3 pts6.2%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.4%±3.5 pts7.8%6.3%–
With a disability17.3%±5.2 pts15.3%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage3.6%±2.0 pts8.2%7.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)91.7%±5.1 pts89.6%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)13.2%±4.7 pts20.4%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)2.6%±1.5 pts7.3%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier91.0%±7.0 pts86.4%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.1%±1.5 pts1.2%2.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Coal Creek Township earn?

Half of Coal Creek Township's 579 households earn less than $85,125 a year (±$12,098), against $71,479 in Montgomery County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 the median was $65,745 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $19,380 after inflation. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureCoal Creek TownshipMontgomery CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$85,125±$12,098$71,479$71,957+$19,380
Mean household income$99,131±$10,459$88,874$95,247–
Per capita income$36,394±$5,003$36,354$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line4.4%±2.1 pts10.5%12.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line4.6%±4.5 pts13.5%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP6.9%±3.6 pts9.2%9.1%–
Households with a computer96.7%±2.6 pts94.7%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription88.1%±5.7 pts90.1%89.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Coal Creek Township?

Owners occupy 89.8% of Coal Creek Township's occupied homes and renters 10.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,100 by its owner (±$35,976).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureCoal Creek TownshipMontgomery CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$148,100±$35,976$171,800$218,200no clear change
Median gross rent$733±$489$858$1,062–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent6.0%±9.1 pts33.1%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,216±$119$1,224$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes89.8%±4.6 pts80.3%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes10.2%±4.6 pts19.7%29.4%–
Housing units595±10816,5852,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±7.0 pts0.6%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±41.5 pts6.9%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes90.9%±3.6 pts76.2%72.6%–
Mobile homes2.9%±2.0 pts7.0%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.3%±0.5 pts0.8%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20194.0%±3.8 pts4.0%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier50.8%±8.5 pts28.0%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle4.0%±2.8 pts5.6%6.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Coal Creek Township work and get to work?

78.6% of Coal Creek Township's workers drive alone and 5.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 35.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureCoal Creek TownshipMontgomery CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)62.0%±5.6 pts63.9%63.8%–
Unemployment rate3.9%±3.4 pts3.3%4.3%–
Drove alone to work78.6%±6.7 pts78.1%76.3%–
Carpooled15.8%±6.9 pts10.3%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±5.3 pts0.2%0.6%–
Walked0.1%±0.3 pts3.2%1.9%–
Worked from home5.5%±3.4 pts7.4%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work35.4 min±4.322.8 min24.1 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Coal Creek Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Coal Creek Township; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Coal Creek Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Coal Creek Township
Tract 9568Montgomery County3,085 $82,442 $186,60049%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Coal Creek Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Coal Creek Township compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Coal Creek Township is the 6,010th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 591st-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Coal Creek Township ranks 298th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Coal Creek Township's rank in Indiana (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate591st1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)294th1,056
Residents per square mile1,066th1,088
Median household income298th1,072
Per capita income460th1,087
Median home value809th1,075
Poverty rate682nd736
Bachelor's degree or higher859th1,029
Median age398th1,083
Owner-occupied share242nd1,087
Work from home483rd595
Travel time to work76th1,088

Coal Creek Township's figures with every place in Indiana (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Coal Creek Township?

22 of the 57 figures for Coal Creek Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Coal Creek Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.