Township · Indiana

Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana

Grant Township, Benton County, township, in Benton County, Indiana. Grant Township, Benton County had 1,095 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,085 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,289 (±190). GEOID 1800728818.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,095

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,085 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,289 ±190

Median household income

$83,625

±$42,402 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$160,400

±$66,744 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$850

±$344 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Grant Township, Benton County and what county is it in?

Grant Township, Benton County is a township in Benton County, Indiana. It covers 35.9 square miles of land, 30 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Grant Township (Benton County): Boswell (town, 800 in 2020).

Grant Township, Benton County is in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 4 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Grant Township, Benton County (marked with a dot) in Benton 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 Grant Township, Benton County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,095 people lived in Grant Township, Benton County on July 1, 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,085 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,289 (±190).

  • July 2020→2021 −5 (1,071)
  • 2021→2022 −2 (1,069)
  • 2022→2023 +14 (1,083)
  • 2023→2024 +12 (1,095)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (1,095)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureGrant Township, Benton CountyBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,289±1908,7356,851,073no clear change
Households503±1073,4542,716,009+141
Average household size2.56±0.352.502.46no clear change
Housing units553±1063,7622,976,568+125

Grant Township, Benton County's population since 2000

From 1,142 in 2000 to 1,095 in 2025: down 4.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Grant Township, Benton County 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 1,142
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,072
  • 2010 Census 1,056
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,039
  • 2020 Census 1,085
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,095

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 Grant Township, Benton County?

The median resident of Grant Township, Benton County is 36.1 years old; 25.1% are under 18 and 11.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 77.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 20.0%. 10.6% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureGrant Township, Benton CountyBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age36.1±5.539.938.1no clear change
Under 18 years25.1%±4.7 pts24.6%23.3%–
65 years and over11.0%±3.5 pts17.3%16.8%–
Male56.3%±5.6 pts51.1%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20.0%±4.8 pts7.3%8.6%+10.0 pts
White alone, not Hispanic77.2%±5.2 pts88.9%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.6%±1.8 pts0.7%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.5 pts0.0%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.9 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.9 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.9%±0.6 pts2.9%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.9 pts0.1%0.4%–
Born outside the United States10.6%±4.5 pts2.5%6.3%+7.6 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)15.1%±5.2 pts5.1%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.0%±3.5 pts7.4%6.3%–
With a disability20.9%±4.7 pts19.5%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage15.5%±4.9 pts7.1%7.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)89.9%±4.2 pts88.9%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)18.2%±6.5 pts19.8%29.5%+9.2 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)2.5%±1.4 pts3.0%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier82.0%±7.3 pts90.0%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year3.1%±3.4 pts1.7%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 Grant Township, Benton County earn?

Half of Grant Township, Benton County's 503 households earn less than $83,625 a year (±$42,402), against $65,875 in Benton County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $51,101 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 20.7% 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
MeasureGrant Township, Benton CountyBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$83,625±$42,402$65,875$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$100,502±$23,674$83,127$95,247–
Per capita income$40,144±$13,396$33,278$38,351+$14,891
People below the poverty line20.7%±7.5 pts13.9%12.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line42.0%±14.7 pts21.2%16.0%no clear change
Households receiving SNAP13.5%±6.3 pts11.7%9.1%–
Households with a computer97.0%±2.2 pts92.4%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription94.0%±3.6 pts88.5%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 Grant Township, Benton County?

Owners occupy 79.7% of Grant Township, Benton County's occupied homes and renters 20.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,400 by its owner (±$66,744). The median renter pays $850 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureGrant Township, Benton CountyBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$160,400±$66,744$151,000$218,200+$80,159
Median gross rent$850±$344$774$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent8.0%±6.6 pts37.4%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,419±$598$1,182$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes79.7%±7.2 pts79.8%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes20.3%±7.2 pts20.2%29.4%–
Housing units553±1063,7622,976,568+125
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±8.9 pts0.4%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±29.8 pts1.4%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes91.0%±5.5 pts86.1%72.6%–
Mobile homes0.9%±1.2 pts3.0%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±6.6 pts0.1%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20192.5%±2.3 pts6.0%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier35.8%±8.5 pts38.4%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle3.0%±3.1 pts4.8%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 Grant Township, Benton County work and get to work?

73.9% of Grant Township, Benton County's workers drive alone and 4.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 28.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureGrant Township, Benton CountyBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)66.0%±7.8 pts60.8%63.8%–
Unemployment rate0.6%±1.2 pts3.9%4.3%–
Drove alone to work73.9%±6.4 pts80.0%76.3%–
Carpooled7.0%±4.2 pts7.6%9.1%–
Public transportation9.8%±5.2 pts1.6%0.6%–
Walked4.4%±2.9 pts2.0%1.9%–
Worked from home4.9%±3.0 pts7.6%10.7%no clear change
Mean travel time to work28.6 min±3.425.4 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 Grant Township, Benton County?

No census tract lies mostly in Grant Township, Benton County; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Grant Township, Benton County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Grant Township, Benton County
Tract 1003Benton County2,279 $75,855 $142,80030%

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 Grant Township, Benton County) · Census block assignment files

How does Grant Township, Benton County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Grant Township, Benton County is the 7,263rd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 723rd-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Grant Township, Benton County ranks 322nd of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Grant Township, Benton County'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 estimate723rd1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)439th1,056
Residents per square mile1,039th1,088
Median household income322nd1,072
Per capita income299th1,087
Median home value717th1,075
Median gross rent582nd904
Poverty rate81st736
Bachelor's degree or higher625th1,029
Median age844th1,083
Owner-occupied share583rd1,087
Work from home514th595
Travel time to work304th1,088

Grant Township, Benton County'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 Grant Township, Benton County?

16 of the 57 figures for Grant Township, Benton County 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

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