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Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Harrison Township, Fayette County, township, in Fayette County, Indiana. Harrison Township, Fayette County had 6,294 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.6% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 6,210 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 6,231 (±20). GEOID 1804131792.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

6,294

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 6,210 · ACS 2020-2024: 6,231 ±20

Median household income

$51,731

±$5,260 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$112,500

±$16,922 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$870

±$116 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Harrison Township, Fayette County and what county is it in?

Harrison Township, Fayette County is a township in Fayette County, Indiana. It covers 27.4 square miles of land, 227 residents per square mile in 2020.

Part of Connersville (city) also lies in it.

Harrison Township, Fayette County is in the Connersville, IN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Harrison Township, Fayette County (marked with a dot) in Fayette 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 Harrison Township, Fayette County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 6,294 people lived in Harrison Township, Fayette County on July 1, 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 6,210 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 6,231 (±20).

  • July 2020→2021 +13 (6,260)
  • 2021→2022 −10 (6,250)
  • 2022→2023 −3 (6,247)
  • 2023→2024 +55 (6,302)
  • 2024→2025 −8 (6,294)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureHarrison Township, Fayette CountyFayette CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population6,231±2023,3346,851,073+75
Households2,546±1799,4222,716,009−260
Average household size2.41±0.172.442.46+0.25
Housing units2,981±21310,9052,976,568no clear change

Harrison Township, Fayette County's population since 2000

From 6,836 in 2000 to 6,294 in 2025: down 7.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Harrison Township, Fayette 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 6,836
  • 2005 (estimate) 6,577
  • 2010 Census 6,450
  • 2015 (estimate) 6,206
  • 2020 Census 6,210
  • 2025 (estimate) 6,294

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 Harrison Township, Fayette County?

The median resident of Harrison Township, Fayette County is 41.5 years old; 21.9% are under 18 and 19.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 96.5%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.7%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureHarrison Township, Fayette CountyFayette CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age41.5±4.644.038.1no clear change
Under 18 years21.9%±3.1 pts22.0%23.3%–
65 years and over19.5%±3.3 pts20.6%16.8%–
Male46.2%±3.1 pts49.9%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.1%±0.3 pts1.4%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic96.5%±1.5 pts93.7%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.5%±0.6 pts1.4%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.6 pts0.1%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.1 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.6 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.7%±1.3 pts3.3%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.6 pts0.0%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.2%±0.3 pts1.6%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.7%±1.6 pts2.0%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)8.3%±3.3 pts7.7%6.3%–
With a disability21.3%±4.2 pts21.2%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage3.9%±1.8 pts6.3%7.4%−7.0 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)86.8%±3.4 pts85.8%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)10.3%±3.3 pts16.0%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.7%±1.6 pts4.2%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier86.3%±5.0 pts89.2%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.1%±0.2 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 Harrison Township, Fayette County earn?

Half of Harrison Township, Fayette County's 2,546 households earn less than $51,731 a year (±$5,260), against $59,321 in Fayette County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $46,188 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 22.1% 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
MeasureHarrison Township, Fayette CountyFayette CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$51,731±$5,260$59,321$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$65,940±$6,855$74,303$95,247–
Per capita income$27,979±$3,143$30,876$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line22.1%±5.7 pts17.9%12.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line41.5%±14.0 pts24.4%16.0%no clear change
Households receiving SNAP22.3%±6.3 pts14.1%9.1%–
Households with a computer93.3%±2.9 pts93.2%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription86.3%±4.0 pts86.9%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 Harrison Township, Fayette County?

Owners occupy 69.6% of Harrison Township, Fayette County's occupied homes and renters 30.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,500 by its owner (±$16,922). The median renter pays $870 a month including utilities, and 49.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureHarrison Township, Fayette CountyFayette CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$112,500±$16,922$130,700$218,200+$26,844
Median gross rent$870±$116$791$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent49.4%±16.3 pts45.2%38.9%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$914±$107$996$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes69.6%±6.6 pts72.1%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes30.4%±6.6 pts27.9%29.4%–
Housing units2,981±21310,9052,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±2.1 pts1.0%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±4.5 pts1.4%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes78.9%±5.5 pts79.4%72.6%–
Mobile homes4.5%±3.6 pts4.0%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.4%±0.5 pts0.9%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20191.1%±1.0 pts1.3%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier27.4%±6.0 pts27.6%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle8.2%±3.6 pts7.3%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 Harrison Township, Fayette County work and get to work?

82.2% of Harrison Township, Fayette County's workers drive alone and 6.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureHarrison Township, Fayette CountyFayette CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)61.2%±4.6 pts56.6%63.8%–
Unemployment rate5.1%±3.9 pts3.4%4.3%–
Drove alone to work82.2%±5.8 pts81.0%76.3%–
Carpooled10.0%±5.1 pts11.1%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±1.3 pts0.1%0.6%–
Walked1.2%±1.3 pts2.3%1.9%–
Worked from home6.0%±3.4 pts4.9%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work23.8 min±3.826.8 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 Harrison Township, Fayette County?

2 census tracts lie mostly in Harrison Township, Fayette County, and 2 more reach into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $34,174 (Tract 9541) to $49,709 (Tract 9543).

Census tracts in Harrison Township, Fayette County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Harrison Township, Fayette County
Tract 9541Fayette County2,651 $34,174 $112,70098%
Tract 9543Fayette County2,626 $49,709 $95,10074%
Tract 9542Fayette County3,005 $80,257 $155,50038%
Tract 9540Fayette County3,705 $74,644 $177,3003%

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 Harrison Township, Fayette County) · Census block assignment files

How does Harrison Township, Fayette County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Harrison Township, Fayette County is the 1,896th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 190th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Harrison Township, Fayette County ranks 961st of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Harrison Township, Fayette 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 estimate190th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)643rd1,056
Residents per square mile473rd1,088
Median household income961st1,072
Per capita income940th1,087
Median home value988th1,075
Median gross rent522nd904
Poverty rate66th736
Bachelor's degree or higher961st1,029
Median age460th1,083
Owner-occupied share838th1,087
Work from home452nd595
Travel time to work671st1,088

Harrison Township, Fayette 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 Harrison Township, Fayette County?

17 of the 57 figures for Harrison Township, Fayette 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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