Township · Indiana

Hensley Township, Indiana

Hensley Township, township, in Johnson County, Indiana. Hensley Township had 4,086 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 8.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 3,771 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 3,907 (±19). GEOID 1808133160.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

4,086

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 3,771 · ACS 2020-2024: 3,907 ±19

Median household income

$90,525

±$11,416 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$343,400

±$53,854 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$1,024

±$205 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Hensley Township and what county is it in?

Hensley Township is a township in Johnson County, Indiana. It covers 36.5 square miles of land, 103 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Hensley Township: Trafalgar (town, 1,422 in 2020).

Hensley Township is in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 11 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Hensley Township (marked with a dot) in Johnson 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 Hensley Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 4,086 people lived in Hensley Township on July 1, 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 3,771 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 3,907 (±19).

  • July 2020→2021 +76 (3,882)
  • 2021→2022 +9 (3,891)
  • 2022→2023 +72 (3,963)
  • 2023→2024 +46 (4,009)
  • 2024→2025 +77 (4,086)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureHensley TownshipJohnson CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population3,907±19166,3156,851,073+242
Households1,465±12362,5542,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.67±0.222.612.46no clear change
Housing units1,514±12765,9152,976,568no clear change

Hensley Township's population since 2000

From 3,002 in 2000 to 4,086 in 2025: up 36.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Hensley 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 3,002
  • 2005 (estimate) 3,161
  • 2010 Census 3,329
  • 2015 (estimate) 3,523
  • 2020 Census 3,771
  • 2025 (estimate) 4,086

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 Hensley Township?

The median resident of Hensley Township is 45.1 years old; 24.9% are under 18 and 21.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 97.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 1.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureHensley TownshipJohnson CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age45.1±5.238.038.1no clear change
Under 18 years24.9%±4.4 pts24.3%23.3%–
65 years and over21.2%±6.3 pts15.7%16.8%–
Male53.5%±5.0 pts49.6%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.1%±0.9 pts4.3%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic97.0%±2.2 pts83.9%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.3 pts3.2%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.1 pts5.1%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.9%±0.7 pts3.1%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.9%±1.4 pts0.3%0.4%–
Born outside the United States1.0%±0.9 pts5.7%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.5%±0.5 pts8.3%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.1%±2.2 pts6.2%6.3%–
With a disability9.5%±4.2 pts12.1%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage3.5%±2.3 pts4.7%7.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.9%±2.0 pts92.3%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)33.4%±7.4 pts34.7%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)8.7%±3.8 pts13.5%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier89.1%±6.9 pts85.2%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.1%±0.2 pts1.3%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 Hensley Township earn?

Half of Hensley Township's 1,465 households earn less than $90,525 a year (±$11,416), against $90,454 in Johnson County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $107,686 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureHensley TownshipJohnson CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$90,525±$11,416$90,454$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$129,249±$23,591$113,915$95,247–
Per capita income$48,859±$8,426$43,995$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line2.5%±1.7 pts7.4%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±3.8 pts7.8%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP1.4%±1.4 pts6.5%9.1%–
Households with a computer94.7%±3.4 pts96.1%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription91.9%±3.7 pts93.0%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 Hensley Township?

Owners occupy 91.3% of Hensley Township's occupied homes and renters 8.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $343,400 by its owner (±$53,854). The median renter pays $1,024 a month including utilities, and 68.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureHensley TownshipJohnson CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$343,400±$53,854$284,600$218,200no clear change
Median gross rent$1,024±$205$1,271$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent68.1%±17.9 pts35.0%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,619±$242$1,583$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes91.3%±3.0 pts72.7%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes8.7%±3.0 pts27.3%29.4%–
Housing units1,514±12765,9152,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±2.8 pts0.4%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate8.0%±14.6 pts5.8%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes91.8%±3.9 pts76.7%72.6%–
Mobile homes0.6%±0.7 pts2.4%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later2.2%±1.4 pts2.9%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 201915.2%±6.1 pts12.8%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier14.7%±5.9 pts5.5%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle3.8%±2.2 pts3.3%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 Hensley Township work and get to work?

72.6% of Hensley Township's workers drive alone and 17.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 28.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureHensley TownshipJohnson CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)57.7%±6.5 pts66.8%63.8%–
Unemployment rate6.6%±5.2 pts3.0%4.3%–
Drove alone to work72.6%±8.9 pts76.5%76.3%–
Carpooled3.6%±2.4 pts7.0%9.1%–
Public transportation0.5%±0.8 pts0.2%0.6%–
Walked3.4%±3.3 pts0.9%1.9%–
Worked from home17.0%±7.2 pts14.2%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work28.4 min±3.126.4 min24.1 min−6.8 min

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 Hensley Township?

1 census tract lies mostly in Hensley Township (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Hensley Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Hensley Township
Tract 6114Johnson County8,119 $90,955 $291,90051%

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 Hensley Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Hensley Township compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Hensley Township is the 2,754th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 271st-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Hensley Township ranks 218th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Hensley 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 estimate271st1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)61st1,056
Residents per square mile629th1,088
Median household income218th1,072
Per capita income95th1,087
Median home value47th1,075
Median gross rent264th904
Bachelor's degree or higher163rd1,029
Median age257th1,083
Owner-occupied share197th1,087
Work from home62nd595
Travel time to work322nd1,088

Hensley 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 Hensley Township?

20 of the 57 figures for Hensley 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 Hensley 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.