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Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, township, in Lawrence County, Indiana. Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County had 2,682 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,736 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,673 (±23). GEOID 1809336054.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,682

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,736 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,673 ±23

Median household income

$92,853

±$13,427 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$187,800

±$34,752 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$1,284

±$583 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County and what county is it in?

Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County is a township in Lawrence County, Indiana. It covers 38.0 square miles of land, 72 residents per square mile in 2020.

Part of Oolitic (town) also lies in it.

Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County is in the Bedford, IN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County (marked with a dot) in Lawrence 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 Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,682 people lived in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County on July 1, 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 2,736 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,673 (±23).

  • July 2020→2021 +0 (2,654)
  • 2021→2022 +7 (2,661)
  • 2022→2023 −10 (2,651)
  • 2023→2024 +12 (2,663)
  • 2024→2025 +19 (2,682)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureIndian Creek Township, Lawrence CountyLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population2,673±2345,1026,851,073−77
Households995±12919,1352,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.66±0.342.322.46no clear change
Housing units1,030±13120,5452,976,568no clear change

Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County's population since 2000

From 2,662 in 2000 to 2,682 in 2025: up 0.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Indian Creek Township, Lawrence 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 2,662
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,736
  • 2010 Census 2,775
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,747
  • 2020 Census 2,736
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,682

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 Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County?

The median resident of Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County is 42.8 years old; 28.0% are under 18 and 17.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.7%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 3.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureIndian Creek Township, Lawrence CountyLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age42.8±3.743.338.1no clear change
Under 18 years28.0%±5.9 pts21.2%23.3%–
65 years and over17.1%±5.5 pts20.5%16.8%–
Male50.8%±4.4 pts49.7%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.8%±1.8 pts2.0%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic94.7%±4.2 pts93.3%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.2%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.4%±0.7 pts0.6%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.1%±3.7 pts3.1%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.7%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.4%±0.7 pts1.2%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.4%±0.8 pts1.8%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.6%±3.8 pts9.3%6.3%–
With a disability10.6%±4.1 pts17.3%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage1.2%±1.1 pts6.1%7.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)92.2%±3.7 pts89.9%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)30.4%±6.5 pts20.4%29.5%+15.7 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)5.9%±3.1 pts8.0%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier91.1%±6.6 pts90.5%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.6%±2.3 pts0.6%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 Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County earn?

Half of Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County's 995 households earn less than $92,853 a year (±$13,427), against $66,468 in Lawrence County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 the median was $61,065 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $31,788 after inflation. 16.9% 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
MeasureIndian Creek Township, Lawrence CountyLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$92,853±$13,427$66,468$71,957+$31,788
Mean household income$92,016±$9,401$82,010$95,247–
Per capita income$34,560±$5,812$35,064$38,351+$8,153
People below the poverty line16.9%±7.8 pts12.2%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line26.0%±15.7 pts16.1%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP0.8%±1.3 pts8.3%9.1%–
Households with a computer91.6%±5.1 pts89.7%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription89.6%±5.6 pts84.1%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 Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County?

Owners occupy 83.3% of Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County's occupied homes and renters 16.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $187,800 by its owner (±$34,752). The median renter pays $1,284 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureIndian Creek Township, Lawrence CountyLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$187,800±$34,752$175,000$218,200no clear change
Median gross rent$1,284±$583$845$1,062–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent10.5%±17.4 pts36.1%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,348±$106$1,243$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes83.3%±7.0 pts80.7%70.6%−9.2 pts
Renter-occupied homes16.7%±7.0 pts19.3%29.4%–
Housing units1,030±13120,5452,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±4.4 pts0.3%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±20.1 pts3.8%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes75.1%±12.7 pts79.9%72.6%–
Mobile homes14.3%±6.5 pts8.3%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±3.6 pts1.6%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20195.3%±4.9 pts5.2%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier24.1%±12.1 pts20.1%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle1.5%±1.9 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 Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County work and get to work?

78.5% of Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 33.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureIndian Creek Township, Lawrence CountyLawrence CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)63.0%±10.5 pts60.9%63.8%–
Unemployment rate1.4%±1.3 pts3.5%4.3%–
Drove alone to work78.5%±6.5 pts81.2%76.3%–
Carpooled12.9%±6.2 pts9.2%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±2.9 pts0.0%0.6%–
Walked1.0%±1.6 pts2.3%1.9%–
Worked from home6.6%±4.4 pts7.0%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work33.5 min±8.427.2 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 Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County?

No census tract lies mostly in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County; 4 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County
Tract 9507.01Lawrence County4,087 $61,410 $185,50026%
Tract 9506.02Lawrence County4,364 $84,875 $197,00013%
Tract 9506.01Lawrence County2,922 $80,638 $202,10017%
Tract 9507.02Lawrence County2,063 $81,184 $173,70020%

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 Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County) · Census block assignment files

How does Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County is the 3,899th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 392nd-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County ranks 189th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Indian Creek Township, Lawrence 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 estimate392nd1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)572nd1,056
Residents per square mile742nd1,088
Median household income189th1,072
Per capita income574th1,087
Median home value555th1,075
Median gross rent87th904
Poverty rate153rd736
Bachelor's degree or higher207th1,029
Median age384th1,083
Owner-occupied share465th1,087
Travel time to work115th1,088

Indian Creek Township, Lawrence 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 Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County?

22 of the 57 figures for Indian Creek Township, Lawrence 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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