Township · Indiana

Jefferson Township, Washington County, Indiana

Jefferson Township, Washington County, township, in Washington County, Indiana. Jefferson Township, Washington County had 862 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 830 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 707 (±243). GEOID 1817538268.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

862

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 830 · ACS 2020-2024: 707 ±243

Median household income

$71,607

±$25,368 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$106,300

±$55,672 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$789

±$502 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Jefferson Township, Washington County and what county is it in?

Jefferson Township, Washington County is a township in Washington County, Indiana. It covers 48.1 square miles of land, 17 residents per square mile in 2020.

Jefferson Township, Washington County is in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 12 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Jefferson Township, Washington County (marked with a dot) in Washington 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 Jefferson Township, Washington County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 862 people lived in Jefferson Township, Washington County on July 1, 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 830 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 707 (±243).

  • July 2020→2021 +1 (848)
  • 2021→2022 +2 (850)
  • 2022→2023 +3 (853)
  • 2023→2024 +7 (860)
  • 2024→2025 +2 (862)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureJefferson Township, Washington CountyWashington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population707±24328,2126,851,073no clear change
Households229±7111,2292,716,009−235
Average household size3.09±0.562.482.46+1.04
Housing units279±8512,2222,976,568−341

Jefferson Township, Washington County's population since 2000

From 841 in 2000 to 862 in 2025: up 2.5%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Jefferson Township, Washington 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 841
  • 2005 (estimate) 888
  • 2010 Census 920
  • 2015 (estimate) 918
  • 2020 Census 830
  • 2025 (estimate) 862

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 Jefferson Township, Washington County?

The median resident of Jefferson Township, Washington County is 45.2 years old. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.2%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 6.6%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureJefferson Township, Washington CountyWashington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age45.2±7.341.538.1no clear change
Under 18 years7.6%±5.3 pts22.8%23.3%–
65 years and over15.0%±7.7 pts18.6%16.8%–
Male59.5%±7.3 pts49.9%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±5.2 pts1.5%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic90.2%±8.2 pts95.3%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic3.1%±4.0 pts0.3%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.2 pts0.1%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.2 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.2 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic6.6%±5.1 pts2.4%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.2 pts0.4%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±5.2 pts0.7%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.0%±5.3 pts1.8%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)3.8%±4.2 pts6.5%6.3%–
With a disability23.2%±8.5 pts16.5%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage12.7%±10.1 pts7.8%7.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)79.0%±13.1 pts87.8%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)7.2%±7.0 pts14.5%29.5%–
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)0.0%±6.6 pts3.9%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier90.4%±7.2 pts89.3%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year3.1%±4.0 pts1.0%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 Jefferson Township, Washington County earn?

Half of Jefferson Township, Washington County's 229 households earn less than $71,607 a year (±$25,368), against $64,641 in Washington County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $43,459 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
MeasureJefferson Township, Washington CountyWashington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$71,607±$25,368$64,641$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$73,282±$15,305$77,542$95,247–
Per capita income$23,704±$4,962$31,007$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line11.0%±10.4 pts14.4%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line31.5%±47.1 pts17.2%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP38.9%±19.7 pts11.0%9.1%–
Households with a computer91.7%±9.0 pts90.3%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription79.5%±13.8 pts84.8%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 Jefferson Township, Washington County?

Owners occupy 65.5% of Jefferson Township, Washington County's occupied homes and renters 34.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,300 by its owner (±$55,672). The median renter pays $789 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureJefferson Township, Washington CountyWashington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$106,300±$55,672$172,200$218,200no clear change
Median gross rent$789±$502$780$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±58.2 pts38.2%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$753±$114$1,259$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes65.5%±19.5 pts82.1%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes34.5%±19.5 pts17.9%29.4%–
Housing units279±8512,2222,976,568−341
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±19.4 pts1.1%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±35.6 pts5.0%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes50.5%±16.7 pts75.5%72.6%–
Mobile homes49.5%±16.7 pts18.9%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±12.6 pts2.7%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20198.2%±12.4 pts8.7%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier10.8%±8.9 pts14.0%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle0.0%±15.1 pts4.3%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 Jefferson Township, Washington County work and get to work?

62.4% of Jefferson Township, Washington County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 31.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureJefferson Township, Washington CountyWashington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)60.8%±8.3 pts61.4%63.8%–
Unemployment rate3.4%±3.4 pts3.2%4.3%–
Drove alone to work62.4%±9.4 pts76.9%76.3%–
Carpooled34.5%±9.9 pts13.8%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±9.2 pts0.0%0.6%–
Walked0.0%±9.2 pts0.8%1.9%–
Worked from home2.1%±3.6 pts7.3%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work31.8 min±5.731.5 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 Jefferson Township, Washington County?

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

Census tracts in Jefferson Township, Washington County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Jefferson Township, Washington County
Tract 9673Washington County4,650 $55,450 $166,70022%

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 Jefferson Township, Washington County) · Census block assignment files

How does Jefferson Township, Washington County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Jefferson Township, Washington County is the 8,220th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 802nd-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Jefferson Township, Washington County is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Jefferson Township, Washington 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 estimate802nd1,001

Jefferson Township, Washington 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 Jefferson Township, Washington County?

28 of the 57 figures for Jefferson Township, Washington 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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