Township · Indiana

Keener Township, Indiana

Keener Township, township, in Jasper County, Indiana. Keener Township had 11,141 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 4.2% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 10,625 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 10,840 (±44). GEOID 1807339222.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

11,141

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 10,625 · ACS 2020-2024: 10,840 ±44

Median household income

$74,292

±$12,587 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$243,300

±$15,510 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$1,054

±$171 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Keener Township and what county is it in?

Keener Township is a township in Jasper County, Indiana. It covers 48.1 square miles of land, 221 residents per square mile in 2020.

Part of Roselawn (CDP) also lies in it.

Keener Township is in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 13 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Keener Township (marked with a dot) in Jasper 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 Keener Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 11,141 people lived in Keener Township on July 1, 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 10,625 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 10,840 (±44).

  • July 2020→2021 +120 (10,813)
  • 2021→2022 +53 (10,866)
  • 2022→2023 +95 (10,961)
  • 2023→2024 +69 (11,030)
  • 2024→2025 +111 (11,141)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureKeener TownshipJasper CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population10,840±4433,2346,851,073+533
Households4,087±22712,7552,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.64±0.142.572.46no clear change
Housing units4,398±22313,7872,976,568no clear change

Keener Township's population since 2000

From 8,826 in 2000 to 11,141 in 2025: up 26.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Keener 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 8,826
  • 2005 (estimate) 9,454
  • 2010 Census 10,110
  • 2015 (estimate) 10,282
  • 2020 Census 10,625
  • 2025 (estimate) 11,141

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 Keener Township?

The median resident of Keener Township is 41.4 years old; 24.5% are under 18 and 20.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 86.6%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 6.6%. 4.0% 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.
MeasureKeener TownshipJasper CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age41.4±3.341.238.1no clear change
Under 18 years24.5%±2.8 pts23.0%23.3%–
65 years and over20.7%±2.2 pts18.7%16.8%–
Male46.5%±1.7 pts49.7%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6.1%±2.5 pts7.6%8.6%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic86.6%±5.1 pts86.9%75.4%−5.6 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.4%±0.5 pts0.7%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.4 pts0.2%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.3 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.3 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic6.6%±5.0 pts4.6%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.3 pts0.0%0.4%–
Born outside the United States4.0%±2.1 pts4.1%6.3%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)4.9%±2.3 pts5.3%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.3%±1.8 pts6.5%6.3%–
With a disability22.2%±4.3 pts16.6%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage3.9%±1.5 pts5.5%7.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.6%±2.3 pts92.7%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.8%±4.4 pts19.2%29.5%+9.6 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)7.2%±2.2 pts6.4%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier92.4%±3.4 pts91.4%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.9%±1.7 pts1.8%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 Keener Township earn?

Half of Keener Township's 4,087 households earn less than $74,292 a year (±$12,587), against $77,314 in Jasper County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $84,204 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 6.8% 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
MeasureKeener TownshipJasper CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$74,292±$12,587$77,314$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$90,636±$10,732$92,656$95,247–
Per capita income$35,093±$4,264$36,348$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line6.8%±2.7 pts8.4%12.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line6.1%±5.6 pts7.4%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP5.7%±2.5 pts5.4%9.1%–
Households with a computer95.1%±2.5 pts96.2%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription90.2%±3.4 pts91.1%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 Keener Township?

Owners occupy 88.1% of Keener Township's occupied homes and renters 11.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $243,300 by its owner (±$15,510). The median renter pays $1,054 a month including utilities, and 39.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureKeener TownshipJasper CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$243,300±$15,510$221,500$218,200+$33,221
Median gross rent$1,054±$171$962$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent39.8%±14.6 pts30.7%38.9%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,429±$101$1,378$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes88.1%±3.3 pts83.6%70.6%+9.1 pts
Renter-occupied homes11.9%±3.3 pts16.4%29.4%–
Housing units4,398±22313,7872,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±1.0 pts0.2%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±6.8 pts0.4%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes77.0%±4.2 pts83.1%72.6%–
Mobile homes6.3%±2.5 pts4.4%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later1.7%±1.3 pts0.8%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 201913.7%±3.2 pts9.3%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier2.4%±2.2 pts12.5%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle4.1%±2.4 pts2.3%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 Keener Township work and get to work?

83.6% of Keener Township's workers drive alone and 9.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 30.7 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.0%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureKeener TownshipJasper CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)56.0%±3.1 pts60.1%63.8%–
Unemployment rate4.0%±2.6 pts4.9%4.3%no clear change
Drove alone to work83.6%±4.7 pts81.8%76.3%–
Carpooled5.6%±2.4 pts10.4%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±0.9 pts0.1%0.6%–
Walked1.9%±1.6 pts1.2%1.9%–
Worked from home9.0%±4.3 pts5.7%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work30.7 min±3.828.8 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 Keener Township?

2 census tracts lie mostly in Keener Township, and 2 more reach into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $68,914 (Tract 1009.02) to $82,981 (Tract 1004).

Census tracts in Keener Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Keener Township
Tract 1009.02Jasper County6,798 $68,914 $234,500100%
Tract 1004Jasper County1,439 $82,981 $181,500100%
Tract 1010Jasper County6,022 $77,031 $323,90016%
Tract 1009.01Jasper County3,493 $80,750 $237,2001%

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 Keener Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Keener Township compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Keener Township is the 1,122nd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 117th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Keener Township ranks 486th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Keener 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 estimate117th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)152nd1,056
Residents per square mile480th1,088
Median household income486th1,072
Per capita income544th1,087
Median home value268th1,075
Median gross rent237th904
Poverty rate589th736
Bachelor's degree or higher384th1,029
Median age465th1,083
Owner-occupied share303rd1,087
Work from home292nd595
Travel time to work205th1,088

Keener 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 Keener Township?

14 of the 57 figures for Keener 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 Keener 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.