Township · Indiana

Oak Grove Township, Indiana

Oak Grove Township, township, in Benton County, Indiana. Oak Grove Township had 1,597 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,551 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,435 (±243). GEOID 1800755620.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,597

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,551 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,435 ±243

Median household income

$55,417

±$13,532 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$143,900

±$29,303 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$758

±$260 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Oak Grove Township and what county is it in?

Oak Grove Township is a township in Benton County, Indiana. It covers 35.5 square miles of land, 44 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Oak Grove Township: Oxford (town, 1,165 in 2020).

Oak Grove Township is in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 4 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Oak Grove Township (marked with a dot) in Benton 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 Oak Grove Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,597 people lived in Oak Grove Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,551 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,435 (±243).

  • July 2020→2021 −6 (1,561)
  • 2021→2022 −1 (1,560)
  • 2022→2023 +17 (1,577)
  • 2023→2024 +20 (1,597)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (1,597)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureOak Grove TownshipBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,435±2438,7356,851,073no clear change
Households561±953,4542,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.53±0.282.502.46no clear change
Housing units624±1053,7622,976,568no clear change

Oak Grove Township's population since 2000

From 1,694 in 2000 to 1,597 in 2025: down 5.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Oak Grove 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 1,694
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,598
  • 2010 Census 1,581
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,554
  • 2020 Census 1,551
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,597

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 Oak Grove Township?

The median resident of Oak Grove Township is 44.3 years old; 22.1% are under 18 and 19.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.4%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 3.3%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureOak Grove TownshipBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age44.3±10.939.938.1no clear change
Under 18 years22.1%±6.0 pts24.6%23.3%–
65 years and over19.0%±5.4 pts17.3%16.8%–
Male48.0%±4.3 pts51.1%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3.3%±2.6 pts7.3%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic92.4%±4.6 pts88.9%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.7%±2.1 pts0.7%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts0.0%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.6%±1.9 pts2.9%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts0.1%0.4%–
Born outside the United States1.3%±1.5 pts2.5%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)2.6%±2.5 pts5.1%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)3.8%±2.6 pts7.4%6.3%–
With a disability23.3%±9.0 pts19.5%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage2.2%±1.5 pts7.1%7.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)87.6%±6.3 pts88.9%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)19.1%±6.6 pts19.8%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)2.7%±2.1 pts3.0%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier92.1%±3.3 pts90.0%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.8%±1.2 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 Oak Grove Township earn?

Half of Oak Grove Township's 561 households earn less than $55,417 a year (±$13,532), against $65,875 in Benton County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $68,338 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 12.0% 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
MeasureOak Grove TownshipBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$55,417±$13,532$65,875$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$83,986±$15,407$83,127$95,247–
Per capita income$34,609±$6,665$33,278$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line12.0%±6.0 pts13.9%12.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line23.4%±16.3 pts21.2%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP8.7%±4.6 pts11.7%9.1%–
Households with a computer94.3%±4.5 pts92.4%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription87.9%±7.7 pts88.5%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 Oak Grove Township?

Owners occupy 83.4% of Oak Grove Township's occupied homes and renters 16.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,900 by its owner (±$29,303). The median renter pays $758 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureOak Grove TownshipBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$143,900±$29,303$151,000$218,200+$34,491
Median gross rent$758±$260$774$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent35.7%±25.7 pts37.4%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,051±$156$1,182$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes83.4%±7.3 pts79.8%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes16.6%±7.3 pts20.2%29.4%–
Housing units624±1053,7622,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate2.3%±3.6 pts0.4%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate9.7%±15.4 pts1.4%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes91.2%±4.6 pts86.1%72.6%–
Mobile homes1.3%±2.0 pts3.0%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±5.8 pts0.1%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20192.6%±2.3 pts6.0%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier49.8%±9.1 pts38.4%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle4.8%±3.7 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 Oak Grove Township work and get to work?

82.6% of Oak Grove Township's workers drive alone and 7.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 24.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureOak Grove TownshipBenton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)57.6%±9.2 pts60.8%63.8%–
Unemployment rate4.6%±5.5 pts3.9%4.3%–
Drove alone to work82.6%±6.0 pts80.0%76.3%–
Carpooled8.1%±5.1 pts7.6%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±5.9 pts1.6%0.6%–
Walked1.0%±1.0 pts2.0%1.9%–
Worked from home7.7%±4.8 pts7.6%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work24.4 min±2.825.4 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 Oak Grove Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Oak Grove Township; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Oak Grove Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Oak Grove Township
Tract 1001Benton County3,263 $72,969 $164,00035%

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 Oak Grove Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Oak Grove Township compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Oak Grove Township is the 5,746th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 556th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Oak Grove Township ranks 894th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Oak Grove 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 estimate556th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)449th1,056
Residents per square mile920th1,088
Median household income894th1,072
Per capita income570th1,087
Median home value831st1,075
Median gross rent750th904
Poverty rate347th736
Bachelor's degree or higher580th1,029
Median age291st1,083
Owner-occupied share460th1,087
Work from home361st595
Travel time to work624th1,088

Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove Township?

24 of the 57 figures for Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove 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.