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Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, township, in Huntington County, Indiana. Rock Creek Township, Huntington County had 1,277 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,272 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,187 (±315). GEOID 1806965304.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,277

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,272 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,187 ±315

Median household income

$77,100

±$11,317 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$183,200

±$33,457 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$575

±$269 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Rock Creek Township, Huntington County and what county is it in?

Rock Creek Township, Huntington County is a township in Huntington County, Indiana. It covers 36.4 square miles of land, 35 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Rock Creek Township (Huntington County): Markle (town, 1,071 in 2020).

Rock Creek Township, Huntington County is in the Huntington, IN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

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

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,277 people lived in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County on July 1, 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,272 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,187 (±315).

  • July 2020→2021 +6 (1,260)
  • 2021→2022 +0 (1,260)
  • 2022→2023 +2 (1,262)
  • 2023→2024 +7 (1,269)
  • 2024→2025 +8 (1,277)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureRock Creek Township, Huntington CountyHuntington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,187±31536,7986,851,073no clear change
Households530±10215,4032,716,009no clear change
Average household size2.24±0.362.302.46no clear change
Housing units530±10216,3402,976,568no clear change

Rock Creek Township, Huntington County's population since 2000

From 1,417 in 2000 to 1,277 in 2025: down 9.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Rock Creek Township, Huntington 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 1,417
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,391
  • 2010 Census 1,350
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,324
  • 2020 Census 1,272
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,277

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 Rock Creek Township, Huntington County?

The median resident of Rock Creek Township, Huntington County is 49.3 years old; 19.8% are under 18 and 16.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.8%, 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.
MeasureRock Creek Township, Huntington CountyHuntington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age49.3±10.940.438.1+13.3
Under 18 years19.8%±9.8 pts21.6%23.3%–
65 years and over16.2%±6.0 pts18.7%16.8%–
Male53.0%±6.7 pts50.0%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3.3%±2.7 pts3.2%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic94.8%±3.6 pts92.9%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.1 pts0.7%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.1 pts0.6%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.1 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.1 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.7%±0.8 pts2.3%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic1.3%±2.0 pts0.2%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±3.1 pts1.5%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.7%±1.7 pts2.7%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.9%±3.7 pts6.9%6.3%–
With a disability8.8%±4.1 pts16.5%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage4.9%±3.6 pts5.5%7.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)90.0%±5.1 pts92.7%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)18.4%±6.8 pts21.3%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)10.2%±6.5 pts7.3%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier88.9%±9.7 pts86.6%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±3.1 pts1.5%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 Rock Creek Township, Huntington County earn?

Half of Rock Creek Township, Huntington County's 530 households earn less than $77,100 a year (±$11,317), against $66,301 in Huntington County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $69,996 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
MeasureRock Creek Township, Huntington CountyHuntington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$77,100±$11,317$66,301$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$90,176±$15,225$83,629$95,247–
Per capita income$37,828±$8,541$34,854$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line4.2%±3.4 pts9.9%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±19.8 pts12.1%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP14.5%±11.1 pts11.0%9.1%–
Households with a computer98.3%±1.7 pts94.0%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription87.9%±6.2 pts87.4%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 Rock Creek Township, Huntington County?

Owners occupy 91.1% of Rock Creek Township, Huntington County's occupied homes and renters 8.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $183,200 by its owner (±$33,457). The median renter pays $575 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureRock Creek Township, Huntington CountyHuntington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$183,200±$33,457$161,600$218,200+$57,915
Median gross rent$575±$269$879$1,062−$350
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent36.6%±44.5 pts30.1%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,379±$198$1,177$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes91.1%±6.0 pts77.4%70.6%+13.6 pts
Renter-occupied homes8.9%±6.0 pts22.6%29.4%–
Housing units530±10216,3402,976,568no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±7.5 pts0.5%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±46.5 pts1.5%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes94.3%±5.2 pts82.7%72.6%–
Mobile homes1.3%±1.5 pts3.7%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.8%±1.4 pts1.1%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20194.9%±4.6 pts5.8%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier38.7%±10.3 pts31.8%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle0.6%±1.1 pts4.7%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 Rock Creek Township, Huntington County work and get to work?

84.4% of Rock Creek Township, Huntington County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 24.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureRock Creek Township, Huntington CountyHuntington CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)67.4%±6.8 pts63.1%63.8%–
Unemployment rate7.9%±8.4 pts3.5%4.3%–
Drove alone to work84.4%±7.1 pts78.2%76.3%–
Carpooled6.4%±4.6 pts10.7%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±6.1 pts0.1%0.6%–
Walked2.5%±2.9 pts2.7%1.9%–
Worked from home6.7%±5.5 pts7.1%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work24.9 min±3.722.0 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 Rock Creek Township, Huntington County?

No census tract lies mostly in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County
Tract 9617Huntington County4,542 $88,030 $225,90034%
Tract 9620Huntington County4,140 $81,429 $174,3005%

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 Rock Creek Township, Huntington County) · Census block assignment files

How does Rock Creek Township, Huntington County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Rock Creek Township, Huntington County is the 6,616th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 654th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Rock Creek Township, Huntington County ranks 421st of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Rock Creek Township, Huntington 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 estimate654th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)401st1,056
Residents per square mile994th1,088
Median household income421st1,072
Per capita income389th1,087
Median home value575th1,075
Median gross rent892nd904
Bachelor's degree or higher615th1,029
Median age118th1,083
Owner-occupied share201st1,087
Travel time to work569th1,088

Rock Creek Township, Huntington 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 Rock Creek Township, Huntington County?

27 of the 57 figures for Rock Creek Township, Huntington 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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