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Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Ross Township, Clinton County, township, in Clinton County, Indiana. Ross Township, Clinton County had 2,854 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.4% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,823 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,805 (±23). GEOID 1802366078.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,854

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,823 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,805 ±23

Median household income

$85,857

±$12,000 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$200,800

±$30,538 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$977

±$90 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

Where is Ross Township, Clinton County and what county is it in?

Ross Township, Clinton County is a township in Clinton County, Indiana. It covers 29.6 square miles of land, 95 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Ross Township (Clinton County): Rossville (town, 1,508 in 2020).

Ross Township, Clinton County is in the Frankfort, IN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Ross Township, Clinton County (marked with a dot) in Clinton 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 Ross Township, Clinton County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,854 people lived in Ross Township, Clinton County on July 1, 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 2,823 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,805 (±23).

  • July 2020→2021 −5 (2,810)
  • 2021→2022 −3 (2,807)
  • 2022→2023 +17 (2,824)
  • 2023→2024 +25 (2,849)
  • 2024→2025 +5 (2,854)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureRoss Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population2,805±2332,9446,851,073no clear change
Households910±11312,4962,716,009no clear change
Average household size3.01±0.372.592.46no clear change
Housing units952±12413,5172,976,568−202

Ross Township, Clinton County's population since 2000

From 2,743 in 2000 to 2,854 in 2025: up 4.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Ross Township, Clinton 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 2,743
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,806
  • 2010 Census 2,898
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,847
  • 2020 Census 2,823
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,854

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 Ross Township, Clinton County?

The median resident of Ross Township, Clinton County is 32.8 years old; 33.4% are under 18 and 10.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 88.6%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 8.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureRoss Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age32.8±2.636.738.1−8.6
Under 18 years33.4%±5.7 pts26.9%23.3%–
65 years and over10.7%±3.6 pts16.2%16.8%–
Male50.4%±4.5 pts49.8%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8.1%±7.4 pts19.5%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic88.6%±7.5 pts77.8%75.4%−9.2 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.3%±1.5 pts0.5%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic1.6%±1.6 pts0.4%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.3 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.3 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.5%±0.5 pts1.7%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.3 pts0.0%0.4%–
Born outside the United States1.5%±1.0 pts9.1%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.3%±1.1 pts12.3%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.5%±2.4 pts5.6%6.3%–
With a disability11.1%±3.4 pts11.3%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage8.0%±4.0 pts7.7%7.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)93.8%±2.8 pts86.9%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)21.8%±6.2 pts16.5%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.9%±1.7 pts5.2%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier88.0%±7.2 pts90.3%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.1%±0.2 pts0.7%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 Ross Township, Clinton County earn?

Half of Ross Township, Clinton County's 910 households earn less than $85,857 a year (±$12,000), against $65,019 in Clinton County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $76,611 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 6.1% 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
MeasureRoss Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$85,857±$12,000$65,019$71,957no clear change
Mean household income$89,107±$7,272$79,786$95,247–
Per capita income$29,275±$2,779$30,642$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line6.1%±3.0 pts9.8%12.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line2.4%±2.4 pts12.6%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP5.7%±2.9 pts6.9%9.1%–
Households with a computer94.8%±4.0 pts94.8%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription89.1%±5.5 pts88.3%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 Ross Township, Clinton County?

Owners occupy 81.6% of Ross Township, Clinton County's occupied homes and renters 18.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $200,800 by its owner (±$30,538). The median renter pays $977 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureRoss Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$200,800±$30,538$164,100$218,200no clear change
Median gross rent$977±$90$920$1,062no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent19.9%±15.4 pts22.9%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,298±$103$1,219$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes81.6%±7.2 pts74.2%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes18.4%±7.2 pts25.8%29.4%–
Housing units952±12413,5172,976,568−202
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±4.9 pts0.8%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate11.6%±17.5 pts6.3%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes84.5%±6.9 pts83.9%72.6%–
Mobile homes4.4%±3.9 pts2.8%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±3.9 pts1.6%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 20197.6%±6.3 pts2.7%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier19.3%±5.9 pts36.9%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle5.4%±4.9 pts4.1%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 Ross Township, Clinton County work and get to work?

84.5% of Ross Township, Clinton County's workers drive alone and 6.8% work from home. The average trip to work takes 21.8 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.9%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureRoss Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)67.3%±5.7 pts65.1%63.8%–
Unemployment rate4.9%±3.2 pts2.6%4.3%–
Drove alone to work84.5%±4.4 pts82.0%76.3%–
Carpooled6.9%±3.1 pts10.2%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±2.8 pts0.0%0.6%–
Walked0.6%±0.5 pts1.1%1.9%–
Worked from home6.8%±3.2 pts6.0%10.7%no clear change
Mean travel time to work21.8 min±1.721.7 min24.1 min−3.3 min

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 Ross Township, Clinton County?

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

Census tracts in Ross Township, Clinton County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Ross Township, Clinton County
Tract 9503Clinton County5,271 $72,351 $192,70044%
Tract 9502Clinton County5,597 $82,243 $195,8000%

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 Ross Township, Clinton County) · Census block assignment files

How does Ross Township, Clinton County compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Ross Township, Clinton County is the 3,699th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 373rd-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Ross Township, Clinton County ranks 283rd of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Ross Township, Clinton 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 estimate373rd1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)515th1,056
Residents per square mile652nd1,088
Median household income283rd1,072
Per capita income876th1,087
Median home value485th1,075
Median gross rent322nd904
Poverty rate618th736
Bachelor's degree or higher464th1,029
Median age1,003rd1,083
Owner-occupied share517th1,087
Work from home406th595
Travel time to work806th1,088

Ross Township, Clinton 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 Ross Township, Clinton County?

20 of the 57 figures for Ross Township, Clinton 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

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Ross Township, Clinton County 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.