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BarkleyIN

A town of 697.

Population
697
+1.7% since 2010
Median home value
$280K
Census ACS
Household income
$164K
median
Median age
48.3
years
Jobs based here
152
A commuter town
Small town

697 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Barkley

Most working residents leave Barkley for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Rensselaer (10%), DeMotte (6%) and Lafayette (4%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Barkley2%
Rensselaer10%
DeMotte6%
Lafayette4%
Crown Point4%
30 mi
median commute distance
152
jobs based in Barkley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Barkley has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Barkley is

Barkley beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBarkleyIN
More adults who have had cancer9.4%8.3%
Franciscan Health Rensselaer
3.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.3% of Barkley is conserved land

3.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 104 of 38,135 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Barkley for work

Where Barkley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

10% → Rensselaer Rensselaer 10% 6% → DeMotte DeMotte 6% 4% → Lafayette Lafayette 4% 4% → Crown Point Crown Point 4% 4% → Gary Gary 4% 3% → Colfax Colfax 3% Barkley · 2% stay
152jobs based in Barkley
2%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Barkley

Township in Indiana, United States

Barkley Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 915 (up from 900 in 2010) and it contained 373 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
915
Area
60 sq mi
Elevation
689 ft

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