The public schools Union’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Eaton Elementary School	K–5	256	B+

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →

Health

Healthier than 25% of U.S. towns

Union beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

C−Health Grade

32 measures vs. Indiana

0 better26 too close to call6 worse

What stands out	Union	IN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	18.9%	15.4%
More adults without reliable transportation	9.4%	7.7%
More adults with depression	29.3%	25.1%

Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital

9.9 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

36th

percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Union

Most working residents leave Union for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Muncie (30%), Hamilton (7%) and Eaton (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Union6%

Muncie30%

Hamilton7%

Eaton4%

Center4%

12 mi

median commute distance

418

jobs based in Union

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Union has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°

Spring41–62°

Summer62–83°

Fall43–64°

Oct 22

typical first frost

Apr 22

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1992

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Union for work

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

418jobs based in Union

6%of working residents work in town

12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church · National Register of Historic Places

Union’s story

Union in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Union

Township in Indiana, United States

Union Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 2,838 and it contained 1,260 housing units.

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