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Wilkinson, Indiana

WilkinsonIN

A town of 385.

Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
385
residents
Typical home
$294K
+4.1% in a year
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
41.4
years
Jobs based here
13
A commuter town
Small town

385 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Wilkinson

Most working residents leave Wilkinson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Greenfield (17%), Center (10%) and Carmel (7%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wilkinson0%
Greenfield17%
Center10%
Carmel7%
Washington5%
24 mi
median commute distance
13
jobs based in Wilkinson
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Wilkinson has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring41–62°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Wilkinson home is worth about $294K

The typical Wilkinson home is worth about $294,000, up 4.1% in a year, 13% above the Indiana typical home.

$294KZillow home value

Typical home value

Wilkinson$294K
Indiana$260K
+4.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.

39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
39Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Wilkinson is

Wilkinson tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Hancock Regional Hospital
11.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Wilkinson for work

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

17% → Greenfield Greenfield 17% 10% → Center Center 10% 7% → Carmel Carmel 7% 5% → Washington Washington 5% 5% → Wayne Wayne 5% 4% → Lawrence Lawrence 4% Wilkinson · 0% stay
13jobs based in Wilkinson
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Wilkinson, Indiana
2016 · Wilkinson, Indiana · Wikimedia Commons
Wilkinson’s story

Wilkinson in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Shirley-indiana-from-aboveOctagon House
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About Wilkinson

Town in Indiana, United States

Wilkinson is a town in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wilkinson had a population of 414. Located in the northeast corner of Hancock County, the town sits along Indiana State Road 109, which runs north to Anderson and south to I-70 and Knightstown. Wilkinson is about 30 miles east of Indianapolis, and about 12 miles northeast of Greenfield.

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

Population
414
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,001 ft
ZIP code
46186
Area code
765

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