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Center Township, Marion County, Indiana

Township in Marion County, Indiana · ZIP 46107, 46201, 46202

  • Marion County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 52 public schools
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  • 153,626 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 68,699Households
  • $50,388Median household income
  • $153,600Median home value
  • 52Public schools
  • 12ZIP codes

About Center Township

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Population, 2000 to 2020−8.1%
140k150k160k170k2000: 167,05520002010: 142,78720102020: 153,5492020167,055153,549
Population of Center Township at each census
CensusPopulation
2000167,055
2010142,787
2020153,549

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county subdivision level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Center Township
Under $50k49.7%
$50k to $100k26.9%
$100k to $150k12%
$150k to $200k5.4%
$200k and over6%

Median household income $50,388 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Center Township
Owner occupied
30,524 units
Renter occupied
38,175 units
Vacancy rate
17.8%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Center Township compared with its county and state
Center Township compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureCenter TownshipMarion CountyIndiana
Population152,457971,8226,811,752
Median household income$50,388$63,450$70,051
Median age32.734.338.0
Median home value$153,600$207,000$201,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher33.5%34.1%28.8%
Foreign-born residents8.5%11.6%5.9%
Owner-occupied homes44.4%55.9%70.4%
Mean commute to work23.4 minutes24.2 minutes24.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Center Township52
Public schools in Center Township, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED SchoolsCharterK–5pilotED Schools
Brookside School 54PublicPre-K–6Indianapolis Public Schools
Center For Inquiry School 2PublicK–8Indianapolis Public Schools
Center for Inquiry School 27PublicPre-K–8Indianapolis Public Schools
Christel House Academy SouthCharterK–8Christel House Academy South
Christian Park School 82PublicPre-K–6Indianapolis Public Schools
Daniel Webster School 46PublicPre-K–8Indianapolis Public Schools
Edison School of the Arts 47PublicK–8Indianapolis Public Schools
Eleanor Skillen School 34PublicPre-K–6Indianapolis Public Schools
Emma Donnan Elementary and MiddleCharterK–8Adelante Schools
Frederick Douglass School 19PublicPre-K–8Indianapolis Public Schools
George Washington Carver School 87PublicPre-K–8Indianapolis Public Schools
Global Preparatory AcademyCharterPre-K–8Global Preparatory Academy
Herron Preparatory AcademyCharterK–8Herron Preparatory Academy
Invent Learning HubCharterK–8Invent Learning Hub
IPS/Butler Lab at William Bell 60PublicPre-K–8Indianapolis Public Schools
James A Garfield School 31PublicPre-K–8Indianapolis Public Schools
James Russell Lowell School 51PublicPre-K–7Indianapolis Public Schools
KIPP Indy Unite ElementaryCharterK–5KIPP Indy Unite Elementary
Liberty Grove SchoolsCharterK–6Liberty Grove Schools
Louis B Russell Jr School 48CharterK–6Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48
Matchbook LearningCharterK–8Matchbook Learning
Paramount BrooksideCharterK–8Paramount Brookside
Paramount Cottage HomeCharterK–5Paramount Cottage Home
Paramount Online AcademyCharterK–8Paramount Online Academy
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58PublicPre-K–6Indianapolis Public Schools
SE Neighborhood Sch of ExcellenceCharterK–8SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence
Theodore Potter School 74PublicK–6Indianapolis Public Schools
Thomas D Gregg School 15PublicPre-K–6Indianapolis Public Schools
Vision AcademyCharterK–8Vision Academy
Washington Irving Neighborhood SchoolPublicPre-K–8Indianapolis Public Schools
William McKinley School 39PublicPre-K–6Indianapolis Public Schools
William Penn School 49PublicPre-K–8Indianapolis Public Schools
Beech Grove Middle SchoolPublic7–8Beech Grove City Schools
H L Harshman Middle SchoolPublic7–8Indianapolis Public Schools
HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet MidlPublic7–8Indianapolis Public Schools
KIPP Indy College Prep MiddleCharter6–8KIPP Indy College Prep Middle
Paramount EnglewoodCharter5–8Paramount Englewood
Arsenal Technical High SchoolPublic9–12Indianapolis Public Schools
BELIEVE Circle City High SchoolCharter9–12BELIEVE Circle City High School
Christel House DORSCharter9–12Christel House DORS
Christel House Watanabe Manual High SchoolCharter9–12Christel House Academy South
Crispus Attucks High SchoolPublic9–12Indianapolis Public Schools
Excel Center - SoutheastCharter9–12Excel Center - Southeast
Excel Center For Adult LearnersCharter9–12Excel Center for Adult Learners
Herron High SchoolCharter9–12Herron Charter
Herron-Riverside High SchoolCharter9–12Herron-Riverside High School
Indianapolis Metropolitan High SchCharter9–12Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch
KIPP Indy Legacy HighCharter9–12KIPP Indy Legacy High
Purdue Polytechnic High School IndCharter9–12Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind
Shortridge High SchoolPublic9–12Indianapolis Public Schools
Victory College PrepCharterK–12Victory College Prep

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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