Housing data for Eel River Township (Hendricks County), IN

Eel River Township (Hendricks County), IN has an estimated 1,989 residents and 841 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Hendricks County.

10.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,706 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,989 (±398)
Housing units
841 (±180)
Households that rent
10.2%
Median gross rent
$1,706
Residents since 2015–2019
+28.7%

What stands out in Eel River Township (Hendricks County)

Homes built before 1980: 65.0% (±14.7 points) in Eel River Township (Hendricks County), higher than in Hendricks County (27.4%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 2.0% (±5.3 points) in Eel River Township (Hendricks County), lower than in Hendricks County (11.1%).

Households that rent: 10.2% (±7.2 points) in Eel River Township (Hendricks County), lower than in Hendricks County (21.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 17.2% (±7.9 points) in Eel River Township (Hendricks County), lower than in Hendricks County (25.7%).

Housing in Eel River Township (Hendricks County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,706 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 67.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 10.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $86,369 median household income
  • Home values: $323,000 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,710 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,918 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 2.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 83.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 65.0% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 33.7% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 27.4 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +28.7% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 17.2% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Fair Market Rent: $2,070 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 46165)

Eel River Township (Hendricks County) against Hendricks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Eel River Township (Hendricks County)Hendricks CountyIndianaUnited States
Residents1,989 (±398)183,344 (exact)6,851,073 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units841 (±180)69,675 (±93)2,976,568 (±617)143,775,355
Households that rent10.2% (±7.2 points)21.8% (±1.5 points)29.4% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,706 (±$354)$1,436 (±$48)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$86,369 (±$15,077)$101,144 (±$2,791)$71,957 (±$352)$80,734
Median home value$323,000 (±$91,808)$307,600 (±$6,334)$218,200 (±$739)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,918 (±$775)$2,482 (±$57)$1,614 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198065.0% (±14.7 points)27.4% (±1.6 points)55.0% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute27.4 minutes (±2.6)25.3 minutes (±0.7)24.1 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband84.4% (±11.3 points)94.1% (±0.9 points)89.9% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents43.1 years (±14.0)38.5 years (±0.3)38.1 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Eel River Township (Hendricks County) covers 42.4 square miles of land, about 47 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Eel River Township (Hendricks County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,545 (±289)1,989 (±398)+28.7%Not a measurable change
Housing units730 (±118)841 (±180)+15.2%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$872 (±$187)$1,706 (±$354)+95.6%Up after inflation
Median home value$221,100 (±$47,511)$323,000 (±$91,808)+46.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$62,406 (±$7,949)$86,369 (±$15,077)+38.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,457 (±$500)$1,710 (±$317)+17.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,988 (±$861)$2,918 (±$775)+46.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent10.6% (±5.0 points)10.2% (±7.2 points)−0.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±34.1 points)0.0% (±35.3 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Hendricks County

Eel River Township (Hendricks County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Hendricks County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Hendricks County recorded 104 violent and 836 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Eel River Township (Hendricks County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
4616573%1,992$1,613$346,500$86,488
4614925%1,952$1,237$247,800$88,750

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Eel River Township (Hendricks County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
North Salem1.1 mi$1,160$186,50012.1%
Jamestown3.9 mi$907$176,30029.1%
Union Township (Hendricks County)4.7 mi$1,237$247,80011.2%
Lizton4.8 mi$1,164$191,80034.6%
Jackson Township (Boone County)6.0 mi$966$207,20017.3%
Clark Township (Montgomery County)6.9 mi$596$165,8006.8%
Jackson Township (Putnam County)6.9 mi$229$176,90010.8%
Marion Township (Hendricks County)7.2 mi—$314,6004.1%

Places in Indiana most like Eel River Township (Hendricks County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Marion Township (Boone County)$1,658$298,900$91,25014.3%
Clear Lake Township$1,750$448,800$96,50012.9%
Richland Township (DeKalb County)$1,525$263,400$84,12310.7%
Springfield Township (LaPorte County)$1,408$256,500$85,31319.2%
West Township$1,369$256,000$88,93513.7%
Washington Township (Ripley County)$1,646$222,600$93,00310.1%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Indiana.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Eel River Township (Hendricks County), fiscal year 2027

Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,187$1,336$1,536$1,991$2,425

HUD also publishes a Small Area Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code in the area; the Fair Market Rent page for this place lists its ZIP codes.

HUD income limits for Eel River Township (Hendricks County), fiscal year 2026

Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$23,200$38,650$61,800
2 people$26,500$44,150$70,600
3 people$29,800$49,650$79,450
4 people$33,100$55,150$88,250
5 people$38,680$59,600$95,350
6 people$44,360$64,000$102,400
7 people$50,040$68,400$109,450
8 people$55,720$72,800$116,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $110,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Eel River Township (Hendricks County)

What is the median household income in Eel River Township (Hendricks County)?

The median household income in Eel River Township (Hendricks County) is $86,369 (±$15,077) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Eel River Township (Hendricks County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $323,000 (±$91,808) for owner-occupied homes in Eel River Township (Hendricks County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Eel River Township (Hendricks County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Eel River Township (Hendricks County), IN is $1,710 (±$317) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Eel River Township (Hendricks County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Eel River Township (Hendricks County), IN is $2,918 (±$775) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Eel River Township (Hendricks County)?

Eel River Township (Hendricks County), IN has an estimated 841 (±180) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Eel River Township (Hendricks County)?

65.0% of homes in Eel River Township (Hendricks County), IN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Eel River Township (Hendricks County) growing?

In Eel River Township (Hendricks County), the number of residents went from 1,545 in 2015–2019 to 1,989 in 2020–2024 (+28.7%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Eel River Township (Hendricks County)?

The ZIP codes that cover Eel River Township (Hendricks County) are 46165, 46149.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 46165?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 46165 is $1,613 (±$492) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Eel River township, Hendricks County, Indiana (county subdivision:20530, in state:18 county:063).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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