Housing data for Riley Township, IN

Riley Township, IN has an estimated 3,173 residents and 1,312 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Vigo County.

9.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $868 a month.

Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+2.3%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
3,173 (±35)
Housing units
1,312 (±179)
Households that rent
9.0%
Median gross rent
$868
Residents since 2015–2019
+2.3%

What stands out in Riley Township

Median home value: $273,300 (±$23,998) in Riley Township, higher than in Vigo County ($148,500).

Median real estate taxes: $2,445 (±$404) in Riley Township, higher than in Vigo County ($1,313).

Median household income: $97,300 (±$15,360) in Riley Township, higher than in Vigo County ($52,976).

Renters paying 30% or more of income: 6.7% (±35.2 points) in Riley Township, lower than in Vigo County (56.5%).

Housing in Riley Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $868 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 6.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 9.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $97,300 median household income
  • Home values: $273,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,753 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,445 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 74.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 39.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 46.8% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 23.8 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +2.3% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 19.5% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Riley Township against Vigo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Riley TownshipVigo CountyIndianaUnited States
Residents3,173 (±35)106,109 (exact)6,851,073 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,312 (±179)46,891 (±109)2,976,568 (±617)143,775,355
Households that rent9.0% (±5.4 points)38.3% (±1.7 points)29.4% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$868 (±$337)$924 (±$27)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$97,300 (±$15,360)$52,976 (±$2,432)$71,957 (±$352)$80,734
Median home value$273,300 (±$23,998)$148,500 (±$5,683)$218,200 (±$739)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,445 (±$404)$1,313 (±$47)$1,614 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198039.7% (±16.0 points)63.5% (±2.6 points)55.0% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute23.8 minutes (±5.0)19.9 minutes (±0.7)24.1 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.2% (±7.7 points)86.2% (±1.7 points)89.9% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.2 years (±3.8)36.3 years (±0.3)38.1 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Riley Township covers 35.2 square miles of land, about 90 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Riley Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents3,103 (±16)3,173 (±35)+2.3%Measurable increase
Housing units1,214 (±121)1,312 (±179)+8.1%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$747 (±$190)$868 (±$337)+16.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$214,600 (±$14,737)$273,300 (±$23,998)+27.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$80,147 (±$27,567)$97,300 (±$15,360)+21.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,371 (±$124)$1,753 (±$167)+27.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,232 (±$246)$2,445 (±$404)+9.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent18.3% (±8.6 points)9.0% (±5.4 points)−9.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate5.7% (±10.6 points)0.0% (±30.5 points)−5.7 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 Vigo County

Riley Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Vigo County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Vigo County recorded 341 violent and 2,326 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 Riley Township

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
47871100%441$864$108,800$77,083
4780220%33,135$893$170,200$57,395
4780310%21,746$979$156,300$60,565

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 Riley Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Riley0.4 mi$864$108,80025.3%
Perry Township (Clay County)5.6 mi—$124,8007.9%
Lost Creek Township5.6 mi$941$222,20032.2%
Honey Creek Township (Vigo County)6.0 mi$980$181,30044.5%
Pierson Township6.3 mi—$234,60027.7%
Terre Haute6.4 mi$922$115,70047.8%
Seelyville7.0 mi$821$151,90027.7%
Harrison Township (Vigo County)7.4 mi$917$105,70048.7%

Places in Indiana most like Riley Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Barr Township$929$289,800$92,71712.7%
Marshall Township$940$231,700$98,7504.5%
Franklin Township (Floyd County)$791$250,600$91,4775.4%
Green Township (Noble County)$816$296,800$89,79211.3%
Thorncreek Township$957$331,400$112,5484.4%
Johnson Township (Gibson County)$894$281,900$95,67316.9%

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 Riley Township, fiscal year 2027

Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$890$896$1,164$1,387$1,610

HUD income limits for Riley Township, fiscal year 2026

Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$17,850$29,700$47,500
2 people$21,640$33,950$54,300
3 people$27,320$38,200$61,100
4 people$33,000$42,400$67,850
5 people$38,680$45,800$73,300
6 people$44,360$49,200$78,750
7 people$50,040$52,600$84,150
8 people$55,720$56,000$89,600

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $71,400.

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 Riley Township

What is the median household income in Riley Township?

The median household income in Riley Township is $97,300 (±$15,360) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Riley Township, IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $273,300 (±$23,998) for owner-occupied homes in Riley Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Riley Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Riley Township, IN is $1,753 (±$167) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Riley Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Riley Township, IN is $2,445 (±$404) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Riley Township?

Riley Township, IN has an estimated 1,312 (±179) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Riley Township?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 43.1% of homes in Riley Township, IN.

Is Riley Township growing?

In Riley Township, the number of residents went from 3,103 in 2015–2019 to 3,173 in 2020–2024 (+2.3%), a measurable increase.

What ZIP codes are in Riley Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Riley Township are 47871, 47802, 47803.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 47871?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 47871 is $864 (±$467) 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 Riley township, Vigo County, Indiana (county subdivision:64530, in state:18 county:167).

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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