Housing in Center Township at a glance
- Population
- about 152,977
- Housing units
- about 83,893
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $170,000Indianapolis: $224,800 (-24%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,170 a monthIndianapolis: $1,156 (+1%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 45.8%Indianapolis: 56%
- Homes built before 1980
- 77%
- Median year built
- 1948
Center Township, near the middle of Indianapolis, has the oldest housing of the nine sectors with data: 77% of homes pre-date 1980 and 1948 is the middle year of construction. It also has the lowest owner share, 45.8%, which is 10.2 points under the citywide 56%. Values are low, $170,000 for eighth of nine, against $224,800 for Indianapolis overall, but rent of $1,170 is fifth and slightly above the $1,156 citywide. Washington Township nearby reaches $319,000, while Warren Township ($180,000) and Wayne Township ($167,000) sit close to it, so Center Township lands at the bottom of its immediate group, with 152,977 residents. Owners are more numerous in Warren Township, at 60%, and in Wayne Township, at 51.1%.
Questions about Center Township
What is the median home value in Center Township, Indianapolis?
$170,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $224,800 for Indianapolis as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Center Township?
$1,170 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,156 in Indianapolis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Center Township own or rent?
Most rent: 45.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 56% in Indianapolis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 58 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Indianapolis and Marion County GIS, Townships (OpenData_Boundaries layer 8) (consulted 2026-11-02).
Sector boundaries: Marion County townships, Marion County Township Boundaries layer, IndyGIS (gis.indy.gov OpenData_Boundaries, layer 8).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Indianapolis as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Center Township
The closest sectors of Indianapolis, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Center Township. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Center Township? Ask for your spot.