Indiana State House District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-hd-002
State
Indiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
002
Land Area
39.4 sq mi
Water Area
3.12 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State House District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lake County39.33 sq mi99.8%7.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gary city21.26 sq mi54.0%42.6%
East Chicago city13.53 sq mi34.4%95.9%
Hammond city4.50 sq mi11.4%19.8%
Highland town0.03 sq mi0.1%0.4%

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Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
IN District 167,932100.0%9.0%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
42,464
Active Voters
42,464 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 12/24/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
66,446 (± 2,205)
Median Age
36.6
Median Household Income
$45,296 (± $2,978)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
12.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,50126.3%
18 to 6438,37657.8%
65 and over10,56915.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,18533.4%
White, not Hispanic9,88514.9%
Black, not Hispanic32,29348.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3330.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3930.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3152.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
62,930
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,545

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,06870.0%
Hispanic18,87030.0%
White10,35616.5%
Black32,38751.5%
Asian2300.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races920.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,22670.8%
Hispanic13,31229.2%
White8,53818.7%
Black23,27251.1%
Asian2020.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2210.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races670.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).