Indiana State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-hd-003
State
Indiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
50.5 sq mi
Water Area
117.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lake County50.35 sq mi99.8%10.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gary city22.02 sq mi43.6%44.1%
Hobart city19.21 sq mi38.1%73.3%
Lake Station city8.30 sq mi16.4%100.0%
New Chicago town0.68 sq mi1.3%100.0%

Showing all 4 places

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 167,871100.0%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
46,759
Active Voters
46,759 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Browse the voter list for this district (premium access; sign-in required)

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
66,323 (± 1,425)
Median Age
37.7
Median Household Income
$55,133 (± $4,407)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,05124.2%
18 to 6439,28759.2%
65 and over10,98516.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,16116.8%
White, not Hispanic28,92343.6%
Black, not Hispanic23,46235.4%
Asian, not Hispanic4100.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic360.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3170.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9643.0%

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
64,728
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,737

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic54,72184.5%
Hispanic10,00615.5%
White29,20045.1%
Black23,65136.5%
Asian2330.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native530.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.1%
Two or More Races660.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,98086.1%
Hispanic6,75613.9%
White24,26849.8%
Black17,12635.1%
Asian2810.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3500.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.1%
Two or More Races00.0%

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