Indiana State House District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-hd-053
State
Indiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
246 sq mi
Water Area
0.89 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State House District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hancock County204.05 sq mi82.9%66.7%
Madison County41.99 sq mi17.1%9.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greenfield city13.56 sq mi5.5%95.3%
Pendleton town8.85 sq mi3.6%65.5%
Anderson city2.23 sq mi0.9%5.4%
New Palestine town1.72 sq mi0.7%84.0%
Cumberland town0.98 sq mi0.4%34.9%
Shirley town0.27 sq mi0.1%75.6%
Wilkinson town0.19 sq mi0.1%93.6%
Spring Lake town0.15 sq mi0.1%99.8%

Showing all 8 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 653,36978.3%7.1%82.9%
IN District 514,81021.7%2.0%17.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
52,517
Active Voters
52,517 (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
71,216 (± 814)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$89,280 (± $3,118)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,09621.2%
18 to 6442,72260.0%
65 and over13,39818.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7323.8%
White, not Hispanic63,67489.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,8182.6%
Asian, not Hispanic6090.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic630.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic220.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2250.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0732.9%

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
70,489
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
55,393

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic68,15996.7%
Hispanic2,3313.3%
White64,24491.1%
Black1,7822.5%
Asian5010.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native620.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races520.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,98897.5%
Hispanic1,4032.5%
White50,97492.0%
Black1,9693.6%
Asian5281.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4680.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races560.1%

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