Indiana State House District 78

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-hd-078
State
Indiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
078
Land Area
51.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.65 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State House District 78

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Vanderburgh County44.27 sq mi85.4%19.0%
Warrick County7.55 sq mi14.6%2.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Evansville city20.28 sq mi39.1%42.8%
Highland town2.27 sq mi4.4%32.7%
Melody Hill CDP1.37 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Newburgh town1.06 sq mi2.0%71.1%
Darmstadt town0.04 sq mi0.1%0.8%

Showing all 5 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 868,196100.0%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
49,710
Active Voters
49,710 (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
69,004 (± 1,536)
Median Age
42.4
Median Household Income
$72,642 (± $4,652)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,19120.6%
18 to 6439,76157.6%
65 and over15,05221.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,4715.0%
White, not Hispanic56,57182.0%
Black, not Hispanic3,3844.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5882.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0121.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9654.3%

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
67,221
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
53,245

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic64,50396.0%
Hispanic2,7194.0%
White57,36885.3%
Black3,4345.1%
Asian1,1081.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races270.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic51,69597.1%
Hispanic1,5532.9%
White46,90488.1%
Black3,0315.7%
Asian9241.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native8271.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races270.1%

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