Indiana State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-sd-001
State
Indiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
69 sq mi
Water Area
0.21 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lake County68.95 sq mi100.0%13.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Schererville town14.68 sq mi21.3%97.2%
St. John town12.37 sq mi17.9%97.1%
Griffith town7.78 sq mi11.3%100.0%
Merrillville town7.03 sq mi10.2%21.2%
Highland town6.35 sq mi9.2%91.7%
Dyer town6.18 sq mi9.0%100.0%
Crown Point city0.06 sq mi0.1%0.3%
Hammond city0.06 sq mi0.1%0.3%
Gary city0.01 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 9 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 1136,405100.0%18.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
106,890
Active Voters
106,890 (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
140,142 (± 1,218)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$86,351 (± $3,144)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1828,96820.7%
18 to 6482,51958.9%
65 and over28,65520.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,81216.3%
White, not Hispanic93,12566.5%
Black, not Hispanic16,10611.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,7912.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic700.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7750.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,4633.2%

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
137,560
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
108,629

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic116,01884.3%
Hispanic21,53715.7%
White94,08868.4%
Black16,07311.7%
Asian2,2841.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native710.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2630.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic94,30786.8%
Hispanic14,32413.2%
White78,19272.0%
Black13,22512.2%
Asian2,1712.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6010.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2230.2%

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