Indiana State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-sd-017
State
Indiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
1,209.3 sq mi
Water Area
14.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State Senate District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Grant County414.09 sq mi34.2%100.0%
Wabash County412.54 sq mi34.1%100.0%
Huntington County382.65 sq mi31.6%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Marion city15.68 sq mi1.3%99.9%
Wabash city9.64 sq mi0.8%99.9%
Huntington city9.30 sq mi0.8%98.5%
Gas City city5.03 sq mi0.4%100.0%
North Manchester town3.55 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Point Isabel CDP3.40 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Jalapa CDP3.18 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Upland town3.14 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fairmount town1.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Landess CDP1.40 sq mi0.1%99.4%
Herbst CDP1.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Roanoke town1.20 sq mi0.1%97.2%
Warren town1.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Laketon CDP1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sweetser town1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sims CDP1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jonesboro city0.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Markle town0.84 sq mi0.1%57.9%
Somerset CDP0.68 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Andrews town0.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
La Fontaine town0.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lagro town0.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Van Buren town0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Swayzee town0.47 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Matthews town0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 30 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 566,67449.6%8.8%34.2%
IN District 336,66227.3%4.9%31.6%
IN District 230,97623.1%4.1%34.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
88,353
Active Voters
88,353 (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
133,937
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$60,204 (± $1,511)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1828,60421.4%
18 to 6478,95158.9%
65 and over26,38219.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,8204.3%
White, not Hispanic117,38787.6%
Black, not Hispanic3,7032.8%
Asian, not Hispanic9550.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2240.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic500.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2380.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,5604.2%

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
132,298
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
103,798

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic127,29196.2%
Hispanic5,0053.8%
White118,15289.3%
Black3,6212.7%
Asian4670.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2250.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander500.0%
Two or More Races2530.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic100,83197.1%
Hispanic2,9632.9%
White94,61291.2%
Black3,0022.9%
Asian6830.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,4352.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.0%
Two or More Races710.1%

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