Indiana State House District 79

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
in-hd-079
State
Indiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
079
Land Area
797.6 sq mi
Water Area
2.97 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Indiana State House District 79

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Adams County338.93 sq mi42.5%100.0%
Wells County332.43 sq mi41.7%90.3%
Jay County126.23 sq mi15.8%32.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bluffton city8.31 sq mi1.0%97.4%
Decatur city6.10 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Berne city2.31 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ossian town1.67 sq mi0.2%87.5%
Geneva town1.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Monroe town0.68 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Markle town0.53 sq mi0.1%36.7%
Zanesville town0.53 sq mi0.1%64.4%
Pennville town0.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bryant town0.32 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Uniondale town0.21 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Poneto town0.11 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Vera Cruz town0.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 13 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 367,471100.0%8.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
40,673
Active Voters
40,673 (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
67,672 (± 479)
Median Age
36.4
Median Household Income
$66,465 (± $3,106)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,20628.4%
18 to 6436,62054.1%
65 and over11,84617.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,9374.3%
White, not Hispanic62,63292.6%
Black, not Hispanic3980.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2070.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic230.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic300.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic510.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3942.1%

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
66,891
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,786

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic64,42696.3%
Hispanic2,4703.7%
White62,72393.8%
Black3970.6%
Asian1800.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native280.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.0%
Two or More Races1010.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,35897.0%
Hispanic1,4243.0%
White45,29194.8%
Black3980.8%
Asian2660.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3130.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.1%
Two or More Races880.2%

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