Lyford vs West Terre Haute

A side-by-side comparison of Lyford and West Terre Haute: population, income, housing, and more.

Lyford and West Terre Haute are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Terre Haute has the higher population (2,073 vs 557 in Lyford). Lyford has the higher median household income ($49,883 vs $49,770 in West Terre Haute). Lyford has the higher median home value ($105,100 vs $72,300 in West Terre Haute).

Population, income & housing

	Lyford	West Terre Haute
Population	557	2,073
Median age	41.2 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,883	$49,770
Median home value	$105,100	$72,300
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	194	828
Homeownership rate	62.6%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyford	West Terre Haute
Population	346 → 557 (+61.0%)	2,185 → 2,073 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$81,000 → $49,883 (-38.4%)	$34,286 → $49,770 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $105,100 (-13.0%)	$52,500 → $72,300 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$728 → $733 (+0.7%)

Lyford

Population

346557

Median household income

$81,000$49,883

Median home value

$120,800$105,100

West Terre Haute

Population

2,1852,073

Median household income

$34,286$49,770

Median home value

$52,500$72,300

Median gross rent

$728$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyford	West Terre Haute
Under 5	5.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	29.8%	21.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	4.8%
75 and over	3.8%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyford	West Terre Haute
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyford	West Terre Haute
No high school diploma	13.8%	23.4%
High school graduate	45.0%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyford	West Terre Haute
Drove alone	85.3%	72.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	12.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyford	West Terre Haute
1-unit, detached	76.3%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	23.7%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Lyford	West Terre Haute
Poverty rate	20.5%	16.9%
Average household size	3.59	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	39	20
Median year structure built	1974	1956