North Terre Haute vs West Terre Haute

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

North Terre Haute 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.

North Terre Haute has the higher population (4,396 vs 2,073 in West Terre Haute). North Terre Haute has the higher median household income ($54,246 vs $49,770 in West Terre Haute). North Terre Haute has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $72,300 in West Terre Haute).

Population, income & housing

	North Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Population	4,396	2,073
Median age	52.1 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,246	$49,770
Median home value	$136,300	$72,300
Median gross rent	$666	$733
Housing units	2,273	828
Homeownership rate	74.3%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Population	4,339 → 4,396 (+1.3%)	2,185 → 2,073 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$51,740 → $54,246 (+4.8%)	$34,286 → $49,770 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $136,300 (+37.8%)	$52,500 → $72,300 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $666 (-9.0%)	$728 → $733 (+0.7%)

North Terre Haute

Population

4,3394,396

Median household income

$51,740$54,246

Median home value

$98,900$136,300

Median gross rent

$732$666

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)

	North Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Under 5	4.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	8.1%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	23.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	4.8%
75 and over	12.3%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	95.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
No high school diploma	3.8%	23.4%
High school graduate	47.8%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Drove alone	86.4%	72.3%
Carpooled	11.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	12.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
1-unit, detached	73.9%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	North Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Poverty rate	14.3%	16.9%
Average household size	2.04	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1967	1956