St. Mary of the Woods vs West Terre Haute

A side-by-side comparison of St. Mary of the Woods and West Terre Haute: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Mary of the Woods 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 869 in St. Mary of the Woods). West Terre Haute has the higher median household income ($49,770 vs $19,141 in St. Mary of the Woods). St. Mary of the Woods has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $72,300 in West Terre Haute).

Population, income & housing

	St. Mary of the Woods	West Terre Haute
Population	869	2,073
Median age	61.3 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$19,141	$49,770
Median home value	$168,800	$72,300
Median gross rent	$467	$733
Housing units	271	828
Homeownership rate	32.5%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.7%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Mary of the Woods	West Terre Haute
Population	868 → 869 (+0.1%)	2,185 → 2,073 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$19,792 → $19,141 (-3.3%)	$34,286 → $49,770 (+45.2%)
Median home value	—	$52,500 → $72,300 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$396 → $467 (+17.9%)	$728 → $733 (+0.7%)

St. Mary of the Woods

Population

868869

Median household income

$19,792$19,141

Median gross rent

$396$467

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)

	St. Mary of the Woods	West Terre Haute
Under 5	6.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	4.4%	21.2%
18 to 24	23.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	6.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	1.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	2.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	6.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	4.8%
75 and over	35.6%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Mary of the Woods	West Terre Haute
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	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	5.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Mary of the Woods	West Terre Haute
No high school diploma	7.9%	23.4%
High school graduate	24.6%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	38.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Mary of the Woods	West Terre Haute
Drove alone	43.6%	72.3%
Carpooled	25.6%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	12.6%
Walked	30.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Mary of the Woods	West Terre Haute
1-unit, detached	32.5%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	61.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	St. Mary of the Woods	West Terre Haute
Poverty rate	46.5%	16.9%
Average household size	1.87	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1983	1956