Tecumseh vs West Terre Haute

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

Tecumseh 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 870 in Tecumseh). Tecumseh has the higher median household income ($92,708 vs $49,770 in West Terre Haute). Tecumseh has the higher median home value ($240,700 vs $72,300 in West Terre Haute).

Population, income & housing

	Tecumseh	West Terre Haute
Population	870	2,073
Median age	43.5 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,708	$49,770
Median home value	$240,700	$72,300
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	311	828
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.9%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tecumseh	West Terre Haute
Population	799 → 870 (+8.9%)	2,185 → 2,073 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$76,083 → $92,708 (+21.9%)	$34,286 → $49,770 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$146,600 → $240,700 (+64.2%)	$52,500 → $72,300 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$728 → $733 (+0.7%)

Tecumseh

Population

799870

Median household income

$76,083$92,708

Median home value

$146,600$240,700

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)

	Tecumseh	West Terre Haute
Under 5	7.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	21.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	9.8%	14.1%
35 to 44	7.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	24.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	4.8%
75 and over	3.4%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tecumseh	West Terre Haute
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tecumseh	West Terre Haute
No high school diploma	3.2%	23.4%
High school graduate	21.5%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	32.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tecumseh	West Terre Haute
Drove alone	86.9%	72.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	12.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	4.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tecumseh	West Terre Haute
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Tecumseh	West Terre Haute
Poverty rate	7.8%	16.9%
Average household size	2.80	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1980	1956