Terre Haute vs West Terre Haute

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

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.

Terre Haute has the higher population (58,491 vs 2,073 in West Terre Haute). West Terre Haute has the higher median household income ($49,770 vs $41,960 in Terre Haute). Terre Haute has the higher median home value ($109,500 vs $72,300 in West Terre Haute).

Population, income & housing

	Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Population	58,491	2,073
Median age	32.6 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,960	$49,770
Median home value	$109,500	$72,300
Median gross rent	$877	$733
Housing units	26,613	828
Homeownership rate	53.5%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Population	60,673 → 58,491 (-3.6%)	2,185 → 2,073 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$36,406 → $41,960 (+15.3%)	$34,286 → $49,770 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $109,500 (+39.1%)	$52,500 → $72,300 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $877 (+20.0%)	$728 → $733 (+0.7%)

Terre Haute

Population

60,67358,491

Median household income

$36,406$41,960

Median home value

$78,700$109,500

Median gross rent

$731$877

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)

	Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Under 5	5.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	21.2%
18 to 24	19.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	4.8%
75 and over	7.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	95.7%
Black or African American	9.4%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
No high school diploma	11.5%	23.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Drove alone	71.8%	72.3%
Carpooled	13.4%	10.1%
Public transit	1.3%	12.6%
Walked	6.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	2.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
1-unit, detached	66.8%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Terre Haute	West Terre Haute
Poverty rate	26.7%	16.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1958	1956