CITY · 2000 CENSUS

West Terre Haute

Indiana · 2,330 residents · 0.75 sq mi

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With 2,330 people, West Terre Haute is a city in Indiana. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $39,000. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 38%. The poverty rate is 20.7%, above the 12.4% national rate. The median household earns $25,954, about 39% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 32.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,330

−7%since 1990

from 2,495 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

+3%since 1990

from 31.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

0.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.8%(158)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.5%(199)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(209)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.5%(197)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246%(139)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.7%(365)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.6%(341)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412%(280)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.2%(168)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.5%(152)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.3%(101)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.9%(21)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,954

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $17,525 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,887

+54%since 1990

from $7,743 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

20.7%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 21.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,000

+30%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$413

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $285 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

70.5%

−4.1 ptssince 1990

from 74.6% in 1990

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(2,488)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(5)

Asian0.2%(5)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(2,260)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(13)

Asian0.5%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German17.4%(364)

Irish11.1%(232)

Polish7.6%(160)

English7.2%(151)

Italian6.9%(145)

American5.3%(111)

Scottish2.5%(52)

Dutch2.1%(43)

French0.7%(14)

British0.5%(10)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(10)

Greek0.4%(9)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.2%(5)

Czech0.2%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.1%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 4.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

63.7%

+5.4 ptssince 1990

from 58.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 2.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.8 min

−29%since 1990

from 16.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married26.7%(216)

Married57.8%(468)

Widowed4%(32)

Divorced11.6%(94)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(202)

Married48.1%(456)

Widowed15%(142)

Divorced15.6%(148)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.1%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.2%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.6%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.0%

−14.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.7%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.8%(23)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II9%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 89 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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