Terre Haute Demographics

Population Terre Haute U.S.
Total Population 59,614 281,421,920
Female 50.7% 50.9%
Male 49.3% 49.1%
18 years and over 78.7% 74.3%
65 years and over 14.9% 12.4%
Married Persons 45.7% 56.5%
Single Persons 54.3% 43.5%
Median Age 32.1 35.3
Average Family Size 3.0 3.1
Ethnicity
White 87.9% 77.0%
Black or African American 10.0% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% 0.9%
Asian 1.2% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.5% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.6% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Terre Haute U.S.
Total Housing Units 25,604 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $60,400 $119,600
Number of Households 22,870 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.28 2.59
Economic Characteristics Terre Haute U.S.
Median Household Income $28,018 $41,994
Per Capita Income $15,728 $21,587
In Labor Force 58.0% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 1,931 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Terre Haute U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 5,958 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 2,590 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 9,022 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 33.5% 28.6%
Associates Degree 5.3% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 10.4% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 9.3% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census