West Terre Haute is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,152 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Terre Haute is the 231st largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in West Terre Haute was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Unlike some towns, West Terre Haute isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in West Terre Haute are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Terre Haute is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Terre Haute who work in food service (25.69%), sales jobs (9.26%), and healthcare suport services (8.10%). Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.35 minutes getting to work every day. For a small town, West Terre Haute has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in West Terre Haute exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.In terms of college education, West Terre Haute ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 2.14% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in West Terre Haute in 2022 was $35,246, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,984 for a family of four. However, West Terre Haute contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call West Terre Haute home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Terre Haute residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Terre Haute include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in West Terre Haute is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
