Terre Haute

Population & Demographics

Terre Haute, IN

Terre Haute is home to 58,427 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,106 resident workers commute each day.

IndianaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
58,427
people
Population

58,427 residents

Median age 32.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Terre Haute population & demographics

Who lives in Terre Haute — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
58,427
Median age
32.9yrs
Median household income
$43,126
Median home value
$115,700
Median gross rent
$922/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.6%
Poverty rate
24.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Terre Haute

How Terre Haute breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White78.7%
Black8.7%
Two or more races5.4%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%
Asian2.1%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Terre Haute

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Terre Haute.

Terre Haute at a glance
Employed Residents
22,106
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
30.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
46.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Indianapolis city (balance)
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Terre Haute proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Terre Haute commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

78 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Terre Haute

22,106 commutes, one dot at a time

Terre Haute

Where 22,106 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Terre Haute, by worker count.

1Terre Haute0.0 mi10,231
2Indianapolis city (balance)70.0 mi1,762
3Brazil14.7 mi248
4Paris19.0 mi227
5Evansville103.2 mi223
6Greencastle30.9 mi207
7Bloomington50.8 mi187
8North Terre Haute4.7 mi183

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Terre Haute.

1Terre Haute0.0 mi10,231
2Indianapolis city (balance)70.0 mi895
3North Terre Haute4.7 mi791
4Clinton13.1 mi480
5Brazil14.7 mi456
6West Terre Haute3.1 mi358
7Evansville103.2 mi211
8Vincennes54.9 mi188

Top industries

The sectors that employ Terre Haute’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.7%
EDEducational Services10.6%
RTRetail Trade9.9%
MFManufacturing9.8%
PAPublic Administration6.2%
COConstruction4.4%
FIFinance and Insurance3.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Terre Haute

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps86%
5 Gbps86%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Terre Haute

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