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47804

Terre Haute, IN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
10,553
Median household income
$40,674
People below poverty
24.2%
Median home value
$94,200

Income

The median income of households in 47804 was $40,674. An estimated 7.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.2
$10,000 to $14,999 10
$15,000 to $24,999 6.7
$25,000 to $34,999 18.7
$35,000 to $49,999 17.5
$50,000 to $74,999 16.3
$75,000 to $99,999 9.8
$100,000 to $149,999 7.3
$150,000 to $199,999 2.6
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 44144
Female 41442

An estimated 65.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,919. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65.5
Social Security 38.4
Retirement income 25.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.1
Cash public assistance income 3.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.7

In 2020-2024, 21.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 47804 in 2020-2024, 89.3% had health insurance coverage and 10.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 41.4% and public coverage was 65%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.8%.


In 2020-2024, 47804 had a total population of 10,553 - 5,249 (49.7%) females and 5,304 (50.3%) males. The median age was 38.2 years. An estimated 22.2% of the population was under 18 years, 32.3% was 19 to 44 years, 23.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 47804 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 327 317
5 to 9 432 384
10 to 14 274 213
15 to 19 286 396
20 to 24 360 281
25 to 29 472 393
30 to 34 330 383
35 to 39 408 229
40 to 44 347 202
45 to 49 177 276
50 to 54 380 484
55 to 59 318 234
60 to 64 294 313
65 to 69 233 298
70 to 74 244 223
75 to 79 252 240
80 to 84 130 255
85 and over 40 128

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.7% were White; 5.5% were Black or African American; 10.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 2.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.5% of the people in 47804 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.5% of the people in 47804 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,528 households in 47804. The average household size was 2.26 people.

Married-couple households made up 31.4% of the households in 47804 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.8% of all households, while 28.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.9% of all households.

In 47804, 23.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 31.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37.8% of males and 35.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.9 34.4
Now married, except separated 37.8 35.2
Separated 0.9 1.8
Widowed 5.2 11.3
Divorced 15.2 17.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 47804, 269 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in 47804 were U.S. natives. 73.7% of the 47804 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of 47804 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 47804 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 47804.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 48.5
Asia 23.7
Europe 3.2
Africa 0
Northern America 19
Oceania 5.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 47804 in 2020-2024, 7.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 47804 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.9
Different house, same county 9.1
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 1.9
Abroad 2.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 47804 was 2,379 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 96 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,720. College or graduate school enrollment was 563.

Educational Attainment of People in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.9
High school diploma or equivalency 38.3
Some college, no degree 24.9
Associate's degree 8.5
Bachelor's degree 11.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.3

Disability

In 47804, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.5% of people under 18 years old, to 23.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 50.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 47804, 47.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,390 84.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 491 12.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 131 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 47804 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 13.4
Manufacturing 14.2
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 12.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.1
Information 2.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 5.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 47804 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,103 27.5
Service occupations 1,038 25.9
Sales and office occupations 851 21.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 542 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 478 11.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.7% of 47804 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 15.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 15.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 3.3
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 5

In 2020-2024, 47804 had a total of 5,138 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 17.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.6
Mobile homes 1.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

1.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 44.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 47804 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 36.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 47804 had 4,528 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 610 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 57.6% while renters occupied 42.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.21.

8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.1% and another 13.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 47804:

House Heating Fuel Used in 47804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.4
Electricity 39.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 47804 was $94,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.5 % had a mortgage. 43.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $931 and for owners without a mortgage it was $422.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 47804 was $933. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.