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47885

West Terre Haute, IN · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
9,209
Median household income
$67,588
People below poverty
11.7%
Median home value
$149,400

Income

The median income of households in 47885 was $67,588. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 13.3
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 12.4
$50,000 to $74,999 13
$75,000 to $99,999 16.8
$100,000 to $149,999 17.4
$150,000 to $199,999 3.9
$200,000 or more 7.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62014
Female 47803

An estimated 71.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,802. 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 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.8
Social Security 39.3
Retirement income 24
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.7
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.1

In 2020-2024, 12.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 18.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 47885 in 2020-2024, 93.4% had health insurance coverage and 6.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63% and public coverage was 41.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2020-2024, 47885 had a total population of 9,209 - 4,683 (50.9%) females and 4,526 (49.1%) males. The median age was 39.6 years. An estimated 26.3% of the population was under 18 years, 28.6% was 19 to 44 years, 26% was 45 to 64 years, and 18 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 47885 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 282 207
5 to 9 358 302
10 to 14 359 317
15 to 19 355 353
20 to 24 241 366
25 to 29 255 117
30 to 34 335 253
35 to 39 200 334
40 to 44 252 279
45 to 49 326 368
50 to 54 355 257
55 to 59 231 262
60 to 64 300 285
65 to 69 245 375
70 to 74 243 137
75 to 79 100 74
80 to 84 34 139
85 and over 55 258

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.8% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 12.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 47885 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.8% of the people in 47885 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,268 households in 47885. The average household size was 2.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.8% of the households in 47885 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.1% of all households, while 15.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8% of households were male householders living alone, and 13% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21% of all households.

In 47885, 34.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.8
Cohabiting Couples 4.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.4% of males and 46.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.5 31.4
Now married, except separated 50.4 46.6
Separated 0.2 0
Widowed 3.2 8.1
Divorced 11.7 13.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 47885, 259 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.5% of the people living in 47885 were U.S. natives. 84.9% of the 47885 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.5% of 47885 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 47885 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 47885.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 46
Asia 54
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 47885 in 2020-2024, 1.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.5% of people at least five years old; 0.4% 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 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 47885 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.1
Different house, same county 3
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 47885 was 2,170 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 135 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,792. College or graduate school enrollment was 243.

Educational Attainment of People in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.9
High school diploma or equivalency 36.6
Some college, no degree 21
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 10.3
Graduate or professional degree 11.9

Disability

In 47885, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.1% of people under 18 years old, to 14.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 47885, 54.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,202 82.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 481 12.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 211 5.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 47885 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.3
Construction 10.5
Manufacturing 16.2
Wholesale trade 3.4
Retail trade 9.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.3
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 47885 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,068 27.4
Service occupations 954 24.5
Sales and office occupations 611 15.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 585 15
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 682 17.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.5% of 47885 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.7
Walked 0.9
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 6.3

In 2020-2024, 47885 had a total of 3,574 housing units. Of these housing units, 81% 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"). 7.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 81
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.4
Mobile homes 11.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

3.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 47885 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 69% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 47885 had 3,268 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 306 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81.2% while renters occupied 18.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.19.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.3% and another 32.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 47885:

House Heating Fuel Used in 47885 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 52.6
Electricity 42.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.5
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 1.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 47885 was $149,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.2 % had a mortgage. 37.8% 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 $1,142 and for owners without a mortgage it was $506.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 47885 was $721. 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.