Despite the fact that it is a small town, West Terre Haute has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.
The population of West Terre Haute has a very low overall level of education: only 6.94% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in West Terre Haute in 2022 was $35,908, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,632 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, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in West Terre Haute is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
