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Population (year 2000): 2,330. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,255 (-3.2% change)
Males: 1,124 (48.2%), Females: 1,206 (51.8%)
Vigo County
Zip code:
47885
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $25,954 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,900 (year 2000)
Races in West Terre Haute:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (19.6%), German
(10.4%), Irish (9.7%), English (4.7%), Dutch (3.3%), French
(3.1%).
Elevation: 476 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Terre Haute
- High school or higher: 63.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Terre Haute town
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 13.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -277 (-10.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near West Terre Haute:
- HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 5 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
- UNION HOSPITAL INC (about 5 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
TERRE HAUTE, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Terre Haute:
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 11
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 57 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- MONROE COUNTY (about 62 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID:
BMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Terre Haute:
- SKY KING (about 8 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: 3I3)
- CLINTON (about 17 miles; CLINTON, IN; ID: 1I7)
- EDGAR COUNTY (about 23 miles; PARIS, IL; ID: PRG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Terre Haute:
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 6 miles;
TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,197)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; VINCENNES, IN;
FT enrollment: 6,201)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 64 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 68 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
Public primary/middle schools in West Terre Haute:
- WEST VIGO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 555;
Location: 4750 W SARAH MYERS DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST VIGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 410;
Location: 501 W OLIVE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- FAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 301;
Location: 9400 N BEECH PL; Grades: KG - 05)
- CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 223;
Location: 4226 W OLD US 40; Grades: KG - 05)
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