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Terre Haute is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 59,614 and a metropolitan population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and the self-proclaimed capital of the Wabash Valley. The federal death row is in Terre Haute at the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex.

Terre Haute entered a period of economic decline once the coal mines were spent and the importance of the railroads diminished. The town was labeled a "bad labor town" following the Terre Haute General Strike of 1935 and the city center began a decline from which it has never fully recovered. Although some remnants of its glory days remain and Terre Haute is home to some national events, The Indianapolis Star recently called it "A Model of Stagnation." Local residents sometimes refer to Terre Haute as the "meth capital of the world" because of the disproportionate number of methamphetamine arrests in the town and surrounding area. On the other hand, in 1998 Reader's Digest magazine named Terre Haute one of the 50 best places to raise a family based on a statistical and demographic review of 301 metropolitan areas throughout the U.S. In addition to the downtown business district and the south side, there are several smaller business districts in the city. The first suburban shopping...more

Among the most common occupations in Terre Haute are Sales and office occupations, 26%; Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%; and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Terre Haute, Indiana work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Terre Haute, Indiana are Educational, health and social services, 25%; Retail trade, 16%; and Manufacturing, 11%. Simply Hired's Terre Haute job listings indicate that the following industries in Terre Haute are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Terre Haute, Indiana is $25,374, and the median income of households in Terre Haute was $28,018.

According to our Terre Haute Trends data, the number of Terre Haute, Indiana jobs has increased by 53% since October 2011.

Population of Terre Haute Total population 59,614 Male 49.31% Female 50.69% Median age 32.1     Terre Haute Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.5% Median cost of a home $60,400 Median mortgage payment $407 Renter-occupied homes 40.5% Vacant housing 10.8% Median monthly rent $430     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,375 Median for all female full-time $21,374     Household Income Less than $10,000 15% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 34% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 33% Currently married 44% Separated 1% Widowed 9% Divorced 13%     Race White 88% Black or African American 10% Asian 1% Other 1%     Terre Haute Commute Carpool 11.3% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 17 minutes