Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,536
| This zip code: | $38,536 | | Indiana: | $47,448 |
Nearest zip codes: 47876, 47863, 47804, 47807, 47884, 47805.
Housing units in zip code 47885 with a mortgage: 1,435 (134 second mortgage, 159 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 894
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $869
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $332
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.4% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 52
- 1995 to 1998: 216
- 1990 to 1994: 189
- 1980 to 1989: 508
- 1970 to 1979: 820
- 1960 to 1969: 455
- 1950 to 1959: 454
- 1940 to 1949: 421
- 1939 or earlier: 1,198
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in West Terre Haute, IN (47885): |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 97
- 2 bedrooms: 1,089
- 3 bedrooms: 1,537
- 4 bedrooms: 345
- 5 or more bedrooms: 96
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 24
- 1 bedrooms: 210
- 2 bedrooms: 349
- 3 bedrooms: 196
- 4 bedrooms: 6
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 47885 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 232
- 1 vehicle: 734
- 2 vehicles: 1,352
- 3 vehicles: 627
- 4 vehicles: 147
- 5 or more vehicles: 78
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 129
- 1 vehicle: 344
- 2 vehicles: 233
- 3 vehicles: 64
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 47885:
- Less than $10,000: 161
- $10,000 to $14,999: 75
- $15,000 to $19,999: 63
- $20,000 to $24,999: 49
- $25,000 to $29,999: 65
- $30,000 to $34,999: 76
- $35,000 to $39,999: 82
- $40,000 to $49,999: 187
- $50,000 to $59,999: 183
- $60,000 to $69,999: 193
- $70,000 to $79,999: 212
- $80,000 to $89,999: 177
- $90,000 to $99,999: 159
- $100,000 to $124,999: 432
- $125,000 to $149,999: 289
- $150,000 to $174,999: 195
- $175,000 to $199,999: 124
- $200,000 to $249,999: 177
- $250,000 to $299,999: 79
- $300,000 to $399,999: 61
- $500,000 to $749,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 47885:
- Less than $100: 23
- $100 to $149: 37
- $150 to $199: 54
- $200 to $249: 61
- $250 to $299: 49
- $300 to $349: 60
- $350 to $399: 42
- $400 to $449: 35
- $450 to $499: 21
- $500 to $549: 18
- No cash rent: 197
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $86,362.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,187
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $13,285
- Asian householders: $65,369
- Some other race householders: $59,789
- Two or more races householders: $78,124
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $49,824
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,338 (it was $68,000 in 2000)
| 47885: | $91,338 | | Indiana: | $122,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $38,099 - $75,772
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $121,992| Here: | $121,992 | | State: | $158,066 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $59,190| Here: | $59,190 | | State: | $148,761 |
In 2-unit structures: $79,032| Here: | $79,032 | | State: | $113,796 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,542| Here: | $125,542 | | State: | $114,735 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $31,994| Here: | $31,994 | | State: | $141,159 |
Mobile homes: $26,300| Here: | $26,300 | | State: | $33,761 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $52,440 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,303
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 18
- 5 to 9: 20
- 10 to 19: 5
- 50 or more: 137
- Mobile homes: 797
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,659 (82%)
- Carpooled: 578 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0%)
- Walked: 60 (1%)
- Other means: 30 (1%)
- Worked at home: 99 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 102
- 5 to 9 minutes: 290
- 10 to 14 minutes: 693
- 15 to 19 minutes: 883
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1198
- 25 to 29 minutes: 285
- 30 to 34 minutes: 472
- 35 to 39 minutes: 36
- 40 to 44 minutes: 63
- 45 to 59 minutes: 165
- 60 to 89 minutes: 93
- 90 or more minutes: 76
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,179
- In family households: 8,953 (2,327 male householders, 575 female householders)
2,381 spouses, 3,120 children (2,845 natural, 73 adopted, 202 stepchildren), 186 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 79 other relatives, 228 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,226 (495 male householders (396 living alone)), 566 female householders (521 living alone)), 165 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,220 2-persons, 688 3-persons, 620 4-persons, 264 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 917 1-person, 118 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
1,807 married couples with children.
561 single-parent households (154 men, 407 women).
97.6% of residents of 47885 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% very well, 20% well, 35% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 17% well, 6% not well, 10% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% well, 18% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 94 (0.9%)
(56.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (18%)
- United Kingdom (13%)
- Vietnam (13%)
- Taiwan (11%)
- Japan (10%)
- Iran (9%)
- Peru (9%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 32
- 1990 to 1994: 8
- 1985 to 1989: 22
- 1980 to 1984: 13
- 1975 to 1979: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 9,980
Black population: 5
American Indian population: 22
Asian population: 25
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 9
Two or more races population: 59

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 2099 |
|  German: 1058 |
|  English: 711 |
|  Irish: 651 |
|  Other groups: 621 |
|  French (except Basque): 257 |
|  Dutch: 207 |
|  Italian: 173 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 112 |
|  Polish: 65 |
|  Scottish: 54 |
|  European: 44 |
|  Arab:: 40 |
|  Syrian: 34 |
|  Welsh: 28 |
|  Czech: 22 |
|  Swedish: 22 |
|  British: 12 |
|  French Canadian: 12 |
|  Danish: 12 |
|  Lithuanian: 9 |
|  Iranian: 8 |
|  Norwegian: 7 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7 |
|  West Indian: 7 |
|  Jordanian: 6 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 6 |
|  Croatian: 6 |
|  Canadian: 5 |
|  Slovak: 5 |
|  Russian: 5 |
|  Slovene: 5 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  Hungarian: 4 |
Public high school in zip code 47885 not listed on the city page:- WEST VIGO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 667; Location: 4590 W SARAH MYERS DR, W TERRE HAUTE, IN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,284
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (49%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8663
- Northeast: 70
- Midwest: 825
- South: 317
- West: 161
65% of the 47885 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.
Population in 1990: 11,459. Population change in the 1990s: -1,355 (-11.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 2.9% | | Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: | 4.3% | | Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 47
| Here: | 19.5% | | Indiana: | 23.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (20-49: 1)
- Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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4 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 32
Total length: 1,113 meters
Total costs: 3,520,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 184,892
Total average daily truck traffic: 186
New bridges - historical statistics |
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- Built before 1900: 0
- Built in 1900-1910: 0
- Built in 1910-1920: 1
- Built in 1920-1930: 1
- Built in 1930-1940: 2
- Built in 1940-1950: 0
- Built in 1950-1960: 1
- Built in 1960-1970: 3
- Built in 1970-1980: 13
- Built in 1980-1990: 4
- Built in 1990-2000: 3
- Built in 2000-2010: 4
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