Terre Haute, IN
Terre Haute, IN Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Terre Haute, IN Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Terre Haute ranks 278th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 282nd for income. A household earns $59,209 a year while median rent runs $893/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 12% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is home prices (7th of 300), while household income is the soft spot (282nd). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 12th and home prices 7th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
For your salary & household
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On $75,000 for just you in Terre Haute, your take-home is worth about $67,273 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 282nd of 300↑18.1%$59,209
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 25th of 30088 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $67,439
- Per-capita income
- $32,091
- Full-time pay
- $36,940
Housing
- Median rent
- 12th of 300↑30.2%$893/mo
- Home value
- 7th of 300↑54.1%$155,600
- Property tax
- $1,057/yr · 0.7%
- Sales tax
- 7.00%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 146th of 3004.4%
- Bachelor's+
- 263rd of 30024.2%
- Avg commute
- 143rd of 30024 min
People
- Population
- 166,552
- Population change
- -10.4%
- Median age
- 38.7 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 2.3%
- Broadband
- 87.8%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 162nd of 30047
- Natural-hazard loss
- 149th of 300$12/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 254th of 30022.5%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 9%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Cost of living
- + Rent
- + Home prices
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Household income
- – Education
- – Health
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — terre haute hulman rgnl ap.
What jobs pay in Terre Haute
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Pharmacists
- $144,160
- Lawyers
- $135,290
- IT managers
- $125,570
- Financial managers
- $122,100
- Software developers
- $107,770
- General & operations managers
- $94,630
- Civil engineers
- $93,910
- Plumbers
- $90,250
- Registered nurses
- $81,550
- Electricians
- $77,650
- Accountants & auditors
- $63,170
- Secondary school teachers
- $61,650
- Carpenters
- $60,560
- Elementary school teachers
- $57,320
- Police officers
- $54,500
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $53,030
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $47,220
- Construction laborers
- $45,450
- Customer service reps
- $38,600
- Janitors
- $34,040
- Retail salespersons
- $29,090
- Cashiers
- $27,760
- Waiters & waitresses
- $26,520
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Terre Haute metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Indiana are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Illinois1,181
- Texas211
- Florida204
- Missouri168
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Terre Haute metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Terre Haute metro?
- Median gross rent across the Terre Haute, IN Metro Area is $893 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Terre Haute.
- What is the median household income in the Terre Haute metro?
- A typical household in the Terre Haute, IN Metro Area earns $59,209 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Terre Haute expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Terre Haute, IN Metro Area runs about 12% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Terre Haute metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $67,439 (versus its face value of $59,209). CityLedger rates the Terre Haute, IN Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Terre Haute metro?
- The median home value across the Terre Haute, IN Metro Area is $155,600 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Terre Haute metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Terre Haute, IN Metro Area is 4.4% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).