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Spencer, IN vs Terre Haute, IN

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- Household income in Terre Haute, is 14% more than it is in Spencer and is 78% below the National Average.
- Spencer unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Terre Haute unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Spencer, INTerre Haute, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,062  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,163  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Spencer, INTerre Haute, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Spencer, INTerre Haute, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.2%13.1%
Reviews for Spencer    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

All the schools within this county do the best they can with what little funding is available to them. The high school was not the best in preparing students for  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rural, appalacia-like topography, beautiful country, mostly poor but varied, nice people, good services, reasonable cost of living, typical midwest weather -  More

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Reviews for Terre Haute    13 Reviews

I lived in Terre Haute from 1980 to 2005, and have lived in 7 states and one other country since then. Terre Haute's my hometown. I had a mostly happy, normal  More

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Over 5 years ago

This town’s terrible no roads the government is corrupt and the elections are rigged stay far away even the people here hate this town  More

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I read varied reviews when I moved here from the east coast 3 years ago - some good, some not so good. Now I feel I can give a reasonable reflection that I hope will be  More

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