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Terre Haute, IN vs Spencer, IN

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- Household income in Spencer, is 12% less than it is in Terre Haute and is 103% below the National Average.
- Terre Haute unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Spencer unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Terre Haute, INSpencer, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,893  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,063$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,038  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Terre Haute, INSpencer, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Terre Haute, INSpencer, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.4%13.1%
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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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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