Rensselaer, IN Demographic Data
Rensselaer, IN Summary
Rensselaer is located in Jasper County in Indiana
- Population: 6,040
- Area: 3.86 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,564.76 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 662.73 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rensselaer, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,712
51%
50.8
Male
2,647
49%
49.2
Total Population
5,359
323,128,000
Rensselaer, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
311
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
353
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
235
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
327
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
260
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
739
13.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
754
14.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
749
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
294
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
406
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
463
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
267
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
201
3.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,242
79.2%
77.2
Female
2,144
50.5%
51.3
Male
2,098
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,042
75.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,175
21.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
931
17.4%
15.2
Female
604
64.9%
55.8
Male
327
35.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Rensselaer, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,307
99.0%
96.8
White
5,053
94.3%
72.6
Black or African American
86
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
48
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
48
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
120
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
52
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
378
7.1%
17.8
Mexican
304
5.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
74
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,981
92.9%
82.2
Rensselaer, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
188
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
495
12.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,315
34.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
821
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
366
9.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
383
9.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
305
7.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
683
17.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,190
82.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
688
17.8%
31.2
Rensselaer, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,271
28.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,212
49.6%
47.5
Divorced
502
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
56
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
419
9.4
5.8%
Rensselaer, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,763
94.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
285
5.6%
21.6%
Spanish
230
4.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
22
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Rensselaer, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
138
6.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
147
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
358
16.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
255
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
354
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
436
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
215
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
259
11.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
42
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
43,056
57,617
Per capita income
25,540
31,128
Rensselaer, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
247
9.1%
9.8
Construction
143
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
615
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
27
1.0%
6.6
Information
15
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
648
23.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
137
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
212
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
148
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
260
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
200
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
42
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
262
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
687
25.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
696
25.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
479
17.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
587
21.7%
18.1%
Rensselaer, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,689
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,364
87.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
204
7.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
0.9%
5.1
Walked
47
1.7%
2.7
Other means
9
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
40
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.3
26.6
Rensselaer, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
185
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
839
37.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
865
38.8%
37.1
3 or more
343
15.4%
21.0
Rensselaer, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,232
90.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,305
58.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
927
41.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
240
9.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Rensselaer, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,472
1 room
8
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
10
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
165
6.7%
9.1
4 rooms
439
17.8%
16.5
5 rooms
502
20.3%
19.8
6 rooms
583
23.6%
17.8
7 rooms
321
13.0%
12.0
8 rooms
287
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
157
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rensselaer, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,472
1-unit, detached
1,738
70.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
56
2.3%
5.9
2-units
163
6.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
170
6.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
205
8.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
78
3.2%
4.4
20 or more units
46
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
16
0.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rensselaer, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
563
22.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
251
10.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
385
15.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
239
9.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
433
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
122
4.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
258
10.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
221
8.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rensselaer, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,759
78.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
431
19.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
10
0.4%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.8%
1.1
Rensselaer, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
928
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
27
2.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
40
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
61
6.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
236
25.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
564
60.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
596
64.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
115
12.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
74
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
2.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
116
12.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rensselaer, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
877
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
42
4.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
172
19.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
663
75.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
50
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
649
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
128
14.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
120
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
152
17.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
93
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
72
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
312
35.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
50
0.0%
0.0%
Rensselaer, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,305
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
39
3.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
421
32.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
542
41.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
131
10.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
132
10.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
40
3.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,600
205,000