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Rensselaer, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $146,749 (it was $83,000 in 2000)
Rensselaer:

$146,749
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,461 - $180,700

Total population: 5,937 (Urban population: 5,100 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 133 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,476 (2,195 occupied: 1,410 owner occupied, 810 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

36%
State:

29%

Housing density: 853 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $92,317.

Median contract rent in 2022: $699 (lower quartile is $530, upper quartile is $838)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $653


Median gross rent in Rensselaer, IN in 2022: $875

Housing units in Rensselaer with a mortgage: 850 (74 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 69 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $83,769

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $51,986

Median monthly housing costs: $846

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Rensselaer, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,368
  • Male householders: 1,028 (409 living alone), Female householders: 1,149 (538 living alone)
  • 812 spouses (812 opposite-sex spouses), 212 unmarried partners, (212 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,399 children (1,253 natural, 59 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 162 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 6 foster children, 103 other relatives, 201 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 206

Size of family households: 585 2-persons, 204 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 153 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 972 1-person, 131 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

764 married couples with children.
236 single-parent households (73 men, 163 women).

95.6% of residents of Rensselaer speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 130 (2.4%)
(44.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 141 bedroom
  • 2742 bedrooms
  • 7863 bedrooms
  • 2914 bedrooms
  • 455+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • 50no bedroom
  • 1781 bedroom
  • 4312 bedrooms
  • 1283 bedrooms
  • 244 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 5081 vehicle
  • 5502 vehicles
  • 2913 vehicles
  • 524 vehicles
  • 105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in renter-occupied apartments
  • 104no vehicle
  • 5031 vehicle
  • 1652 vehicles
  • 103 vehicles
  • 284 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 654 rooms
  • 2915 rooms
  • 2756 rooms
  • 3737 rooms
  • 2648 rooms
  • 1439+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • 501 room
  • 172 rooms
  • 1323 rooms
  • 2344 rooms
  • 2295 rooms
  • 1016 rooms
  • 137 rooms
  • 88 rooms
  • 269+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Rensselaer, IN
Rensselaer city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Rensselaer, IN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Rensselaer, IN in 2022
  • 126Less than $10,000
  • 173$10,000 to $19,999
  • 107$20,000 to $29,999
  • 328$30,000 to $39,999
  • 184$40,000 to $49,999
  • 213$50,000 to $59,999
  • 169$60,000 to $74,999
  • 473$75,000 to $99,999
  • 203$100,000 to $124,999
  • 104$125,000 to $149,999
  • 126$150,000 to $199,999
  • 13$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Rensselaer, IN

  • Distribution of house value in Rensselaer, IN in 2022
  • 7$10,000 to $14,999
  • 43$60,000 to $69,999
  • 62$70,000 to $79,999
  • 18$80,000 to $89,999
  • 155$90,000 to $99,999
  • 234$100,000 to $124,999
  • 264$125,000 to $149,999
  • 124$150,000 to $174,999
  • 47$175,000 to $199,999
  • 91$200,000 to $249,999
  • 85$250,000 to $299,999
  • 64$300,000 to $399,999
  • 15$400,000 to $499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Rensselaer, IN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rensselaer, IN in 2022
  • 9Less than $100
  • 25$100 to $149
  • 7$150 to $199
  • 22$200 to $249
  • 9$300 to $349
  • 22$400 to $449
  • 55$450 to $499
  • 41$500 to $549
  • 46$550 to $599
  • 58$600 to $649
  • 62$650 to $699
  • 101$700 to $749
  • 67$750 to $799
  • 118$800 to $899
  • 6$900 to $999
  • 55$1,000 to $1,249
  • 62No cash rent
Work and jobs in Rensselaer: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.9%
Number of people working at home: 101 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 464
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 788
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 430
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 125
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 143
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 61
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 112
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 39
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 21
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 170
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 219
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Rensselaer

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,677 (81.5%)
  • Carpooled: 585 (13.0%)
  • Bus: 13 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 7 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 39 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 101 (2.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 27.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 10.0%Males
Races in Rensselaer detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rensselaer, Indiana
  • 382010 or later
  • 342000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 71970 to 1979
  • 28Before 1970
Ancestries in Rensselaer, IN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 487 (22.1%)
  • American: 416 (18.9%)
  • English: 202 (9.2%)
  • European: 131 (6.0%)
  • Irish: 108 (4.9%)
  • Belizean: 83 (3.8%)
  • Dutch: 70 (3.2%)
  • Polish: 44 (2.0%)
  • Swedish: 35 (1.6%)
  • Italian: 19 (0.9%)
  • Scottish: 16 (0.7%)
  • Eastern European: 14 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 9 (0.4%)
  • Romanian: 6 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 4 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Rensselaer:

52.3% (68)
Indiana:

27.0% (101,996)

Honduras
Rensselaer:

25.4% (33)
Indiana:

1.6% (5,892)

Germany
Rensselaer:

12.3% (16)
Indiana:

1.7% (6,439)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Rensselaer:

9.2% (12)
Indiana:

5.3% (19,877)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,235
  • Other state: 962
  • Northeast: 62
  • Midwest: 712
  • South: 152
  • West: 37

89.0% of Rensselaer residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84.3% lived in Indiana.


Rensselaer:

89.0%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 6
  • 7th and 8th grade: 39
  • 9th grade: 40
  • 10th grade: 12
  • 11th grade: 95
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 59
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 617
  • Less than 1 year of college: 156
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 167
  • Associate degree: 170
  • Bachelor's degree: 221
  • Master's degree: 105
  • Professional school degree: 91
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 26
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 21
  • 10th grade: 27
  • 11th grade: 47
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 16
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 782
  • Less than 1 year of college: 226
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 179
  • Associate degree: 247
  • Bachelor's degree: 172
  • Master's degree: 104
  • Professional school degree: 9
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Rensselaer marital status for males
Rensselaer marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,766
  • One, attached: 99
  • Two: 184
  • 3 or 4: 187
  • 5 to 9: 136
  • 10 to 19: 32
  • 20 to 49: 60
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Rensselaer
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rensselaer, IN
  • 81.6%Utility gas
  • 17.6%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rensselaer, IN
  • 65.8%Utility gas
  • 31.9%Electricity
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93
Here:

16.5%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Here:

4.9%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42
Here:

24.6%
Indiana:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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