47978 Zip Code (Rensselaer, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 10,025
Zip code population in 2010: 11,793
Zip code population in 2000: 11,210

Houses and condos: 4,332
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,041
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 47978: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 257.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $739 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $613 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 47978:

• High school or higher: 89.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 47978:

• Never married: 27.0%
• Now married: 50.8%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 13.3%

• 
• • 8,69386.7%White
  • 6806.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4934.9%Two or more races
  • 1181.2%Black
  • 310.3%Asian
  • 70.07%American Indian

Urban population: 5,451
Rural population: 4,573

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 47978, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,792 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,792
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $47,280 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

Here:	$47,280
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1135.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3601.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6366.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9526.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17012.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 50240.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,252 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,252
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.7% for AGIs below $25k, 16.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 122.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1176.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,199 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,199
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $25k, 22.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 235.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3540.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,377 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	+$13,377
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k, 36.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 177.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 782.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16690.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,105 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,105
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.3% for AGIs below $25k, 94.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 261.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 476.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 686.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,796 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

47978:	$14,796
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs below $25k, 99.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 205.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 301.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 618.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4030.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $24,850 (reported on 0.4% of returns)

47978:	$24,850
Indiana:	$27,160

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,960 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,960
State:	$35,601

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 137.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 211.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 480.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4973.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $12,046 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	$12,046
State:	$15,596

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 36.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 163.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2196.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,747 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

47978:	$6,747
State:	$7,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 132.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1160.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,139 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,139
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.7% for AGIs below $25k, 63.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.9%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 92.7% for AGIs below $25k, 95.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 47978, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,999 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,999
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $40,264 (reported on 83.4% of returns)

Here:	$40,264
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.7% for AGIs below $25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 29.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,332 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,332
Indiana:	$1,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,028 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,028
State:	$4,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,335 (reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	+$12,335
State:	+$10,406

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,054 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$9,054
State:	+$11,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,157 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

47978:	$12,157
Indiana:	$13,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $19,875 (reported on 0.8% of returns)

47978:	$19,875
Indiana:	$21,482

Total itemized deductions: $18,999 (20% of AGI, reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,999
State:	$20,913

Here:	20.1% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,580 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,580
State:	$4,697

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,356 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

47978:	$7,356
State:	$7,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,117 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,117
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.9%

Here:	61%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $25k, 60.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47978, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,014 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,014
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $33,850 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,850
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.8% for AGIs below $10k, 73.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,664 (reported on 45.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,664
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,601 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,601
State:	$2,998

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,816 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,816
State:	+$8,619

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,599 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$11,599
State:	+$10,071

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,532 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,532
State:	-$2,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,401 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

47978:	$3,401
Indiana:	$2,840

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $11,956 (reported on 0.9% of returns)

Here:	$11,956
Indiana:	$15,305

Total itemized deductions: $15,852 (22% of AGI, reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$15,852
State:	$17,065

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $10k, 8.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,126 (4% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,126
State:	$3,550

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,012 (reported on 72.7% of returns)

47978:	$5,012
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,589 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,589
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.4%

Here:	67%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 58.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 47943, 47964, 46392, 46310, 47977, 47995.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 240
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,767

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 105 (104 now married, 8 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,017 (856 now married, 1,160 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 47978 with a mortgage: 1,602 (149 second mortgage, 139 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,162
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $399

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 47978 household income distribution in 2022

• 190Less than $10,000
• 231$10,000 to $14,999
• 160$15,000 to $19,999
• 87$20,000 to $24,999
• 115$25,000 to $29,999
• 209$30,000 to $34,999
• 185$35,000 to $39,999
• 162$40,000 to $44,999
• 112$45,000 to $49,999
• 358$50,000 to $59,999
• 370$60,000 to $74,999
• 733$75,000 to $99,999
• 455$100,000 to $124,999
• 240$125,000 to $149,999
• 310$150,000 to $199,999
• 92$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 47978

• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 43$60,000 to $69,999
• 85$70,000 to $79,999
• 23$80,000 to $89,999
• 212$90,000 to $99,999
• 326$100,000 to $124,999
• 337$125,000 to $149,999
• 368$150,000 to $174,999
• 279$175,000 to $199,999
• 368$200,000 to $249,999
• 260$250,000 to $299,999
• 105$300,000 to $399,999
• 152$400,000 to $499,999
• 92$500,000 to $749,999
• 8$750,000 to $999,999
• 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 11$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 47978

• 9Less than $100
• 25$100 to $149
• 7$150 to $199
• 22$200 to $249
• 9$300 to $349
• 22$400 to $449
• 65$450 to $499
• 41$500 to $549
• 52$550 to $599
• 108$600 to $649
• 136$650 to $699
• 101$700 to $749
• 67$750 to $799
• 146$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 55$1,000 to $1,249
• 142No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $887.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $666,001.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,700
• Black or African American householders: $121,434
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $116,763
• Some other race householders: $210,174
• Two or more races householders: $120,126
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $195,602

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $177,668 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,065 - $249,042

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,517
• One, attached: 110
• Two: 239
• 3 or 4: 192
• 5 to 9: 134
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 to 49: 67
• Mobile homes: 34
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 47978

• 76.3%3,841Drove a car alone
• 14.4%726Carpooled
• 0.4%20Bus or trolley bus
• 1.7%84Walked
• 0.8%42Other means
• 5.4%273Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 47978

• 574Less than 5 minutes
• 9745 to 9 minutes
• 83410 to 14 minutes
• 43815 to 19 minutes
• 34620 to 24 minutes
• 18825 to 29 minutes
• 23130 to 34 minutes
• 8635 to 39 minutes
• 9640 to 44 minutes
• 43645 to 59 minutes
• 41860 to 89 minutes
• 7290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,025

• Male householders: 1,954 (560 living alone), Female householders: 2,058 (843 living alone)

• 1,984 spouses (1,984 opposite-sex spouses), 294 unmarried partners, (294 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,461 children (2,175 natural, 84 adopted, 204 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 5 foster children, 220 other relatives, 201 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 556 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,367 2-persons, 439 3-persons, 332 4-persons, 192 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,404 1-person, 151 2-persons, 5 3-persons

1,413 married couples with children.
333 single-parent households (73 men, 260 women).

95.6% of residents of 47978 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 27% well, 13% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% very well, 35% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• SEALY SPRING CORPORATION (1133 NORTH CULLEN STREET in RENSSELAER, IN)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1991-0004, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-CP-07300005, AIR PROGRAM, ACES-OP-07300005, ACES-OP-07300023, CRTK-3113, EPCRA, LUST-199504525, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-6230, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: WOOD KITCHEN CABINETS; MATTRESSES, FOUNDATIONS, AND CONVERTIBLE BEDS; HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
  Alternative names: NORTAK INC. NORTHWAY CABINETRY DIV., OHIO-MATTRESS LICENSING AND COMPONENTS, UNIVERSAL RUNDLE CORP NORTHWAY CABINETRY

• RENSSELAER PLASTICS (1100 E ELM ST in RENSSELAER, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-9099, EPCRA
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PIPE
  Organizations: CERTIFIED OPERATOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , GENOVA PRODUCT (CONTACT/OWNER) , GENOVA PRODUCTS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CARGILL INCORPORATED (807 N CULLEN in RENSSELAER, IN)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-07300013, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-1845, EPCRA, SPILL-198905041, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, SPILL-198912049, UST-3295, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  

• SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE (HIGHWAY 231 S in RENSSELAER, IN)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-07300001, AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  Organizations: ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

• RENSSELAER MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY (425 N VAN RENSSELAER STREET in RENSSELAER, IN)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1988-0270, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
  Organizations: MUNICIPLE POWER & LIGHT PLT (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , RENSSELAER CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CITY LIGHT PLANT, MUNICIPLE POWER AND LIGHT PLANT, RENSSELAER CITY OF ELEC DEPT, RENSSSELAER MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY

• SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION (513 N MELVILLE ST in RENSSELAER, IN)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - LUST-198812081, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, CRTK-3697, EPCRA, ACES-OP-07300015, AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRONIC COILS, TRANSFORMERS, AND OTHER INDUCTORS; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
  Business NAICS classification: POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING.
  Alternative names: SHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORP.

• ADM COUNTRYMARK (9179 W SR 14 in RENSSELAER, IN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-5694, EPCRA
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ADM GROWMARK

• BROOKS MOTOR SALES (919 N MCKINLEY in RENSSELAER, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - LUST-198910549, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, SPILL-198910549, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, UST-2802, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BROOKS MTR SALES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BROOKS MTR SALES

• GRANDMAS HOME COOKIN (9378 W SR 114 in RENSSELAER, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-16199, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES
  Organizations: CARL E SAYERS 11351 090102 (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MR JAMES B SIMMONS OWNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: GRANDMA'S HOME COOKING

• CITGO SERVICE STATION (701 N MCKINLEY in RENSSELAER, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-9855, EPCRA, UST-15911, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: RONNING ENTERPRISES

• RENSSELAER CENTRAL S.D. (605 GROVE ST. in RENSSELAER, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-11347, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: RENNSSELAER CENTRAL S.D., RENSSELAER CENTRAL SCH CORP

• RENSSELAER MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (1750 WEST DAUGHERTY ROAD in RENSSELAER, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - IN-NPDES-IN0024414, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: TONY A CARROLL CERT 12029 (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , RENSSELAER MUNICIPAL STP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: RENSSELAER MUNICIPAL SEWAGE UT, RENSSELAER MUNICIPAL STP

• RENSSELAER STONE COMPANY INCORPORATED (RR 4-ST RD 114 & CR 150W in RENSSELAER, IN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-CP-1925, AIR PROGRAM, ACES-OP-07300009,
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Alternative names: A METZ

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.3%

Population in 1990: 9,776. Population change in the 1990s: +1,434 (+14.7%).

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

• This state: 7,409
• Northeast: 120
• Midwest: 1,614
• South: 368
• West: 65

64% of the 47978 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

95% of the 47978 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 144
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 223

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (100-249: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 33. The highest number of reported fires - 72 took place in 2008, and the least - 1 in 2006. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (41.4%), and Structure Fires (30.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 47978
• 23141.4%Outside Fires
• 16930.3%Structure Fires
• 14425.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 142.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 47978, Indiana

Most common first names in zip code 47978 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	88	76.7 years
Mary	88	79.5 years
William	64	75.0 years
Robert	61	71.6 years
Charles	58	76.4 years
James	53	70.7 years
George	43	77.2 years
Helen	40	83.1 years
Ruth	35	79.5 years
Dorothy	31	78.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 47978 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	33	75.7 years
Schultz	24	81.1 years
Williams	22	77.6 years
Miller	20	80.7 years
Nagel	18	82.4 years
Brown	16	74.5 years
Moore	16	75.6 years
Martin	16	77.5 years
Yeoman	15	78.3 years
Davis	14	78.0 years

Businesses in zip code 47978
Name	Count		Name	Count
Arby's	2		Knights Inn	1
AutoZone	1		Lane Furniture	1
Blockbuster	1		McDonald's	2
Burger King	1		Pizza Hut	1
CVS	1		RadioShack	1
Curves	1		Sears	1
Dairy Queen	1		Subway	1
Fashion Bug	1		True Value	1
FedEx	1		U-Haul	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	1
Holiday Inn	1		Walgreens	1
KFC	1		Walmart	1