DeMotte vs Rensselaer

A side-by-side comparison of DeMotte and Rensselaer: population, income, housing, and more.

DeMotte and Rensselaer are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rensselaer has the higher population (5,369 vs 4,219 in DeMotte). DeMotte has the higher median household income ($67,244 vs $61,648 in Rensselaer). DeMotte has the higher median home value ($205,200 vs $149,100 in Rensselaer).

Population, income & housing

	DeMotte	Rensselaer
Population	4,219	5,369
Median age	41.7 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,244	$61,648
Median home value	$205,200	$149,100
Median gross rent	$1,104	$868
Housing units	2,083	2,556
Homeownership rate	79.3%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeMotte	Rensselaer
Population	—	6,324 → 5,369 (-15.1%)
Median household income	—	$48,162 → $61,648 (+28.0%)
Median home value	—	$115,700 → $149,100 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$733 → $868 (+18.4%)

DeMotte

Rensselaer

Population

6,3245,369

Median household income

$48,162$61,648

Median home value

$115,700$149,100

Median gross rent

$733$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeMotte	Rensselaer
Under 5	7.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	2.9%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	6.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.3%
75 and over	12.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeMotte	Rensselaer
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeMotte	Rensselaer
No high school diploma	5.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	40.4%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeMotte	Rensselaer
Drove alone	83.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	3.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	4.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeMotte	Rensselaer
1-unit, detached	64.8%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	DeMotte	Rensselaer
Poverty rate	8.8%	7.5%
Average household size	2.23	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1991	1955