Rensselaer

Population: 5,369
Median household income: $61,648
Median home value: $149,100

Rensselaer is a community in Jasper County, Indiana, home to 5,369 residents. The median household income of $61,648 is below the Jasper County median ($79,634).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rensselaer's population declined 15.1% from 6,324 to 5,369, while its median home value rose 28.9% from $115,700 to $149,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,369
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,648
Median home value: $149,100
Median gross rent: $868
Housing units: 2,556
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3245,369

Median household income

$48,162$61,648

Median home value

$115,700$149,100

Median gross rent

$733$868

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,324	$48,162	$115,700	$733
2020	6,151	$48,989	$112,700	$742
2021	5,963	$51,372	$114,300	$812
2022	5,330	$58,659	$129,100	$871
2023	5,369	$61,648	$149,100	$868

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	317	5.9%
5 to 17	916	17.1%
18 to 24	584	10.9%
25 to 34	808	15.0%
35 to 44	496	9.2%
45 to 54	607	11.3%
55 to 64	557	10.4%
65 to 74	663	12.3%
75 and over	421	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,474	83.3%
Black or African American	78	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	57	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	190	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	567	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	362	10.2%
High school graduate	1,365	38.4%
Some college or associate's	1,196	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	342	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	287	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,209	81.0%
Carpooled	381	14.0%
Public transit	21	0.8%
Walked	30	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,549	58.7%
15 to 29 min	425	16.1%
30 to 44 min	270	10.2%
45 to 59 min	221	8.4%
60+ min	176	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 7.5% (387 of 5,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,124	49.8%
Nonfamily households	1,134	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,258	88.3%
Vacant	298	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,505	66.7%
Renter-occupied	753	33.3%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,909	74.7%
1-unit, attached	104	4.1%
2 to 4 units	329	12.9%
5 to 19 units	111	4.3%
20 or more units	95	3.7%
Mobile home & other	8	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1863792
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9505, -87.1533