CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rensselaer

Indiana · 5,045 residents · 6.73 sq mi

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Rensselaer is home to 5,045 people in Indiana. Median home value sits at $45,000. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 23%. Median rent is $307 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,045

−5%vs 2000

vs 5,294 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(422)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(331)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(413)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(320)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(351)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(800)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(643)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(382)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(444)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(461)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(374)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(104)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,174

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,821 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,838

−48%vs 2000

vs $20,872 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $403 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.6%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

35.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(5,093)

Black0.3%(17)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(134)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(5,034)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(43)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.9%(609)

Puerto Rican1.8%(102)

Central American1.8%(100)

Honduran1.8%(100)

Cuban0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(14)

Chinese0.2%(12)

Ancestry

German20.5%(1,140)

Irish13%(724)

Polish7%(389)

English6.5%(361)

American5.1%(286)

Italian2.5%(139)

Dutch2.2%(123)

French1.5%(82)

Russian1.2%(69)

Scotch-Irish1%(56)

Hungarian0.8%(47)

West Indian0.7%(41)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.4%(23)

Scottish0.3%(18)

Danish0.3%(17)

Swedish0.3%(14)

Croatian0.2%(13)

French Canadian0.2%(12)

British0.2%(10)

Slovak0.2%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.3%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.5 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 13.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.3%(686)

Married44.2%(859)

Widowed4.1%(80)

Divorced16.4%(319)

Women 15+

Never married37%(926)

Married35%(876)

Widowed9.8%(245)

Divorced18.2%(456)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.4%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.7%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.3%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.7%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)4.6%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16%(38)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.1%(114)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.7%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 237 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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