Rensselaer, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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

Rensselaer, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,329 (2,189 occupied: 1,395 owner occupied, 794 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	29%

Housing density: 803 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $417 (lower quartile is $324, upper quartile is $498)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $449

Median gross rent in Rensselaer, IN in 2007: $493

Housing units in Rensselaer with a mortgage: 809 (98 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 530

Rensselaer,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,189 (it was $83,000 in 2000)

Rensselaer:	$108,189
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,537 - $131,410

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $122,988
Here: $122,988
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $66,723
Here: $66,723
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $135,493
Here: $135,493
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,245
Here: $83,245
State: $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $34,870
Here: $34,870
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $65,000
Here: $65,000
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,058

In family households: 4,151 (1,093 male householders, 300 female householders)
1,046 spouses, 1,483 children (1,390 natural, 16 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 42 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 907 (265 male householders (238 living alone)), 544 female householders (503 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 175 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 611 2-persons, 365 3-persons, 250 4-persons, 123 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 741 1-person, 58 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

906 married couples with children.
331 single-parent households (80 men, 251 women).

95.5% of residents of Rensselaer speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English well, 72% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 102 (1.9%)
(44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rensselaer, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 32 4 rooms: 124 5 rooms: 349 6 rooms: 289 7 rooms: 363 8 rooms: 127 9 or more rooms: 104

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer, Indiana:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 45 3 rooms: 205 4 rooms: 278 5 rooms: 138 6 rooms: 61 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 20
1995 to 1998: 123
1990 to 1994: 96
1980 to 1989: 197
1970 to 1979: 243
1960 to 1969: 203
1950 to 1959: 315
1940 to 1949: 263
1939 or earlier: 869

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rensselaer:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 54 2 bedrooms: 270 3 bedrooms: 792 4 bedrooms: 218 5 or more bedrooms: 61

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rensselaer:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 270 2 bedrooms: 371 3 bedrooms: 95 4 bedrooms: 32 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 67 1 vehicle: 402 2 vehicles: 637 3 vehicles: 204 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Rensselaer in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 220 1 vehicle: 408 2 vehicles: 129 3 vehicles: 30 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Rensselaer, IN:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 52
$70,000 to $79,999: 53
$80,000 to $89,999: 129
$90,000 to $99,999: 161
$100,000 to $124,999: 426
$125,000 to $149,999: 163
$150,000 to $174,999: 111
$175,000 to $199,999: 72
$200,000 to $249,999: 37
$250,000 to $299,999: 38
$300,000 to $399,999: 33
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rensselaer rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rensselaer:

Less than $100: 55 people
$100 to $149: 21
$150 to $199: 19
$200 to $249: 24
$250 to $299: 41
$300 to $349: 74
$350 to $399: 97
$400 to $449: 100
$450 to $499: 106
$500 to $549: 101
$550 to $599: 42
$600 to $649: 32
$650 to $699: 14
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 58

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 41 1990 to 1994: 18 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 28

Rensselaer, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.6%
Number of people working at home: 36 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 310
5 to 9 minutes: 872
10 to 14 minutes: 373
15 to 19 minutes: 98
20 to 24 minutes: 152
25 to 29 minutes: 42
30 to 34 minutes: 54
35 to 39 minutes: 31
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 171
60 to 89 minutes: 27
90 or more minutes: 80

Rensselaer mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,747 (77%)
Carpooled: 313 (14%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (1%)
Walked: 124 (5%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 36 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 270
$10,000 to $14,999: 202
$15,000 to $19,999: 195
$20,000 to $24,999: 140
$25,000 to $29,999: 161
$30,000 to $34,999: 138
$35,000 to $39,999: 215
$40,000 to $44,999: 145
$45,000 to $49,999: 105
$50,000 to $59,999: 173
$60,000 to $74,999: 175
$75,000 to $99,999: 149
$100,000 to $124,999: 51
$125,000 to $149,999: 30
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 53

First ancestries reported:

German: 881

United States or American: 567

English: 443

Irish: 422

Other groups: 278

Dutch: 175

Polish: 136

Italian: 132

French (except Basque): 131

Swedish: 117

Scottish: 70

Scotch-Irish: 62

Hungarian: 22

Lithuanian: 21

Czech: 14

Greek: 14

French Canadian: 12

Pennsylvania German: 11

Norwegian: 8

Ukrainian: 7

Danish: 6

Belgian: 6

Austrian: 4

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

Mexico (48%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Ukraine (7%)
Japan (7%)
Panama (5%)
Canada (5%)

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

This state: 4018
Northeast: 83
Midwest: 547
South: 292
West: 143

61% of Rensselaer residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 31
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 69
10th grade: 65
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 598
Less than 1 year of college: 93
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 167
Associate degree: 51
Bachelor's degree: 202
Master's degree: 41
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 28

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 57
10th grade: 155
11th grade: 68
12th grade, no diploma: 7
High school graduate (or equivalency): 849
Less than 1 year of college: 138
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 175
Associate degree: 72
Bachelor's degree: 156
Master's degree: 107
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 19.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 26.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,893
Black householders: $85,469
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,288
Some other race householders: $8,693
Two or more races householders: $41,538
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,793

Rensselaer household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rensselaer household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Rensselaer household income for Some other race householders

Rensselaer household income for Two or more races householders

Rensselaer household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rensselaer marital status for males

Rensselaer marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $111,207
Black or African American householders: $86,362
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $45,705
Two or more races householders: $85,432
Hispanic or Latino householders: $86,362

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,756
One, attached: 78
Two: 97
3 or 4: 165
5 to 9: 115
10 to 19: 52
20 to 49: 25
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 33

Median worth of mobile homes: $67,418

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rensselaer:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	9.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	1.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50

Here:	59.5%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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