Rensselaer, Indiana Demographics

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Rensselaer is 6th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Rensselaer Rank Indiana US
Current population (2012) 5,912 109th 6,537,334 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3.8 110th 35,826.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,541.8 81st 181 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Rensselaer Rank Indiana US
Residents younger than 5 7.0% 60th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.5% 50th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.4% 24th 13.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Rensselaer Rank Indiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 86.2% 59th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.4% 66th 22.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Rensselaer Rank Indiana US
Race - White 95.4% 34th 86.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.7% 91st 9.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 24th 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 97th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 6th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 103rd 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.4% 54th 6.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.2% 45th 81.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Rensselaer Rank Indiana US
Female residents 52.0% 53rd 50.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.7% 95th 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Rensselaer Rank Indiana US
Housing units 2,556 108th 2,800,614 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 24.7% 43rd 18.5% 25.9%
Households 2,498 103rd 2,472,870 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 60.8% 87th 71.1% 66.1%
Home median value $105,500 62nd $123,300 $186,200
People per household 2.2 115th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Rensselaer Rank Indiana US
Income per capita $21,899 55th $24,497 $27,915
Income per household $40,948 64th $48,393 $52,762
Income below poverty line 13.4% 75th 14.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Rensselaer Rank Indiana US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 513 100th 482,847 27,092,908
Retail sales $129,882 92nd $78,745,589 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $20,570 46th $12,408 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $12,420 87th $11,669,759 $613,795,732

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