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Population: 5,294
Males: 2,493 (47.1%), Females: 2,801 (52.9%)

Jasper County

Zip code: 47978

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $34,821
Median house value: $82,800

Population by Race

Races in Rensselaer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (24.7%), Irish (11.7%), English (11.5%), United States (10.7%), Dutch (4.7%), French (3.9%).

Elevation: 657 feet

Land area: 2.9 square miles

Map of Rensselaer, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rensselaer

  • High school or higher: 79.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rensselaer city

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

1.9% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Rensselaer:

  • JASPER COUNTY HOSPITAL (1104 EAST GRACE STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Rensselaer:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rensselaer:

  • PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 37 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; Abbreviation: VPZ)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; Abbreviation: LAF)
  • GARY/CHICAGO (about 49 miles; GARY, IN; Abbreviation: GYY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rensselaer:

Amtrak station:
RENSSELAER (619 N. CULLEN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

 

College/University in Rensselaer:

  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 869; Location: U.S. Highway 231; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.saintjoe.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rensselaer:

  • VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,376)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 44 miles; GARY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,432)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 44 miles; GARY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,208)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 46 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 50 miles; HAMMOND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,312)
  • PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,523)

Schools

Public high school in Rensselaer:

  • RENSSELAER CENTRAL HIGH SCH (Students: 554; Location: 1106 E GRACE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rensselaer:

  • VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 527; Location: 902 E WASHINGTON; Grades: 02 – 05)
  • RENSSELAER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 455; Location: 1106 BOMBER BLVD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MONNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: 615 W GROVE ST; Grades: PK – 01)

Private primary/middle school in Rensselaer:

  • ST AUGUSTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 127; Location: 328 NORTH MCKINLEY; Grades: PK – 5)

Libraries

Library in Rensselaer:

  • JASPER COUNTY PL (Operating income: $1,576,991; Location: 208 W SUSAN ST; 134,584 books; 5,095 audio materials; 4,489 video materials; 655 serial subscriptions)

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