U.S. Beacon April 25, 2024

Rensselaer, IN

Jasper County, Indiana

Latitude: 40.938051     Longitude: -87.151341
Population 6,234 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1863792, place: Rensselaer city, Indiana)

Total Population: 5,294
Male: 2,493 (47.09%)
Female: 2,801 (52.91%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 361 (6.82%)
5 to 9 years: 380 (7.18%)
10 to 14 years: 386 (7.29%)
15 to 19 years: 333 (6.29%)
20 to 24 years: 375 (7.08%)
25 to 34 years: 709 (13.39%)
35 to 44 years: 714 (13.49%)
45 to 54 years: 642 (12.13%)
55 to 59 years: 233 (4.4%)
60 to 64 years: 182 (3.44%)
65 to 74 years: 432 (8.16%)
75 to 84 years: 374 (7.06%)
85 years and over: 173 (3.27%)

Median age: 36.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,957 (74.74%)
21 years and over: 3,762 (71.06%)
62 years and over: 1,098 (20.74%)
65 years and over: 979 (18.49%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,957 (74.74%)
--Male: 1,800 (34%)
--Female: 2,157 (40.74%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 979 (18.49%)
--Male: 334 (6.31%)
--Female: 645 (12.18%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,253 (99.23%)
--White: 5,093 (96.2%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 134 (2.53%)
--Black or African American: 17 (0.32%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 11 (0.21%)
--Asian: 5 (0.09%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.04%)
----Korean: 3 (0.06%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 35 (0.66%)
Two or more Races: 41 (0.77%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 134 (2.53%)
--Mexican: 115 (2.17%)
--Puerto Rican: 8 (0.15%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 11 (0.21%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 5,160 (97.47%)
--White Alone: 5,093 (96.2%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,122 (96.75%)
--Householder: 2,158 (40.76%)
--Spouse: 1,082 (20.44%)
--Child: 1,526 (28.83%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,237 (23.37%)
--Other relatives: 167 (3.15%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 70 (1.32%)
--Nonrelatives: 189 (3.57%)
----Unmarried partner: 98 (1.85%)
Living in group quarters: 172 (3.25%)
--Institutionalized Population: 171 (3.23%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1 (0.02%)
Total households: 2,158
Family households (families): 1,405 (65.11%)
----With own children under 18 years: 674 (31.23%)
--Married-couple families: 1,082 (50.14%)
----With own children under 18 years: 478 (22.15%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 234 (10.84%)
----With own children under 18 years: 143 (6.63%)
Nonfamily households: 753 (34.89%)
--Householder living alone: 671 (31.09%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 336 (15.57%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 725 (33.6%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 651 (30.17%)
Average household size: 2.37 people
Average family size: 2.98 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,296
Occupied housing units: 2,158 (93.99%)
Vacant housing units: 138 (6.01%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 11 (0.48%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5%
Occupied housing units: 2,158 (93.99%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,367 (59.54%)
Renter occupied housing units: 791 (34.45%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.46 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.23 people

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