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Population (year 2000): 5,294
Males: 2,493 (47.1%), Females: 2,801 (52.9%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
47978
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $34,821 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,800 (year 2000)
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
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
Hospital/medical center in Rensselaer:
- JASPER COUNTY HOSPITAL (1104 EAST GRACE
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rensselaer:
- WHITE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
MONTICELLO, IN)
- ST ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; CROWN
POINT, IN)
- PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; WINAMAC,
IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rensselaer:
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 37 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN;
ID: LAF)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 49 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rensselaer:
- JASPER COUNTY (about 2 miles; RENSSELAER, IN; ID:
RZL)
- KENTLAND MUNI (about 23 miles; KENTLAND, IN; ID:
50I)
- LAKE VILLAGE (about 26 miles; LAKE VILLAGE, IN; ID:
C98)
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/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; FT enrollment: 36,407)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 44 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 44 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 46
miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 50 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
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)
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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