Indiana · Census place 63792
Rensselaer city, IN
Quick answer
Rensselaer city has 5,369 residents, ranking #124 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $61,648, the median home is worth $149,100 and median gross rent runs $868 a month.
- Population
- 5,369Rensselaer city residents
- Median household income
- $61,648Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $149,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $868Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rensselaer city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rensselaer city median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.5% of residents and 66.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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