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Rensselaer, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rensselaer, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,793. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet RENSSELAER-IN · Rensselaer, IN 1 ZIPs · 11,793 pop · #12548/25278 · Jasper County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $71,616
  • RANK-MID #12548/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Demotte
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,793
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $189,200

Nearest income peer: Demotte, IN (+ $2,173 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Rensselaer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rensselaer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rensselaer, IN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,793
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,616
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 47978 (11,793 residents). Household income $71,616 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rensselaer as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Montpelier is the closest lower-income city and Daleville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rensselaer.

Population concentration

Rensselaer reads through its lone ZIP, 47978

11,793 ACS residents, one ZIP: 47978 is not the leading code inside Rensselaer, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Rensselaer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 313 establishments, 3,585 employees , annual payroll $188,289k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47978 (313 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (45) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Rensselaer, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Jasper County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rensselaer. See the Jasper County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Jasper County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Rensselaer, Demotte, Wheatfield and Remington among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Wheatfield marks the far end of that range at $90,912, 27% above Rensselaer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47978 11,793 $71,616 313 18
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Rensselaer roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Rensselaer, .