ZIP 47978 · Rensselaer
Who lives in ZIP code 47978 (Rensselaer, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rensselaer, IN · Jasper County
uszips 2026
People10,261
Median age38.1
Household income$71,616
Home value$198,457
Median rent$936/mo
Poverty10.2%
College degree+19.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,959
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.0% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
32.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,160.
Education (adults 25+)
47.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.9%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 56.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 4.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 12.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.