Fort Wayne, IN Demographic Data
Fort Wayne, IN Summary
Fort Wayne is located in Allen County in Indiana
- Population: 252,427
- Area: 110.83 sq. miles
- Land Area: 110.62 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,277.56 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 755.91 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Fort Wayne, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
134,958
52%
50.8
Male
126,384
48%
49.2
Total Population
261,342
323,128,000
Fort Wayne, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
18,929
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
19,418
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
18,485
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
16,166
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20,644
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
37,372
14.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
31,926
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
30,483
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
16,779
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
15,861
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
21,632
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9,105
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,542
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
194,559
74.4%
77.2
Female
102,339
52.6%
51.3
Male
92,220
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
184,553
70.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
44,086
16.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
35,279
13.5%
15.2
Female
20,818
59.0%
55.8
Male
14,461
41.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Fort Wayne, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
252,465
96.6%
96.8
White
197,350
75.5%
72.6
Black or African American
39,177
15.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
322
0.1%
0.8
Asian
11,820
4.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
449
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
488
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
835
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
19
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1,401
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
989
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
7,639
2.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
102
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,694
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,877
3.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
24,849
9.5%
17.8
Mexican
16,959
6.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,422
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
352
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,116
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
236,493
90.5%
82.2
Fort Wayne, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
7,925
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
12,385
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
46,954
28.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
37,455
22.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14,122
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
32,265
19.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16,594
9.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
20,310
12.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
147,390
87.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
48,859
29.1%
31.2
Fort Wayne, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
74,383
36.4%
33.7%
Now Married
89,044
43.5%
47.5
Divorced
26,314
12.9%
11.0%
Separated
3,299
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
11,470
5.6
5.8%
Fort Wayne, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
210,956
87.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
31,457
13.0%
21.6%
Spanish
16,598
6.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,422
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8,245
3.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,192
0.9%
1.1%
Fort Wayne, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8,295
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6,514
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
13,477
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11,772
11.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
16,293
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
22,262
21.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
9,984
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,911
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,247
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,187
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
45,232
57,617
Per capita income
24,255
31,128
Fort Wayne, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
61
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,333
9.9%
9.8
Construction
6,162
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
26,879
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,404
6.0%
6.6
Information
3,611
2.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
20,218
16.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,768
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12,026
9.7%
11.4
Public administration
2,536
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
17,261
13.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,677
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,143
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,671
6.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
40,095
32.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24,301
19.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
31,083
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
20,929
16.9%
18.1%
Fort Wayne, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
121,947
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
101,970
83.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
11,680
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
902
0.7%
5.1
Walked
1,082
0.9%
2.7
Other means
847
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
5,466
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.2
26.6
Fort Wayne, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,249
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
41,786
40.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
39,841
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
16,066
15.5%
21.0
Fort Wayne, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
103,942
90.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
62,934
60.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
41,008
39.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,589
9.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Fort Wayne, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
114,531
1 room
1,397
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
2,812
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
9,257
8.1%
9.1
4 rooms
17,635
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
22,109
19.3%
19.8
6 rooms
22,841
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
15,070
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
10,493
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
12,917
11.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Fort Wayne, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
114,531
1-unit, detached
80,043
69.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,259
2.0%
5.9
2-units
3,354
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,229
3.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,678
5.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,162
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
8,765
7.7%
9.0
Mobile home
3,041
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Wayne, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
19,327
16.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,114
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
14,772
12.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
16,108
14.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
19,659
17.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
13,118
11.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
16,284
14.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,463
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,474
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
212
0.2%
1.4%
Fort Wayne, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Fort Wayne, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
39,652
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
263
0.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
407
1.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
761
1.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
1,472
3.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,313
5.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
11,169
28.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
23,267
58.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
23,761
60.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,097
12.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,754
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,106
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,755
12.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
179
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Wayne, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
39,798
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
26
0.1%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
59
0.1%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
439
1.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
521
1.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,528
8.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
6,077
15.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
29,148
73.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,210
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
703
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6,079
15.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6,124
15.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,803
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,312
11.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,757
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
13,397
34.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,536
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Wayne, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
62,934
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
7,655
12.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
20,136
32.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
19,442
30.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
8,472
13.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,867
7.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,706
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
656
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
108,400
205,000
