Fort Wayne

Population: 266,235
Median household income: $60,293
Median home value: $169,700

Located in Allen County, Indiana, Fort Wayne is a community with a population of 266,235. At $60,293, its median household income sits below Allen County's $68,839.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Wayne's population held roughly steady from 265,752 to 266,235, while its median home value rose 47.4% from $115,100 to $169,700.

Owners occupy 62.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 266,235
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,293
Median home value: $169,700
Median gross rent: $959
Housing units: 117,692
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

265,752266,235

Median household income

$49,411$60,293

Median home value

$115,100$169,700

Median gross rent

$764$959

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	265,752	$49,411	$115,100	$764
2020	268,378	$51,454	$121,600	$777
2021	262,676	$53,978	$130,700	$823
2022	264,514	$58,233	$152,500	$904
2023	266,235	$60,293	$169,700	$959

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18,566	7.0%
5 to 17	46,377	17.4%
18 to 24	27,310	10.3%
25 to 34	40,755	15.3%
35 to 44	33,231	12.5%
45 to 54	30,305	11.4%
55 to 64	30,092	11.3%
65 to 74	23,494	8.8%
75 and over	16,105	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	169,757	63.8%
Black or African American	38,259	14.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	167	0.1%
Asian	15,457	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	100	0.0%
Some other race	899	0.3%
Two or more races	13,558	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,038	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,258	11.1%
High school graduate	49,970	28.7%
Some college or associate's	55,116	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	33,722	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15,916	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	99,229	78.1%
Carpooled	12,610	9.9%
Public transit	1,486	1.2%
Walked	1,920	1.5%
Bicycle	440	0.3%
Worked from home	10,459	8.2%
Other means	949	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35,341	30.3%
15 to 29 min	56,840	48.7%
30 to 44 min	16,027	13.7%
45 to 59 min	3,342	2.9%
60+ min	5,084	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 15.6% (40,583 of 260,876)

	Count	Share
Family households	63,904	58.3%
Nonfamily households	45,700	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	109,604	93.1%
Vacant	8,088	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68,203	62.2%
Renter-occupied	41,401	37.8%

1-unit, detached68.6%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	80,742	68.6%
1-unit, attached	3,606	3.1%
2 to 4 units	8,788	7.5%
5 to 19 units	13,376	11.4%
20 or more units	8,415	7.2%
Mobile home & other	2,765	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1825000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 112 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 41.0882, -85.1428