In 2023, Fort Wayne, IN had a population of 266k people with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $60,293. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fort Wayne, IN grew from 264,514 to 266,235, a 0.651% increase and its median household income grew from $58,233 to $60,293, a 3.54% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fort Wayne, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.81%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.09%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.95%).
None of the households in Fort Wayne, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
95.1% of the residents in Fort Wayne, IN are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Fort Wayne, IN are Purdue University Fort Wayne (1,305 degrees awarded in 2022), University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne (696 degrees), and Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies (492962) (670 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Fort Wayne, IN was $169,700, and the homeownership rate was 62.2%.
Most people in Fort Wayne, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Wayne, IN was 2 cars per household.
