In 2023, Fort Wayne, IN had a population of 451k people with a median age of 36.8 and a median household income of $69,378. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fort Wayne, IN grew from 419,715 to 451,440, a 7.56% increase and its median household income grew from $66,758 to $69,378, a 3.92% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fort Wayne, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.31%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.31%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.25%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.87%).
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.
96.5% 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 $194,000, and the homeownership rate was 70.4%.
Most people in Fort Wayne, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Wayne, IN was 2 cars per household.
Fort Wayne, IN borders Auburn, IN, Decatur, IN, Defiance, OH, Huntington, IN, Kendallville, IN, Marion, IN, Van Wert, OH, Wabash, IN, and Warsaw, IN.
