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Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $174,000 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
Fort Wayne:

$174,000
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,700 - $242,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $197,479
Here:

$197,479
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,631
Here:

$160,631
State:

$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $78,283
Here:

$78,283
State:

$175,375

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,812
Here:

$152,812
State:

$151,116

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $150,827
Here:

$150,827
State:

$200,844

Mobile homes: $57,167
Here:

$57,167
State:

$67,116

Total population: 258,522 (Urban population: 205,645, Rural population: 296 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 118,471 (109,974 occupied: 69,509 owner occupied, 40,465 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

29%

Housing density: 1,501 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $134,025.

Median contract rent in 2022: $761 (lower quartile is $596, upper quartile is $969)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $799


Median gross rent in Fort Wayne, IN in 2022: $964

Housing units in Fort Wayne with a mortgage: 43,729 (4,320 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 3,512 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,112

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $77,440

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $58,179

Median monthly housing costs: $909

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Fort Wayne, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1970

Median year apartment built: 1972

Household type by relationship:

Households: 267,436
  • Male householders: 51,764 (16,622 living alone), Female householders: 58,210 (18,134 living alone)
  • 45,090 spouses (44,414 opposite-sex spouses), 9,553 unmarried partners, (8,795 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 77,846 children (72,233 natural, 679 adopted, 4,934 stepchildren), 4,543 grandchildren, 3,131 brothers or sisters, 2,763 parents, 76 foster children, 2,819 other relatives, 6,622 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,019

Size of family households: 31,150 2-persons, 13,295 3-persons, 10,771 4-persons, 5,522 5-persons, 2,394 6-persons, 2,698 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 34,756 1-person, 8,236 2-persons, 689 3-persons, 394 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 24 6-persons.

37,752 married couples with children.
20,251 single-parent households (2,977 men, 17,274 women).

85.9% of residents of Fort Wayne speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 26,585 (9.9%)
(51.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 174no bedroom
  • 1,2551 bedroom
  • 9,3952 bedrooms
  • 38,7453 bedrooms
  • 17,1124 bedrooms
  • 2,8285+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 1,915no bedroom
  • 9,9781 bedroom
  • 14,6922 bedrooms
  • 10,1033 bedrooms
  • 3,2474 bedrooms
  • 5305+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Wayne in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Wayne in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,550no vehicle
  • 21,0151 vehicle
  • 29,9032 vehicles
  • 11,8743 vehicles
  • 3,9204 vehicles
  • 1,2475+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Wayne in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Wayne in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,952no vehicle
  • 22,0771 vehicle
  • 10,4472 vehicles
  • 1,6783 vehicles
  • 8684 vehicles
  • 4435+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 2422 rooms
  • 7163 rooms
  • 3,8214 rooms
  • 10,9295 rooms
  • 15,4036 rooms
  • 14,2597 rooms
  • 8,9618 rooms
  • 15,1789+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 1,7091 room
  • 3,0162 rooms
  • 6,7933 rooms
  • 9,0814 rooms
  • 6,5725 rooms
  • 8,0566 rooms
  • 2,1887 rooms
  • 1,2018 rooms
  • 1,8499+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fort Wayne, IN
  • Fort Wayne, IN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fort Wayne, IN in 2022
  • 6,780Less than $10,000
  • 7,665$10,000 to $19,999
  • 10,084$20,000 to $29,999
  • 10,847$30,000 to $39,999
  • 10,863$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10,275$50,000 to $59,999
  • 13,158$60,000 to $74,999
  • 15,147$75,000 to $99,999
  • 9,466$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,496$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,061$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,132$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fort Wayne, IN

  • Distribution of house value in Fort Wayne, IN in 2022
  • 1,304Less than $10,000
  • 955$10,000 to $14,999
  • 460$15,000 to $19,999
  • 596$20,000 to $24,999
  • 196$25,000 to $29,999
  • 458$30,000 to $34,999
  • 475$35,000 to $39,999
  • 907$40,000 to $49,999
  • 833$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,163$60,000 to $69,999
  • 1,815$70,000 to $79,999
  • 2,160$80,000 to $89,999
  • 3,132$90,000 to $99,999
  • 6,237$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,314$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,064$150,000 to $174,999
  • 7,028$175,000 to $199,999
  • 11,847$200,000 to $249,999
  • 6,652$250,000 to $299,999
  • 5,895$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,490$400,000 to $499,999
  • 873$500,000 to $749,999
  • 377$750,000 to $999,999
  • 84$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 194$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fort Wayne, IN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fort Wayne, IN in 2022
  • 301Less than $100
  • 354$150 to $199
  • 276$200 to $249
  • 368$250 to $299
  • 1,282$300 to $349
  • 407$350 to $399
  • 368$400 to $449
  • 1,451$450 to $499
  • 2,392$500 to $549
  • 2,842$550 to $599
  • 4,783$600 to $649
  • 1,891$650 to $699
  • 2,394$700 to $749
  • 2,243$750 to $799
  • 5,344$800 to $899
  • 3,934$900 to $999
  • 4,169$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,616$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,655$1,500 to $1,999
  • 992$2,000 to $2,499
  • 85$2,500 to $2,999
  • 65$3,500 or more
  • 1,253No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.6%
Number of people working at home: 12,423 (9.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,902
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 14,410
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 22,966
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 25,977
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 22,628
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 8,135
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 8,840
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,182
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,337
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,558
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,158
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,720
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fort Wayne

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 126,664 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled: 11,309 (7.2%)
  • Bus: 1,116 (0.7%)
  • Ferryboat: 59 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,972 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 260 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 2,546 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 12,423 (7.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.6%Males
  • 10.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 7.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 4.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 8,4162010 or later
  • 9,6242000 to 2009
  • 4,2191990 to 1999
  • 1,7161980 to 1989
  • 8451970 to 1979
  • 1,397Before 1970
Ancestries in Fort Wayne, IN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 23,660 (18.2%)
  • American: 11,338 (8.7%)
  • English: 9,226 (7.1%)
  • Irish: 4,972 (3.8%)
  • European: 3,948 (3.0%)
  • Polish: 1,802 (1.4%)
  • Italian: 1,442 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 1,242 (1.0%)
  • African: 1,189 (0.9%)
  • French: 1,089 (0.8%)
  • Dutch: 774 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 496 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 431 (0.3%)
  • Sudanese: 424 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 363 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 363 (0.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 346 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 319 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 309 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 300 (0.2%)
  • British: 299 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 281 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 243 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 234 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 222 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 215 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 209 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 205 (0.2%)
  • German Russian: 196 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 193 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 183 (0.1%)
  • Macedonian: 175 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 173 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 172 (0.1%)
  • Somali: 170 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 151 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 146 (0.1%)
  • Syrian: 145 (0.1%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 126 (0.10%)
  • Finnish: 110 (0.08%)
  • Haitian: 105 (0.08%)
  • Belgian: 88 (0.07%)
  • Romanian: 86 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 77 (0.06%)
  • Arab: 74 (0.06%)
  • Slovak: 72 (0.06%)
  • Portuguese: 68 (0.05%)
  • Czech: 64 (0.05%)
  • Latvian: 63 (0.05%)
  • Lebanese: 57 (0.04%)
  • West Indian: 52 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 51 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 50 (0.04%)
  • South African: 49 (0.04%)
  • Liberian: 47 (0.04%)
  • Moroccan: 44 (0.03%)
  • Jamaican: 41 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 38 (0.03%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 34 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 32 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 32 (0.02%)
  • Afghan: 32 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 32 (0.02%)
  • Luxembourger: 26 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 21 (0.02%)
  • Albanian: 21 (0.02%)
  • Brazilian: 18 (0.01%)
  • Basque: 17 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 16 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 14 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Iranian: 7 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Fort Wayne:

20.7% (5,246)
Indiana:

27.0% (101,996)

Burma (Myanmar)
Fort Wayne:

16.5% (4,177)
Indiana:

4.3% (16,289)

Thailand
Fort Wayne:

10.7% (2,709)
Indiana:

1.4% (5,446)

Guatemala
Fort Wayne:

7.5% (1,908)
Indiana:

2.3% (8,656)

India
Fort Wayne:

3.8% (958)
Indiana:

8.5% (32,127)

Vietnam
Fort Wayne:

2.4% (612)
Indiana:

1.8% (6,645)

Philippines
Fort Wayne:

2.3% (576)
Indiana:

3.1% (11,851)

Canada
Fort Wayne:

2.0% (505)
Indiana:

2.1% (7,834)

El Salvador
Fort Wayne:

1.8% (464)
Indiana:

2.2% (8,253)

Other Eastern Africa
Fort Wayne:

1.7% (424)
Indiana:

0.4% (1,469)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 169,273
  • Other state: 68,077
  • Northeast: 8,281
  • Midwest: 34,813
  • South: 18,266
  • West: 6,717

84.7% of Fort Wayne residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45.3% lived in Indiana.


Fort Wayne:

84.7%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,958
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 967
  • 5th and 6th grade: 217
  • 7th and 8th grade: 632
  • 9th grade: 796
  • 10th grade: 1,251
  • 11th grade: 2,559
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,102
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 24,367
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,411
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,215
  • Associate degree: 8,241
  • Bachelor's degree: 15,684
  • Master's degree: 5,242
  • Professional school degree: 1,735
  • Doctorate degree: 1,026
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,974
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 571
  • 5th and 6th grade: 756
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,621
  • 9th grade: 874
  • 10th grade: 1,222
  • 11th grade: 1,705
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,243
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 27,010
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,486
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,956
  • Associate degree: 9,305
  • Bachelor's degree: 16,662
  • Master's degree: 6,869
  • Professional school degree: 881
  • Doctorate degree: 683
Educational Attainment for Females
Fort Wayne marital status for males
Fort Wayne marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 83,312
  • One, attached: 3,655
  • Two: 3,082
  • 3 or 4: 5,613
  • 5 to 9: 5,953
  • 10 to 19: 4,956
  • 20 to 49: 4,870
  • 50 or more: 4,520
  • Mobile homes: 2,510

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fort Wayne
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fort Wayne, IN
  • 83.6%Utility gas
  • 14.5%Electricity
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fort Wayne, IN
  • 52.8%Utility gas
  • 45.1%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,472
Here:

22.9%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,357
Here:

23.5%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,388
Here:

20.3%
Indiana:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability