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Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area

457,842 Population
1,360.9 square miles 336.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,303 ±$1,257 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,317 ±$2,226 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.8% ±1.5% (57,846  ±6,907) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.1 minutes ±0.8 (4,491,700  ±205,214) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

186,586 ±1,677 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (451,251  ±165) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.2% ±1.2% (5,576  ±1,305) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

195,331 ±95 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$222,700 ±$6,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.1% ±1.7% (63,817  ±7,530.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.1% ±2.7% (273,910  ±8,119.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.3% ±1.6% (94,048  ±4,736.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.6% ±8,009% (30,219  ±3,396) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.8% ±0.6% (19,802  ±2,055) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
19,802 Total veterans ±2,055 18,338 Male ±1,986 1,464 Female ±558

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