COMPARING TWO PLACES
Markle vs Fort Wayne
PLACE A
Markle, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Markle is 100% smaller than Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne earns more, with a median household income $5,422 higher. Fort Wayne has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
MARKLEFORT WAYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,086275,203−100% vs Fort Wayne
Population density7482,488−1,739
Population growth-2.2%4.0%−6.2 pts
Median age43.235.0+8.2
Male50.2%49.0%+1.3 pts
Female49.8%51.0%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.3%9.0%−8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%63.2%+31.3 pts
Black0.0%14.0%−14.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%10.6%−7.5 pts
Asian0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Other2.3%6.1%−3.8 pts
Median household income$56,000$61,422−$5,422
Per capita income$28,330$33,812−$5,482
Poverty rate16.7%16.0%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%29.0%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree4.3%9.2%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%5.6%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation55.3%65.8%−10.5 pts
Median home value$138,300$188,900−$50,600
Median gross rent$765$999−$234
Owner-occupied67.7%61.9%+5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%6.5%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households53.8%44.1%+9.6 pts
Average commute28.321.5+6.8
Worked from home12.1%9.0%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured5.4%9.4%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025