COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ossian vs Fort Wayne
PLACE A
Ossian, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Ossian is 99% smaller than Fort Wayne. Ossian earns more, with a median household income $10,141 higher.
OSSIANFORT WAYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,448275,203−99% vs Fort Wayne
Population density1,9252,488−562
Population growth-0.7%4.0%−4.7 pts
Median age44.135.0+9.1
Male46.6%49.0%−2.3 pts
Female53.4%51.0%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.5%9.0%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.3%63.2%+34.0 pts
Black0.2%14.0%−13.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%10.6%−9.1 pts
Asian0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Other1.0%6.1%−5.0 pts
Median household income$71,563$61,422+$10,141
Per capita income$34,535$33,812+$723
Poverty rate6.7%16.0%−9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3560.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%29.0%+0.5 pts
Graduate degree5.7%9.2%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%5.6%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation60.5%65.8%−5.3 pts
Median home value$201,500$188,900+$12,600
Median gross rent$906$999−$93
Owner-occupied67.0%61.9%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.2%6.5%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households37.6%44.1%−6.5 pts
Average commute31.021.5+9.5
Worked from home9.4%9.0%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured4.7%9.4%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025