COMPARING TWO PLACES
Springfield vs Fort Wayne
PLACE A
Springfield, MA
VS
PLACE B
Fort Wayne, IN
Springfield and Fort Wayne are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Fort Wayne has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 1%).
SPRINGFIELDFORT WAYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population464,338466,258−0% vs Fort Wayne
Population density753343+410
Population growth0.5%7.6%−7.1 pts
Median age40.036.8+3.2
Male48.6%49.3%−0.7 pts
Female51.4%50.7%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born9.4%6.9%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.3%72.9%−13.6 pts
Black7.6%9.1%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.0%8.2%+18.8 pts
Asian2.5%4.6%−2.1 pts
Other3.5%5.2%−1.7 pts
Median household income$71,306$71,372−$66
Per capita income$38,219$37,750+$469
Poverty rate16.3%12.0%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%30.3%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree12.1%9.9%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%4.5%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation60.1%66.2%−6.2 pts
Median home value$298,800$214,162+$84,638
Median gross rent$1,136$1,001+$135
Owner-occupied62.2%70.3%−8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%5.8%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households50.2%42.3%+7.9 pts
Average commute22.722.1+0.6
Worked from home10.5%9.0%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work1.6%0.6%+0.9 pts
Uninsured3.0%8.0%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025