METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS
Fort Wayne Metro
Fort Wayne, IN · 3 counties · 390,156 residents · 1,360.855 sq mi
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Fort Wayne has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $42,983. Population has held roughly steady since 1990. Median home value is $87,918.
At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 34.5
US median: 35.2
Average education
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024455K
Age distribution, 2000
Under 57.5%(29,376)
5 to 97.8%(30,533)
10 to 147.7%(30,156)
15 to 197.3%(28,482)
20 to 246.4%(25,118)
25 to 3413.8%(54,019)
35 to 4415.9%(62,109)
45 to 5413.7%(53,305)
55 to 648%(31,403)
65 to 746.1%(23,633)
75 to 844.2%(16,237)
85 and over1.5%(5,785)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$42,983
+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $31,738 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$87,918
+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $58,782 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic89.5%(317,324)
Black8.5%(30,110)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(6,155)
Asian0.7%(2,588)
2000
White, non-Hispanic83.7%(326,656)
Black9.5%(37,247)
Hispanic / Latino3.7%(14,550)
Asian1.2%(4,708)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican5.6%(25,592)
Central American1.1%(5,175)
Guatemalan0.8%(3,205)
Puerto Rican0.6%(2,952)
South American0.3%(1,444)
Salvadoran0.3%(1,121)
Colombian0.2%(710)
Honduran0.1%(345)
Spaniard0.1%(336)
Venezuelan0.1%(317)
Cuban0.1%(287)
Nicaraguan0.1%(252)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(237)
Ecuadorian0.1%(230)
Peruvian0%(95)
Argentine0%(60)
Bolivian0%(18)
Dominican0%(16)
Costa Rican0%(15)
Chilean0%(14)
Asian origin
Burmese2.2%(9,287)
Asian Indian0.6%(2,626)
Filipino0.4%(1,999)
Chinese0.4%(1,610)
Vietnamese0.3%(1,538)
Laotian0.1%(599)
Korean0.1%(559)
Thai0.1%(401)
Pakistani0.1%(387)
Kazakh0.1%(270)
Malaysian0%(176)
Japanese0%(149)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(101)
Nepalese0%(87)
Bangladeshi0%(74)
Cambodian0%(56)
Indonesian0%(19)
Sri Lankan0%(4)
Uzbek0%(4)
Ancestry
German25.8%(117,300)
English10.1%(46,096)
Irish9.2%(41,960)
American5.4%(24,755)
French2.6%(11,645)
Italian2.1%(9,520)
Polish2%(9,033)
Scottish1.9%(8,541)
Swiss1.3%(5,854)
Dutch1.2%(5,369)
Swedish0.9%(4,305)
Norwegian0.7%(3,034)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African0.6%(2,927)
Welsh0.6%(2,815)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,664)
Hungarian0.4%(2,035)
Arab0.4%(1,637)
British0.3%(1,323)
Russian0.2%(1,068)
Greek0.2%(1,026)
French Canadian0.2%(815)
Canadian0.2%(805)
West Indian0.2%(753)
Austrian0.2%(730)
Danish0.1%(675)
Romanian0.1%(650)
Croatian0.1%(634)
Czech0.1%(613)
Belgian0.1%(573)
Ukrainian0.1%(560)
Lebanese0.1%(542)
Syrian0.1%(481)
Finnish0.1%(416)
Macedonian0.1%(401)
Slovak0.1%(385)
Kenyan0.1%(370)
Jamaican0.1%(341)
Portuguese0.1%(299)
Lithuanian0.1%(291)
Nigerian0.1%(257)
Brazilian0.1%(245)
Ethiopian0.1%(237)
Slovene0%(171)
Serbian0%(166)
Turkish0%(156)
Palestinian0%(149)
Moroccan0%(129)
Ghanaian0%(124)
Haitian0%(124)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(101)
Iranian0%(100)
Latvian0%(80)
Australian0%(78)
Barbadian0%(67)
Israeli0%(60)
Bulgarian0%(53)
Jordanian0%(52)
Egyptian0%(39)
Somali0%(34)
Iraqi0%(33)
Armenian0%(25)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
85.8%
+5.0 ptssince 1990
from 80.8% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.4%(41,282)
Married59.7%(86,751)
Widowed2.2%(3,253)
Divorced9.6%(13,907)
Women 15+
Never married22.7%(35,162)
Married55.7%(86,366)
Widowed9.9%(15,322)
Divorced11.7%(18,090)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Fort Wayne, IN?
Fort Wayne, IN has about 390,156 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Fort Wayne, IN?
The typical household in Fort Wayne, IN earns about $42,983 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Fort Wayne, IN expensive?
In Fort Wayne, IN, the median home is worth about $87,918, and the typical rent is about $498 a month.
How educated are people in Fort Wayne, IN?
About 21.4% of adults age 25 and over in Fort Wayne, IN hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Wayne, IN?
About 8.6% of people in Fort Wayne, IN live below the federal poverty line.
Has Fort Wayne, IN grown since 1990?
Yes, Fort Wayne, IN has grown since 1990. The population has added about 35,721 residents, a change of about 10 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024