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Indiana · Census place 25000

Fort Wayne city, IN

Quick answer

Fort Wayne city has 266,235 residents, ranking #2 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $60,293, the median home is worth $169,700 and median gross rent runs $959 a month.

Population
266,235Fort Wayne city residents
Median household income
$60,293Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$169,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$959Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
62.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fort Wayne city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Wayne city median would spend about 19.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.6% of residents and 62.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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