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Fort Wayne IN - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	205,727	84 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 601) (100%)
Average Income	$36,518	10,792 (57%)	312 (48%)
Median House Value	$74,600	12,709 (49%)	300 (50%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	75.5%	20,040 (of 25,150) (20%)	590 (of 601) (2%)
% Black Population	17.4%	3,053 (88%)	9 (99%)
% Hispanic Population	5.8%	5,472 (78%)	44 (93%)
% Asian Population	1.6%	3,833 (85%)	20 (97%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	9,789 (61%)	97 (84%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	83.2%	9,823 (of 25,150) (61%)	201 (of 601) (67%)
% College Graduates	19.4%	7,324 (71%)	96 (84%)
% Never Married	30.3%	3,387 (87%)	28 (95%)
% Married	47.6%	21,160 (16%)	561 (7%)
% Seperated	1.9%	9,583 (62%)	106 (82%)
% Divorced	12.9%	5,418 (78%)	222 (63%)
% Foreign Born	4.9%	6,199 (75%)	45 (93%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	90,909	78 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 601) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	20.1%	11,945 (53%)	458 (24%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	7.1%	9,658 (62%)	212 (65%)
Average Rooms in House	5.5	10,442 (58%)	290 (52%)
% Households with No Car	9.2%	8,055 (68%)	127 (79%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.5%	18,411 (27%)	537 (11%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	8,855 (65%)	210 (65%)
Median House Value	$74,600	12,709 (49%)	300 (50%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	5.6%	10,104 (60%)	252 (58%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.7%	4,566 (82%)	56 (91%)
Average Monthly Rent	$490	10,163 (60%)	245 (59%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	68.8%	5,694 (of 25,150) (77%)	173 (of 601) (71%)
% Drive Alone to Work	81.8%	8,349 (67%)	308 (49%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.2%	5,575 (78%)	54 (91%)
% Walk to Work	2.1%	13,377 (47%)	314 (48%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	19.9	18,559 (26%)	470 (22%)
% Households making less than $10,000	9.5%	12,910 (49%)	224 (63%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.9%	9,425 (63%)	173 (71%)
Median Household Income	$36,518	10,792 (57%)	312 (48%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.1%	10,709 (57%)	193 (68%)
Per Capita Income	$18,517	9,057 (64%)	204 (66%)
Male Worker Income	$34,704	8,943 (64%)	231 (62%)
Female Worker Income	$25,062	8,478 (66%)	137 (77%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	9.6%	10,195 (59%)	134 (78%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	12.5%	10,638 (58%)	136 (77%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Toledo, Ohio	90 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.91

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Des Moines, Iowa	0.92
Grand Rapids, Michigan	0.91
Lubbock, Texas	0.91
Akron, Ohio	0.90
Amarillo, Texas	0.90
St. Petersburg, Florida	0.88
Rockford, Illinois	0.87
Knoxville, Tennessee	0.87
Columbus, Georgia	0.86
Augusta, Georgia	0.86

Fort Wayne IN Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Swiss People	1,905	16
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	511	22
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	4,766	22
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	10,296	27
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	9,504	34

Fort Wayne IN Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 601)
Population	205,727	2
Male Population	99,659	2
Female Population	106,068	2
Under 5 years Old Population	16,084	2
5 to 9 year Old Population	15,888	2

Fort Wayne IN Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	41.9%	21,932
Percent Spouse in Household Population	17.0%	21,206
Percent Self-Employed Workers	3.7%	21,170
Percent Married People	47.6%	21,160
Percent Family Households	60.8%	21,114

Fort Wayne IN Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 601)
Percent White Population	75.5%	590
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	77.4%	590
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	73.1%	589
Percent Single Race Population	97.7%	578
Percent Spouse in Household Population	17.0%	570

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Fort Wayne IN	Des Moines, Iowa
Total Population	205,727	198,682
Average Age	32.8	33.8
Average Income	$36,518	$38,408
Median House Value	$74,600	$81,100
% White Population	75.5%	82.3%
% Black Population	17.4%	8.1%
% Asian Population	1.6%	3.5%
% Hispanic Population	5.8%	6.6%

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