Fort Wayne.
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Indiana·Allen County
80 tracts·236K people·$189K median·2,133/mi²
White 63 · Black 14 · Hispanic 11 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 34 · Other 28
Health 26 · Professional 20 · Retail 20 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 20 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fort Wayne is $188,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Fort Wayne has 268,589 residents across 64 census tracts and 61 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.0; the population is 63.2% White, 14.0% Black, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Asian, 5.4% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 29.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.0% (Census ACS).
Fred H Croninger Elementary School (83%), Haverhill Elementary School (68%) and Deer Ridge Elementary (63%) lead the elementary schools; Blackhawk Middle School (42%), Memorial Park Middle School (40%) and Jefferson Middle School (25%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $999/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fort Wayne is $61,422 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fort Wayne, median rent is $999/month and the median home value is $188,900 (Census ACS).
Fort Wayne reported 2.7 violent crimes and 23.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 34 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fort Wayne are strong wind (59), tornado (57) and hail (50), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fort Wayne, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).