Demographics of Fort Wayne city, Indiana

Fort Wayne city, Indiana had 275,203 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10,826 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fort Wayne city, in four figures

275,203
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 268,589 ±295.; +4.1%
Change since July 2020: +10,826 people.; 35.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,422 ±$1,204
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fort Wayne city, Indiana's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fort Wayne city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Fort Wayne city, Indiana's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fort Wayne city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	264,377	100.0	100.0
2021	266,262	100.7	100.2
2022	268,123	101.4	100.7
2023	270,181	102.2	101.6
2024	273,030	103.3	102.5
2025	275,203	104.1	103.1

Population of Fort Wayne city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	264,377	—
2021	266,262	+1,885
2022	268,123	+1,861
2023	270,181	+2,058
2024	273,030	+2,849
2025	275,203	+2,173

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.0 ±0.4: for men 33.9 ±0.5 and for women 36.3 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fort Wayne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	18,621 ±626	6.9% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	46,728 ±1,355	17.4% ±0.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	27,436 ±1,052	10.2% ±0.4	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	75,772 ±1,494	28.2% ±0.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	59,093 ±1,422	22.0% ±0.5	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	40,939 ±1,266	15.2% ±0.5	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,422 ±$1,204, and income per person $33,812 ±$876, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fort Wayne city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	19,022 ±1,199	17.1% ±1.1	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	25,490 ±1,272	23.0% ±1.1	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	21,602 ±1,168	19.5% ±1.0	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	16,191 ±1,049	14.6% ±0.9	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	17,201 ±982	15.5% ±0.9	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,931 ±585	5.3% ±0.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,492 ±535	5.0% ±0.5	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fort Wayne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	42,225 ±2,526	16.0% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	15,231 ±1,171	23.8% ±1.7	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	21,481 ±1,435	14.8% ±1.0	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,513 ±588	10.2% ±1.0	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fort Wayne city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fort Wayne city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	118,657 ±833	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±0.4	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.5% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.9% ±0.9	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.1% ±1.0	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$188,900 ±$3,394	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$999 ±$17	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fort Wayne city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	28,508 ±1,204	10.6% ±0.4	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	169,868 ±1,895	63.2% ±0.7	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	37,558 ±1,400	14.0% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	16,331 ±845	6.1% ±0.3	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	170 ±63	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	49 to 161	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,447 ±411	0.5% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	14,602 ±1,275	5.4% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fort Wayne city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	174,456 ±2,406	65.0% ±0.9	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	66,699 ±2,125	24.8% ±0.8	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,289 ±654	1.2% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24,145 ±1,347	9.0% ±0.5	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,068 ±824	4.1% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,077 ±1,134	4.9% ±0.4	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fort Wayne city among the places of Indiana

2nd of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Fort Wayne city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Indianapolis city (balance)	885,860 ±893
Fort Wayne city	268,589 ±295
Evansville city	116,116 ±34
South Bend city	103,085 ±716
Fishers city	102,337 ±50
Carmel city	101,651 ±211
Bloomington city	80,049 ±491

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Fort Wayne city, Indiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 19 Places in Indiana by foreign-born share
No. 27 Places in Indiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 45 Places in Indiana by per capita income
No. 49 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 51 Places in Indiana by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026