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Fort Wayne, Indiana QuickFacts

	Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
Total population	205,727	281,421,906
State	Indiana
City	fort wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana Population

	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
Male	99,659	48.44%	49.06%
Female	106,068	51.56%	50.94%
Median age (years)	32.8		35.3

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	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
18 years and over	150,153	72.99%	74.31%
21 years and over	140,780	68.43%	69.97%
62 years and over	29,437	14.31%	14.66%
65 years and over	25,615	12.45%	12.43%

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	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
White	155,231	75.45%	75.14%
Black or African American	35,752	17.38%	12.32%
Asian	3,205	1.56%	3.64%
Some other race	6,885	3.35%	5.46%
Two or more races	4,654	2.26%	2.43%

Fort Wayne, Indiana Housing

	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
Total households	83,333		105,480,101
Family households (families)	50,638	60.77%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	32,695	39.23%	31.94%

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	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
Total housing units	90,909		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	7,582	8.34%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	83,333	91.67%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	51,317	56.45%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	32,016	35.22%	30.77%

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	Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	9,504	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	27,442	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	7,539	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,678	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	697	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	222	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	52	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	15	0.57%
Median (dollars)	74,600	119,600

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	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	19,720	23.66%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	23,310	27.97%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	13,030	15.64%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	12,095	14.51%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	7,404	8.88%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	7,778	9.33%	9.65%

Fort Wayne, Indiana Education

	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	56,505		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	4,296	7.6%	6.47%
Kindergarten	3,177	5.62%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	24,772	43.84%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	11,691	20.69%	21.38%
College or graduate school	12,569	22.24%	22.81%

Fort Wayne, Indiana Economy

	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	156,045		217,168,077
In labor force	107,372	68.81%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	107,319	68.77%	63.39%
- - Employed	100,677	64.52%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	6,642	4.26%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	53	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	48,673	31.19%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	81,881	52.47%	51.66%
In labor force	51,076	32.73%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	51,065	32.72%	29.65%
- - Employed	47,890	30.69%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	18,656	11.96%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	12,313		12,787,501

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	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	83,416		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	7,943	9.52%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,613	6.73%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	13,334	15.98%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	12,774	15.31%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	16,131	19.34%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	16,283	19.52%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,285	7.53%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,699	4.43%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	610	0.73%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	744	0.89%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,518		41,994

	Fort Wayne, Indiana	%, Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
With earnings	68,442	43.86%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,780		56,604
With Social Security income	20,703	13.27%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,725		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,316	2.13%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,338		6,320
With public assistance income	2,588	1.66%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,291		3,032
With retirement income	13,074	8.38%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,008		17,376

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